A Time of Transition...

If you're at a turning point (a career or business changing shape, a relationship ending or beginning, a new chapter of family life opening up, or simply knowing that what once fitted no longer does), this retreat is a chance to step out of the noise and get clear on what comes next.

For three days, with a small group of men navigating their own transitions, you'll have the space to look honestly at what you're leaving behind, what may be holding you back, and what you want to create from here.

Autumn does this work without being asked. The leaves let go before they're ready, not because the tree has decided anything, but because it's time. There's no argument about whether it's the right moment. It just happens, and something new is already forming underneath.

Most of us don't let go like that. We hold on past the point of usefulness: to the role, the relationship, the business, the version of ourselves that used to fit...

Not because we haven't noticed it's time, but because of the story running underneath. I can't move on yet. I haven't earned it. I'm not good enough. You may not even hear yourself telling it. It just sits there, quietly steering.

You might already know the practical side of the transition. What’s harder to navigate is what sits underneath it...

Who you are when the role you’ve been playing changes. Whether this transition is something you’ve truly chosen, or something you’re still coming to terms with. And what might surface if you simply stop for three days.

This retreat gives you the space to explore those questions; to let go of what no longer fits, reconnect with what matters, and get clearer on what comes next. 

What You'll Experience:

The three days are built around a defined arc:

• Day 1: What I'm leaving. Naming the transition precisely, not the version you'd give if someone just asked how you're doing.
• Day 2: What's actually in the way. The fear and the story underneath it, worked through properly rather than talked around.
• Day 3: What I'm building next. A concrete commitment, said out loud, to men who will hold you to it.

Each day has a defined shape: Qi Gong at dawn, a structured session, deliberate space, a fireside close, held by True Freedom Leadership coaches, Richard Stokes and Tim Bowles.

Cold water immersion, sauna and fire aren't wellness extras here; they're used specifically to get you out of the analysis you're probably very good at, and into what's actually true.
 

Where You'll Be:

The retreat will be held at Campwell Farm, a working farm outside Bath that's been in the same family for five generations.

Off-grid. Tents, yurts and cabins with wood-burning stoves. A proper wood-fired sauna. Fires that get lit each evening and don't go out until someone decides they should...

Simple, soul-warming food, and fireside circles instead of screens. No wifi to speak of. Deer in the next field.

Comfortable enough that you'll sleep properly; remote enough that you won't be tempted to check your phone. The kind of quiet that makes it hard to keep performing, in a good way.

What You’ll Take Home:

• Clarity on what you're actually leaving, and what's calling you forward.
• Tools for meeting the fear and the story underneath it, not just naming them.
• A concrete commitment to your next chapter, said out loud, to men who'll hold you to it.
• Practices you can carry into daily life to stay grounded as the transition plays out.
• A brotherhood of men who did this alongside you, and will hold you accountable long after the fire's out.

More than a weekend away, this retreat offers a clearer read on what this transition actually is for you... and a next chapter that feels like yours, not one you're bracing for.

Autumn's a good teacher on this. If you're ready to learn from it, we'd love to have you there.

Who This is For:

A small group of men (eight to ten):

• Men genuinely in a transition right now, whatever's driving it: career, relationship, family, health, or just knowing a chapter's closing.
• Men who've done some of the inner work, and know there's a level they haven't touched yet.
• Men ready to be honest about the fear underneath, including the fear of what happens if you stop performing, even for three days.
• Men who want a small, serious group working through it properly, once. Not a corporate offsite with a bonfire bolted on.

This isn't therapy. Nothing here is about fixing you. It's about giving you room to hear yourself clearly.

See some testimonials from previous retreat participants below...