<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ Still Valley Retreat  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[3 day, trauma-informed retreat  for women who have lost themselves in the care of everyone else and are ready to connect to themselves, without guilt.]]></description><link>https://www.stillvalleyretreat.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:06:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.stillvalleyretreat.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[No Grand Gesture Needed]]></title><description><![CDATA[It starts with something so small you almost miss it. A moment where you notice, just briefly, what you actually want before you automatically defer to someone else. Maybe you pause before saying yes to something that every part of you wants to say no to. Or you suggest skipping that new restaurant everyone in town is trying to go to and opt for a quieter, less busy favorite for a Friday night out. It feels small because it is small. And it matters more than you know.

 ]]></description><link>https://www.stillvalleyretreat.com/post/no-grand-gesture-needed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ba23c59f707efd84e36376</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71c0f3_6b6d61fd56db4984898a41142864ab3f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Amanda Brandon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somewhere Along the Way, You Lost Yourself.]]></title><description><![CDATA[You didn't notice it happening. That's the thing nobody tells you. You don't feel yourself disappearing. You just wake up one day and realize you're not sure what you actually enjoy anymore.]]></description><link>https://www.stillvalleyretreat.com/post/somewhere-along-the-way-you-lost-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b9fe96fde2f1f6ed299f29</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:11:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71c0f3_8fc22a2fd48e4d3980c8d88b8811d9a7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Amanda Brandon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Impossible Question: “What do you want for dinner?”]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a question that comes up so often in therapy with clients, and in the past in my own life with friends on girl’s night, or with my husband. The dreaded, impossible question that would make me want to disappear in the car or climb into the cabinet and shut the door behind me.  It would freeze me completely. What do you want for dinner? Simple. Benign. The kind of question a reasonable, functional adult should be able to answer without breaking a sweat. Right? And for a long time, I...]]></description><link>https://www.stillvalleyretreat.com/post/the-impossible-question-what-do-you-want-for-dinner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b9e4bf3df4a8950cf6aab1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:39:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71c0f3_af17349db1d54547bd99e898c46d598e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Amanda Brandon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Still Valley Blog!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is about getting started and saying, “Good enough is good enough.”]]></description><link>https://www.stillvalleyretreat.com/post/welcome-to-the-still-valley-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69af2ada1b8e90b2a7e9289f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:57:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71c0f3_1da8014a6f044a04a60e6e7410aa2de8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Amanda Brandon</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>