BOULDER, COLORADO · SPRING RETREAT 2027
A FEW DAYS WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN YOURSELF.
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Grace Secker and Vanessa Blackstone are building a retreat for people living with neuroplastic symptoms where everyone in the room already gets it.
We’re dreaming up a retreat. A few days in Boulder in Spring 2027 focused on neuroplastic recovery, nervous system healing, education, and community -- led by two people who live this work, teach it, write about it, and support people through it every day.
Grace Secker, LPC
Grace Secker is a licensed somatic trauma therapist and nervous system coach specializing in chronic pain and chronic illness. She is the creator of the Mind Body Healing Method, a program designed to help people break free from persistent mental & physical symptoms by addressing the brain and nervous system.
As the host of the Heal with Grace podcast, Grace explores the mind-body connection in healing and educates listeners on why chronic symptoms can change, even after years of trying everything else.
Grace also trains therapists and coaches in the Mind-Body Integration Method. Her work is rooted in neuroscience, somatic practices, and trauma-informed care, with a focus on helping people rebuild trust in their bodies and reclaim a fuller, more connected life.
Vanessa M. Blackstone, MSW
Vanessa M. Blackstone, MSW, citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Nation, is the Founder and Executive Director of Pain Psychology Centre UK, a clinician, educator, international speaker, and co-author of The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook. Her work focuses on Pain Reprocessing Therapy, neuroplastic symptoms, and the role of safety, threat, and lived experience in healing.
Following her own recovery from chronic pain, Vanessa has helped train hundreds of practitioners in Pain Reprocessing Therapy and teaches providers internationally. She also teaches dental residents at UCLA in the Orofacial Pain Department and serves on the Board of the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms. Her work integrates neuroscience, trauma-informed care, nervous system education, and a deep respect for the social and cultural contexts that shape people’s ability to feel safe in their bodies.
We’ve been sitting on this one for a while. Because we didn’t want to say it out loud until it felt real — and it finally does.
We’re dreaming up a retreat. A few days in Boulder in Spring 2027, focused on neuroplastic recovery — led by two people who have lived it, studied it, written about it, and helped others navigate it every day.
Before we commit, we want to know how many of you are actually craving to come. So we figured:
why not just ask?
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You'd leave with something real.
A felt sense of safety in your body — not just the idea of it in your head
Real tools to come back to when pain or anxiety flares up — not just theory
A group of people who've been where you are, so you're not starting from scratch alone
We can't build it without knowing you want it.
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