Walking Home with Curtis

23/07/2026

Yesterday I had the privilege of presenting “From Burnout to Boundaries” at the NOVA 52 National Conference to a room full of victim advocates, first responders, and helping professionals.

One message seemed to resonate throughout our time together:

The work matters… and so do the people doing it.

Those who spend their lives caring for others often forget to care for themselves.

That conversation doesn’t end when the conference ends.

Over the coming months, Walking Home will be taking that conversation beyond the classroom through two small-group Restoration & Connection Retreats.

🇰🇭 Siem Reap, Cambodia (November 1–6, 2026)
A foundation retreat focused on reflection, resilience, cultural immersion, and meaningful connection.

🇹🇭 Hua Hin, Thailand (February 4–10, 2027)
A deeper experience of restoration through mindful movement, community, beach walks, Thai culture, and practical tools for returning home renewed.

These won’t be large conferences or crowded tours.

They’ll be intentionally small groups where there is space to slow down, reconnect, and remember what restoration feels like.

If this speaks to you—or if you know someone who spends their life helping others—I invite you to scan the QR code on the flyer and join the interest list.

27/06/2026

What if you gave yourself permission to pause?

To step away from the busyness of daily life, slow down, and reconnect with yourself in one of the most beautiful places on earth?

Join us in **Siem Reap, Cambodia** for the inaugural **Restoration & Connection Retreat** — a journey of renewal, reflection, mindful movement, cultural exploration, and authentic community.

Together, we will explore practices that nurture the body, mind, and spirit while experiencing the beauty, history, and wonder of Cambodia.

Whether you are a helping professional, caregiver, advocate, or simply someone longing for rest and reconnection, this retreat offers a space to breathe, reflect, heal, and grow.

✨ Daily wellness and reflection practices
✨ Mindful movement and meditation
✨ Cultural experiences and exploration
✨ Community, connection, and renewal

📍 Siem Reap, Cambodia
📅 November 2026
👥 Limited to 8–12 participants

If this speaks to your heart, we would love to have you join us.

17/06/2026

I’m excited to share a small milestone for Walking Home.

This July I’ll be presenting at NOVA’s 52nd Annual Training Event in Las Vegas. My workshop is called From Burnout to Boundaries.

The heart behind this session is simple: people who spend their lives helping others also need practical tools for resilience, recovery, and healthy boundaries.

09/06/2026

25/05/2026

A lot of truth in this quote!

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24/05/2026

I’m excited and grateful to share that I’ll be speaking at the NOVA52 Conference in Las Vegas this July.

My workshop is called:

From Burnout to Boundaries: A Practical Resilience Toolkit for Advocates, Responders, and Helping Professionals

Wednesday, July 22, 2026
4:00–5:30 PM PT

This topic matters deeply to me.

So many advocates, responders, caregivers, chaplains, counselors, helping professionals, and frontline leaders carry heavy things. They show up for people in crisis, make decisions under pressure, and often keep going long after their own bodies and hearts have asked for rest.

This workshop is designed to be practical. Not theory for a shelf. Not one more inspirational talk that fades by Monday.

We’ll work with simple tools for:

* calming the body during stress
* reframing what we are carrying
* setting boundaries without losing compassion
* checking in before checking out after difficult work
* creating a realistic 7-day recovery plan

At the heart of the workshop is this idea:

Sustainable compassion requires sustainable people.

I’m honored to be part of NOVA52 and grateful for the chance to offer something useful to those who spend their lives helping others.

As the oldest national victim assistance organization in the country and a 501(c)(3), the mission of the National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA) is to champ.

12/04/2026

Rest is a skill. Renewal is leadership.
What are you doing today to refuel?

29/03/2026

Habit 6: Synergize (Creative Cooperation)
Synergy is when 1 + 1 becomes 3. It’s choosing to value differences instead of fighting them—and staying in the conversation long enough to find the third option that neither person could see alone.
Today’s practice: listen for what’s true in the other person, say what you need clearly, and build something better together.

29/03/2026

My friends and I were out for another Korean food experience!

https://youtu.be/i5oSOufEiLs

16/03/2026

Where Do We Really Belong?

I recently saw an advertisement claiming it could analyze my date and place of birth and tell me where in the world I would feel happiest. It used astrology, astronomy, and planetary alignments to map out the “best places” for my life.

It was interesting to read about, but it also made me pause and think.

After traveling to many places over the years—from Kansas to Alaska, Michigan to Korea, Lithuania, Thailand, Hawaii, and beyond—I’ve noticed something important:

The places where I feel most alive rarely have anything to do with stars or planets.

They have more to do with things like:
• the people around me
• a sense of purpose
• meaningful work
• kindness and connection
• moments of peace in ordinary life

We sometimes search for a magical location where everything will finally feel right. But more often, the feeling we’re looking for comes from something much simpler.

Home isn’t only a place on a map.

Sometimes it’s the life we build…
the people we walk beside…
and the meaning we carry with us.

I’m still learning that lesson myself.

– Curtis
Walking Home