09/11/2026
There are some experiences you don’t simply move on from, you carry them with you.
For this woman, retreat became a place where she no longer had to suffer alone. A place where fear gave way to connection, where she felt cared for, and where she discovered that healing could happen in the presence of women who understood.
And then she did something beautiful.
She paid it forward.
Because once you’ve experienced what it means to be met with compassion in one of the hardest seasons of your life, you know how much it can mean for another woman to have that same opportunity.
That is the heart behind Stones of Hope and the Global Hope Initiative: creating pathways for women who are suffering in silence to experience the support, connection, and hope that can begin to change everything.
If you’ve attended a Hope Redefined retreat, take a moment to remember what that experience meant to you.
Would you help another woman experience that?
You can become a Stone of Hope.
And if you’ve never attended a retreat or been involved with Hope Redefined before, there is a place for you here, too. Learn more about the Global Hope Initiative and the many ways you can help women find hope and healing. https://hoperedefined.org/stones-of-hope/
Because your support isn’t simply a donation or a volunteer hour.
It can be the reason another woman doesn’t have to suffer alone.
