It’s been sixteen months since I started this new ‘calling.’ My Turtle Heart Retreats business is doing well! I have expanded my Retreat business to now include Personal 1:1 Retreats and Coaching. Using my Counseling degree, professional background and other certified training, I am now seeing Deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened and Hearing clients to support them in their life transitions and goals. I have exceeded my goals this season for March, May, and it looks like for June, as well.

I am so glad I followed my heart and took the step to venture out and do something I really love! No regrets!! I am a Deaf Woman who owns my own business, who is my own boss and who decides when I want to work! How cool is that?! You, too, could do this! Anyone can do this! It takes creating and maintaining a vision that drives the actions, courage to risk, mess up and grow from the learning, confidence and belief in self, commitment, flexibility, willingness to evolve and patience with the process. A business does not grow over night. As my own Coach advises, I am learning to “savor the process.”

I am very much looking forward to the upcoming “Mosaic Art & Soul Retreat” this Memorial Day weekend, with 7 other artistic and soulful women, which I co-facilitate with my fun-loving, talented friend, Linda L Augustine. I’m also looking forward to my contract work with DCARA teaching 8 classes in San Jose this June called “Seasons of Change” – a life transition model based on the work of Carol McClelland, Ph.D. I’m a big fan! I recently achieved my Master Seasons of Change Coach level with her program, taught by the talented Master Coach, Karin Marcus.

In addition, I will be facilitating 4 Focus Groups in May and June for UC Berkeley, School of Public Heath, through their Health Research for Action program. The focus groups help them gather important input from Deaf and hard of hearing adults and seniors on Emergency Preparedness Communication.

I continue to receive wonderful support and guidance from my own Master Retreat Coach, trainer and wise woman, Helene Van Manen, who certified me through her comprehensive training program with the Retreat Coach Network, in August, 2011. I have been working with her again, since last Fall, on completing my Master Retreat Coach training and designation.

I am trusting and loving this journey and I know I am doing exactly what I am meant to do. I asked, I listened, I heard the call and I followed. Life is good. If you want information about any of the training programs, retreats, coaching or classes I am offering, click the links on this page or feel free to ask. I’m more than happy to share! If you have a group interested in a customized retreat, let me know. Can and will travel! Check out my Turtle Heart Retreats Facebook Page and “subscribe” on my Turtle Heart Retreats website home page for ongoing information on upcoming Retreats.

 

 

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LaRonda shares a message with Hearing people. Throw away what you think is linguistic etiquette. It’s okay to call Deaf people “Deaf.”
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Please take a minute to view and share this upcoming mini-retreat. Support a Deaf Woman’s Growing Business: Turtle Heart Retreats. Come join an evening filled with fun and estrogen, and celebrate International Woman’s Day!! (Captioned Video)

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