
Women attending last year’s Sisters and Friends Getaway to Martha’s Vineyard
Nationwide — Looking for a way to extend the summer? Join Sisters and Friends Getaway to Martha’s Vineyard for a last minute vacation. After 12 years of hosting women for a relaxing and rejuvenating week on the Vineyard, host Connie Portis will soon be moving on to explore new ventures.
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More than 150 women will participate this year. The first week, September 9-16 has filled with women from as far away as California and Alaska. Space is available the second week, September 16-22. The women are all ages and at varying stage in life.
In addition to Tedder’s presentation, discussion titles include “Our Voice, Our Activism” with Valerie McDonald-Roberts, former Pittsburgh City Council member and “Glam 101” led by cosmetologist and makeup artist Shakita Hollis-Poag.
With times so tough and many wanting to save and forgo vacations, this is the perfect opportunity to get away, experience a wonderful place, and join with other women while not spending a lot of money. During the weeks, Portis promises a tutorial session on how to plan, market, and grow a Sisters and Friends type getaway.
Noting that women’s retreats are on the rise, and becoming increasingly necessary, here are five benefits for attending girlfriends’ getaway:
#1 – See yourself in others. When women come together in a relaxed atmosphere they share more and are often relieved to find others with similar challenges.
#2 – Physical Reaction. According to a UCLA study, when women spend time with friends, hormonal changes occur from the bond of friendship and from being in a safe environment to share and de-stress.
#3 – Lifts Burdens. A gathering of women often evolves into significant testimonies resulting in releasing anxieties as sisterfriends listen, understand, and cheer them on.
#4 – Share Fix It Strategies. “What would you do?” is likely asked and answered more often by a female. In a comfortable setting, women offer ways to handle issues and won’t hold back in sharing advice on how to handle yours!
#5 – Take A Way. Reflecting on new approaches to challenges equips women with tools of inspiration when time away is over.
“Most of all, girlfriends’ getaways are fun,” states Connie Portis, host of Sisters & Friends Getaway.
For more information, visit www.sistersandfriends.com or contact Connie Portis at (412) 400-8809.