3rd Annual
Medicinal Men
Fatherhood Retreat

Break the Cycles that Shaped You

6-9 November 2025


Columbia River Gorge

For fathers ready to do the deep work of re-connection to personal depth, healing old wounds, and coming back to center.

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You love your family more than anything.
But fatherhood has changed you in ways that no one prepared you for.

You’re quick to anger when the kids don’t listen. You disappear into work, telling yourself it’s for them, but really it’s the only place you feel competent anymore. Your partner wants connection, but you’re too exhausted from carrying everything to give her what she needs.

Maybe you’re numbing out with alcohol, porn, or endless scrolling. Maybe you’ve become a workaholic, confusiing being a provider with being present. The intimacy in your marriage feels like another item on your to-do list.

Meanwhile, your children are watching. Learning what it means to be a man from how you handle the weight of responsibility, how you treat their mother, how you disappear when things get hard.


This retreat is for fathers ready to show up differently in every relationship that matters.

“These retreats continue to reshape the way I see the world. The positivity they bring to my outlook on life has been sticking and they've helped me to further cement my choice to see the beauty in the world and fellow humans.

These [experiences] reaffirm for me that there is endless amounts of love in the world to be felt, to be cultivated, and to be given…[they] help me slow down, to feel, to listen, to give, and to connect deeply with my fellow men.

These retreats are worth every penny, and I wish every human could experience one weekend in their life as profound and rich as this.”

Eric H.

what makes this different

Most men try to heal their patterns through understanding them.. but the wounds that live in your body don’t respond to insight alone.

This retreat includes:

  • Two expanded state ceremonies guided by experienced facilitators

  • Somatic practices that reach beneath the thinking mind

    • Meditation, Qi Gong, Breathwork, EFT

  • Brotherhood with men who understand the father’s journey

  • Integration work that grounds insights into your daily life

You’ll work with the same structure, medicines, and practices that have helped more than one hundred men transform their relationships with their children, partners, and themselves.

who this is for

  • New fathers drowning in responsibility, losing themselves in the provider role

  • Exhausted fathers whose marriages have become roommate arrangements focused on logistics

  • Overwhelmed fathers numbing with work, substances, or tech

  • Isolated fathers who’ve lost connection with friends, themselves, nature

  • Fathers questioning their purpose beyond a paycheck and a problem solver

  • Fathers-to-be, or men approaching this rite of passage and wanting support, community, and mentorship

You don’t need to be in crisis to recognize that something isn’t working.

Many participants are successful men who’ve achieved what they thought they wanted but feel disconnected from what actually matters.

What you DO need:

  • Willingness to look at what you’ve been carrying and how it’s affected you

  • Readiness to reconnect with deepest parts of yourself so that you can bring more of your presence and depth into your most important relationships

  • Commitment to finding sustainable ways to move through your life without losing or abandoning yourself

what happens during the retreat

Thursday Evening: Arrival & Container-Building

  • Dinner, Welcome circle and intention setting

  • Meet your retreat brothers

  • Prepare for the journey ahead

Friday: Into the Earth

  • Morning practices (Qi Gong, Breathwork, movement)

  • Men’s Circle

  • Ceremony with full support

  • Solo reflection time

Saturday: In the Heart of It

  • Second ceremony with deeper exploration

  • Somatic practices, solo reflection time

  • Integration circle, opportunity to process and reflect

Sunday: Integration & Landing Home

  • Landing practices

  • Integration + celebration circle

  • Creating your at-home integration plan

  • Departure with actionable next steps

what fathers experience

"I almost didn't come. The idea of being vulnerable with a bunch of guys I didn't know felt terrifying. But within hours, I realized these men got it in a way my regular friends never could. I stopped pretending I had everything figured out and actually started dealing with what wasn't working."

"The biggest shift was seeing other good fathers struggling with the same questions I was. I thought admitting I felt lost sometimes meant I was failing. Turns out, the fathers who seem most grounded are the ones who've learned to sit with uncertainty. My kids actually connect with me more now that they see me figuring things out alongside them instead of having all the answers."

"My wife and I had become roommates managing a household. We hadn't been intimate in months, and I couldn't figure out why I felt so disconnected from her. Being with other fathers who were honest about their marriages made me realize I wasn't broken—I was just carrying too much alone. We're connecting again in ways we hadn't since before kids."

your guide

Sean Talbeaux

I once vowed never to become a father because I feared passing on my trauma. Through years of dedicated healing work, I broke those cycles, and now guide other fathers to do the same.

My experience:

  • Certified psilocybin facilitator in Oregon

  • Guided over 100 men through transformative experiences

  • Somatic therapy training (Hakomi, NARM)

  • Father to a young son

This work changed how I show up as a father, partner, and leader. It can do the same for you.

practical details

What's Included:

  • Three nights accommodation at retreat center

  • All meals (prepared by our chef)

  • Two guided expanded-state ceremonies

  • Daily practices and integration work

  • Follow-up integration call

  • Ongoing community access

Investment: $3,500

Includes everything listed above

Payment Options:

  • Full payment upon acceptance

  • $1,500 deposit, balance due 30 days before retreat

Guarantee

If you attend and don't receive full value, 100% money-back guarantee. No questions asked.