Salt+Grit
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06/03/2026
You already know something needs to change.
You’ve known for a while now. And if you’re honest with yourself, the reason change hasn’t happened yet isn’t because you lack the courage or the capability. It’s because the demands of your life keep crowding out the one conversation you need to have the most.
The conversation with yourself. Uninterrupted. Unhurried. With someone skilled enough to ask the questions that reach past the answers you’ve already given yourself a hundred times. Someone skilled enough to sift through experiences and challenge assumptions.
On September 30th—less than four months from now—I’m bringing together a small group of women for a five-day immersive retreat on Whidbey Islanddesigned for you to finally make your transformation possible. Built from the honest truth and exploration of your own life, your goals, and your ideal future, you’ll depart with an evidence-based roadmap that you design. With continued group coaching support upon your return home, you will implement the change needed to start experiencing a life designed specifically for you.
Learn more about our Whidbey Island Retreat for Women Exploring Change —> www.saltgrit.com/whidbeyisland 💛
Join us on Whidbey Island! Link in bio 💛
04/17/2026
This is the perfect retreat immersion for you if you’re a woman sensing change and want time and support to explore what’s next. You want small group engagement, an unhurried pace, and professional facilitation that is present but light. You want a clear framework to identify insights and tools to explore options. You want to depart with a grounded sense of direction, accountability, and continued support.
💛 Details: www.saltgrit.com/whidbeyisland
🌳 Our Framework:
🍃One private coaching session to translate insight into exploration and direction
🍃Protected focus time built into the schedule for exploration, discovery, and decisions
🍃Light facilitation in a small group for women to think out loud, be heard, and sharpen ideas without performance
🍃A simple re-entry plan for clarity and momentum to continue when the group returns home
🍃Post-retreat group coaching to support accountability and continuity
💛 Details: www.saltgrit.com/whidbeyisland
Jennifer, Founder of Salt+Grit, is a professional strategist. She guides immersive experiences with care and presence, meeting guests where they are in both their personal and professional lives. Her approach combines empathy with clear thinking, challenging questions, and structured reflection. She earned a MS in Strategic Design and Global Leadership and holds certifications in Outsmarting Implicit Bias and Leader as Coach. The entire Salt+Grit team is highly credentialed while embodying a gentle, empathetic approach supporting our guests.
💛 Details: www.saltgrit.com/whidbeyisland
💁🏽♀️ Creative thinking is limited (if not impossible) when our bodies are stressed. Fortunately, nature is an abundant resource we can immerse in to activate our parasympathetic nervous system and calm our bodies.
💡 Creative functioning thrives when the body is in a parasympathetic state. A study from Frontiers in Psychology showed 20-30 minutes spent in nature dropped cortisol levels by 21.3%, and the Public Library of Science published a study that found four days immersed in nature increased creative thinking and problem-solving performance by 50%.
🙌🏽 Engaging in nervous system regulation in nature promotes creative thinking and successful innovation by helping us:
🌟Attain a parasympathetic state faster
🌟Engage in extended ideation
🌟Expand our capacity to explore unconventional ideas and processes
🌟Increase our tolerance for uncertainty
A calm nervous system supports intentional change.
🧘🏽♀️ Human physiological responses to nature are astoundingly beneficial. When we remove ourselves from the physical barriers of built environments, the body can relax, stress can reduce, and our ability to think outside-the-box expands.
👉🏽 That’s why Salt+Grit is intentional about where we do our work. We integrate nature into everything we do, for individuals and for businesses. We step outside four-walled environments and into boundless ones, because in natural and inspiring settings, our capacity for ideation and innovation increases.
🌲 This approach is not an escape nor is it a luxury. It is simply an essential ingredient for real strategic work. The quality of our thinking elevates when we immerse in natural environments. The settings we choose support honest reflection and the peeling back of layers to identify root causes and innovative solutions.
Immersion in nature is intentional. When you’re embarking on your journey of change, where you think does in fact matter. 💛
03/17/2026
🌟 Strategy is a methodology based on real insights, not a plan based on ideals.
🍀 Find out how this works, join our (free, for now!) virtual 1-hour experiential workshop.
💌 www.saltgrit.com/retreats
03/10/2026
🌟 Uninterrupted time to focus on what’s shifting in your life, identify the change needed, and design what’s next. You’ll return home with a personalized roadmap and continued coaching support. 💛
🌲 Whidbey Island, Coupeville, WA
🌊 September 30 - October 5, 2026
Join our free virtual Mini Workshop on Friday, March 13th at 10am PST
Register here: www.saltgrit.com/miniworkshop-information-session
Whidbey Island Immersion — Salt+Grit A coastal retreat for women who want time to step out of routine, reflect, and explore what comes next. Immerse in an upscale rustic setting that emanates comfort and care. Navigate transition either personally, professionally with time to reflect, talk things through, and consider next steps withou
03/10/2026
Most people (and organizations) draft a “plan” while they’re still in fog.
Jumping to a “solution” without actually understanding how to design and implement strategy will inevitably leave you frustrated and further behind.
At Salt+Grit we blend professional design strategy methods (used by industry disruptors every day) with experiential workshops and coaching.
Methodically, we examine how you got where you are today.
Together, we discover insights, challenge assumptions, name barriers, and begin untangling the confusion and mess.
We transform overwhelm and discomfort into motivating and energizing collaborative engagements.
We pay attention to what keeps repeating, what has been tolerated, and where energy shifts or tightens.
We get specific about what needs to change, which support systems can help make improve and sustain growth, and define exactly what “next” looks like for you or your organization.
You can experience working with us through our:
🌟 Free virtual mini workshops
🌟 Strategy consulting services
🌟 Personalized coaching sessions
🌟 Supper Club events
🌟 Small-group immersions, like our Whidbey Island and North Cascades Retreat programs!
Our pace is unhurried and we foster care and belonging, with everythinh taken care of so you can focus on what matters most.
💛 Learn more: www.saltgrit.com/about
💌 Register to attend a free workshop: www.saltgrit.com/miniworkshop-information-session
🌲 Retreats: www.saltgrit.com/retreats
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