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A Low-Stakes Environment for High-Stakes Connection
You don’t need another networking event, another “to-do” list, or another reason to feel depleted.
When most interactions start to feel like exchanges — a transaction, a quick update, another box to check — it’s easy to lose the thread of what really matters: connection.
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Connection with yourself.
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Connection with other people.
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Connection with the natural world around you.
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Front Porch Retreats exists to reduce the friction between you and the experience of deeper connection.
Why Front Porch Retreats?
Front Porch Retreats wasn't born out of a need to escape the present, but a desire to build a more meaningful and connected future. The idea didn't happen overnight. It started for us when we recognized many of our exchanges had become routine or functional.
We asked ourselves: When was the last time we talked about something other than the schedule, the kids, or other life updates?
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Functional conversations remain important and help us keep life moving along (e.g. "Please send me the schedule for Saturday" or "Remember to mail that package"). We may become excellent at managing the tasks of our lives, but we risk losing the depth that enables us to build and keep our connections with others strong.​
Our Laboratory for Connection
We think about Front Porch Retreats as our laboratory for connection. It's a living project, so the "how" might change, but at the core we remain focused on exploring, creating, and sharing ways to cultivate connection with ourselves, others, and our natural world.
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The Front Porch Retreats Podcast seeks to inspire you to initiate your own deeper conversations. Listen in on our casual chats and join our "Try It Today" Challenges for a low-stakes way to experiment in your own life and connect with others in our FPR community.
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Listen to the Front Porch Retreats Podcast
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Each episode comes with a FREE conversation guide. Use the conversation guides to initiate deeper connections with yourself and others in your world.
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Explore the Conversation Guides
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Connect in the Front Porch Retreats Community​​​​
Future Plans! IRL (In Real Life) Connection Experiences
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We're laying the foundation for deep connection experiences that bring our mission to life. Stay tuned!
About Ashley & Judith
We’re a mother-daughter duo and we launched Front Porch Retreats as an experiment in connection. Between us, our life experience spans more than 50 years of business, leadership, and volunteering within our communities.
Like most, we've also played many roles in our lives including mothers, daughters, sisters, and partners. We’ve been the cooks, the chauffeurs, the teachers, coaches, and the cheerleaders.
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As we navigate this next phase of our lives, we want to dedicate our time to creating meaningful connection opportunities for others and deepening our own connections and contributions in our world.
The front porch has always been a place where people gather to be present with one another. That's how we wish for you to experience Front Porch Retreats.
Warmly,​
Ashley and Judith