Faith-Filled
Go deeper than goals by reconnecting with God, your purpose, and what matters in this season.
January 23, 2027 In Person
VISION:
Before the Board
An In-Person Emotional Wellness Vision Board Retreat
Before you plan the year, care for the woman living it.
A full-day faith-centered experience to release what the last season left behind, reconnect with God and yourself, and create vision from a place of peace, clarity, and wholeness.
Be the first to receive registration details when enrollment opens.
Saturday, January 23, 2027
10:00 AM
In Person
7-Hour Retreat Experience
Greater Atlanta Area
The truth beneath the goals
You Can Have a Beautiful Vision Board and Still Be Too Exhausted to Live the Vision.
Women often enter January full of excitement. We set goals. We create plans. We write declarations. We pray over the year. We put the dream on the board.
But somewhere between pursuing the vision, meeting responsibilities, serving everyone else, handling life's unexpected moments, and trying to remain strong, we can lose the woman who was supposed to live the vision.
The problem was never that she needed another goal. Sometimes she needed a plan for herself.
Your vision should include you, too.
A note from Dr. Princess Millens
Why I Created VISION: Before the Board
For years, I attended vision board gatherings just like so many other women. I cut pictures from magazines. I chose words that represented what I wanted. I prayed. I dreamed. I left with a beautiful board filled with everything I believed the year could become.
But there was something missing from those boards. Me.
I had plans for what I wanted to accomplish, but I did not always have a plan for how I would care for myself while accomplishing it. I knew what it felt like to begin a year with big dreams and great expectations, only to reach the middle of the year emotionally exhausted and burned out.
Eventually, I realized it is not enough to build a vision for your life if your emotional, spiritual, and personal well-being cannot sustain the life you are building.
That realization became VISION: Before the Board. This is the experience I wish I had before I created all those boards. A place to breathe. A place to listen. A place to release. A place to reconnect with God. A place to ask what I need. And then, from that place, a place to dream again.
Before you plan the year, care for the woman living it.
What makes this different
This Isn't Just a Vision Board Event.
It's a Return to You.
Soul-Led
Create from a place of rest and reflection rather than pressure, comparison, or performance.
Emotional Wellness Focused
Name what you are carrying, consider what you need, and make room for your emotional well-being.
Purpose-Driven
Move beyond a collection of wishes toward clarity about what deserves your attention.
Whole & Holy
Care for your mind, heart, soul, relationships, capacity, and spiritual life as you prepare for the year.
The VISION Method
Before We Build the Board, We Do the Deeper Work.
Your day will be guided by the VISION Method, a whole-soul process designed to help you move from emotional weight and scattered goals toward clarity, care, and intentional action.
This is where the retreat becomes more than a traditional vision board experience.
Before you begin thinking about what you want to accomplish, you will be guided through intentional reflection that helps you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and consider what you truly need for the season ahead.
Through the VISION Method, you will be invited to:
- reflect on the season you are leaving behind
- make space for what needs your attention now
- release emotional weight that does not need to follow you forward
- reconnect with your faith, values, and priorities
- consider how you want to care for yourself while pursuing your goals
- create vision from a place of peace, clarity, and wholeness
Then, after the deeper work, you will begin creating the board.
Because the board is not the beginning of the process.
You are.
The retreat experience
A Day Created for You to Breathe, Reflect, Release, and Reimagine.
Every part of the day is designed to create room for honest reflection, meaningful connection, and vision that can be lived with care.
Not just goals. A whole-soul plan.
The planned retreat experience includes
A full-day guided in-person retreat
The VISION Method experience
Guided reflection and emotional release exercises
Faith-centered teaching and prayer
Emotional wellness and self-care planning
Hands-on vision board creation
VISION journal and workbook
Welcome experience and keepsake materials
Catered lunch
Intentional community with other women
Closing prayer and personal vision declaration
3 to 5 clear priorities for the year ahead
The before and after
Come Carrying the Weight.
Leave With Room to See Again.
You may be arriving...
- Tired from the previous season
- Carrying unfinished emotional weight
- Overwhelmed by competing priorities
- Unsure what you need
- Disconnected from yourself
- Excited about the future but exhausted by doing more
- Ready for God to bring clarity
You will be guided toward...
- Greater emotional clarity
- Meaningful release
- Renewed connection with God and yourself
- A whole-soul self-care plan
- A God-aligned vision
- Clearer boundaries and priorities
- 3 to 5 next priorities for your season
Not more pressure. More peace.
Is this your season?
This Experience May Be for You If...
You are ready for the next season, but you do not want to drag everything from the last one into it.
You are usually the strong one and rarely take time to consider what you need.
You have dreams and goals, but you want the woman pursuing them to be healthy too.
You love God and want your plans to come from alignment rather than pressure.
You want more than a pretty vision board. You want clarity and room to breathe.
You want permission to care for yourself without abandoning your purpose.
You want to begin this season differently.
Your retreat host
Dr. Princess Millens
Leadership Grief Strategist
Creator of the Whole-Soul EQ™ Framework
Dr. Princess Millens is a Leadership Grief Strategist, emotional wellness educator, speaker, author, and creator of the Whole-Soul EQ™ Framework. Her work helps women and leaders recognize the hidden emotional weight they carry, rebuild resilience, and live and lead from a place of greater wholeness.
Through speaking, teaching, grief-informed emotional wellness work, faith-centered development, and transformational experiences, Dr. Princess creates spaces where women can tell the truth about what they are carrying while gaining practical tools for what comes next.
Strong women should not have to lose themselves in order to fulfill the vision on their lives.
Waitlist now open
VISION: Before the Board
Saturday, January 23, 202710:00 AMApproximately 7 HoursIn PersonAtlanta, Georgia Area
Exact retreat location provided to registered participants.
Registration is coming
Your Next Year Doesn't Need More Pressure.
It Needs a Whole-Soul Plan.
Registration is not open yet, but the VISION: Before the Board waitlist is. Join now to be among the first to receive retreat details, registration access, and important announcements when enrollment officially opens.
There is no purchase required to join the waitlist.
Questions, answered
Frequently Asked Questions
What is VISION: Before the Board?+
An in-person faith-centered emotional wellness vision board retreat designed to help women care for themselves before planning the year.
Is this a traditional vision board party?+
No. Vision board creation is part of the experience, but the deeper focus is emotional wellness, reflection, faith, self-care, clarity, and intentional planning.
When is the retreat?+
Saturday, January 23, 2027 at 10:00 AM.
Where will it be held?+
The retreat will take place in the Atlanta, Georgia area. The exact location will be shared with registered participants.
How long is the experience?+
Approximately seven hours.
Do I need to know exactly what I want for the year?+
No. The retreat is designed to help you slow down and discover greater clarity before creating the vision.
Is this a Christian retreat?+
Faith and prayer are intentionally woven into the retreat experience. Women will be encouraged to seek God as they reflect and plan their next season.
How much does it cost?+
Registration details will be announced when enrollment opens. Join the waitlist to receive registration information first.
Does joining the waitlist reserve my seat?+
No. Joining the waitlist gives you early notification and registration information. Your seat is confirmed only after official registration is completed.
A different way to begin
Before the Board.
Before the Goals.
Before the Plans.
Let's Care for You.
Maybe this is the year you stop asking only, “What do I want to accomplish?”
Maybe you also ask what you need, what you are carrying, what needs to be released, and what will help you remain whole while you pursue what God has placed in your heart.
Your vision should include you, too.