You don’t have to carry it all alone.
join us on the next retreat
At Compassion Collective we create intimate, culturally attuned spaces where successful Black women can lay their armor down and be held with tenderness. Our retreats are not escapes. They are practices where rest is not a reward, but a birthright.
Registration for our next retreat opens October 2026. Stay tuned!
Additional Offerings
discipline gets the glory, but devotion is what sustains us.
Discipline says, “Push through no matter what it costs you. Don’t stop until you achieve the goal.”
But devotion says, “I’m committed to more than the steps; I am invested in myself deeply enough to keep showing up, even when it’s hard.”
This Salon explores the difference between discipline and devotion, and why devotion fosters sustainable rhythms for ambitious women who refuse to abandon themselves in pursuit of their goals.
We’ll examine how to build a life that truly supports you, create practices rooted in love rather than self-punishment, and untangle rigidity from genuine commitment.
As we move into fall, a season of harvest and preparation, this conversation invites reflection: What have you been devoting yourself to, and is it giving back what you need?
Payment Details:
Salons have historically been a place to gather when other places weren't inclusive of us, and it's with that in mind that I now offer a pay-what-you-can model. Saying yes to yourself is the first part of this. Choose the ticket tier you can afford this month and come be part of our collective care. And when you have more to give, consider investing a little more to help ensure I can continue to offer these every month.
Tiers:
On the House - $5 Because you're always welcome, no matter what.
Auntie's Treat- $40 We got you covered.
Claim Your Seat- $80Suggested rate for committed care.
Overflow- $120 When you have a little extra to invest in the community.
Be a Bestie- $160A space for you, and a sponsored space for someone else.
Logistics:
We will gather from 6 to 8 pm, with light bites and beverages provided
The location is a private venue located in Northeast Washington, DC. The exact address will be provided to registrants 1 day before the event.
Words to Hold You
Not everything important can be carried by words alone, but some words are worth carrying with you. These affirmation decks hold the reminders and encouragement that we all could use a little more of. Made to be pulled at the start of a morning or in the middle of a hard day, or at your next gathering of good people.
Four decks, 45 cards each. Choose the one that matches what you're tending right now, or take all four.
Bold, Brazen, Thriving
This deck is for the mornings you're done editing, with cards on courage, appetite, and taking up the room you're already paying for.
Embracing Wholeness · affirmations for shadow work
Shadow work has a reputation for being brutal; this deck offers you a more tender approach. The cards name the things that usually go unsaid, not to fix them, but to see them clearly enough to care for the parts of you that hide underneath.
Pleasure Has Purpose
At some point, delight got filed under later, after the list is done, which is never. Your body has opinions your calendar doesn't know about, and pleasure is how you hear them.
Beyond Self Care · affirmation cards for self-compassion
The bath, the app, the weekend off are great, but self-care as you know it will never be enough for what aches inside. Self-compassion is your answer, and this deck is the daily practice of it.
The details
45 cards per deck, [2.75 x 4.75 in]. Sold individually or as the full set of four. Decks are printed in small batches, so please be patient. It can take up to two weeks before they ship.
The Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year; a threshold where darkness reaches its fullest expression before the slow return of light. It’s a moment that invites us to acknowledge what lives in our shadows: the grief we carry, the anger we’ve quieted, the desires we’ve tucked away.
Too often, we’re taught to choose. To be nurturing or ambitious. Gentle or powerful. Vulnerable or protected. But true wholeness requires both. And the Solstice, a moment suspended between darkness and light, reminds us that we can hold all of ourselves with compassion and communal care.
This evening is for women ready to stop abandoning parts of their hearts and learn to embrace their fullness with honesty, softness, and courage.
Details:
Held on December 20, 2026, from 5 - 9 pm
Registration includes supper, wine and cocktails, curated conversation, fire ritual, and special gifts
Location is a private venue 50-60 minutes from Washington, DC; exact address provided 3 days before the event
The Restoration You Deserve
Compassion Collective is a luxurious sanctuary where you can finally stop performing strength and start experiencing care. Here, you’re invited to set down the armor, reconnect to joy, and reclaim your full humanity.
Experience the radical power of collective rest and culturally rooted care. Return to your life refreshed, clear, and reimagined.
