Workshops
Find workshops created specifically for cis and trans women in the LGBTQIA+ community. These events will be for anyone at any part of their journey, be it curious & questioning, going through divorce, finding your authenticity, and living your truth.
Catalyst Recovery Workshop in Nashville – May 16th-19th
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Upcoming Workshops
Catalyst recovery Workshop in Nashville
May 16th-19th, 2023 | In-person Workshop | $1500 | 5 spots
Have you experienced a catalyst relationship and now it’s over? Feeling unsure of how to move forward? Wrestling with heartache and need some support?
You like to see what it feels like to be in a LGBTQIA+ setting and be with ‘wing women’ and not in your hometown?
Are you looking for work with experts in coming out later in life and the Queer community?
Are you looking for a small, intimate space with no more than 5 people total? (Every attendee will be sharing one AirB&B).
Always wanted to travel to Music City USA aka Nashville, TN?
Anne-Marie Zanzal and Barb Rowlandson would love to invite you to the LGBTQIA+ weekend for women moving on from their catalyst relationships. This is for cisgender, trans and non binary peeps comfortable in female spaces.
Hosted by: Anne-Marie Zanzal & Barb Rowlandson
Our Itinerary:
Day 1: Tuesday May 16th
Arrive Tuesday evening, meet and greet, dinner will be available.
Day 2: Wednesday, May 17th
8:30 AM Breakfast
9:30 AM Meditation
10 – 12:30 – Sharing stories and catalyst programming
12:30 PM LUNCH!
1:30 – 2:30 – Resume catalyst work
2:30 – 7: Relaxation Time – Nap, Journal, Walk,
Get Ready For A Night On the Town!
Dinner 7:00 PM – TBD
After Dinner – Drag Bus 8 PM (Subject to availability)
Day 3: Thursday, May 18th
8:30 AM – Breakfast
10:00 AM – Establishing Boundaries, Defining Needs and Wants, Exercises for Letting Go.
12:30 PM – Lunch at the World Famous Mas Taco
Relaxation After Lunch
4:00 PM – Loving Ourselves/Incremental Steps Toward Healing/Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us Exercise
7:00 PM – Dinner
We’re headed to the Lipstick Lounge!
Day 4: Friday, May 19th
8:30 AM – Continental Breakfast, say our goodbyes and thank yous and head home.
Workshop Leaders
Anne- Marie Zanzal
Anne-Marie Zanzal, M. Div is an ordained minister, certified grief counselor, author, speaker, and coming out coach. Anne-Marie came out in 2016, at age 52 and after
being married to a man for nearly 3 decades. Anne-Marie started Lotus Group Coaching to help women/non-binary people through the grief and discomfort that goes with coming out later in life, leading them to a place where they can joyfully step into their Queer identity. Today, Anne-Marie is a respected, go-to expert on the subject of coming out later in life, and is frequently consulted in radio, magazine, podcast, and e-publications. She lives in Tennessee with her wife, , architectural photographer Tonda McKay.
Barb Rowlandson
Barbara Rowlandson is a mom, author, Humanist officiant, content marketing professional, plant enthusiast, and late in life lesbian. Barb began working
Barb’s works with Anne-Marie on course and social media content, and produces the Coming Out & Beyond podcast. Barb came out in 2017 at age 45, as a result of having a catalyst relationship. Barb moved on from her catalyst, dating women for several years until she met her partner, Tammy, in 2021. Barb, Tammy and 3 of their combined 7 children live in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
Client Testimonial About Events, Retreats, and In-Person Workshops
The retreat Anne-Marie facilitated was professional, supportive, educational, spiritual but most importantly, a safe space for me to share my fears, my excitement and the unfolding of the later in life coming out process. I’d recommend Anne-Marie’s counseling, workshops, or retreats for any woman starting this sacred process.
“I am so completely happy that I took the leap of faith and signed up for the Questioning Queers Nashville Workshop, it was exactly what and when I needed it. Anne-Marie Zanzal created an itinerary that was the right mix of deep work, community, entertainment, and rest. For a myriad of reasons creating my own acceptance of my queerness has been a struggle; being in a safe accepting environment while I explored that further created more space in me to grow and hea
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