Love & Libido
A 1-Day Women’s Retreat in Ohio for Reclaiming Desire, Healing Love Wounds & Returning to Your Sensual Self
You weren’t meant to go through life numb, shut down, or disconnected from your true self.
You might not know it yet, but every woman in your bloodline is holding their breath, waiting for you to do what they couldn’t…
to dare to want again,
to remember your worth,
to rebuild trust instead of replaying old hurt,
to listen to your needs instead of self-abandoning,
to rise with a clearer sense of who you are, instead of living through who others needed you to be,
to feel grounded in your body, instead of questioning your intuition at every turn,
to experience desire & intimacy as something nourishing rather than draining, tense, uncomfortable, and a source of conflict,
to feel your body as an ally again, liberated from the experiences disconnected you your truest longing.
Not because you need fixing, but because you deserve a safe place where you can reconnect with the part of you that is wild, wise, and unashamed of wanting more.
This retreat is that place.
Our Mission
- To guide women through transformational, trauma-informed experiences that reconnect and return them to the wild intelligence of their bodies and desires, help them heal from their relational experiences, and unlock their next level of pleasure.
- To completely transform and revolutionize the way women go about relationships, welcoming connections that are truly satisfying.
- To create a world where women no longer heal to settle for a palatable life and way of being, but to become powerful, whole, and unapologetically human.
- To help women build lives, love, and legacies that turn them on, creating a lineage of liberated women no longer repeating the stories of silence and survival, but writing new ones of safety, softness, and self-trust.
Our Promise
Love & Libido is a deeply transformative, trauma-informed immersion for women ready to revive their desire, heal their heart, and reconnect to the sensual, intuitive, powerful version of themselves they’ve been missing.
Who this is for...
Love & Libido was designed for the woman who is:
- Feeling shut down, overwhelmed, disconnected, or “not herself”
- Carrying relationship wounds that have dimmed her desire
- Craving a deeper connection to her body, her intuition, and her power
- Struggling with libido dips and wanting a natural, embodied return to pleasure
- Tired of performing, pleasing, or pushing through in love
- Ready for intimacy that feels safe and alive with passion
- Longing for a community that heals, uplifts, and holds her
If you want a retreat that isn’t just relaxing, but life-altering, welcome.
What you’ll experience...
A journey through love, body, pleasure and power grounded in deep psychological work and nervous-system healing.
Somatic & Nervous System Regulation
Before libido can rise, safety must be established. Discover the felt sense of safety that naturally reignites your desire.
Transformation:
Safety in your body → more access to desire, intuition, and energy.
Love Wound Healing
Core wounds around love, abandonment, betrayal, unworthiness, or invisibility often block connection with self and others. Release old patterns, shame, silence, and the stories that have kept your heart closed.
Transformation:
Old cycles loosen. Compassion rises. Hearts open.
Release Shame and Reawaken Desire
This is where the retreat name Love & Libido really starts to land.
Transformation:
A release of lifelong conditioning.
A normalization and embracing of desire, pleasure—not forced, but organically awakened.
Love Skills: Communication & Intimacy
Because the desire problem is often a relationship problem in disguise. Learn how to express needs, communicate clearly, and create secure love.
Transformation:
You leave with real relational tools, not just a “retreat high.”
Feminine Ritual & Ceremony
Women heal faster in community than alone. Prepare for sacred circles, witnessing, shadow work, emotional release, and dance parties.
Transformation:
Shame melts. Belonging grows. Healing becomes embodied.
Future Self Integration
Meet the version of you who is fully alive, fully loved, fully expressed. Leave transformed.
Transformation:
Your new identity is anchored. Change sticks.
Your Transformation
You will leave Love & Libido:
- Reconnected to your body’s natural desire
- Understanding what your libido actually needs
- Liberated from old stories and experiences
- More confident, emotionally grounded, and self-assured
- With a deeper capacity for intimacy, connection, and pleasure
- Clear on your needs, boundaries, and truth
- With real tools to transform your relationships
- Feeling alive, radiant, empowered, and in your feminine fire
This retreat changes women’s relationships.
It changes their confidence.
It changes their sense of self.
It changes the way they love.
Schedule & Investment
1-Day Women’s Love & Libido Retreat
October 17th, 2026
Saturday | 10 AM – 6 PM
$297 per person | Covers full access to the 1-day Love & Libido Training.
Promont House, 906 Main St. Milford, OH 45150
We believe that access to embodied pleasure, healing, and connection should not be limited by finances. Many women from disenfranchised communities—whether due to systemic inequities, marginalization, or other barriers—are often excluded from spaces like this. Therefore, if you require a reduced rate, need a payment plan, or want to sponsor someone else’s ticket, please reach out at info@beknowntherapy.com.
Your Facilitators
Julie Labanz
Julie is the founder of Be Known and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist Supervisor. She is dedicated to providing sex-positive, inclusive therapy to help clients overcome shame and embrace self-love, consent, and healthy boundaries.
Laura Bratton
Laura focuses on compassionate, creative, and affirming care for individuals and couples, helping them explore intimacy, relationships, and self-worth through a lens of radical acceptance and healing.
Grace Underwood
Grace supports individuals and couples in healing from shame-based messages and building more empowered, connected relationships through EMDR and sex-positive, evidence-based therapy.
