Community. Recovery. Spirituality.
A spiritual retreat for the queer recovery community.
Connection. Healing. Growth.
Winter Awakening is an annual 11th Step retreat for LGBTQIA+ and friends in recovery. Each winter we come together as a sober queer community, supporting and encouraging one another as we seek to deepen our recovery through spiritual growth.
Recovery Workshops
Learn & Grow, through
Experience, Strength & Hope
Nature Activities
Feed Your Body, Inspire Your Soul
Fellowship Events
Connect with Friends in Recovery
Voices of
Awakening
Reflections from
past retreat attendees
"I’ve been to Winter Awakening two years in a row now. WA is the most special time and place to me. I would truly travel from anywhere for this weekend. I feel the most safe, seen and authenticity myself that I have ever felt in my life in this special space. Each year I’ve come alone, and yet the people at WA make me feel the most welcome, safe and loved. I am so grateful for WA and hope to continue to come each year if I am so lucky enough to do so."
Lisa M.
Nova Scotia, Canada
"I am a 70 year old gay man who attended WA last year for the first time. I awoke more and more to life during the weekend. Life, life, and more life--that is God's will for me. I live with a grateful heart for Winter Awakening, taking time to appreciate all I have been given by the experience."
Jeffrey S.
Alpharetta, GA
"Five years ago, I came to my first Winter Awakening not knowing how deeply that weekend would impact my life and my recovery. I found a sense of connection, belonging, and community that reminded me I wasn’t alone and gave me the boost I needed to keep moving forward. I’ve returned year after year because Winter Awakening has become so much more than a retreat—it’s a place of friendship, spirituality, laughter, reflection, and healing."
Daniel S.
Raleigh, NC
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