The Traveling Therapist Podcast

220. How Sailing Wellness Retreats Became Her Next Chapter with Cheryl Greathouse

Kym Tolson Episode 220

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A lot of therapists believe they need their full license, years behind them, and a perfect plan before they can build a business around something like sailing wellness retreats. Cheryl Greathouse is proof that the timeline can look completely different.

In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Cheryl, a counselor and newly minted boat captain who put her practice on hold for four and a half years, sailed across the Pacific, and came home to start over as a pre-licensed intern while leading women's wellness retreats on a yacht in Greece. We get into how she built a life and a model that fits her instead of the other way around, and why being pre-licensed has not slowed her down one bit.

In This Episode, We Explore…

  • Why Cheryl put her therapy practice on hold and went sailing at 50.
  • How she went from Army deckhand and powerboats to skippering her own boat.
  • What a women's wellness retreat on a 48-foot yacht actually looks like day to day.
  • How she handles her caseload and clients when she leaves for a month.
  • Why she does not believe you have to wait for your license to do this work internationally.

Connect with Cheryl Greathouse:
Website: https://www.wayfinderwisdom.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wayfinderwisdom/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylsailsaway/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheryl.l.greathouse/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-greathouse-8795847/

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