Uncovering the Places We Go to Hide: Unlocking Our Full Potential

Thu Apr 30 2026 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

The Encounter | Blue Ash

M E Clarke Consulting
Publisher/HostM E Clarke Consulting
Uncovering the Places We Go to Hide: Unlocking Our Full Potential
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Lead Like It Matters is a series retreats designed to help you reconnect to your strength, deepen your resilience, and lead with clarity.
About this Event

You do know some things. You don’t need to know everything.
And what’s most important may already be whispering inside you.
Trust that voice. It’s yours.
And it’s always been enough.
Meghan Clarke


Lead Like It Matters: Consciously Emerging Stronger

Lead Like It Matters is a series of five full-day retreats designed to help you reconnect to your strength, deepen your resilience, and lead with greater clarity and authenticity. Each retreat offers poignant organizational health topics, guided reflection, wellness practices, meaningful dialogue, and actionable strategies to sustain your impact now and into the future. Join us for one retreat or commit to the full journey—and invest in the leadership that matters most: your own.


Uncovering the Places We Go to Hide: Shadow, Self-Deception & Unlocking Our Full Potential

Sometimes, what limits our leadership isn’t what’s missing — it’s what we’re not yet willing to see. Beneath the surface of our best intentions often lie shadows: unexamined beliefs, blind spots, and hidden narratives that quietly shape our choices. These shadows don’t just affect us; they ripple through our teams, our families, and our communities.

This retreat is an invitation to look inward with both courage and compassion. Together, we’ll explore how self-deception and shadow work are not signs of weakness, but doorways to greater self-awareness and authenticity. Through guided reflection, dialogue, and practical exercises, you’ll learn to:

  • Identify Your Blind Spots: Recognize where unconscious patterns may be impacting your leadership.
  • Navigate Self-Deception: Learn to spot the stories we tell ourselves that keep us stuck and disconnected.
  • Embrace Your Shadow: Instead of hiding from our unexamined parts, we’ll explore how to integrate them with grace.
  • Unlock Full Potential: Cultivate self-awareness that ripples outward — enhancing trust, authenticity, and collective growth.

“But the fear is an illusion too. It’s a result of being inwardly focused. It keeps us from accepting responsibility and admitting our mistakes, even though those are the very actions that build trust and move us forward.”The Arbinger Institute

True leadership starts with looking inward. Together, we will hold space to uncover what’s hidden, transform it, and unlock the full potential that exists when we are brave enough to confront our own shadows.


Date:
April 30, 2026
9am-4pm


What’s the Cost?
We offer tiered pricing to make the retreat accessible:

  • Sponsor: $500 (Support a Rising Star while deepening your own experience)
  • Supporter: $450 (An investment in your leadership growth)
  • Rising Star: $400 (Need a little boost? Sponsors make this option possible.)

Step into a space of wisdom, connection, and growth. Together, we’ll uncover/recover the leader within and chart a path toward leading with clarity, courage, and purpose.


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Encounter, 4410 Carver Woods Drive, Blue Ash, United States

Tickets

USD 428.67 to USD 535.38

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