Sabbatical Planning & Coaching

You’ve worked HARD, and you need a break!

I’m here to help you take that break without the stress of figuring it all out on your own. After all, you’ll have plenty to juggle up until the very last day before your sabbatical, won’t you?

Whether you envision using your sabbatical trip to explore family roots, the history of your faith, go on a pilgrimage, or write a book, I’ve got you covered.

Though sabbaticals are traditionally taken by academics and faith leaders, anyone can choose to take a sabbatical. The time away from work, responsibilities, and home is meant to be restorative. That restoration is vital for you to come back to work and daily life with an open heart and renewed energy. It’s not just you who will benefit, but everyone around you will too.

Knowing you need the time away is one thing; making it happen is another.

While some folks have plenty of time to research, plan, and focus their trips, most don’t. That’s where I come in. I’ve been on all sides of sabbaticals - planning them for others, taking them as a family, and holding down the fort while others are on theirs.

I can help with:

  1. Narrowing down the plan, focus, and story for your sabbatical so that you can start to dream

  2. Researching the costs of a trip so you can apply for a grant

  3. Helping you fine-tune the plan and build a trip based on your budget, whether it's self-paid, organization-paid, or grant-funded.

Let’s be honest, by the time you are looking into how and where to take a sabbatical, you’re likely on the verge of needing it right now. Let’s get you the rest and renewal you need!

Book a Discovery Call to Learn More

Package pricing varies based on trip complexity:

The best thing to do is book a free Discovery Session, and we’ll talk it through. Sabbaticals are extremely varied. However, it is reasonable for you to want a ballpark idea of the fees.*

  • Approximate fees are:

  • To help to narrow the focus, plan, or story for your sabbatical, whether or not you plan to apply for a grant, $400-$700 includes:

    • Includes 2-3 private virtual sessions for up to 60 minutes

    • Some research done for you to help with your decisions and to make sure the plans will fit your needs.

  • Helping you figure out a route and timeline for your trip that fits your plan, story, or focus,
    $300-$600 includes:

    • Detailed research on costs to take the trip, itemized line-by-line and city-by-city, for grant submissions for each step of your planned or proposed trip

      • This typically includes things like: transportation costs, hotels, rental houses, food costs, attraction costs, retreat center research, research to find single or multi-day classes, separated costs to have family members join you for part or all of the trip, etc.

  • Helping you fine-tune the plan and build a trip based on your budget,
    $800-$1000+ is based on most sabbatical trips being over 1 month long and includes:

    • Includes 4-6+ private virtual sessions for up to 60 minutes

    • An adventure planning workbook to use as we work through all the details

    • A done-for-you day-by-day itinerary with lots of additional language, cultural, emergency, and even packing information built right in.

*Fees can be split across organizations and invoiced to each one separately as appropriate for your situation. Regardless of who pays the fees, you are my client, and our discussions are confidential, like all coaching sessions are.