design your life women’s retreat:
discover how to flourish in every season of your life!

WHAT IS OUR DESIGN YOUR LIFE RETREAT?

Welcome to Design Your Life Retreat in Matera: 2 days immersive experience designed to help your life and career flourish.

Engage with dynamic workshops, connect with a global community of inspiring women, explore how to align your career and personal life with your deepest values and aspirations. Unlock the tools to design a future filled with purpose, fulfillment, and impact.

Experience unique activities that connect you to local culture, tradition, and innovation, as part of this unforgettable journey.

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WHAT WILL WE DO TOGETHER?

You will attend workshops that challenge and inspire: from exploring new career pathways to enhancing personal well-being, each session is created to provide you with the tools and insights to design a life of fulfillment and impact.

You will enjoy networking activities, connect with local people, and immerse yourself in wellness experiences for your mind and body.

DESIGN YOUR LIFE WORKSHOP PROGRAM

⭐ Design Thinking and Life Design Introduction: conversations about what drives your life today
⭐ Dysfunctional Beliefs: discover and reformulate dysfunctional beliefs that prevent you from achieving your goals
⭐ Your Compass: reflect on your work and life purpose; identify your drivers and motivations for the future
⭐ Balance and Energy: assess your flourishing and energy levels and design improvements using design thinking
⭐ Frame and Reframe: the art of framing and reframing through radical collaboration to look at your life with fresh eyes
⭐ Odyssey Journeys: discover how to prototype three possible future paths for your life
⭐ Designer’s Action plan: use design tools to create action plans for real change
⭐ Radical collaboration: connect with other women and create the life design community you need

Why OUR dyl retreat is right for you

Our Design Your Life Retreat is designed for women of all ages and backgrounds – whether you’re a University student, a freelancer, a corporate professional, an unemployed or retired woman. If any of the following goals resonate with you, then our DYL Retreat is right for you:

  • You’re in search of a methodology to design and prototype your new life projects
  • You want to design a path that aligns more closely with your life and work vision
  • You wish to delve into your journey, aiming to create a multi-level positive impact on your life
  • You’re transitioning to a new role within your company and need guidance on navigating this change
  • You aim to break free from limiting beliefs that obscure alternative solutions
  • You’re curious to view your life from new perspectives, supported by a community dedicated to Life Design
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Logistics information

✅ What’s included:

  • 2 days Design Your Life in-person workshop with American and Italian instructors
  • We will immerse you in an experience with our local community, where you won’t have to worry about a thing from Friday evening to Sunday morning

❌ What’s NOT included:

  • Travel arrangements: you are responsible for your round-trip travel arrangements to Matera
  • Accommodation: we will provide recommendations for accommodations in the area to let you choose and book your top choice
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DESIGN YOUR LIFE INSTRUCTORS

🇺🇸 Susan Burnett

CO-Founder and CEO of Designing Your Life Consulting, Chair, Board of Directors, Rising International, Start-Up Advisor.

🇮🇹 Francesca Parviero

CEO & Founder of Linkbeat Società Benefit S.r.l., Design Your Life certified coach and facilitator.

🇮🇹 Elena Santambrogio

Design Your Life certified facilitator and VP People & Culture EMEA at Warner Bros. Discovery.

Francesca Parviero met Susan Burnett & Kathy Davies in New York in 2018 while attending Design Your Life for Women. In 2019 she curated the Italian edition of the book Design Your Life published by Rizzoli BUR. Linkbeat stands as the only Italian company certified as a workshop provider using the Design Your Life methodology.

WHAT DO PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THEIR DYL EXPERIENCE?

DYL has given me a personal space to think about myself both as an individual and a professional. It allowed me to see myself from a different perspective, ask questions I usually wouldn’t, and see my skills more clearly. I found a highly qualified training team and professional participants who were ready to listen – making the exchange of experiences very enriching. The journey has given me greater awareness of my priorities and helped me better manage my “work-life integration.”

Andrea Paoletti
Architect and Social Entrepreneur

Thanks to “Design Your Life” and the fantastic team at Linkbeat, my work and personal life have undergone a true transformation! I’ve explored my strengths and weaknesses, grasped powerful tools to guide my choices, and now I’m living my life as an incredible adventure. I am completely in tune with myself and my company, and I finally have the tools to design an extraordinary life with total awareness and vision!

Lia Chiara Miccichè
Project Manager, Co-founder Limeup