"I arrived with one friend and left with thirty. All weekend I felt like I was at a relative’s house. It was the safest space i could have imagined for myself. We laughed and cried. We supported and challenged each other. We left feeling renewed. I wear a mask of makeup every day and challenged myself to not wear makeup all weekend and every one of the attendees encouraged and reaffirmed me so fully that I have challenged myself to avoid that mask in my every day life. That is how transformative this experience was for me."