The Experience 2026: A Letter to the Women Who Are Ready for More
The Experience Retreat offers an opportunity to have new headshots taken that feel like YOU!
As we prepare to welcome the 2026 cohort of The Experience, I have been reflecting on why this program exists and what it has come to represent for the women who join us.
When I first imagined The Experience, it was never meant to be another leadership program or professional development course. It was a space to reimagine what growth could feel like for women in mining; a form rooted in connection, joy, and wholeness. Over the years, I have seen it transform lives. Women who arrived uncertain or exhausted have left grounded, clear, and connected to something greater. To each other, and to themselves.
The Experience is not a program you attend. It is an experience you feel. Three days that remind you of your strength, your softness, and your sovereignty.
Below is the letter I wrote to the women joining us in 2026. It captures what this Experience means to me and, I hope, to you.
Scenes from our June retreat
Dear Experience Participant
When I dreamt of The Experience, I wanted to create more for women. I wanted to build a space where women could show up, connect, and feel that spark of magic that happens when we gather with intention. I did not want another professional development opportunity. I wanted a lifelong connection, shared ambition, and a network of women bound by something deeper than titles or performance.
I built this for you. For the days when you feel tired, overwhelmed, or uncertain. For the moments when the peaks and crashes of life feel like too much. I wanted you to have a place that feels safe enough to pause, reconnect, and gather the energy to keep showing up for your teams, your families, and yourself. This is not about earning the next promotion. It is about realizing that you are the creator of your next steps. You get to decide what works and what does not.
The Experience was born from what I craved in the industry but could not find. It is about being human together, finding joy in connection, and remembering that when you put yourself first, everything else expands.
Our retreats are equal parts reflection and celebration. Structured workshops blend with unstructured freedom. We laugh. We cry. We share meals and stories. For three days, you are cared for, not because you need permission to rest, but because you deserve to.
The Experience invites you to show up in your full power. Big, bold, and beautiful. You do not have to prove anything. I am not interested in your title or your income. I care about your ambition and your well-being.
This program was not built on a whim. It was built with intention, for you. Step into The Experience and see what becomes possible when you give yourself the space to grow.
With love,
Beth
About The Experience
The Experience is Femina Collective’s year-long journey for women in mining who are ready for more. More clarity. More connection. More alignment. It includes 1:1 coaching, a three-day retreat and purposeful growth through a year of community and coaching. Together, we create the kind of growth that feels real, not performative.
