You are not tired. You are depleted. And there is a difference.
A 4-day immersive retreat for high-achieving women who are ready to stop surviving and start living — fully, finally, and on their own terms.
Reserve Your Spot — Starting at $997 →Spots intentionally limited · $500 deposit secures your place
You have done everything right. So why does it feel so wrong?
You have built the career. You show up for your family. You are the person everyone calls. You have read the books, tried the routines, pushed through the hard seasons. By every external measure, you are succeeding.
And yet — quietly, persistently — something is missing. The energy is gone. The joy is faint. The version of yourself you used to know feels very far away. You are running on empty and you cannot figure out why, because you are doing everything you are supposed to do.
Here is what no one has told you: you are not broken. You are depleted. And depletion has a code — a specific, identifiable pattern across your body, your mind, and your soul. When you decode it, everything changes.
The signs that it is time to finally decode yourself.
You cannot remember the last time you felt genuinely, deeply alive. Not just okay. Not just managing. Actually alive.
You are performing. At work, at home, in every room you walk into. The version of you that everyone sees is not the version that is quietly screaming inside.
Your energy is gone — not the kind that coffee fixes. The deep kind. The kind that comes from giving everything to everyone but yourself for years.
You have tried to change. You have read the books, done the therapy, started the habits. Something always pulls you back to the same patterns. You cannot figure out why.
There is a version of your life you can almost see — more alive, more free, more you. But it feels impossibly far away. Like it is for other women, not you.
You keep waiting for the right time. When things slow down. When the kids are older. When work settles. The right time never comes. And you keep waiting.
"The exhaustion you feel is not a character flaw. It is not laziness. It is the cost of living a life that was designed for everyone else — and the signal that it is time to finally design one for yourself."— Laila Morcos Zissis
I had to lose everything to finally find myself.
I know what it is to hold everything together on the outside while quietly falling apart on the inside. I know what it is to be the person everyone depends on — and to have no idea who you are without that role.
When I received my breast cancer diagnosis, the performance stopped. The busyness stopped. And in that terrifying stillness, I had to ask myself a question I had been avoiding for years: Am I actually living? Or have I just been surviving — very, very efficiently?
The answer broke me open. And it became the foundation of everything I now teach. I rebuilt my life from the inside out — my energy, my body, my relationships, my sense of self, my reason for being here. And I have spent years helping other women do the same.
Decoded w/Laila MZ: The Retreat is the experience I wish had existed for me in that moment. It is a complete, held, immersive reset — in a private villa in New Orleans, with a small group of women who are ready to stop surviving and start living. Fully. Finally.
What No Other Retreat Can Offer You — Because No Other Coach Is Me.
Most retreats address one dimension of who you are. A yoga retreat works the body. A therapy retreat works the mind. A spiritual retreat works the soul. This retreat works all three — simultaneously, in an integrated way — because depletion is never just one thing.
I am a board-certified health and wellness coach, a certified transformational nutrition coach, a HeartMath® certified practitioner, an ICF-certified coach, and a Georgetown University ITL Advisor — Health & Wellness Program. I have rebuilt my own life from a cancer diagnosis. I have coached hundreds of women across every dimension of their lives. There is no other facilitator on this planet who brings this exact combination of credentials, lived experience, and methodology to a retreat space.
When you come to this retreat, you are not getting a wellness weekend. You are getting a complete, multi-dimensional, evidence-based transformation — held by a woman who has done this work herself and has the expertise to guide you through it.
You are walking out of that villa as a different woman.
Not someday. Not after one more thing. November 8th. Here is what that woman looks like.
Alive Again
Not the caffeinated kind of energy. The deep, cellular kind — the kind that comes from finally addressing what has been draining you at the root level, across every pillar of your life.
Radically Clear
The fog lifts. You know who you are outside of your roles. You know what you want. You know what your next chapter looks like — and you have a personalized blueprint to get there.
Free From the Loop
The patterns that kept pulling you back — the people-pleasing, the over-giving, the shrinking — are decoded. You understand them. And you know how to rewrite them for good.
At Home in Your Body
You trust your body again. You know how to nourish it, rest it, and move it in ways that restore rather than deplete. You stop fighting it and start listening to what it has been trying to tell you.
Your Desire Back
The spark returns — for your life, your work, your relationships, your future. You remember what it feels like to want things. To be genuinely, deeply excited to be alive.
A Circle That Holds You
You leave with women who see you, know you, and are walking this path alongside you. A sisterhood built in shared transformation. You will not do this alone ever again.
4 Days. Five Transformational Workshops. One Complete Rewrite.
Every element of this retreat has been designed to move you — physically, emotionally, and spiritually — from depletion back to aliveness.
The Code Revealed — Your Depletion Deep Dive
We begin where your audit left off. We go deeper into your specific depletion patterns, identify the root drivers across all three pillars — body, mind, and soul — and build the foundation for everything that follows.
The Body Speaks — Physical Pillar Reset
Your body has been sending you signals you have been ignoring. We address the physical foundations — nutrition, hormones, sleep, and the nervous system — and give you a roadmap for sustainable physical energy.
The Mind Loop — Emotional Pillar Reset
The stories you keep telling yourself. The patterns you keep repeating. The emotions you keep suppressing. We surface them with compassion and begin to rewrite the narrative that has been running your life.
The Soul's Calling — Spiritual Pillar Reset
Who are you outside of your roles? What does your soul actually want? This workshop reconnects you with the deepest, most essential version of yourself — and gives her full permission to lead.
Evening Immersion Experiences
Each evening features a curated restorative session — yoga, reiki, sound healing, breathwork, and other practices led by expert guest facilitators. These sessions integrate the day's work at the cellular level.
Your Personalized Vitality Blueprint
You leave with a custom, handcrafted blueprint — your personal roadmap for the next 30 days and beyond. Built around your specific depletion codes, your specific life, and the woman you are becoming.
A Private Villa in New Orleans. Your Sanctuary for 4 Days.
CastleDay Villa is a stunning private boutique estate in the heart of New Orleans — designed for intimate group experiences. No shared spaces with strangers. No hotel lobbies. Just you and your retreat sisters.
Private Accommodations
Your own room Thursday morning through Sunday morning. Private estate — no strangers, no shared hotel spaces. Just you and your retreat sisters.
Private Chef & All Meals
Every breakfast, lunch, and dinner prepared by a private chef. Nourishing, intentional, and absolutely delicious. You will not think about food once.
Wine, Drinks & Grazing
Curated wines, cocktails, and all-day snack stations. This is a retreat, not a deprivation experience. Abundance is the entire point.
Tropical Outdoor Oasis
Heated pool, lush tropical landscaping, outdoor dining, and gathering spaces. New Orleans magic — right outside your door.
Curated Welcome Gift
A branded journal, grounding crystal, essential oil roller, supplement sample, and a handwritten welcome card from Laila.
30-Day Integration Support
The retreat does not end when you leave. You receive 30 days of post-retreat integration support to help you implement your blueprint and sustain your transformation.
What happens when women finally stop surviving and start thriving.
"Working with Laila has been truly transformative for my multiple businesses and for my overall personal well-being. Her expertise and personalized guidance have propelled my businesses forward and helped me become an effective leader with a positive mindset."
"Laila helped me align my personal and business values, clear out the mental clutter that was holding me back from growth, and held me accountable. She was integral in helping me get to the next level — personally and professionally."
"I came in exhausted and overwhelmed. I left with clarity, energy, and a plan I actually believe in. Laila has a gift for seeing exactly what is holding you back — and helping you release it with grace and power."
I am an award-winning journalist, podcast personality, speaker, and transformational coach. I am a breast cancer survivor. And I am the woman who rebuilt her entire life from the ground up — and then dedicated that life to helping other women do the same.
I believe with every part of my soul that you are not on this Earth to live a life that is status quo. I believe you are here to live with ultimate joy, ultimate energy, a clear path toward success, and beautiful synchronicity.
This retreat is the most intimate, most transformational offering I have ever created. It is the work I was born to do.
- ICF Certified Coach (International Coaching Federation )
- National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)
- Certified Mentor Coach
- Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach
- HeartMath® Certified Practitioner
- Georgetown University ITL Advisor — Health & Wellness Program
- Cancer Survivor & Whole-Life Rebuilder
- Award-Winning Journalist & Podcast Personality
- Founder, LikeMinded Ladies Community
- Founder, Meridian Excellence Solutions
Every Tier. The Full Transformation.
All tiers include the complete retreat experience — every workshop, every meal, all evening immersion sessions, your vitality blueprint, and 30-day integration support.
- ✓ Private en suite bathroom
- ✓ Full 4-day retreat experience
- ✓ All meals by private chef
- ✓ Wine, cocktails & all-day snacks
- ✓ All 5 workshops
- ✓ Evening immersion experiences
- ✓ Personalized vitality blueprint
- ✓ Curated welcome gift bag
- ✓ 30-day integration support
- ✓ Shared bathroom
- ✓ Full 4-day retreat experience
- ✓ All meals by private chef
- ✓ Wine, cocktails & all-day snacks
- ✓ All 5 workshops
- ✓ Evening immersion experiences
- ✓ Personalized vitality blueprint
- ✓ Curated welcome gift bag
- ✓ 30-day integration support
- ✓ All 4 days of programming
- ✓ All 5 workshops
- ✓ All meals & drinks (all 4 days )
- ✓ All evening immersion experiences
- ✓ Personalized Vitality Blueprint
- ✓ Curated welcome gift bag
- ✗ No overnight accommodations
A $500 non-refundable deposit secures your spot. Balance due 30 days before the retreat. Payment plans available on all overnight tiers.
If the $500 deposit feels like a barrier, or if you need a more extended payment plan — please reach out. We never want money to be the reason you don't show up for yourself. [email protected]
Everything you need to know before you say yes.
Who is this retreat for?
This retreat is for high-achieving women who feel depleted, disconnected, or stuck — and who are ready to do the real work of rebuilding from the inside out. You do not need to be in crisis. You just need to be ready.
What is included in the price?
Everything: all programming, all meals, wine and drinks, evening immersion experiences, your personalized vitality blueprint, welcome gift bag, and 30-day post-retreat integration support. Overnight tiers include private accommodations.
How do I secure my spot?
A $500 non-refundable deposit holds your place. The remaining balance is due 30 days before the retreat. Payment plans are available on Tier 1 and Tier 2 — and if you need something more flexible, just reach out to [email protected].
Are there discounts available?
Yes! LML Members and current or past private clients of Laila receive a special discount on all tiers. Reach out to [email protected] to apply your discount before booking.
What is the refund policy?
The $500 deposit is non-refundable. If you need to cancel more than 30 days before the retreat, your remaining balance will be refunded. Cancellations within 30 days are non-refundable but transferable to another attendee.
How many women will be there?
This retreat is intentionally kept small — limited spots to ensure every woman is fully seen, held, and supported throughout the entire experience.
Do I need to have done the Depletion Audit first?
It is recommended but not required. If you have not done the audit, you will complete a brief intake assessment before the retreat so Laila can personalize your experience.
I live outside New Orleans — is this worth traveling for?
Absolutely. Women are flying in from across the country. The retreat is designed to be a complete reset — which is exactly why leaving your environment is part of the transformation.
The right time is not coming. You have to choose it.
There will always be a reason to wait. Another season, another commitment, another "when things settle down." But you and I both know — things do not settle down. You have to create the space. This is that space.
Reserve Your Spot Now — Starting at $997 →Spots intentionally limited · $500 deposit secures your place · November 5–8, 2026
Questions about payment plans or discounts? [email protected]