Journey of Renewal–Tuscany 2025

October, 20-26, 2025

travel With Dr. Ada Gonzalez and Jackie Lamothe

This is a trip of new beginnings For women like you who want to transition from stress, overwhelm, and Confusion and instead find renewal for a life full of Joy, purpose, and freedom to thrive.

Travel allows us to experience a wide range of emotions. In a journey of renewal you can engage all of your brain and senses in ways not possible in your everyday life.

This journey will enable you to be fully immersed in exploring yourself and your different surroundings and experiences. These experiences will allow you to start a new chapter in your life.

Do you relate to any of these. . .?

01– You don’t have enough support

You have the feeling that you are all on your own while facing a life transition and trying to keep too many balls in the air.

02 – You feel confused and stuck

You seem to be going in circles with no effective strategy to get to the next stage of your life. As a result you. . .

• complain to your friends and family about your hard and unhappy life in all its variations (work, divorce, children, friends, etc.).

• read many self-help books and listen to inspirational podcasts without doing anything different.

• make many efforts to "improve" your life but fall flat on your face.

03 – You are overwhelmed

Let's face it. . .

You are tired of struggling and want to recapture or develop the happy fulfilling life of your dreams. You know you need a better strategy, but don’t know where to begin. There is so much different tactics, and information out there that you feel paralyzed. . .

You have tried on your own to turn the tide of negativity, and are tired of failing time and again. You feel drained instead of fully alive.

You keep falling into depression, anxiety, and stress, and you fear that you can't get your life together.

The truth is. . .

you can’t move easily through a transition without the right support, strategies, and systems to support and sustain your growth.

The good news is that You DO have a choice!

If you want to experience the RENEWAL of your mindset, emotions, and life. . .

Then this Journey of RENEWAL was made for you!

By the end of our journey together you will. . .

Learn to listen to your heart, love with gratitude, think with wisdom, and thrive! 

Are you ready for your Journey?  

We will. . .

Why can you trust us as your guides?

I’m Dr. Ada Gonzalez, a Psychotherapist, mindset coach, and transformation expert who has successfully worked with many people from different parts of the world for more than 30 years with tremendous success. I help women transform their lives. As an expert traveler, I can help you navigate important life transitions and safely conquer new challenges in your life while listening to your heart and designing your best self so you can enjoy a thriving life. I’m ON A MISSION TO MOVE WOMEN FROM SURVIVING MODE INTO THRIVING! 

My friend and fellow explorer is Jackie Lamothe of Circa Travel, a travel agency with over 30 years experience designing customized and memorable travel. She specializes in European travel, especially in Italy. And is a real expert about the Tuscan area.

Between the two of us we have prepared an extraordinary experience that you will cherished for the rest of your life.

Dare to dream again!

I love traveling and have been able to live in and visit many countries. That's probably why I envision this journey. I want to invite you to Dare to dream again! Join in this series of Transformative Conversations® and experiences that will relight the spark of hope and bring happiness back into your life.

This is my signature transformation journey for women who want to get out of their comfort zone, stop spinning their wheels, and start living their dream. It is a unique package. I teach the basic knowledge, strategies, and practical skills that can help you rewrite your life story. Jackie takes you through breathtaking places and experiences that complement your “makeover.” Having the right mindset and attitude is the foundation for a happy life.

This journey is for you if you can’t envision yourself being happy, are currently so busy that you hardly take time for yourself or for fun anymore, and your days have morphed into something that feels, in the best of days boring and stressful, and in the worst of days as if you are your worst enemy!

How is This Journey of Renewal Different?

On this journey you will find the confidence and skills you need to develop a coherent thriving life. You will:

• Bust the voices in your head saying you’ll never have the kind of life you dream of.

• Maintain a consistent heart connection that is not broken by circumstances.

• Eradicate your fear of failure, or fear of success, and learn to act from your heart.

• Bridge the gap between your dreams and your actions so you don’t get hurt, or waste time and effort in your quest to enjoy a successful, flourishing, joyful life.

I'll show you how you can start focusing on what works and move from negative to positive from the start! Don’t lose another moment!  Start today!

Take a moment and imagine how will your life look like after this experience.

• A positive close relationship with yourself and your dreams that works well.

• The strength and resilience to step out of your comfort zone and develop the amazing heart coherent life you were meant to have.

• The personal satisfaction that comes from taking responsibility for your own issues instead of complaining and criticizing what others are doing.

• The freedom to develop a healthy emotional life that enjoys focusing on tolerance, kindness, compassion, and positive action. 

• An open communication style that creates understanding and connection with others.

• The trust and comfort of being able to reveal yourself authentically, honestly, and directly.

• The development of a new story and future accomplishments.

• The RENEWAL of your brain leading to positivity, forgiving, and acceptance with yourself and others in your life.

• A reawakening of a good connection with God and your best self that strengthens your self-respect.

• Clarity on how to sustain a happy flourishing heart congruent life going forward.

Key Features of the Journey

Be prepared to explore, practice, and change. In our week together you will focus intensively on who you are and who you want to become.  Here are the highlights of your journey.

Before we even start!

readiness for the journey

Before leaving, we will focus on preparing well for the journey. This is a bonus pre-travel live zoom experience where we will cover:

• Logging your flight plan: Where are you now and where are you going. What physical preparations you need to make for a successful trip. What attitude are you taking with you and why this is important.

• Pre-check maintenance: What’s in your luggage and what's in your heart. What are your blockages and what makes your blood flow with excitement.

• Balancing the weight: Leaving behind physical and emotional excess baggage.

• Warming up: Getting excited for your dream destination.

Day 1- Eliminate fears and negativity

No matter how much you prepare, you need to start taking action. You don't move anywhere if you are in the tarmac just warming up the engines!  In this first day you’ll travel and we will arrive at our destination. You will then be transported to our first destination. During travel time and on arrival we will focus on how to confront your fears and uncertainty. You’ll learn to. . .

• Use your fears as compass

• Discover negative thoughts that keep you stuck

• See with new positive eyes, think with new positive pathways

• Take discomfort in stride. Start acting “as if.”

  Main Activity: Private transfer from Florence Airport, Check in at Hotel in San Quirico d’Orcia, Tuscany. Welcome dinner and Getting to know others.

Days 2 & 3

Nurture and strategize to succeed

Through our Renewal Circle, reflection, journaling, and experiences, discover the best ways to nurture yourself. Set goals that are specific and achievable. Be optimistic AND realistic. Then dare to take action, even if it is imperfect action. Sometimes everything goes as expected, at other times you need to change. But you can continue to enjoy the journey as you keep learning how to. . .

• Take care of yourself, being conscious of your needs and willing to meet them.

• Strategize for success, learning to stop sabotaging yourself.

• Develop a realistic and specific plan

• Throw perfectionism out the window

• Treasure the peak experiences of the day

• Live in the moment, grounded in the now

• Become more flexible, redirecting when needed.

  Activity for Day 2: Renewal Circle, Cooking class in Tuscany, time for reflection.

  Activity for Day 3: Renewal Circle, Private transfer to Deruta for visit and ceramic workshop.

Day 4

Day 6

take time to “Smell the Flowers” and to design your future  

Participate in our Renewal Circle, reflection, and journaling to learn how to make sure you establish the new habits you need for the next development of your journey. Your new mindset needs to be reinforced until it is easy to follow the new pathways in your brain. It’s like on this journey you have been learning to slow down, and to explore a new culture. It has requires total immersion, and enough time to start to understand and learn yourself better and the culture (we hope you’ll decide to come back!).

• Slow down to savor and reflect

• Enjoy your new mindset and learn to keep a joyful journal

• Evaluate your growth and develop a life plan

• Find enjoyment and thrive in today’s experiences.

• Decide to enjoy each day after you go back, no matter what! 

  Activity for Day 6: Florence Perfume workshop and Farewell dinner

What is the price for this fabulous Journey?

Glad you asked! Transport from and to the Florence Airport, Accommodations for 6 nights, Breakfast every day, Everything described above, plus 2 fabulous dinners, plus a few extra surprises, you can have it all for a very affordable price:

$3,244 if you choose a double occupancy room (which means you will have another woman from the group as a roommate) or

$3,500 if you want a single occupancy room.

The only things not included are your air ticket and most lunches and dinners.

We have only 12 spaces available. It’s NOT too early to register. On the registration page you will see options for financing the trip. Therefore, if you register soon, by the time next year comes around you would have easily paid for the trip.

Don’t wait or you might find out that all the spaces have been filled and you will need to ask to go on a waiting list.

Once you register, we will keep in contact with you once a month to keep you informed and excited about this wonderful Journey of Renewal.

Here’s what’s so great…

Through years of working with individual women, I realized that there was a specific recipe for success! And if you miss any of the steps you will NOT get the outcome you want! Because both Jakie and I love traveling, and perceive life as a journey, we developed this special journey to help you get out of your daily comfort zone and be able to open your mind and heart to new amazing opportunities.

So, This journey is only for women who are serious about creating their next step in an extraordinary heart-coherent life and willing to go full-steam ahead to start developing a lifetime of happiness in one unforgettable transformational trip to Tuscany!

Don’t wait a moment longer. Remember that We have only space for 12 women. If you have any questions about the journey, you can schedule a call with me directly in my calendar. My calendar tends to fill quickly, therefore, if you need to talk to me before registering, schedule a call right away.