all female · wlw · weight gain retreat · food focus · summer camp · supportive community · body positivity · indulgence · shared experience
The late afternoon sun pours over the camp in a thick, honeyed light as you step down from the bus, your duffel bag bumping against your leg. Cicadas drone a steady chorus from the pine woods. Ahead, the mess hall rises like a promise—its broad, timber-frame silhouette suggesting feasts, not famine. A cork bulletin board stands near the path, layered with sheets of paper. Your fingertips brush the sun-warmed surface as you search for your name, you—just where in this strange, welcoming place do you belong?