Our Remarkable Team
We have been blessed to gather a team of incredible and passionate women who partner with us on our (re)treat experiences. These ladies shared their speciality and expertise through workshops + additional offerings during our wellness weekends. Below you can get to know these individuals and their businesses a bit more.
Jessica Hildebrand | Retreat Founder
Believing that true “wellth” comes from an integration of mind, body, + soul, Jessica seeks to create calm moments to support each aspect of ourselves. At her women’s retreats, she curates a weekend full of beautiful moments, bringing together experts in their field to offer a whole-self approach to wellness. She leads a meditation ministry at her Catholic parish to help individuals find inner calm through the loving presence of our Creator. Additionally, Jessica writes a blog sharing practical, prayerful tips on everyday calm and presence.
To stay in the know of new offerings, join Jessica’s community of other achieving women aspiring for their own accessible calm: https://jessicamhildebrand.com/about-jessica
Kyra Scalea | Innkeeper
Kyra and her husband, Mike, bought the Inn at Twin Linden in March of 2022 and have spent months lovingly restoring the beautiful historic features of the inn and grounds. They have brought in modern conveniences to make your stay extraordinary!
Kyra's focus is offering guests experiential stays - like the quarterly women's wellness retreats - to bring people together in community and offer a differentiated weekend away. She and her husband are the most welcoming hosts and serve an incredible, 4-course breakfast for their precious guests!
You can book a weekend away on their website: www.innattwinlinden.com or follow them on Instagram: @innattwinlinden
Kelly Hanna | Retreat Photographer
Kelly has been capturing beautiful, authentic moments at our wellness retreats. Kelly’s favorite part is helping women build confidence in themselves and what they offer to the world. Because your unique self is exactly what the world needs.
You can view Kelly’s incredible work on her website: www.kellyhannaphotography.com or follow her on Instagram: @kellyhannaphotography
Audrey Hasse | Functional Medicine Dietitian + Workshop Leader
Audrey Hasse is a functional medicine dietitian and the owner of Rooted Well Nutrition. She loves teaching people how to use their mindset, diet, and lifestyle choices to optimize their health, live well, and feel their very best.
You can learn more about Audrey’s offerings on her website: www.rootedwellnutrition.com or follow her on Instagram: @rooted.well.nutrition
Megan Hamm | Personal Stylist + Workshop Leader
Megan is a personal stylist! Her mission is to help women feel sassy and confident everyday when they step out into the world. She turned her love of fashion and helping friends and family dress for events into a business where now she can be of service to so many others! She prides herself on supporting clients in finding what makes them feel sassy and confident without breaking the bank. Her services include personal shopping, styling and closet editing. You can learn more about Megan’s offerings, follow her on Instagram: @thesassarita
Lynn April | Personal Trainer + Workshop Leader
As an athlete from a young age, Lynn has always carried an interest in fitness and health, and utilized strength training and spinning through both of her pregnancies. It only made sense to turn her experience into a focused specialty at Bent On Better. Lynn is a certified personal trainer and a certified pregnancy and postpartum athleticism coach. With her pre/postnatal fitness program, Lynn hopes to help moms who want to maintain their athleticism through an adaptive and transformative approach while pregnant and help them get back into their athleticism safely postpartum.
You can learn more about Lynn’s offerings by following her on Instagram: @bentonbettermoms
Erika Prinz Freed | Acupuncturist + Workshop Leader
Erika Prinz Freed is a healer and guide who aims to help individuals transform their health and restore balance to mind, body and spirit. She has more than a decade of experience as a practitioner of acupuncture and Traditional Oriental Medicine.
She regularly treats the wide array of conditions that respond to acupuncture, specializing in physical pain & injury and women’s health & fertility. She also offers luxurious Acupuncture Facial Renewal. Erika has worked with thousands of patients since earning her Master’s Degree in Acupuncture in 2012, and has been named a "Top 20 Best Acupuncturist in NYC" by Expertise for 8 years in a row (2023 - 2016). Erika has trained in both the US and China.
She’s also the co-founder of Nest Wellness, a collective space for healing in New York City. She is driven by her purpose and vision to bring high-quality holistic health options to as many people as possible and to create community among wellness practitioners.
You can learn more about Erika’s offerings on her website: www.prinzacupuncture.com or follow her on Instagram: @prinzacupuncturenyc
Marissa Turchi | Social Worker, Therapist + Workshop Leader
Marissa is a licensed clinical social worker and relational-based therapist helping individuals to identify and understand their patterns of thoughts, feelings, and experiences. She works with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, professional challenges, life transitions, and grief and loss. Her commitment to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community is a cornerstone of her practice. Additionally, Marissa has a specialty in perinatal and maternal mental health including fertility, infertility, loss, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood.
Marissa’s therapeutic approach is rooted in empathy and integration, combining psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, narrative, mindfulness, strengths-based, and attachment perspectives. Marissa is committed to understanding the holistic nature of each individual, working with people to find pathways of growth and healing. Through warmth and empowerment, she cultivates a sanctuary of exploration – a non-judgmental environment where clients can dialogue openly, finding clarity, insights, and self-compassion.
You can learn more about Marissa’s offerings on her website: www.marissaturchi.com
Theresa Feola | Pelvic Floor Therapist + Workshop Leader
Theresa is a board-certified women’s health therapist. Her 34-year career has been dedicated to helping her clients maximize their potential and live the life they desire.
She opened the Pelvic Room in 2020. After two decades of working with another pelvic floor practice, she wanted to offer a differentiated experience for her patients: to have an hour for a consultation as well as the freedom to make a schedule of care that works with the patient’s lifestyle and finances.
With pelvic PT, there’s a confluence of the mind, body, and soul. It’s not about the therapist treating you; it’s about you and the therapist working together to figure out what your body is saying and how to achieve your goals. For Theresa, there is nothing more important to her than hearing that clients are able to live the life they desire, whether that’s having sex pain-free; using a tampon; returning to exercise after pregnancy; or sleeping without back pain.
You can learn more about Theresa’s offerings on her website: https://www.pelvicroom.com or follow her on Instagram: @pelvicroom