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    Our Mission

    Cultivate Pride is dedicated to empowering LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals by fostering a supportive community where they can thrive authentically. Our mission is to cultivate an environment where health professionals can lead with pride, be true to themselves, and inspire future generations of LGBTQ+ healthcare providers.

    Location

    Discover Bodega Bay: A Place to Recharge, Reflect, and Reconnect 🌲

    Tucked along the rugged Northern California coast, Bodega Bay is a hidden gem where dramatic cliffs meet the Pacific Ocean and rolling green hills cradle quiet coves. Just 90 minutes from San Francisco, this seaside escape offers breathtaking sunsets, miles of coastal trails, fresh local seafood, and that calming ocean air that reminds you to slow down and just be. Whether you're walking the beach, gathering around a firepit, or watching harbor seals play in the surf, Bodega Bay offers the perfect setting to unwind, connect, and be fully yourself, surrounded by beauty and community.

    UPCOMING

    Fall 2025 Retreat

    Our inaugural retreat

    Join us for a weekend of rest, connection, and healing—created by and for LGBTQ+ clinicians and allies. In a time when so many of us are carrying heavy loads, this retreat offers space to breathe, reflect, and reconnect with what keeps us going.


    Co-led by a badass nonbinary psychologist and queer physician, this gathering is all about community care, shared wisdom, and recharging together. Whether you're feeling burned out, fired up, or somewhere in between—you belong here.


    Come as you are. Leave grounded, supported, and inspired.

    Healing and Resilience

    Offer a restorative space for grounding and recovery from political, professional and personal stress.

    Connection

    Cultivate meaningful relationships among peers who share values, identity and lived experience.

    Skill Building

    Strengthen skills and embodied strategies needed to lead with authenticity - through grounding practices, refocusing energy and making space for joy along the way.

    Clinician Wellbeing

    Prioritize self-care as essential for sustainable healing work and community care. 

    Leaders

    Dr. Anna Larson, DO (she/any)

    Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them)

    Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them)

    Dr. Anna Larson, DO (she/any) is a family medicine physician with over 15 years of experience in LGBTQ+ leadership, advocacy, and gender-affirming care. She is passionate about creating safe, inclusive spaces for the LGBTQ+ community. As a queer person herself, she believes in the power of healing in community and coaches LGBTQ+ individuals to create authentic lives, helping them navigate challenges with strength and clarity. She also an intuitive healer and enjoys leading meditations and facilitating energy healing.

    Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them)

    Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them)

    Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them)

    Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them) is a licensed clinical psychologist, sexual health consultant, educational consultant and community builder. Originally from Puerto Rico, they earned their PhD at Albizu University and completed a clinical postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Minnesota’s Program in Human Sexuality. Their work is rooted in a holistic, intersectional approach that advances health equity and affirming care for transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex communities. 

    Preliminary Schedule

      Frequently Asked Questions

      Please reach us at info@cultivatepride.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

      Early bird pricing ranging from $600-$1200 per person depending on chosen accommodations. Prices will increase by $300 after July 1.

      Directed towards health care clinicians who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community or as allies deeply impacted by the increasing political assaults on LGBTQ+ rights and healthcare

      September 19-21, 2025

      • Starting: 4pm Friday, Sept 19th 
      • Ending: 12 noon Sunday, September 21st

      (there will be location to store luggage until Sunday evening 6pm to accommodate for varying flight times)

      • Hors d'oeuvres Friday evening, Saturday meals, and Sunday brunch. Dietary restrictions will be accommodated, please let us know in advance when booking. 
      • Lodging- two neighboring luxury short term rental houses with option of shared bed, private bed in shared room, or private bed in private room
      • Group Sessions + Activities

      Not at this time to keep costs low but hope to in the future

      Not at this time given limited space and emphasis on reflection and connection with other healthcare professionals

      Bodega Bay, CA (30 min outside of Santa Rosa and 90 minutes to San Francisco) 

      Fly into SFO, OAK or STS airport

      Can rent a car and drive from airport

      Can carpool from airport to retreat site (will help coordinate carpool)

      Can sign up for shuttle from airport: Groome Transportation available hourly to take from SFO and OAK airports to Santa Rosa (35 min from retreat site) where we will transport you to retreat site 

      https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/sfo-oak/?&sd_client_id=a85ff7f6-0610-4e20-83d5-0f1ae15c020a

      • Two luxury short term rental neighboring houses
      • Option of shared bed, private bed in shared room, or private room with private bed within one of the two neighboring short term rental houses
      • Amenities: living room spaces with ocean views, outdoor spaces with ocean views, pool table, ping pong table, laundry, full kitchen


      We know shit happens! We will provide a 50% refund up until 30 days before the event. After that time we will be unable to provide a refund.


      We plan to! Email us to be notified of our next retreat: info@cultivatepride.com

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        Reclaim rest. Restore Purpose. Reignite Pride.   

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