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We are moving forward with plans to meet in person

for Summer Institute this Fall!!

Registration is now open!

2023 SUMMER INSTITUTE

Monday, October 9th – Friday, October 13th

Departures on Saturday, October 14th

LOCATION

Wingspread Retreat & Executive Conference Center

Racine, Wisconsin

Wingspread Retreat & Executive Conference Center encompasses three unique buildings on thirty-six secluded acres with prairies, trails, and a pond, and is just a five-minute walk from the western shore of Lake Michigan. We will enjoy a private tour of the original iconic building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and known simply as Wingspread, which is the heart of this unique complex. Wingspread is located thirty-five minutes from Milwaukee Mitchell Int’l Airport (MKE) and ninety minutes from Chicago O’Hare Int’l Airport (ORD). Visit wingspread.com for more information, plus photos and descriptions of meeting spaces and sleeping rooms.

PROGRAM

Money that comes from an inheritance or partnering with an inheritor can take on an outsized power in our lives. While those who gave us financial wealth intended to improve the quality of our lives, there are many ways it can also make one feel small, overwhelmed, or even lost. Financial inheritance comes with responsibilities we may not have been trained to handle, or have interest in. It can carry burdens of guilt and shame. It can become a primary feature of our identity. Our self-worth to net-worth ratio can get out of balance, and without paid work our self-esteem can suffer. In relationships with unequal financial wealth, the money can become a third-party, disrupting intimacy.

 

At this year’s Summer Institute, we will explore questions such as: 

  • How can we get more comfortable with financial wealth being a part of our identity, with less concern about what others think?

  • What choices can we make to prevent the money from negatively impacting our most important relationships?

  • What dimensions of emotional fluency do we need to develop in order to navigate issues that arise in relationships with friends and family?

  • In a time of insecurity about the future caused by the impact of climate change and social and political upheaval, what makes us feel safe and like we are making a positive difference in the world?

  • What brings us a sense of meaningful occupation, whether paid or unpaid?

 

Our goal is to increase our abilities to use our wealth to help us be happier, in strong relationships with others and ourselves, and to live our values more fully. 

 

The Summer Institute incorporates a balance of large and small group activities, with time for personal reflection and opportunities to socialize. Whether you've spent little time or decades pondering questions like those above, the Summer Institute will provide something of value to you. It is our experience that what we learn and explore together leads to more open, fulfilling conversations and relationships throughout our lives.

REGISTRATION

Registration fee: $3,700 before August 7th --- $3,900 after August 7th

To encourage partners/spouses to attend together, we offer a discount for the second member of a couple sharing a room: $3,000 before August 7th --- $3,200 after August 7th

 

Registration fee covers program and materials; room and board for four nights; and taxes and service charges. Travel costs are not included. Refund Policy: Participants canceling less than 30 days before the start of Summer Institute will receive full refunds, less $200 and any nonrefundable costs assessed by Wingspread.

Click here to download PDF registration form.

 

 

QUESTIONS?

Contact us with any questions or for additional information!

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