Minette has a remarkable ability to create a safe and warm environment. I felt at ease enough to share my thoughts comfortably within the small group. And I got real results. The entire journey felt wholesome, leaving me with a renewed sense of appreciation for my personal growth. I highly recommend Minette’s classes to anyone seeking guidance in their personal development, and a genuinely enriching experience. Thank you, Minette, for taking my on this journey!

Working with Minette helped me find my voice, discover my truth and inner power, come back to myself and what matters most, and to feel connected to my most authentic self. Finding my truth was the most important thing I could do for myself.

This retreat, set in a beautiful home in the woods, was magical. Minette and Emma together bring a grace, and slowness that is hard to achieve in our fast paced world. I really enjoyed gathering together with all of the attendees for shared insight and soul work, and I loved taking the inspiration from the day and turning into elementally inspired prayer flags. To be able to show up to an art based retreat, and have to bring nothing, is amazing. The generosity of these two women, with their time, insight, materials, preparation and love made this such a magical time. We were cared for with amazing food, what felt like unlimited supplies and opportunities to create, and a space that was very inspiring. I would have liked another few days in this retreat!

Hi everyone, I am from Iowa. I retired three years ago and have been taking art classes. I did the weekend Mythical Makeover and found this intuitive way of expression to be just what I’ve been longing for!  I so resonated with the courage, insight and kindness that Minette and each participant brought to the experience. I’m looking forward to this adventure!

The Wild and Sacred retreat was an absolute joy from start to finish! It was clear that every detail was so thoughtfully and lovingly planned. Minette and Emma made an incredible duo—their styles balanced each other perfectly, and their combined energy created something truly special. They were warm, inspiring, and deeply generous with their knowledge, making the creative energy in the room contagious. This experience was truly restorative for my soul and creativity. I left feeling deeply connected to an amazing group of women. And the location—unbeatable!

The retreat exceeded my expectations. I came not knowing anyone and I immediately felt welcome and seen. I loved starting the day with a sharing circle, it was a great way to get to know all the other participants better. Not having the pressure to get our projects done was much appreciated. Having all the supplies provided was the icing on the cake. I have attended other classes and been bogged down with getting all the right supplies and packing them up.

A sincere thank you!

I had never been to a retreat before this one, and to be honest, I'm not usually a fan of group activities. But I absolutely loved this experience.

Every moment spent with Emma (Minette's co-facilitator), Minette, and the other attendees was meaningful and uplifting. Emma and Minette have a wonderful way of fostering both connection and personal space—there was always room for reflection, creativity, and quiet when needed.

I came away feeling deeply connected and creatively recharged. I’m already looking forward to the next retreat—if these two incredible women feel inspired to host another, I’ll be the first to sign up. :)

The retreat was great for getting unstuck in the creative process and letting yourself create without a plan of your end piece.  This way of creating frees you up to enjoy exploring different media and materials for the shear curiosity and playfulness of it.

Sisterhood! Do it. Money well spent: invest in yourself.

I don’t want to be the keeper of everyone else’s heart anymore. I want to hold space for others—but not at the expense of myself. This experience helped me name that truth.

Before the Mythical Makeover, I didn’t need permission to create—but I needed the reminder to create. I’ve felt like an oddball, and after meeting all of these like-minded women, I now realize I’m not alone at all. That energy is exactly what I needed to get going.

Sisterhood is a network of self loving women that accept one another, learning and growing individually with our sisters. It is amazing and a great self growth investment.

I had no idea I was an artist, but a nudge from the universe pointed me to Minette's Wild Creative Abandon retreat. I am so grateful! Minette provides a safe space not only for allowing the sleeping inner artist to come out and play, but also to process whatever might be happening below the surface. The circle of women was an amazing supportive space to share all of the celebrations and vulnerabilities that came along with my creative expression. I also took home 3 pieces of painted art work that I'm very proud of. It was lovely to have all of the supplies provided, simple suggestions (no instructions) and support when I felt like I hit a wall in my creative process. I can't recommend this retreat enough!

Minette is such a wonderful teacher! Safe environment, takes great care of her clients. I had a wonderful coaching session with her where I was able to process some important life changes. I highly recommend her workshops and I felt truly heard in her coaching session. She does the deep work we all intuitively know we want to do and she makes it fun and easy!

Years ago, when I first saw a class from Minette, it was spirit animals and I could attend. Fast forward to 2025, and she has reinvented the spirit guides in a way that is purely magical. I have always wanted to try my hand painting animals and I knew that I needed a bit of a push to actually do it. Minette made the entire creation of the painted animal accessible, and full of deep personal meaning. I got 3 beautiful works of art, a heart full of joy and insight and some wonderful friends from this retreat. If you ever want to try, even if it scares you, a retreat by Minette is where you need to be and she will stretch what you can do if you are well experienced. I cannot recommend her retreats enough!

The Sisterhood is my soft landing space during this time of chaos and complexity in today’s world. I am able to breathe deep and dance in a circle of feminine energy, creative innovation, and welcoming acceptance.

I am so busy in my life that I have not had time to work on myself. The Sisterhood is a priority so that I am taking care of myself on a weekly basis. I have realized that I am worth it and I love working with all the wise women that are part of my sisterhood.

I don’t consider myself to be an artist in the truest sense of the word, but Minette helped me to understand that to be creative is our birthright. I was happily surprised at the pleasure I felt in taking the time to nurture that creativity. Minette’s teaching and playful assignments invited me to get curious and become intentional around bringing my creative gifts to the forefront and to understand how these play a role in the success of my business. I would recommend this course to anyone, get in touch with your creative side, it's fun!

I joined last time and really enjoyed it. I love how Minette holds space in the live sessions to create together.

The Sisterhood is so worth it. For those of us who struggle to take time for ourselves or for creativity, it's so nice to take an hour a week that's only for you. There is so much deep content and community for such a small price. Minette is so knowledgeable and encouraging. It's one of the best things I've done for myself in the past few years.

I was struggling with a sense of loneliness and feeling a bit hopeless ... Is the best behind me? I was feeling pretty despondent. Then I took one of Minette’s Mythical Makeovers and it's like light started shining in my life again.

I am steeped in immense gratitude for the depth and richness of the experience. From the moment we began this 4 and 1/2 day retreat, we traveled in a liminal space of radical acceptance, profound insight, and heartfelt generosity. We were surrounded by the saturated colors of the sacred space created to contain and support our creative unfolding. Delicious food, the company of wise women, the natural environment we spent time in, the abundance of diverse materials and gentle, loving guidance were food for my Soul.  The theme delighted and inspired me with well orchestrated and thoughtful stepping stones along the path end with the sacred sharing of our creations on our last morning together. Leslie and Minette are masterful Magicians who took me on an enchanted journey that I will forever cherish.

I’m so thankful for you, Minette! I love, love, love being part of the weekly group. I am growing in creativity, as well as personally. It’s so what I need in my life right now, and through your wonderful guidance my life is balanced and healthy—and will continue to be through the changing seasons. You are wonderful! Thank you.

The Sisterhood gives this introvert a place for parallel play with other women who love personal exploration and creativity. No stress, just companionship on the journey.

There is calmness in our sisterhood and the creative journey and [the] wisdom is priceless.

The Sisterhood is a supportive, inspirational circle of creatives and seekers. Minette is very generous with what she offers. Every week of the year has an innovative and delightful creative invitation to come together and write, share, explore visual arts, and support one another with our presence, compassion, and insights. Minette is a loving “Ring Leader” who puts so much joy and kindness into everything she does. AND it includes her Mythical Makeovers like this one! I highly recommend it!

After attending Minette's retreat I went home with so much creative inspiration and curiosity for what I might create next in my life and in my art work. In our 2.5 days together we explored our inner landscapes with various mixed media techniques, creative prompts, and sharing in an intimate circle of amazing women. The weekend was filled with laughter, deep connection, new friendships, and an explosion of creative expression! Even though I didn't know anyone I felt liked I truly belonged. As a facilitator and retreat leader Minette brings so much passion for creating process art and making it very simple and accessible for all skill levels. She is a master of fun creative prompts and questions to get you diving deep into your own inner exploration. She created a beautiful, empowering, supportive, and deliciously rich art retreat weekend. I can't wait for the next one!

I took this class and it was soooo wonderful! Minette is a wonderful teacher! [Using the] story made it very unique and lots of fun to get to know yourself more deeply! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Minette's courses are wonderful!!! If you are on the fence, just do it- you will be glad you did!

I would just like to say a big "Thank You" to Minette and everyone who attended the live sessions and everyone who posted their work on Facebook. I have loved this whole experience - it has been such great fun.

Not only thank you to you, Minette, but to all of these ladies in this environment, the structure, having the time, having the place to be, and the encouragement and the support of everybody here, knowing that we're all forging into unknown and uncomfortable territory. You know, sometimes it's like walking barefoot through the briars or you're afraid there's gonna be briars so you don't take the step, you know, and realize it's not that thorny. So this has really been great.

This retreat created a safe, expansive and compassionate container to open and bloom in new ways. It's like an adventure of being locked in an art supply store and getting to play in every fun way my imagination takes me. How fun to transform as the side effect of creating and playing. 

I went in feeling lost, and I came out with a new sense of direction and purpose. Leslie and Minette hold such a beautiful space for self-discovery.

Thank you for creating such a safe and supportive space for us to explore and heal individually and together. Each of activities offered its own invitation to go deeper. I felt held equally in my forward steps and my mis-steps. Through this retreat I embraced old wounds and re-purposed the elements for a collage of a joy-filled future. 

I’ve discovered that not only does creative work produce end results, it’s the process itself that inspires productivity in other areas. Sitting quietly and putting images or colors on a page not only relaxes me, it opens my mind to ideas and concepts in other areas of my work. Whether you think you’re creative or not right now, this community will bring you peace and confidence that you are creative!

Working with Minette changed my creative life! I actually went through a BIG art store this weekend and didn't have a meltdown. For many years, I have stifled my creativity, for many reasons, but mostly because of my perfectionism and drive to be productive. Being an "artist" felt scary and unattainable to me -- add to that it felt like a good waste of productive time, and voila! My artist life died. After working with Minette in individual creativity coaching sessions, I was able to let go of the idea of being in project mode (very hard for me as a marketing strategist!) and focus on process and having fun exploring various media and techniques. I am looking forward to continuing this journey and unleashing my inner artist in bigger and bolder ways! 

I am starting fresh on this journey and I'm ready to start pushing myself to be courageous and brave! I also wanted to say a HUGE thank you to Minette for this class, it has helped me in so many ways and even ways I didn't know I needed help.

The Mythical Makeover Experience exceeded my expectations in every way! This is a well-thought-out course that provided me with an opportunity to use creativity and the theme of a Nancy Drew novel to guide steps that altered how I was perceiving my situation and helped me come to discover underlying struggles as well as devise solutions – just like Nancy Drew might do in one of the books in the series! Each prompt allowed for meaningful creative expression and reflection equally. Not only did I explore the precedents to my current situation, but I also was able to put a new lens on what I am facing. This led to me seeing a whole new way of resolving struggles. Since the course ended, I have gone back through the writing and artwork I produced as part of the course. This has led to further insights and to me being able to flesh out an action plan to resolve dilemmas. I got so much more from this workshop than I could have anticipated. The course is extremely high quality and offers something individual to everyone who would participate. I highly recommend the Mythical Makeover Experience and Minette!

Been really enjoying this and realizing how much I’m being called to make space and time to be creative again... to let go of criticism. Just wanted to thank everyone for sharing and a special thank you to Minette Riordan for this course and platform to share with each other.

Minette Riordan, Ph.D. is an entrepreneurial whiz. Without her, we would spin our wheels, but she patiently calls us back from our wild ideas and crazy side trips to keep our heads in the current game. She is patient, affirmative, kind and a great resource for any creative person trying to make a business out of something you love doing. I can't recommend her highly enough.

Have you ever wanted to try something new but didn't know where to start? Or wanted to go in a different direction but didn't know how to take the first step? I was in that situation and I needed someone to hold my hand and lead me into my future. Minette was that person. She helped me by starting where I was, my hopes and hang-ups together with my dreams and desires, and synthesizing them to create a vision of where I want to be, and how to grow my new business. She had the knowledge that I lacked and kept me focused on my goals instead of all the "shiny objects" that would distract me and did not align with my new purpose. She encouraged me, affirmed my efforts and was a great support during the waves of doubt and uncertainty that are natural during new ventures. Her reassurance of staying true to your passion and reminders that "growth takes time" were essential in taking the process one step at a time and concentrating on the now. The main target for me was not putting so much pressure on myself so that the joy in the journey would remain. I would recommend that if you need a fresh start or a new direction, Minette is the one who will help you make that happen!

When I started working with Minette, I felt confident with my art, but not where I wanted to go with it. I felt a bit lost and unsure how to move forward or if I even wanted to progress my art to a business. Through the work and discussions I came to realize that I needed to take action in my personal life to bring the results to my art. I now feel clearer both on how to be excited with my personal life, including changes I have already begun to make, and with the direction I want to focus on with my art while growing an art business I can be enthusiastic about.

As a homeschool mom to my 3 children, I had been dreaming of an art business for a long time. I only had shreds of time or ideas on how to do this. It felt like a magical and far off fantasy. I was having trouble manifesting this. When my kids began school I reached out to meet with Minette. Minette carries a strong presence and spacious demeanor. I felt brave and confident in her company. In the time we worked together she took me through a brilliantly thought out system to build the foundations and structure of my dream business. In this process I worked through high level concepts like values, strengths, ideal clients and money goals. To have the permission and space to let these details unfold was liberating. Minette works in a flow between learning content, nature nourishment and creative expression. It was fascinating and effective for me to galvanize my 'why' which emerged supreme. She built in time to walk and talk in natural settings. This helped me identify challenges moving forward in business while keeping my heart and body engaged in the process. She worked through the content responding to my pace all along. And the hours of painting and creativity was exhilarating to me! Spending time with Minette was truly a life altering experience for me. She is a God send to me. I left this intensive with clarity and focus. I am so thankful to have begun this good work with her. I highly recommend her as a person and a wonderful coach.

Before working with Minette, I had all the pieces, but wasn't sure how to put them together. She really helped me to visually make it all work together. Now, I feel that sense of clarity and focus. My biggest aha from our work together was understanding my pricing and my mindset around money. I have a much better sense of how to overcome the challenges of my mindset as well as how to leverage the positive aspects.