In partnership with CASA of the Ninth
Care for Caregivers
A partnership to heal the healers. Direct, evidence-based care for the people on the front lines of caring for vulnerable children.
Where This Began
Lead With Love began in 2016, when founder Gina Murdock hosted the first Lead With Love Summit in Aspen: four transformative days of learning and community. In the years since, our gatherings have welcomed master teachers including Deepak Chopra, Byron Katie, Marianne Williamson and Goldie Hawn.
What started as a celebration of learning became a movement to cultivate and nourish a community of heart-centered leaders who CHOOSE LOVE + AMPLIFY LOVE.
The Care for Caregivers Program honors that original intention by supporting heart-centered leaders who serve others, especially children, through our partnership with CASA of the Ninth.
Who We Serve, and Why It's Urgent
C4C supports caregivers serving vulnerable children, with a primary focus on CASA advocates and child welfare professionals.
60%+
experience high stress and burnout symptoms
42M
Americans provide unpaid care
40β70%
report symptoms of depression
59%
report high emotional stress; 38% high physical stress
Source: caregiver studies, 2020β2023.
What We Do
Our signature curriculum
2026 Program Offerings
- Monthly support series at True Nature Healing Arts
- Multiple full-day retreats
- Annual multi-day retreat at Beyul
We Provide
- Safe, sacred spaces for healing and self-care
- Scholarship-funded retreats for frontline caregivers
- Evidence-based practices tailored for secondary trauma
- Sustainable service training to prevent burnout
The Ripple Effect
Participant results
100%
rate the Lead With Love experience 4.5β5 out of 5
95%+
report high likelihood of applying learnings daily
Community impact
300+
vulnerable children served by caregivers returning with renewed energy
10β15
family members and colleagues influenced per participant
In Their Words
"The retreat was an absolutely beautiful experience. As a caregiver that shows up daily for others it was refreshing and rejuvenating to show up for myself. To take the time to explore what feeds your soul is what made the retreat magical for me."
Care for Caregivers Scholar
"At Beyul, I felt safe enough to release my own trauma, cared for in ways I had forgotten I needed, and reminded that love and joy are also medicine. For the first time in a long time, I felt free enough to lay down some of the weight I carry."
Chief Wellness Officer
"I have been blessed with two scholarships. I would not have been financially able to attend without the generosity of LWL donors. I wish every caregiver could experience the feeling of being wrapped in love and beauty that retreat attendees experience."
Katie Smith, two-time recipient
For organizations and CASA districts
Your Three Pathways to C4C
A proven, replicable model for supporting CASA advocates and child welfare professionals.
Option 1
Participate
Join our existing programs
- Send your advocates and staff to our retreats and events
- Scholarship funding available
- Immediate access to proven programming
Option 2 Β· most requested
Replicate
Launch C4C in your district
- We provide consultation, curriculum and training
- You implement with your own facilitators
- Ongoing support from the Lead With Love team
- Customized to your community's needs
Option 3
Collaborate
Co-create a hybrid model
- Participate in some LWL events
- Launch a local monthly support series
- Share resources and best practices
- Build together
What Partner Organizations Receive
Consultation & Setup
- Assessment of your organization's needs
- Customized program design for your community
- Timeline and budget planning
- Facilitator training options
Curriculum & Resources
- Our signature C4C curriculum framework
- Library of wellness techniques: breathwork, movement, mantras
- Video demonstrations and guided practices
- Facilitator guides and participant materials
Facilitator Training
- Training in the Lead With Love methodology
- Trauma-informed facilitation techniques
- Group dynamics and holding space
- Self-care for facilitators
Implementation Support
- Launch planning and logistics guidance
- Marketing and communication templates
- Feedback and evaluation tools
- Quarterly check-ins and access to the LWL network
Our Intentions for Growth
Sustain & expand current programs
Continue the monthly support series at True Nature Healing Arts in partnership with CASA, and maintain the annual in-person multi-day retreat.
Reach more caregivers statewide
Quarterly digital Lunch & Learn sessions for all CASAs in Colorado covering mindfulness, meditation, trauma and neuroscience, with an invitation to the annual retreat.
Grow partners through a replicable model
Export the program for statewide implementation, train facilitators in the LWL curriculum, and establish cozy, nurturing spaces in partner communities.
Inspire action for vulnerable kids
Become a CASA volunteer, become a foster parent, or adopt a child.
Become a Care for Caregivers Champion
Share our events with your volunteers and staff, implement your own C4C program with our support, or write grants and fundraise to sustain the Care for Caregivers Program.
Want to help children directly? Learn about becoming a CASA volunteer β