(C4C)Care For

Caregivers

Download Our 2023-2025 Impact Report

Who We Are

A Partnership to Heal the Healers

Who We Serve

What We Do:

Lead With Love began in 2016 when founder Gina Murdock hosted the first Lead With Love Summit in Aspen—four transformative days featuring master teachers like Deepak Chopra, Byron Katie, Marianne Williamson, and Goldie Hawn. What started as a celebration of learning became a movement dedicated to cultivate and nourish a community of heart-centered leaders who CHOOSE LOVE + AMPLIFY LOVE.

Our Care for Caregivers (C4C) Program honors this original intention by supporting heart-centered leaders who serve others, especially children, through our partnership with CASA of the Ninth.

  • Movement + Breath + Connection + Heart-Centered Listening + Self Inquiry + Sound + Deep Rest

    • Monthly support series at True Nature Healing Arts

    • Multiple full-day retreats

    • Annual multi-day retreat

    • Safe, sacred spaces for healing and self-care

    • Scholarship-funded retreats for frontline caregivers

    • Evidence-based wellness practices tailored for secondary trauma

    • Sustainable service training to prevent burnout

C4C supports caregivers serving vulnerable children, with primary focus on CASA advocates and child welfare professionals. The need is urgent:

  • 60%+ of caregivers experience high stress and burnout symptoms (2020-2023 studies)

  • 42 million Americans provide unpaid care

  • 40-70% report symptoms of depression

  • 59% report high emotional stress; 38% report high physical stress

The Ripple Effect: Proven Impact

Participant Results:

  • 100% rate LWL experience 4.5-5 out of 5

  • 95%+ report high likelihood of applying learnings daily

  • Deep values alignment achieved through signature process

Community Impact:

  • Caregivers return to serve 300+ vulnerable children with renewed energy

  • Each participant influences 10-15 family members/colleagues on average

  • Sustainable service model prevents burnout and turnover

  • "I attended the retreat as part of CASA and was a scholar. 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, addressing gun violence through public health

  • "I have been blessed with two scholarships allowing me the opportunity to attend two fabulous LWL retreats. 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 Scholarship Recipient

  • Share our events with your volunteers and staff

  • Implement your own C4C program in your service area with our support

  • Write grants or fundraise to support the Care For Caregivers Program

Become A Care For Caregivers Champion

Our Intentions For Growth

Sustain & Expand Current Programs:

  • Continue monthly support series at True Nature Healing Arts in partnership with CASA

  • Maintain annual in-person multi-day retreat

Reach More Caregivers Statewide:

  • Offer quarterly digital "Lunch & Learn" sessions (60-90 min) for all CASAs in Colorado

  • Topics: mindfulness, meditation, trauma, neuroscience with expert presenters

  • Participants invited to annual in-person retreat

Grow Partners Through Our Replicable Model:

  • Export our program for statewide implementation

  • Train facilitators in LWL curriculum

  • Establish cozy, nurturing spaces in partner communities

Inspire People To Care & Take Action To Help Vulnerable Kids:

  • Become a CASA volunteer

  • Become a foster parent

  • Adopt a child

BRING CARE FOR CAREGIVERS TO YOUR DISTRICT

A Proven, Replicable Model for Supporting CASA Advocates & Child Welfare Professionals

CONSULTATION & SETUP

  • Initial 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 session plans

  • Participant materials and handouts

FACILITATOR TRAINING

  • Training in Lead With Love methodology

  • Trauma-informed facilitation techniques

  • Group dynamics and holding space

  • Self-care for facilitators

  • Ongoing support and consultation

IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT

  • Launch planning and logistics guidance

  • Marketing and communication templates

  • Feedback and evaluation tools

  • Quarterly check-ins

  • Access to LWL network and community

Work With Us

WHAT WE PROVIDE TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Evidence-based wellness support specifically designed for those serving vulnerable children.

YOUR THREE PATHWAYS TO C4C

OPTION 1: PARTICIPATE

Join Our Existing Programs

  • Send your advocates/staff to our retreats and events

  • Scholarship funding available

  • Immediate access to proven programming

OPTION 2: REPLICATE

Launch C4C in Your District

  • We provide consultation, curriculum, and training

  • You implement with your own facilitators

  • Ongoing support from Lead With Love team

  • Customized to your community's unique needs

DOWNLOAD OUR STARTER KIT*

*starter kit & funding advice coming soon

SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION CALL

OPTION 3: COLLABORATE

Co-Create a Hybrid Model

  • Participate in some LWL events

  • Launch local monthly support series

  • Share resources and best practices

  • Build together

READY TO BEGIN?

GET ADVICE ON FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES*

WE CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU!