I'm Amanda.

WILL YOU JOIN ME ON THE JOURNEY?

As the 5-year mark rounded the corner, I crawled, barely breathing (literally), into 2017 as a sleep-deprived, anxiety-ridden, full-blown depressed, friendless workaholic.

I found myself attempting to manage an ungodly amount of stress. It wasn’t just affecting me, but my business, my health, and my marriage. Somehow I was five years into running my business full time, and only months from throwing in the towel.

Thus began my Revīval and my journey to properly managing stress, growing a business, and being human again.

I’ve been on a journey these last two and a half years to repair my mind and my body. As new, hopeful light continues to break the horizon in my health, I’ve started sharing my story. I’ve received resounding “me too’s” and realized so many women are in the middle of my 2016-2017, a place I would never wish anyone to visit. And with that, Revīv Retreats was born.

I’m a firm believer that days off and rest are not a luxury but a necessary part of life. It has been my dream to create an experience for women who need a restart where they find healing and restoration, and are given the tools to thrive, not just survive.

Ten years ago, I jetted off to Colorado with a degree but no direction. It was just two weeks after I had lost my best friend in a motorcycle accident, and just a day after college graduation. During those next few months, I enjoyed the ski-bum life, with my Canon Rebel in hand, as God worked to heal my heart.

On a trip back to my hometown just north of Atlanta, I found myself at the cemetery for the first time since the funeral. With tears streaming down my face, I fixated on that tiny little dash. The dash that signified everything in between when life begins and ends--the laughter and the quiet moments, the conversations and the inside jokes, the memories and the impact that’s left behind.

I wasn’t sure what my future held just yet, but one thing was certain-- I knew I would remember the significance of the dash.

As my love for photography grew, it became apparent it was meant to be more than just a hobby, so naming my business as a way to signify capturing the moments represented by someone’s dash--seemed like a natural course. Dash Photography became the direction I was looking for.

Two years later, I took Dash Photography full time- which meant pulling all-nighters and 15 hour work days--putting all my focus, attention, and energy into building my business.

Ten years ago, I jetted off to Colorado with a degree but no direction. It was just two weeks after I had lost my best friend in a motorcycle accident, and just a day after college graduation. During those next few months, I enjoyed the ski-bum life, with my Canon Rebel in hand, as God worked to heal my heart.

On a trip back to my hometown just north of Atlanta, I found myself at the cemetery for the first time since the funeral. With tears streaming down my face, I fixated on that tiny little dash. The dash that signified everything in between when life begins and ends--the laughter and the quiet moments, the conversations and the inside jokes, the memories and the impact that’s left behind.

I wasn’t sure what my future held just yet, but one thing was certain-- I knew I would remember the significance of the dash.

As my love for photography grew, it became apparent it was meant to be more than just a hobby, so naming my business as a way to signify capturing the moments represented by someone’s dash--seemed like a natural course. Dash Photography became the direction I was looking for.

Two years later, I took Dash Photography full time- which meant pulling all-nighters and 15 hour work days--putting all my focus, attention, and energy into building my business.

As the 5-year mark rounded the corner, I crawled, barely breathing (literally), into 2017 as a sleep-deprived, anxiety-ridden, full-blown depressed, friendless workaholic.

I found myself attempting to manage an ungodly amount of stress. It wasn’t just affecting me, but my business, my health, and my marriage. Somehow I was five years into running my business full time, and only months from throwing in the towel.

Thus began my Revīval and my journey to properly managing stress, growing a business, and being human again.

I’ve been on a journey these last two and a half years to repair my mind and my body. As new, hopeful light continues to break the horizon in my health, I’ve started sharing my story. I’ve received resounding “me too’s” and realized so many women are in the middle of my 2016-2017, a place I would never wish anyone to visit. And with that, Revīv Retreats was born.

I’m a firm believer that days off and rest are not a luxury but a necessary part of life. It has been my dream to create an experience for women who need a restart where they find healing and restoration, and are given the tools to thrive, not just survive.

it all started with a dash.