“Professionalism, understanding, and everything completed as a team.”

“TCM – Portability and simplicity.”

“TCM! Helped relieve years of PTSD symptoms.”

“Interacting with the horses! It gave me a very relaxed feeling.”

“TCM and holistic practices.”

“The horse therapy was amazing! 10/10 — highly recommend, wish we had more time.”

“They should open this program up to more than just veterans and first responders. I feel that people from many levels of society could benefit from something like this — even troubled inner-city youth or former gang members.”

“This was an amazing experience! The TCM was incredible — it truly helped me release what I needed to. Also, Donna is the best!” ❤️

“This was the most wonderful and uplifting experience I have ever had. I now feel at peace, and my grief and stress levels are at zero. I wish I had come to this retreat sooner!”

“The entire design of the retreat was perfect. On my first day, I was scared and full of anxiety about my safety and being alone. I quickly learned that the Moore family stays with us the entire time. I was blown away — it felt like a family vacation with people I had never met, yet everyone made me feel at home. The providers were there with us every step of the way — eating, hanging out, and healing together.”

“I have never felt so cared for in my life. TCM left me in awe. Everyone needs to know about this. I am living here healed, happy, hopeful, and surrounded by friends and an added support network. I am so grateful!” ❤️

“As I return to my daily life, I know it is “do or bust,” but I now realize I don’t have to do it alone.” Everything we discussed and everything I was shown has strengthened me in every way.

“By far, the greatest part was knowing that everything here comes from the heart. You all are amazing — continue to shine!”

“Amazing retreat with excellent staff, programming, and treatment! I loved how we bonded as a group yet also had space for self-reflection and healing.

“Bill and Donna run an outstanding program. As a retired first responder and disabled veteran, I deeply appreciate their care and compassion. Mike’s sessions were incredible, and the treatments — yoga, massage, reflexology, acupuncture, meditation, Reiki, EFT, and even the kitchen staff — were phenomenal.”

“This experience was better than some high-end programs I have attended. If you ever need a volunteer or a reference, please reach out. Thank you for everything!”

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What was the most beneficial activity for you at the retreat?

“Cash, Cookies and Cortina” if you know, you know.

Equine Therapy was incredible, and everything was perfect build up to TCM being the release ultimate.

TCM – it presented a dynamic opportunity to address trauma and move forward.

TCM – finding my voice and realizing I could not protect myself from the past and I do not have to allow other actions, opinions against me to control my present and future.

Yoga. Keep me loose and relax and put me in a beautiful place mentally every time.

TCM – because it changed my perspective of memories that brought negative emotions.

All activities were beneficial if I had to choose one, it would have to be Carrie.

The Cortina Method was the most meaningful part of this retreat. It allowed me to release some of my serious deep held trauma – including my MST and PTSD without having to relieve it.

TCM – It has helped me to gain skills to manage people and situations going forward.

Loved Sound Healing with Joe and Warrior Art! Thanks,

Testimonial to Project New Hope Inc.

Thank you, Bill, Donna, Patty, TCM. The services and resources you provide are beyond valuable. You truly serve those who served. From my heart, thank you for inviting me to return to trach at these healing retreats! I am extremely grateful to be part of the experience and meeting all the participants is a gift. The more I get to know you all, the more I Love You. Watching the positive transformation over the four days is Amazing!!! You all are doing God’s work. The spaces at Genesis are also so Inspiring and Spiritual. You are very generous and may those offerings ALL be returned to you tenfold. YOU ARE A Blessing! C.A.

I have never felt more comfortable or safe with a group/space so quickly. I immediately fell in love with Donna, Patty… and Bill, too 😊Their passion for PNH and what they do shined through in every moment of the four days. The schedule/agenda was well-planned and thought out. Yoga made my body feel like I could move in ways I have not in years. It gives me hope for getting back to sports/activities that I used to enjoy as a coping mechanism. TCM was like voodoo in the best way. I never felt anything like it, feeling more hopeful overall. This retreat was transformational, and the cookies were to die-for!!

A 5-star experience! I feel extremely blessed to have the opportunity offered by Project New Hope. From the beginning to end I felt the love and support given by all the staff. The healing therapy modalities were amazing and the TCM is an incredible experience that exceeded my expectations.

TCM is unlike anything I have ever tried before. I enjoyed the sessions and felt changed for a more positive outlook. I slept peacefully without a single nightmare last night for the first time in years. I am so grateful to have been included in the women’s veterans group May 1-5, 2025. The massage made me feel well cared for and pampered like going to a spa. The reflexology was amazing. Yoga in the mornings and evenings was just what I needed to help alleviate the physical pain. The reiki was quite different, and I have no words to explain, but I feel helped. The food and lodging were wonderful, and everyone was so kind and uplifting. I felt accepted just as I am for the first time.

Oh my Gosh! This is an amazing place and retreat. Everything was so well thought out by the staff, volunteers, and the food every day. I am beyond blessing and grateful for this opportunity to attend this retreat. I appreciate everyone that made this event possible. Much gratitude!!

I came to the retreat to reunite with a long-lost bestie. What I left with was renewed strength (mental) and clarity as well as bonds with a beautiful group of “friends.” I plan to move through the remainder of my life staying connected. This retreat has had a profound impact on my life. I will NEVER forget the people I met here, and me & my bestie will carry these cherished memories with us forever. Aside from that, TCM is something that I feel should spread through Veteran communities in every state. Its cabs help so many people if they just have access to it. God Bless you all for making this retreat available.

I learned through TCM a way to file my past traumatic memories/evets as just emotions from what happened in such a way that I am telling the story as a fact, but without the welling up of emotion and thinking,  I could do nothing to change that. I learned to pay attention to be living in the moment, not dwell on the past (which I can’t change) and not think of the future (which I can’t predict) and live the present knowing I will be able to handle what will come in the future.

Honestly, being transparent and brutal as possible, this retreat was unlike anything I have ever experienced through my healing journey so far. Being a USMC with a history of PTS & MST, chronic pain, unknown medical issues, and multiple concurrent diagnosis, I came here brunt out, physically, emotionally, spiritually and at my last straw of breath. The Cortina Method gave me the space and safety, I needed to finally, so freaking quickly let go of my trauma without being retraumatized (repeatedly so). The facilitator SAW ME and held space with so much honest compassion that finally for once in this complicated life I did not just feel like a diagnosis, I felt like a WHOLE PERSON again. The equine therapy (my Pablo) touched a part of me, I did not even know (I honestly did not) that it also needed to use some healing. The Yoga Nidra, the sound bowls, and all the holistic tools/methods allowed me to feel present and, in my body, again (and in control). That is something I know I have struggled immensely with for years due to trauma and chronic illnesses, (one pandora box was opened). I walked away today, sad to leave, though it was scheduled time to do so. Now with some freaking impressive tools, sisters, friendships, connections, and more than anything else hope. I now can attest that I believe every Veteran (woman or male “or not”), whose carrying some invisible wounds should experience what I just experienced and went through with an honest ab open mind, healing is possible and it can/should begin here – so come and try it.  Thank you, Project New Hope Inc, thank you from the bottom of my (refreshed) heart. You are all truly reminded and shown that I matter and importantly I am not alone.

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I came to the Men’s Retreat with low expectations. I have been to other retreats, individual counseling,
and different types of therapies for my PTSD, with little or short-lived success. 
This weekend has cured my PTSD and has given me new focus on life. I was depressed, anxious, with a lack of hope
before I came here, but now I am full of life and can’t wait to go out and experience all the world has to offer. 
Thank you, Project New Hope, for allowing me to attend such a great retreat.

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I came to this retreat asking how on the website it can say, “He can change a person’s life in a single visit.” 
I have to say that you have to live it, be in the moment yourself, to believe the comment… a total thank you!!

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I came in here not knowing what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. I’ve been interested in more holistic healing
methods after a poor success rate with “modern medicine,” and here I found a safe, comfortable area to learn. 
The staff has been amazing, and they feel more like friends than “the help.” I’m so glad I came and want to visit again!

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After years of struggling, I arrived at the retreat kinda skeptical but open-minded. The first few days were a blur of
therapeutic exercises and conversation. 
The unbelievable moment came after my first session of TCM. The triggers of my PTSD have been replaced, and for the first
time in years I no longer feel a powerless victim, but an observer able to process the events without the crushing weight. 
This entire experience can only be described as a spiritual exorcism — it didn’t erase the memory, but it stripped it of all
its power, allowing me to breathe freely for the first time in a very long time.

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Like all things in life, I discovered something new. The weekend of therapy, yoga, meditation, and more was an experience
I will hold onto for the rest of my life. 
The tools I’ve learned are priceless, and the people I’ve met are amazing human beings. Many of them have made significant
changes in their lives for the better. 
This retreat should be required for all veterans — but it’s not. It’s voluntary, to go out for four days and be renewed in your mind.

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I had a wonderful time. The staff was awesome. I would come back again and again. You all did great work and got me to open up. 
Thank you.

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The flow of energy, the calming of the instructors, the spiritual awakening… things have changed! 
I have fought for my sobriety, my dignity, and PNH has allowed me to heal. 
I am grateful for the opportunity that was given. 
I am grateful for the staff that showed kindness. 
I am grateful for the breakthrough that I had.

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Having been privileged to participate in PNH’s Mindfulness Retreat, I was excited to once again have the privilege. 
The guides are friendly and approachable, sharing their skillsets. 
It is ultimately, as with any change, my choice — and over only a couple days we are enabled to begin making small changes
with a new resolve, supported not by some low-cost PowerPoint expert, but by those who are skilled enough in application
that they give each of us the chance to experience. 
This simplifies the trial process and shows us which things help most.

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Last Thursday I arrived hopefully pessimistic about the Cortina Method. 
Being a retired clinical social worker, I was experienced in several treatment modalities, all with the desire and intent
to heal others. When my spouse died in 2013, I discovered the need to address my own mental health issues. 
This became very evident when I retired. I’ve always believed, “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.” 
I was ready for this experience, and I am leaving here with a very different outlook. 
I am inspired, energized, and optimistic! Thanks to the awesome staff and their dedication.

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