01/26/2026
A note from me, as a human & as a business owner:
I’ve been sitting with what we’re witnessing both here in the United States and globally, and it’s heavy.
Ongoing ICE activity and immigration enforcement practices in this country are creating fear, family separation, and harm for people who are simply trying to live and survive. At the same time, the continued devastation and loss of innocent life in Gaza weighs deeply on my heart. In every case, it is everyday people—families, children, elders—who are paying the price for violence and systems they did not choose.
This isn’t about politics for me.
It’s about HUMANITY.
History has shown us over snd over that institutions rarely do the right thing on their own. Meaningful change has almost always come from individuals and communities speaking up, applying pressure, and refusing to look away when human dignity is at stake.
I work every day with bodies and nervous systems, and I see how fear, displacement, and prolonged stress live inside the body long after events unfold. The trauma created by raids, threats of removal, war, and violence doesn’t end when the moment passes—it imprints itself into generations.
Silence, while often more comfortable, does not protect people from that harm. Too often, it allows it to continue.
I know this message won’t resonate with everyone. And that’s okay. My hope is simply that it reaches the hearts it’s meant to reach—and that even for those who don’t agree, these words might still speak quietly to your soul.
Sometimes we don’t need full agreement to remember our SHARED HUMANITY.
Pete’s Retreat was built with care, compassion, and a deep respect for human life. It will continue to stand for safety, dignity, and humanity.
Not selectively, and not only when it’s comfortable.
If speaking from that place means I lose business, I trust that it’s creating better alignment in my life and work. I’m at peace with letting my presence be a filter for the people who are meant to be here.
If this post makes you pause, feel, or sit with discomfort.. that’s okay. Discomfort can be part of waking up, of remembering what matters. And if you’re grieving what’s happening right now, you’re not alone.
I love you,
Lexy 🤍🤍🤍
