About this event
Creativity is your brain having fun!
What if you stopped trying to get creativity right, and started having fun with it?
Give yourself permission to experiment, make a mess, break the rules, and discover something wonderful about yourself. The Live Creatively Retreat, led by MillHouse Founder, social scientist, and creativity expert Dr. Beth Beck, is an immersive four-day experience designed to stretch your creative muscles, challenge your assumptions, and help you uncover the artistic instincts that make you uniquely you.
Taking place January 21–24, 2027, this retreat invites women to step away from the expectations and routines of everyday life and into a space where curiosity leads, perfectionism takes a back seat, and creative discovery is the point.
You don't need to know how to draw, paint, or call yourself an artist. You don't need a portfolio, a plan, or a perfectly executed idea. You just need to be curious.
Curiosity is required. Art experience is not.
What If Your Creativity Is More Unconventional Than You Think?
Women are often expected to juggle multiple responsibilities, follow familiar paths, and get everything right. But creativity doesn't always work that way. It can be nonlinear, surprising, messy, playful, and full of unexpected connections.
At Live Creatively Retreat, we'll explore how women create, leaning into our nonlinear, multitasking superpowers and discovering what happens when we give ourselves permission to think differently.
Through unconventional artistic styles, playful techniques, creative investigations, and hands-on experimentation, you'll be encouraged to challenge your expectations, question your assumptions, and embrace the freedom of imperfection.
We'll make mistakes. We'll break rules. We'll try things that might feel unfamiliar. And we'll discover that some of the most interesting creative breakthroughs happen when we let go of the need to get everything right.
This is not about producing a perfect piece of art. It's about exploring how you think, what captures your imagination, and which creative elements reflect who you are.
What You'll Explore
Play Without the Pressure
Experiment with fun, unconventional approaches to artistic expression. Give yourself room to try something new without worrying about whether it's good, finished, or what anyone else expects.
Challenge Your Creative Limits
Investigate your assumptions about creativity, identify limiting beliefs, and explore the possibilities that open up when you stop treating mistakes as failures.
Discover Your Creative Identity
Explore your own preferences, instincts, and ways of seeing the world. Notice the patterns, choices, and unexpected details that make your creative expression distinctly yours.
Build Confidence Through Experimentation
Learn to trust your curiosity, take creative risks, and become more comfortable stepping into the unknown. You might surprise yourself with what you discover.
Embrace Your Different-ness
There is no single right way to be creative. Celebrate your individuality, explore perspectives outside your comfort zone, and give yourself permission to create in ways that feel authentic to you.
Your Creative Journey: January 21–24, 2027
Each day builds on the experience, moving from collaboration into exploration and discovery, and finishing with a celebration of your creative journey.
Thursday, January 21 | 4–6 PM Creative Collaboration
Begin the retreat by connecting, collaborating, and opening up to the creative possibilities ahead.
Friday, January 22 | 10 AM–4 PM Creative Play, Investigation & Discovery
Dive into hands-on experimentation, unconventional approaches, and playful exploration. Give yourself permission to follow your curiosity and see where it leads.
Saturday, January 23 | 10 AM–4 PM Creative Play, Investigation & Discovery
Continue investigating your creative preferences, challenging expectations, and discovering new ways to express your unique perspective.
Dates & times
Runs on multiple dates — check the organizer's site for the full schedule.
The basics
Hosted atBingham Estate800 S Chestnut St, McKinney, TX 75069.