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Testimonials

Voices from the brotherhood.

Words from the men who have walked this path, in writing and on video. Every quote is theirs, unedited.

CC2018 Alaska

This event was life changing for me. I want each of you to know that. LIFE CHANGING!

LLuc2018 Bear Lake Attendee

Great job! Changed my life for the best and reaffirmed past feelings. Plus made me be ok and love me. As a man, husband, father, gamer, what I enjoy, etc. It makes me want to be more who I am in each of those to be the best I can be and put off examples of being a real man in each of those areas is possible without needing to be a societal norm. :)

TTom2023 Bear Lake Attendee

Rising Son changed my life

MMarc2024 Bear Lake Attendee

I got the courage to share my deepest regrets/secrets. So helpful!

RRyan2022 Bear Lake Attendee

This is one of the most impactful and amazing experiences of my life!

MMark2018 Alaska

I LOVED hearing about others stories and it even prompted me to want to share my own. That was may favorite part of the experience.

MMcCall2023 Bear Lake Attendee

Rising son is the greatest shame busting tool out there!

CC.W.2022 Bear Lake Attendee

I love you all. Thank you for changing my life.

LLandon2022 Bear Lake Attendee

The activities we amazing! They stretched me and built a group of men that I would be willing to go to battle with!

AAndy2018 Bear Lake Attendee

It was uplifting and motivating!

EEd2024 Bear Lake Attendee

Life changing.

MMichael2024 Bear Lake Attendee

It was a week of epic masculinity. Brutal and breathtaking.

CCarl2018 Alaska

I was not disappointed in anything. The staff were great - easy to talk to and very encouraging. The material was spot on for me. The activities expanded my soul in unexpected and wonderful ways. I was thoroughly wiped out at the end of each day. The two Bros. were down to earth and available to talk to.

SSteve2022 Bear Lake Attendee

I love you guys and love what you are bringing to the world.

JJ.2023 Bear Lake Attendee

I really liked how well organized it was, the location and the program.

GGary2018 Alaska

I just really appreciate all of the work everyone put into this, especially Tyler and Brannon, but also Chase, Rhiannon and Linda. I honestly feel so blessed and grateful to have the resources we do with Love Strong. I feel like you guys are a huge reason we were inspired to come to Cache Valley. You both really have a gift and I just appreciate so much your willingness to share that so openly. And thanks for making it such a comfortable and accepting atmosphere... Also your mom is awesome! Haha!

NNate2022 Bear Lake Attendee

$5-7k is easily what I would expect for something like this. I got great bang for the buck.

DDave2017 Bear Lake Attendee

It allowed me to dig into what is truly meaningful to me in my life.

AAdam2023 Bear Lake Attendee

I love all of you guys so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

BBenny2018 Alaska

I liked the sense of connection and that we got right down to being vulnerable and getting to the heart of the matter. I liked being paired with a variety of people to get to know more people. I enjoyed the physical activities to help me learn with more hands on things.

BBryan2017 Bear Lake Attendee

It was well organized and the information presented was thought out and meaningful. It was an emotional event and felt great to be there.

BBrandon2018 Bear Lake Attendee

Wish it could have been longer, but had a really great experience.

TTerry2024 Bear Lake Attendee

It was very well organized. Tyler and Brannon were flexible and able to adapt to different situations based on group needs/weather, etc. Plenty of good food. Loved the sunrise event and the workshops were very useful. I liked the analogy of our relationship being like a boat and learning the three things that a relationship's integrity consists of. Chase did a great job with the visual aspects. I appreciated that a notebook was provided. Also the complimentary earplugs were a nice (and useful) touch ;)

DDon2023 Bear Lake Attendee

It was worth every penny.

JJed2018 Bear Lake Attendee

You guy are just so awesome! I love the Patrick brothers!

JJon2017 Bear Lake Attendee

The information presented and the presentations of it were great. The food was delicious and there was plenty of it.

ZZack2024 Bear Lake Attendee

I'd love to attend more of these in the future, so please keep doing them. This is more than just a ton of fun. These retreats are life changing, life shaping, and life giving to a healing soul. Thank you! A thousand thank yous!

JJon2018 Alaska

Great opportunities for connection and vulnerability.

JJeff2022 Bear Lake Attendee

I loved everything about it. The content, the sequence, the setting, the accommodations, the food, the facilitators, all of it.

DDarrel2023 Bear Lake Attendee

You broke down the walls of my shame and opened my heart. I remember being at the beach and feeling so much empathy compassion in my heart for the other men. I'm not sure I have ever felt that so strongly for another man. The activities were awesome! The journal times were spiritual. The friendship formed was everlasting. You pretty much got everything right. I am so grateful for that retreat. Redemption day was amazing as well. One of the funnest days of my life.

TTodd2021 Bear Lake Attendee

This retreat has completely changed my outlook from an inward focused life as I was wrapped up in my problems, and now that has busted wide open to an outward focus. It's got me thinking how I can impact lives.

HHenry2023 Bear Lake Attendee

This retreat has helped me gain more confidence. It has made me realize that I'd like to serve others and have a greater purpose in my life other than day to day living.

RRyan2022 Bear Lake Attendee

It was really challenging. In a beautiful way. I feel like it pushed us to a point we had to break.

CConnor2024 Bear Lake Attendee

The retreat has changed me in a lot of different ways. One of those things is trying to give up fear. Living in fear is an everyday struggle with me and being in a hyperstate of anxiety, always scared of everything. I had to step into the fears instead of run from it. The experience here is unlike anything you'll ever experience. It's true connection, it's brotherhood, it's men struggling to overcome all the faulty core beliefs that have kept us stuck our whole life.

AArt2021 Bear Lake Attendee

I've been around the block with therapy for years. This single weekend was more valuable than all the therapy I've done in the past.

RRonaldo2021 Bear Lake Attendee

This experience has helped me see myself in a different light. It's something that I've never really seen myself as, and that is that I am more worthy than I ever thought. I've learned that my imperfections don't define me, and don't make me unloveable. I realized that I can be vulnerable with my friends, brothers, family, and those around me.

The retreat

Scenes from the retreat.

A group of men standing arm in arm, looking out over a forested valley at a Rising Son retreat
Silhouettes of men gathered along a ridge at sunrise during a retreat
Men hiking single file across open high desert at dusk
Two men with their arms around each other among the group at a retreat
A group of men on a rocky hillside with their arms raised
Men sitting apart in a golden field by a lake at dawn, taking time to reflect
Men hiking with backpacks toward a pine forest at dusk
Men gathered together in a field at dusk during a retreat
Three men resting on a ridge overlooking a wide mountain valley
Men standing together in a circle in a forest clearing
Men spread across an open field with mountains in the distance
Men sitting around a fire at night at a retreat
The decision

One year from now, your word means something. Or it does not.

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