My First Retreat, the META War, and Other Random Updates (⚠️ trigger warning)
From Confessions of a Group X Instructor by Ellen Elisabeth de Werd
November 24, 2025 · 1h 12m · Episode 89
About this episode
Ellen shares her experiences from her first WARRIOR retreat and discusses challenges with Meta, along with various life updates.
In this episode #89 of Confessions of a GroupX Instructor , Ellen pulls back the curtain on her very first WARRIOR retreat with 23 women in paradise, and the emotional rollercoaster of battling Meta over hacked and restricted accounts. Ellen shares the scoop on both—plus a handful of random life and business updates you didn’t know you needed. Lot’s of studios and gyms will be closed and we know folks really enjoy moving their bodies on Thanksgiving - so let’s WARRIOR it up! 10:00am WARRIOR Rhythm 10:30am WARRIOR Strength 11:00am WARRIOR Combat 11:30am WARRIOR Revolution *PT check time zone You may invite any of your friends and family - even if they are NEW to WARRIOR! Hop on for the whole 2 hours or any sections that you can. I will email the ZOOM link to those who register by Wednesday of next week :) REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/UcyEPKYXRi6bDm2c6 Thank you so much for listening! Please rate ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and share the show! Check out the WARRIOR formats: https://warriorinstructors.com/ 🤘🏼 Follow Ellen on Social: https://www.instagram.com/ellendewerd/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellendewerd https://www.facebook.com/ellen.dewerd 🏹 Follow WARRIOR on Insta…
People in this episode
Host: Ellen Elisabeth de Werd
Topics covered
- retreat
- fitness
- mental health
- business updates
- community
Keywords
- WARRIOR retreat
- Meta
- Thanksgiving
- fitness updates
- group fitness
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Meta
Places: Thanksgiving
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