Hi! I’m Quinn Corte.

I’ve always been a bit of a superstar.

I’m not trying to brag—just being honest. I grew up being good at most things, really efficient and high-achieving, always taking on more and more—all while being overly helpful and charming to everyone I met. And it served me beautifully for many years. Everyone seemed to love me when I was impressive.

But at what cost?

At certain points in my life, I felt suffocated by the pressure. It felt like there was no way out—no space to breathe or rest or explore.

I ignored my body. To keep up with relentless demands, I had to override my limits, natural rhythms, inner distress signals, and deepest longings. When my body tried to get my attention, I pushed myself harder.

Toward the end of high school, debilitating anxiety kept me home for a month. After college, I needed surgery to help my body breathe and sleep. And in my thirties, my limbs felt so heavy I couldn’t move or go to work.

When I had to take a leave of absence from my fancy career, something shifted. I realized I was so deeply wired to rush, produce, and perform, that it felt like I would die if I slowed down. But I didn’t have a choice. I was going through a divorce, grieving many losses, experiencing severe burnout at work, and my health was collapsing. The truth was: I might die if I didn’t slow down.

I was letting go of everything I had known. I didn’t yet know what was possible.

I went into a cocoon. It was a deeply transformative period of my life. And in order to grieve and dream—to reconnect to my soul—I had to ditch the grind. Nothing else mattered. I quit my job and chose myself.

In the years following that decision, I went on a deep soul journey. I’ve healed many layers of my being, become a student and teacher of care and liberation, rejected everything that didn’t feel right, fallen in love, rediscovered magic, and completely reinvented my relationship with work, with life, with myself.

This is the spirit of The Retreat Space.

In March 2020, I created this space as an online connect and explore ways to play, heal, and grow. During the pandemic, I collaborated with other teachers and healers to offer dozens of free live classes (many are still available here).

Since those early days, I’ve been learning, exploring, and training in many modalities. Most recently, I studied with Martha Beck for nine months to become a certified Wayfinder coach (I’ll be official in early 2025!). Helping people find their way lights me up like the sun. It’s my calling and joy to help people shift their relationship to work and live a meaningful life. If you want to make a change, jump over here to hire me.

If you’re resonating with my story, I encourage you to sign up for Care Packages. My monthly-ish newsletter is the beating heart of The Retreat Space. Each month(ish) I share lovingly crafted invitations to pause and take care—finely attuned to the current moment. It’s where I share personal essays, helpful guides, fun links, and invitations to work with me.

I trust the meandering path that led me to you, and led you to me.

Your soul is beckoning. Will you answer the call?