How One Hudson Valley Organization Is Honoring Military Spouses This May

Have You Heard of The Restored Heart Collective?

A few months ago Hudson Valley native Jackie Wojtak visited Townsquare Media of the Hudson Valley as a guest on The Wakin' Up with CJ and Jess Show on The Wolf.

Jackie joined CJ and Jess to discuss The Restored Heart Collective, an organization she created that is focused on creating space for spouses of military veterans.

The Restored Heart Collective website details their mission further, explaining that they are:

A sacred space for the spouses of veterans to come home to themselves, to connect, to heal, and to be held in community. Here, through heart-led practices, the inner work becomes the outer world.

Wojtak and her Restored Heard Collective co-founder Cathy Turner, were brought together by their husband who were in the military. They met at a retreat in Montana "embarking on individual paths to tend their own healing/selves."

From their, the two embarked on "a new journey to bring healing to an overlooked hero" and that's when The Restored Heart Collective was born.

The organization is scheduling retreats throughout the year that will gently guide military spouse through "practices designed to release what you've been holding and restore what's been depleted."

Honor Military Spouses with The Restored Heart Collective

Military Spouse Appreciation Day is approaching on May 8th, 2026.

Wojtak and The Restored Heart Collective are hoping the local Hudson Valley community can help bringing awareness to their cause.

This year, you can honor military spouses with The Restored Heart Collective. They are selling t-shirts through their website in support of military spouses.

The t-shirts are available for purchase online on The Restored Heart Collective website. 

What Do Restore Heart Collective Retreats Look Like?

Throughout the year the Restore Heart Collective will host retreats for military spouses.

In theses spaces, guests will use different activities to work through what they've been holding on to.

Activities include sauna and cold therapy "to reset your body's stress response, building resilience while releasing accumulated tension."

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They will also host yoga themes activities, journaling, guided meditation and breathwork sessions as well as sound healing.

The Restore Heart Collective adds "All of this unfolds in a beautiful, nurturing environment designed for rest, reflection, and genuine connection with women who share your story."

Learn more at TheRestoreHeartCollective.org.