Paul and Danielle

Paul’s story began with recovery at the age of 19. After an unexpected divorce at 32, he suddenly found himself living with his dad, raising his two kids, angry, uncertain, and asking why life seemed to be happening to him. Drugs and alcohol were behind him, but the confusion and pain of starting over weighed heavily.

Danielle’s path was equally challenging. Married young, she found herself in the middle of a painful divorce at 24 years old with an infant and toddler. A single mom facing more than $1,000,000 in IRS debt that wasn’t even hers. For nine long years, she fought until the IRS finally admitted the debt wasn’t her responsibility. But they would not return the thousands they had seized by garnishing her paychecks for years, but she had no choice other than to find a way forward. Somehow, she always did.

When Paul and Danielle met, they were both rebuilding, determined to create a better life for their families. They believed success would bring fulfillment, so together they chased it—houses, cars, vacations, and the life they thought would finally make them feel complete. But once they arrived, they realized the joy was temporary, and the emptiness only grew. Success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure.

Everything shifted when they discovered the power of saying yes. That choice eventually led them to a Tony Robbins event. They walked into that event in March of 2019 feeling hopeless, and not even sure what they were there for. Their combined four kids depending on their success, they had a mortgage to pay, their business was struggling, and they had no clear direction. What they found in that room changed everything: the realization that hidden fears and beliefs were driving their lives, and that life wasn’t happening to them—it was happening for them.

From that moment on, they took their lives into their own hands. They quit their jobs, started their own business, and began asking themselves better questions. Their journey led them deeper into transformational work with leaders like Joe Dispenza and Wim Hof, exploring practices that connected them to something greater than themselves like Constellation healing, breathwork, meditation and intention setting. What they discovered was the real key to fulfillment: love, growth, and contribution.

Serenity Peak Retreat was born from that journey. Together, Paul and Danielle have distilled years of experiences into a seven-day immersive retreat designed to help you transform from the inside out. No matter where you are in life—your age, your circumstances, or what you think is possible—we like to call Serenity Peak the Land of Possibilities. Here, anything is possible, and one thing we can guarantee is this: your life will never be the same again.

The dream to build a place of healing is dedicated to Paul’s Grandfather, “Grandpa Frank” who ran treatment centers for many years, and who was directly responsible for Paul’s path to sobriety.