Our Stories Matter
Submit Your Own Story
Requirements
Relevant to our audience. Your blog post should align with the themes and topics listed below.
Original content. Your submission must be original, unique, and not previously published elsewhere, including your own blog or website.
Ideally, your blog post should be between 800-1500 words, although we can be flexible depending on the topic and content.
Focus on actionable advice or takeaways. Please ensure that your submission includes actionable advice, tips, or takeaways that our audience can apply to their own lives.
If you reference any external sources or studies, please provide proper citations and references.
Include a short bio (2-3 sentences) and a high-resolution headshot.
Formatting: Please submit your blog post in a Word document or Google Doc.
Please include relevant images and if needed, any photo accreditation.
Also, every year I choose a word to guide me and put together a playlist for the year’s theme. My word for 2024 is EXCEPTIONAL. This theme will be a continuation of our 2023 theme “Our Stories Matter”. Please include your word, if you have one, and a link to a song you’d like me to include in my 2024 playlist.
Review our Blog Topics Below.
NOTE: Dare reserves the right to edit your blog and use pieces from it in social media, as well as post it in full on the Dare to Detour website
Submit Your Pitch
Submit the details of your story for review.
Your submission is reviewed and it's determined if / where your blog piece fits on our blog publication calendar.
If selected, your blog is requested, along with a 2 - 3 sentence bio and high-resolution headshot.
You are informed when your blog will be posted and added to the Dare website.
Blog Topics
1. Retreat Experiences: This category includes personal stories and testimonials from women who have attended Dare to Detour retreats. It also features insights and highlights from specific retreats, including the activities, workshops, and transformative experiences participants had.
2. Travel and Adventure: The transformative power of travel and adventure! We feature travel stories, packing lists and itineraries, and travel tips for women who want to embark on their own Daring adventures. This category can also highlight a specific destination and activities that align with the Dare to Detour philosophy.
3. Wellness and Self-Care: Various wellness practices, self-care tips, and advice to cultivate resilience and vitality. Topics can include mindfulness, nutrition, fitness, and personal health stories relating specifically to women's overall well-being.
4. Creativity, Personal Growth, & Reflection: This category explores the intersection of creativity and personal growth. Blog posts can feature tips and ideas for nurturing creativity, embracing one's artistic side, and finding new outlets for self-expression. Additionally, articles can encourage self-reflection with ideas for exercises, journaling prompts, goal-setting strategies, and techniques for navigating life transitions.
5. Women's Empowerment & Feminine Leadership: Topics discussing issues such as overcoming challenges, finding strength and confidence, breaking societal norms and expectations, exploring concepts of feminine leadership and empowerment, and embracing one's true potential.
6. Inspirational Stories: Our stories matter! Inspiring stories of women who have taken Detours in their lives that showcase the power of resilience, courage, and following one's true calling.