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Georgia Woman Wins 2025 CREA Global Award for Innovation in Relationship Wellness & Healing

  • Aug 7, 2025
  • 1 min read

Columbus, GA — Acclaimed wellness entrepreneur, author, and retreat founder Versandra Kennebrew has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2025 CREA Global Award, presented by Brainz Magazine. The award honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional creativity, resilience, and innovation in their industries, recognizing game-changers who have successfully adapted to challenges and contributed meaningfully to sustainability and mental health initiatives.


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Kennebrew is the founder of Optimal Living Retreats LP, a holistic wellness brand dedicated to fostering connection and healing through immersive retreats, relationship coaching, and touch-based therapy programs. This recognition places her among an elite group of global leaders driving transformation in personal development and relational wellness.


“The Optimal Living Retreats LP core values are educate, innovate, and collaborate, and our new Certification in Non-verbal Communication for Marriage Counselors and Relationship Coaches is a perfect example of how we achieved this honor,” says Kennebrew.


The newly launched certification program is an immersive, online experience designed to help relationship professionals enhance their practice using intentional touch, yoga, and holistic communication. It culminates in a dynamic two-day live training and graduation mixer, inviting participants to embody the art of connection in real time.


Kennebrew’s work bridges healing and entrepreneurship, positioning touch as a transformative tool for building intimacy and restoring emotional health in couples. She invites relationship experts and mental health professionals to explore the course as a way to elevate how they support communities navigating relational and emotional challenges.


To learn more or register for the certification program, visit this website.

This article is published in collaboration with Brainz Magazine’s network of global experts, carefully selected to share real, valuable insights.

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