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Meet Dr Amy SM Paul

Dr Amy SM Paul is a physician, healthcare executive and brain health retreat leader who creates evidence-based experiences, designed to help women Protect their cognitive health, restore their nervous systems, and build healthier more resilient lives.
She is a fellowship-trained geriatrician, board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine, and a Blue Zones-certified physician. Dr. Paul integrates the science of dementia risk-reduction, lifestyle medicine, brain longevity and restorative practices in her teachings. As the founder of Luciênne Brain Health, she specializes in helping women understand their individual cognitive risks, and guides them to take meaningful action to protect their brain’s function long before any symptoms of memory loss occur.

Upcoming Retreat

The Flourish Women's Retreat
November 12-15, 2026
The Blackburn Inn
Staunton, Virginia
By Dr. Amy Paul

Physician-led education. Real rest. A community that gets it.

This isn’t a lecture series, and it isn’t a spa weekend it’s both, built around Dr. Amy’s four pillars. Mornings ground you in the science: what’s actually happening to your hormones and your brain, and what to do about it. Afternoons are yours, to rest, move, or take a treatment at the Inn’s historic spa.

Evenings bring the group back together in small circles built for honest conversation  – the 2am wake-ups, the word that won’t come to you mid-sentence, the feeling of being unheard by a doctor who moved on too fast. None of this is meant to be carried alone. You’ll leave with more than notes: a personal plan, and women who understand exactly what this season feels like.

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