Providing wellness experiences through the intentional use of nature and water.
OpGetOut provides events, outings, and resources that intentionally utilize nature and water for positive mental, emotional and physical wellness impact for individuals & organizations experiencing anxiety, grief, loss, trauma and PTS.
Who We Are
OpGetOut is a 501c3 nonprofit with deep roots and connections in the wellness, water, military, first responder, medical and philanthropic world. What began organically — providing individuals and groups opportunities to Get Out — is now an intentional, purposeful organization that impacts thousands of lives annually.
We plan and execute intentional experiences, events and outings that utilize evidence-based science: nature and water can be a powerful therapeutic benefit to assist individuals and organizations dealing with loss, PTS, anxiety, grief, trauma, and stress.
We witness the powerful unlocking and resetting that takes place when individuals are given the opportunity and tools to be empowered with the healing elements of nature and water.
Events
Our events inspire and empower others to intentionally utilize nature and water for positive mental, emotional and physical wellness impact. Cycling, paddleboarding, fishing, boating, running, hiking, and wakesurfing, find an event and register to Get Out with us and experience wellness in the great outdoors.
Donations
Your generosity helps create space for healing.
Operation Get Out provides restorative wellness experiences that utilize the power of nature and water to support individuals and organizations navigating grief, loss, trauma, post-traumatic stress, illness, and life-altering challenges. We serve a diverse community—including first responders, military, special needs and adaptive participants, and civilians—meeting people where they are with compassion, accessibility, and intention.
Through thoughtfully designed outdoor and water-based experiences—such as paddle sports, fishing, surf therapy, and guided wellness gatherings—we foster connection, resilience, and renewal in environments that naturally calm the nervous system and encourage reflection.
Every donation directly supports:
- Nature and water-baed wellness programs and retreats
- Trained guides, instructors, counselors and safety support
- Scholarships and fees to ensure financial access for participants
- Equipment, gear and adaptive resources
Whether you give once, give monthly, or give in honor of someone whose journey inspires you, your support helps expand access to experiences that restore balance, confidence, and hope.
Together, we create opportunities for healing, connection, and growth—rooted in nature and strengthened by community.
Ways to Donate:
- One time donations
- Monthly sustaining gifts
- Corporate or organizational matches
- Event or resource sponsorship
Every gift, at every level, makes a meaningful difference.
It started out of a love of the outdoors and a need to heal.
We have devoted our lives to bringing individuals and groups into nature and onto the water. But when we lost two of our own within six months of each other, StarFlight nurse Kristin McLain and Senior Deputy Jessica Hollis, both Travis County first responders, we were suddenly surrounded by others dealing with loss, anxiety, depression and trauma. They turned to us for nature, water and healing — asking us to help them heal through some of the same activities Kristin and Jessica used for their own respite.
Then we looked to science to validate what we were seeing.
A pursuit of the science and validation behind nature and water as medicine began, including guidance, partnerships and mentorships with Wallace J. Nichols and the science of Blue Mind; the Global Wellness Institute; International Surf Therapy Organization; peer support advisors; and mental wellness counselors. OpGetOut is committed to helping others be intentional in using nature and water as a powerful tool for positive mental and emotional wellness impact.
We help those in need
We have worked with first responders, military, nurses, foster children, special needs, struggling youth, and individuals battling illness, grief, loss, PTS, anxiety and depression – all who continue to share amazing testimonies of how nature and water has moved, unlocked, and refreshed them.
Operation Get Out has opened my eyes and taught me how important it is to take care of myself. It has taught me how important it is to say I’m not ok and to find help and healing through therapy and most important, to me, my blue mind!
Law Enforcement Deputy
I cannot thank y’all enough for allowing me to join you on the water yesterday; after a year caring for COVID patients and caring for my own children during the pandemic, the water was exactly what I needed to help let it all go. This is an amazing organization!
ER Nurse
