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Why a Grief Retreat Could Be the Healing Step You Didn’t Know You Needed
Grief isn’t just an emotion; it’s a full-body, full-mind experience that changes how you see the world. Whether you’ve lost a partner, a...
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2 days ago3 min read


Putting Your Mental Health First: Lessons from Illness and Why It Matters in Divorce and Grief - More Than You Think.
The truth about mental health, taking that leap of faith, and remembering who you are When I moved to Thailand four months ago, I...
gillydasilva
Jul 183 min read


How to Survive and Thrive After a Divorce
When you’ve reached that point where you’re backed into a corner, where nothing you say or do changes anything, and you’re left feeling...
gillydasilva
Jun 23 min read


Healing from Grief and Heartbreak: Why a Retreat in Morocco Might Be Exactly What You Need
Villa El-Goute Marrakech Mending Hearts Retreat | Grief and Divorce Recovery Retreat | Morocco 2025 Grief doesn’t look the same for...
gillydasilva
May 302 min read


Moving On from Trauma: Why Letting Go of the Past Is the First Step to Healing
At some point in life, we all hit that wall, the one where the past keeps showing up, no matter how badly we want to forget it. But...
gillydasilva
May 112 min read


A Life-Changing Experience: Insights from Our Recent Divorce and Grief Retreat in Portugal
I’ve just returned from another amazing Mending Hearts divorce & grief retreat in Portugal. I got to know some wonderful new women, and...
gillydasilva
Sep 18, 20244 min read


Embrace the Present and Prioritise Yourself
It's easy to get caught up in past regrets and forget the value of the present moment. Here’s your gentle reminder to prioritise...
gillydasilva
Jul 9, 20242 min read


Mending Hearts Divorce & Grief Retreat Morocco, March 2024
Our retreat couldn’t come any sooner, as it was a relief to escape the clutches of the dismal rain back in the UK and bask once more in...
gillydasilva
Mar 20, 20242 min read


What You Need to Know When Divorce is Inevitable
Going into a divorce when you’re too emotional can be a disaster. Instead, give yourself time to heal, travel, and meet new friends. Join...
gillydasilva
Jan 23, 20242 min read


Mending Heart Retreat: Divorce Retreat Morocco September 2023
I've just returned from a two-week trip to Morocco, and I am now finally stepping back down to Earth. After meeting such strong,...
gillydasilva
Oct 23, 20233 min read


Mending Hearts Retreat Spain 2022
I have just returned from yet another fabulous retreat but this time in Spain. It was only our second time abroad, the first...
gillydasilva
Oct 28, 20223 min read


Greece May 2022
After just 2 years of launching Mending Hearts Retreat and with a pandemic hopefully behind us we finally got to have our first ever...
gillydasilva
Jul 7, 20222 min read


Divorce Means Freedom Not The End
Being with my ex-husband for twenty years, I felt restricted with the type of holidays we could book, he wasn't big on the sun and he...
gillydasilva
Aug 3, 20214 min read


Mending Hearts Divorce & Grief Retreat March 2021
After months of anticipation and stress in the hope, that the retreat would go ahead, we managed to scrape through. This was primarily...
gillydasilva
Apr 6, 20212 min read


What an Amazing Weekend!
Wow, what an amazing weekend we had! We laughed, we cried and bonded, whilst having the most fun. The weekend couldn't have gone better....
gillydasilva
Oct 20, 20201 min read


Introducing Weekend Day Passes
Here at Mending Hearts we have listened to those who were unfortunate and had to sadly miss out on our first retreat back in October...
gillydasilva
Oct 20, 20201 min read
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