Opening to Feel

A Grief Retreat

August 7–9, 2026 · Hartzell House · Pennsylvania

You don't need to fix your grief.

Grief can feel confusing.

Heavy.

Exhausting.


Sometimes it shows up as panic.

Sometimes as numbness.

Sometimes as a weight you carry all day.

Not because something is wrong with you —

but because no one ever showed you how to be with grief.

This retreat is a space where you don't have to fight what you're feeling.

A space where the confusion can begin to make sense.

Where the weight can start to soften.

Where your body can feel a little more safe.

So you can be with your grief…

without it consuming you.

What This Retreat Includes

✔ Two-night intimate retreat experience

✔ Guided grief education and support

✔ Meals, reflection, and restorative space

✔ Small group setting at Hartzell House

If something in you feels ready — even just a little — this is your invitation.

About Melissa

Melissa Angelini is a grief educator and grief movement guide who helps people understand grief in a way that brings relief, connection, and compassion.

If something in you feels this… trust that.