Contact Donna Cardillo
Donna Cardillo
PO Box 15
Sea Girt, NJ 08750
Phone: 848-241-3166
E-mail: donna@donnacardillo.com
Writing Retreat for Nurses
Villa Pauline in Mendham, NJ
September 12-14, 2025
4pm Friday to 1pm Sunday
September 12-14, 2025
4pm Friday to 1pm Sunday
*12 contact hours will be awarded*
Facilitated by Donna Cardillo, MA, RN, CSP, FAAN
Author, Columnist, Blogger & Social Media Influencer
"When I first visited the villa I knew
I had to create an event for nurses there!"
Spend a relaxing, fun and inspiring weekend with
nursing colleagues in a historic mansion.
Join us for a writing retreat in the beautiful, inspiring space of Villa Pauline as we use the written word to:
- Unleash creativity
- Expand self-expression
- Develop your authentic voice
- Share stories
- Restore your soul
No prior writing experience necessary.
Approved to award 12 contact hours.
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the American Holistic Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
"I will write myself into well-being." ~ Nancy Muir
What we'll be doing:
Writing, listening, discussing, laughing, and relaxing in safe space shared by kindred souls.
We’ll be using writing prompts, themes, and activities to create, explore, and excavate.
We write to heal
We write to create
We write to release
We write to manifest
We write to find our voice
We write to express ourselves
We write to teach
We write to leave a legacy
We write to live
About Villa Pauline
Amid the beauty of over 100 acres of spacious lawns, gardens, walking paths, magnificent trees and woodlands, within the hills of Morris County, between the boroughs of Mendham and Bernardsville, lies Villa Pauline Retreat House. Initially, the house was the Cromwell Mansion, a large 44-room Georgian house dating back to 1892, on the estate of Seymour Cromwell, a president of the New York Stock Exchange (1921-1924), his wife, Agnes and their four children. Villa Pauline is reminiscent of “St. Francis Academy” in the vintage movie: The Trouble With Angels.
350 Bernardsville Road
Mendham Borough, NJ 07945
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Call or email Donna with any questions.