A Writing Retreat
with Nina Savelle-Rocklin
April 16 - 23, 2027
Bordeaux, France
In this stunning French chateau, discover how your personal story can become the foundation for a book that changes lives. This intimate writing retreat offers the rare luxury of slowing down, tapping into your creativity and history, and creating a self-help book to heal and inspire.
Each day begins with three inspiring hours of focused writing and guided exercises. Under the expert guidance of psychoanalyst and author Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin, you’ll learn how to process your lived experiences and craft them into narratives that resonate with readers facing similar challenges. This retreat creates a supportive space to find your voice in an atmosphere of trust and shared purpose. Whether you’re just starting out or already have a theme in mind, you’ll leave with real progress on the page. You’ll also learn how to turn your book into a business and build a platform that extends your reach. You’ve already grown so much. The insight to turn your story into a lifeline for others is within you.
About Nina
DR. NINA SAVELLE-ROCKLIN is a psychoanalyst and author who has written multiple mainstream and scholarly books, including The Binge Cure: 7 Steps to Outsmart Emotional Eating, Beyond Binge Eating, The Binge Cure Journal, Food for Thought: Perspectives on Eating Disorders, and co-edited Beyond the Primal Addiction, Food Matters: A Biopsychosocial Approach, and Eyes, Mind and Vision. She also contributed chapters to four academic volumes, including work used at Harvard Medical School, and written over 50 articles for national and international publications.
Dr. Nina knows firsthand what it means to have a story that needs to be told. After struggling with eating disorders for 15 years, she discovered that food was never the problem, it was a response to something deeper. That insight became the foundation of her life’s work, her clinical practice, and her books.
Books by Nina
Share a château with eight other writers for a week of creative splendor in the Bordeaux vineyards.
Delicious French meals will be prepared for you daily, infusing you with the joie de vivre of the region.
To maximize your writing time, breakfasts and our chef-prepared lunches are grab and go. In the evening, our chef prepares exquisite sit-down dinners.
In your spare time, enjoy a dip in the pool, hone your writing in cozy corners of the estate, or curl up with a great book in one of the reading rooms.
Activities during your retreat
An optional guided stroll through the château’s vineyard and a private tasting of its wines is offered.
As a group, we’ll tour the Citadel of Blaye, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and after seeing the fortress, we’ll visit the colorful farmer’s market on the Allée des Soupirs – the Alley of Sighs – and enjoy lunch together at a restaurant.
Accommodations
The château features eleven bedrooms, each with a private, full bathroom.
Amenities include toiletries, blow-dyer, washer/dryer and scent-free detergent, printer, and wifi.
Nina Savelle-Rocklin's
Writing Retreat includes:
– 6 nights in an ensuite private room
– freshly prepared French meals
– 15 hours of workshop instruction
– one-hour private critique
– scheduled dining out & activities
– local transportation
– on-site concierge services
– Please note that alcohol is not included
After your application is accepted, a $1500 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your seat.
“What a lovely experience from start to finish. Everything was so well done for us with such consideration for each of us. The view from my room was spectacular!”
– Mercilee Jenkins