About this Event
Overview
BLOOM: A fun, heartwarming retreat for moms and daughters to connect, relax, and grow together in person!
🌸 BLOOM: A Mother–Daughter Coming-of-Age Retreat 🌸
Mandurah, Western Australia | 4–6 October 2026
✨ Every girl deserves a moment that changes her story.
✨ Every mother deserves to witness it.
BLOOM is a deeply nourishing mother–daughter retreat designed for girls aged 10–18 and the women raising them.
It’s a sacred pause.
A shared initiation.
A weekend that becomes a reference point for years to come.
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💗 WHY BLOOM EXISTS
There’s a moment many mothers recognise…
Your daughter starts to shift into her next chapter.
The closeness you once moved through effortlessly feels… different.
🌊 Big emotions
🚪 Bedroom doors closing
📱 Screens filling the quiet spaces
💬 Conversations getting shorter
And somewhere between school schedules, work deadlines, dinner prep and scrolling — the moments that really matter begin to slip away.
BLOOM was created to give those moments back.
Intentionally. Beautifully. Without rush.
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🌿 THE SETTING
BLOOM is held on a peaceful horse ranch in Mandurah, WA.
🐎 Horses grazing nearby
🔥 Fires crackling at night
🌲 Bushland, fresh air, open skies
📵 A gentle digital detox — no phones, no distractions
Just space.
To breathe.
To laugh.
To reconnect.
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✨ WHAT BLOOM IS (AND ISN’T)
This is not therapy.
This is not a parenting workshop.
BLOOM is a guided immersion — a blend of connection, play, creativity and meaningful conversations held with care.
You’ll arrive as mother and daughter.
You’ll leave closer than you’ve been in years.
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🌸 WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE TOGETHER
Across the weekend, you’ll share:
🌼 Natural connection activities (never awkward)
🎨 Creativity, laughter and playful challenges
🌿 Nature walks and slow outdoor time
🔥 Evenings by the fire with warm drinks and stories
👩👧 Mother circles & daughter circles
📵 A full digital detox
🥗 Beautiful, nourishing meals shared together
Structured enough to feel held.
Spacious enough to feel like a true reset.
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🌺 WORKSHOP THEMES
Designed to meet girls where they are — and support mothers too:
💞 Deep connection & emotional safety
🖼️ Self-love vision boarding
🛑 Boundaries, consent & healthy relationships
🧵 Hands-on creative & embodied learning
🌈 Confidence, resilience & self-expression
🌙 Understanding periods, cycles & body wisdom
🗣️ Playful communication & authentic relating
🍓 Nourishing the body & gentle conversations around food
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🐎 WHAT’S INCLUDED
This is a fully held, all-inclusive experience:
✔️ 2 nights private accommodation (shared room for each mother–daughter duo)
✔️ Onsite professional chef (farm-to-table wholefoods)
✔️ Morning grounding & stress-melting activations
✔️ Horse connection experiences
✔️ Campfire night (real connection > screens)
✔️ Coming-of-age ceremony
✔️ Wild crafting ritual
✔️ Night-time dance party under the stars 💃✨
✔️ Lake walk to the ancient Thrombolites
✔️ Professional photos + dedicated photoshoot
✔️ Sauna access
✔️ Expert facilitators & nurturing support
✔️ Intimate group size (strictly limited places)
✔️ Lifelong memories + new soul friendships 💫
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🌱 WHY THIS MATTERS (ESPECIALLY NOW)
Because childhood moves quickly.
Because screens are shaping our kids faster than we can keep up.
Because girls don’t just need advice — they need presence.
BLOOM creates emotional safety not through perfection…
but through shared moments of honesty, playfulness and love.
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💬 WHAT MOTHERS ARE SAYING
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100% of participants rated their experience as “AMAZING”
“The retreat gave my daughter and I a deeper shared understanding of each other. Since coming home, the strategies we learnt have made a difference to our whole family.”
— Leith Gibbs
“Seeing the transformation in my daughter was incredible. I cannot recommend this experience enough.”
— Mette McGrath
“The food, the connection, the fun… priceless. We didn’t want it to end.”
— Bee Pope
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💰 PRICING & BOOKINGS
⚠️ Extremely limited places - all 6 of our WA mother-daughter retreats have SOLD OUT.
Payment Plan
💳 $350 deposit
💳 12 fortnightly payments of $230
Full Payment
💫 $2,990
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👉 READY TO BLOOM TOGETHER?
🌸 Book your place now
🌸 Or DM to book a FREE Discovery Call
📍 Mandurah, Western Australia
📅 4–6 October 2026
www.thegatherproject.com.au
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Event venue & nearby stays
161 Mount John Rd, 161 Mount John Road, Herron, Australia
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