How to Heal a Broken Heart...in Just 24 Hours?! (If This Really Works, Sign Me Up!)

Anyone who's been through a breakup knows just how hard it is to get over. So what if I told you that in one day, someone could help you fix your broken heart? I’m assuming the sound I just heard was a lot of hands shooting in the air and people yelling "Pick me, pick me!"

British spa ILA has been running a 24-hour detoxing course (not to be confused with Ariane’s “man fast”) and one woman, Lucy Cavendish, is reporting on her experience for the Daily Mail. After the breakup of her 11-year marriage, she felt devastated and afraid of her future as a single mother, so she turned to spa founder Denise Leicester.

Leicester says that the point of the detox day is to be nurtured (so don't worry about crying during a massage) and to break the self-destructive patterns that women tend to have. The 24-hour experience includes realigning the chakras through massage, yoga, Nordic walking, and a session of what's called Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). EFT focuses on tapping fingers on various parts of your body while repeating certain statements. The idea is to interrupt your thought pattern and release bad energy.

Is it really possible to make a major emotional change in just one day? I don’t know. It seems a little too good to be true, but the author did report back that after a week, she felt a release of fear and a major sense of calm. If one day doesn't seem like enough, there is also a 5-day retreat offered. Of course, most of us probably can't spring for a day of pricey spa treatments (um, not to mention travel costs to England). In a fantasy world where I make a lot more money, however, I would be completely intrigued by the idea of a detox treatment to stop the painful patterns that can develop during a breakup--panicking, feeling worthless and out of control, blaming yourself, etc. Feeling that way creates a vicious cycle that can make it seem impossible to move forward in your life. If it could help break that cycle, then focusing on healing your mind and your body sounds like the best kind of post-breakup splurge I can imagine.