Recover: Six Week Program
Learn tools, strategies and practices for chronic stress and burnout recovery.
Are you experiencing depletion, chronic stress, or burnout?
When stress becomes chronic, our lives are affected in multiple and complex ways. Everything from sleep to relationships can be impacted, and it can feel as though there is no way out of the rhythms and patterns that hold us in stress states.
Recover is a trauma-informed and compassionate program for people at risk of, or currently experiencing chronic stress.
Designed to be a supportive space for learning, restorative practice, and community, this program is open to anyone experiencing depletion or stress.
Register now for October RECOVER
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Register now for October RECOVER 〰️
What to expect
Anchored in compassionate and politicised practice, Recover acknowledges the systemic and structural conditions that cause work and care-related stress, and does not individualise or blame practitioners for their experiences.
By coming together as a small community, this program also aims to normalise experiences of stress, whilst problematising the systems that create isolation, hyper-independence, and the chronic health conditions associated with stress.
Acknowledging that stress recovery can be a long road, in this program we share practices, tools, and techniques that can be adapted for your unique context, needs, and desires - at your own pace.
What we cover
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The interplay of stress, systemic pressures and our bodies, and impacts over time.
Gentle self-assessment of current stress levels, stressors, and strategies
Recovery timelines and overview of course content
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The stress response system
Strategies for interrupting the stress response
Regulation tools and practices that can be adapted for different circumstances and bodies
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Allostatic load and the weight of stress
The relaxation response
Moving from stress to rest
Somatic practices for recovery
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AM and PM practices
Prioritising rest and recovery
Evidence-based practices for ‘deep’ rest
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Psychology of behavioural change
Pace, portioning and tracking
Making personal commitments
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Strategies for self-advocacy in personal and professional contexts
Communication guidance, support and frameworks
Course wrap-up, content review and links to ongoing support and resources
How the program runs
Six weekly evening sessions, delivered live online via Zoom in a small group format.
Sessions are 1.5 hours each.
Sessions are designed to be immersive environments that blend information with embodied practice and reflective work.
Access to an accompanying learning platform, which will host session recordings, PDF guides to practices, and additional resources to support and sustain recovery.
Live attendance is encouraged, as shared learning is a core part of the experience.
However, in recognition of the impacts of chronic stress on capacity, sessions will be recorded.
Frequently asked questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime.
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All TGC offerings are trauma-informed and person-centred. Our trainings are relaxed, immersive environments that blend information with embodied practice and reflective work.
In both online and in-person contexts, course participants are welcome to sit in chairs, lie down, stand, or move throughout sessions.
We aim to create a restful learning environment that promotes curiosity, creativity, and a safe-enough space for learning.
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This course is facilitated by Jo Buick.
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Our pricing is tiered, with the higher tiers enabling the lower tiers:
$275 (underemployed/ unwaged/ carers)
$425 (waged/ self-funded)
$545 (employer-funded)
Payment plans available.
Further subsidised places are also available for practitioners experiencing financial hardship. Get in touch to learn more.
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No, Recover is not a group therapy program. It is an educational course focused on recovery from chronic and secondary stress. If you are seeking group therapy, please reach out to us for recommendations.
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Yes. All sessions will be recorded and shared within 48 hours of the livestream.
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Not yet! There will be soon though, so please stay tuned if on-demand is your preference.
In the meantime, you might enjoy our on-demand ‘Sleep and Rest’ course.
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Each session begins with an overview of the theme and core practices.
Sessions will integrate science, guided practices, reflective prompts, and discussion time.
Participants are welcome to have their screens on or off throughout the session, and to rest as needed.
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No, absolutely not.
You are welcome to share lived experience if that feels comfortable and supportive for you,. Guidelines for safe-enough sharing will be circulated prior to course commencement, and discussed as a group in the first session.
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No. In recognition of the impacts of chronic and secondary stress, there is no homework or group-work for this course.
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If your employer is covering the costs of this course, the only engagement between them and Taking Good Care will be related to payment.
We do not provide employer reports, evaluations, or assessments for our recovery programs.
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Yes, absolutely. Please get it touch directly to discuss - jo@takinggood.care