The Coaching Sanctuary

A 6-month small group coaching program for Frontline Professionals, Leaders and Wellbeing Practitioners to Recover, Connect and Thrive

Recover your balance, connect to what sustains you, and thrive from the inside out

You’re someone who cares. You help others in crisis, in pain, in transition.
But lately, you may feel overwhelmed, overextended, or quietly disconnected from yourself.
You’re skilled, committed, and strong… and you’re weary.

This program is designed to guide you to better understand and draw on your own deep well of clarity, resilience and wisdom that’s often obscured by stress, exhaustion or trauma.

I believe the quality of compassion and care we can sustainably offer others is entirely linked to the quality of love and understanding we offer ourselves

Hear Kirstien explain more about the program in this video:

“The big difference with this learning compared to other mental health/wellbeing interventions is it’s permanency. It is about building resilience now and for the future to sustain mental wellbeing rather than to fix a short term or immediate crisis.”

— Mark

This program will support you to:

  • Rediscover your innate wellbeing, even in the face of challenge

  • Understand stress, anxiety and low mood. Not as problems to fix, but as signals you no longer fear

  • Let go of old stories, limiting beliefs and burnout patterns

  • Be present with others’ pain without taking it on as your own

  • Heal through insight, embodied practices, and nature connection

  • Connect deeply with yourself, others, and what matters most

Cultivate resilience that doesn’t rely on coping strategies, but on a profound inner shift

  • 1 day group exploration and realisation of inner wellbeing and wisdom (in person in Field of Possibility with relaxation time in wildlife swim pond and sauna).

  • 1hr individual coaching session (online or in person)

  • 1hr group lunchtime webinar to reflect and align (will be recorded)

Each month includes:

  • 1hr group lunchtime webinar to reflect and align (will be recorded)

  • Support between sessions via whats app group

  • Links to online resources, talks and audios

Why I’m offering this …

Supporting frontline professionals to sustain offering quality compassionate care to those in need has been at the heart of my work since 1998.

I spent the first 10 years of my career working internationally in emergency response before I burnt out and realised that intellectually knowing (and training others in) what to do to be resilient and well did not mean I acted on it.

My doctorate in organisational and social psychology examined what enables health and social care professionals to sustain offering compassionate care.

I believe the quality of compassion and care we can sustainably offer others is entirely linked to the quality of love and understanding we offer ourselves.

Understanding how we humans experience life from the inside-out and are designed to recover, adapt and thrive has profoundly changed the quality of my life and the quality of support I offer others. I want to share this with you.

Feedback from similar programs

  • This was outstanding training and should be used as a model for all services. A major benefit was helping people to process past trauma and experiences and giving us tools so we don't let our past baggage negatively influence the job as much as giving us the tools to look after ourselves to support our wellbeing in this job".

    Participant’s feedback from the Communication and Wellbeing training for Independent Senior Advocates

  • I felt something really shifted in me in a positive way that day. Kirstien was a very skillful facilitator finding the right balance of giving psychological theory for reflection and holding space for people to talk. I felt really heard and validated and it was very team building too. I have found myself in a calmer place since doing the RAW training and much more present. The venue is absolutely beautiful in nature and very peaceful, the perfect environment to have an away day, let go of work and come back to the self and re-set.

    Anna Berkley. Midwife. Attended 1 day RAW training

  • “The big difference with this course compared to other mental health/wellbeing interventions is it’s permanency. It is about building resilience now and for the future to sustain mental wellbeing rather than to fix a short term or immediate crisis.”

    Mark Russell, Head of Centre, Environment Agency. (1 year on from attending Resilience Program)

  • “I found the learning on the course to be enlightening and it is something that always feels like it’s there, unlike other training or courses, the content of which fades quite quickly. This is something that will stick with me for life and actually grows more”.

    Tom Toogood, Technical Advisor, Environment Agency. (1 year on from undertaking Resilience Program)

  • “This course is a life-changer and a game-changer. I have a completely different appreciation for life, people and perspectives. I also am stress and anxiety free. I really now also understand how damaging and pointless that anxiety and stress was”.

    Mark Roden - Operations Manager (1 Year on from undertaking Resilience program)

  • “I’ve touched an incredible deep sense of wellbeing that can’t be taken away, even by illness or death. In my moments of insight I have felt light and free, and really really well in a deeply peaceful way. I’ve seen that it’s possible to live without blame and to let go of lots of heaviness from the past I was still carrying”.

    Pip Jones Mindfulness & Breathworks Teacher, Director of Skylarker

  • “It was like being given pair of new glasses to see the world. The glasses might shakeup everything you thought or they might deepen everything you already knew. Whatever they do the glasses need to be viewed so you can realise your own presence and peace.”

    Gina Hayes, Yoga Teacher, Director of Yoga Sunshine

  • In my 20 years in the workplace I have experienced a lot of training. Nothing has come close to being as transformative as what Kirstien and Claire invited us to experience. If you get the chance, take it in a heartbeat!

    Dr Crystal Moore, Deputy Director Head Flood Forecasting and Incidence Management, Environment Agency

Investment

The full cost of this program is £1,200

There are some reduced rate places for those experiencing financial hardship £1,000

Payment plans are available.

Program dates

All in-person course days will be held in the Field of Possibility. On Saturdays between 10am - 5pm.

There will be 2 intakes; one in October 2025, the other in February 2026.

1st group commencing October 2025

  • 25th Oct

  • 15th Nov

  • 13th Dec

  • 17th Jan

  • 21st Feb

  • 14th March

2nd group commencing February 2026

  • 28th Feb

  • 21st March

  • 25th April

  • 16th May(?)

  • 13th June

  • 11th July

Apply for your place

If this is speaking to you, I’d love to hear from you. Please click the button below to send me an email letting me know why the program appeals to you, and to arrange a chat.