Reignite: From Burnout to Balance Day Retreat

Burnout can arise in many forms – from work, studying, parenting, caregiving, emotional overload, and the ongoing pressure to keep going when life feels overwhelming. This retreat offers a gentle and restorative space to pause, reconnect with your needs, and begin replenishing your emotional and physical energy.

What to Expect

During the day, we will explore what burnout is, why it develops, and how we can respond to ourselves with more compassion rather than self-pressure or guilt. You will experience a blend of reflective psychological work, practical tools for nervous system regulation, and guided mindfulness and gentle mindful movement practices to support reconnection and grounding.

This retreat is suitable for anyone feeling emotionally drained, overwhelmed, worn down, or simply needing time and space to reset and come home to themselves.

Lunch, tea/coffee and light refreshments are included. You will also receive a tote bag with a ‘Burnout to Balance workbook’ and pen.

Retreat Schedule 

✨ Gentle Arrival & Welcome
Arrive, settle in, and ease gently into the day with a grounding meditation 

✨ Understanding Burnout & Why You Feel This Way
Learn how threat, drive, and soothe systems influence burnout. 

✨ Your Personal Burnout Map
Identify your own patterns, triggers, and warning signs with guided reflection

🍃 Lunch Break
Time to nourish, pause, and reset.

✨ Nervous System Reset Session
Breathwork, mindful meditation, gentle mindful movement, and guided visualisation designed to down-regulate the nervous system. 

✨ The Inner Critic Workshop
Understand the pressures you put on yourself and learn tools to move from self-criticism to self-compassion.

✨ Values, Boundaries & Sustainable Drive
Reconnect with what truly matters, strengthen boundaries, and create healthier patterns moving forward✨ Letting Go & Takeaway Ritual
Release what no longer serves you -old habits, stories, and expectations. Leave with clarity, grounding, and a compassionate plan to carry forward.

What to Bring

• Comfortable clothing you feel relaxed in
• Cosy socks or slippers (optional)
• A favourite blanket if you’d like (we will also have blankets available)
• A reusable water bottle
• Anything that helps you feel settled and comfortable

Meet the Facilitators 

Dr Emma Boyd – Clinical Psychologist 

Hi, I’m Emma. I’m a Clinical Psychologist — but also a mum, partner, friend, and someone who’s definitely felt stretched in all directions. I know what it’s like to keep going until your body and mind finally insist something needs to change.

Over the past 10 years I’ve worked in the NHS and private practice, supporting people with a range of difficulties including, stress, anxiety, low mood, trauma and burnout. I’m trained in CBT, DBT, CFT and Schema Therapy — but what I bring to this retreat also comes from my own journey of slowing down, setting boundaries and listening to my body.

This retreat brings together:
• Psychological tools that genuinely help
• A real, lived understanding of juggling family, work, relationships and your own wellbeing

Louise Barry – Senior Psychological Therapist

Hi, I’m Louise and I’m a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with over 14 years working in the NHS. I use a combination of approaches to supporting individuals to work towards improved wellbeing. 

I have a special interest in Mindfulness based and relaxation practices and am Yoga teacher trained. 

I’m really looking forward to holding this space with you to help you reconnect with yourself and move from burnout back toward balance.

Testimonials

“It means the world to have experienced a shift in the way I feel about myself, and to understand myself on a deeper level.” (Client)

“Louise was invitational in her approach, allowing us to find the wisdom in ourselves” (Group participant)

We recognise burnout affects people in all kinds of life circumstances. To help make the retreat more accessible, we offer a reduced rate of £150 for students, people who are retired, and those on low income. If the concession rate would make it easier for you to attend, please select concession option when booking – no justification needed. 

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