The Alchemy of Burnout
Online, Sundays, 5-7pm UK time, 21/02/27 – 18/07/27
Fnd your gold with The Alchemy of Burnout - a six-month online course with Dr Rachel Newsome & therapist Sahab Saheb.
In the same way an acorn contains everything it needs to become a great oak, we come into this world with an inbuilt capacity for creativity, healing and growth. And just as no tree is the same, each of us is born with the seeds of our unique individuality and potential. However, in modern societies we’ve become acculturated to measuring our worth by external markers such as status, productivity and success. This means that, over time, the energy required to go faster, work harder, do more and be more can deplete our resources and leave us feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, until, one day, we wake up to find our fire has gone out.
But what if burnout is not the end but our body’s attempt to direct us towards wholeness, authenticity and healing?
According to the old idea of alchemy, breakdown and burnout are, paradoxically, the very conditions necessary for transformation and meaningful growth to take place - as I discovered through my own experience of burnout and chronic fatigue in my thirties. So, I’m thrilled to be teaming up with friend and experienced therapist Sahab Saheb, to deliver The Alchemy of Burnout – a six-month exploration of burnout geared towards helping you recover your capacity for self-repair, restore your fire and find your gold.
Who is this course for?
The Alchemy of Burnout is for you if:
· You’re living with burnout and/or chronic pain.
· You’re ready to take responsibility for your healing journey.
· You’re open to engaging with guided somatic practices and creative prompts in support of this process.
· You’re comfortable sharing with others and managing self-disclosure in a small group setting.
· You feel able to commit one to two hours a month (or more if you wish) to self-guided enquiry in between workshops.
The Alchemy of Burn Out is not for you if:
· You’re in crisis-mode and struggling to cope with basic day to day functioning.
Cost: £420
Send me an email to make an enquiry and/or book your place.
What to expect:
In each monthly workshop you’ll be guided through a trauma-informed framework for understanding and processing burnout grounded in person-centred therapy and Jungian depth psychology.
Sahab will share tried and tested somatic practices aimed at helping you attune to the wisdom of your body. I will guide you through specially designed writing prompts aimed at supporting self-inquiry, facilitating creativity and expanding your sense of possibility. The workshops will also include time for sharing, reflection and questions.
You’ll even receive further somatic practices and creative prompts to conduct your own self-guided enquiry between each session.
Sunday February 21 – Burnout as Initiation
Sunday March 21 – The False Self & Adaptation
Sunday April 18 – The Golden Shadow
Sunday May 16 – Collapse as Sacred Refusal
Sunday June 20 – Rebuilding & Reconstitution
Sunday July 18 – Living the Gold