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The Winter Reset Retreat - Sat. 16 January 27
Ready to press pause?
Give yourself half a day to step out of the noise, understand your patterns and change the way you relate to your thoughts.
You don't have to answer every thought.
You can learn to understand them — and choose what you do next.
SUCCESSFUL. HIGH-FUNCTIONING.
YET, THAT “AM I ENOUGH“ LINGERS…
Start the year by understanding your mind, rather than trying to improve yourself.
Join our group for a focused Online Winter Retreat designed to help you understand how your mind works, recognise the patterns that keep you stuck, and develop simple practices that actually stick.
Quieting the inner critic without losing your ambition.
Breaking the perfectionism cycle.
Building confidence when you feel you're not good enough.
Practical mindfulness tools for work, relationships and everyday life.
Saturday 16 January 2027
9.30 to 1 pm GMT
ONLINE · Practical info at the end of the page·
Exclusive Women’s Health reader offer: your booking includes a complimentary 30-minute personal consultation.
Successful on the outside. Still questioning yourself on the inside.
This retreat is for you if….
You generally feel like you are functioning perfectly well - achieving, caring, organising, showing up - while your mind is constantly asking for more.
More certainty. More achievement. More reassurance. More proof that you’re doing enough.
Perhaps you recognise yourself in:
“Am I enough?” even when you know, rationally, that you are, or that feeling that you should have done more
setting yourself incredibly high standards and struggling to switch them off
replaying conversations, decisions and mistakes long after they’ve happened
anticipating future problems and mentally rehearsing every possible outcome
finding it difficult to switch off without feeling that you ought to be productive
comparing yourself to others and wondering whether you’re falling behind
When busyness becomes a habit and rumination becomes a ritual, your mind can stay on high alert long after the original trigger has passed.
Understanding those patterns is the first step towards changing your relationship with them.
The Mindful Mindset Winter Reset is a chance to step out of the noise, understand what’s happening underneath and discover practical ways to respond differently. We'll explore the science behind the mind's patterns (including fascinating concept of neuroplasticity) and learn practical, evidence-informed ways to work with them.
A half-day to understand your mind — and the patterns that keep you striving
This isn’t about becoming a better version of yourself.
This is about understanding what's happening in your mind.
Many of us try to change our thoughts, habits and reactions by simply trying harder. But lasting change becomes easier when you understand why your mind responds the way it does in the first place.
You don't need another self-improvement project.
WHAT WE WILL EXPLORE
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We’ll begin with simple mindfulness practices to help you understand how your brain works, ground yourself, focus your attention and create space to pause.
You’ll learn techniques to step out of the constant stream of thinking, rather than being pulled along by every thought.
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Through gentle movement and stretches, we’ll explore the connection between your mind and body — and the role that connection plays in regulating your nervous system.
You’ll have an opportunity to notice what happens in your body when your mind is busy, worried or under pressure.
No fitness experience is needed. This is about awareness, not performance.
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What lies behind the inner critic, imposter syndrome and “Am I enough?” voice?
We’ll explore the roots of perfectionism, imposter feelings and self-critical thinking:- understanding why these patterns develop and why simply telling ourselves to “stop” rarely works.
You’ll discover neuroscience based ways to turn down the volume of your inner critic and develop a different relationship with it.
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Why does the mind keep returning to the past?
Why does it repeatedly rehearse conversations, analyse decisions and revisit what we could have done differently?
And why does it spend so much energy anticipating what might happen next?
We’ll explore the difference between useful reflection and unhelpful rumination, and look at practical ways to create greater perspective when your mind gets caught in past- and future-focused thinking.
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The retreat’s learnings and benefits shouln’t end when the session does.
We’ll look at realistic ways to bring these practices into everyday life, including simple journaling techniques and small, sustainable habits that can help you nourish your mind and maintain the benefits beyond the retreat.
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WHAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY
You won’t leave with another long list of things you should be doing.
Instead, you’ll leave with a better understanding of what drives the mental pressure to do more, achieve more and get things right and practical ways to step out of those patterns.
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Learn to notice when your mind is spiralling into rumination, replaying the past or anticipating the future and create space before getting swept along with it.
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Understand why your mind can become so focused on what went wrong, what might go wrong or what you could have done differently and learn ways to widen your perspective.
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Begin to recognise where perfectionism, self-pressure and imposter feelings may come from — and what keeps them going.
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Recognise the voice behind “Am I enough?” and “Is this good enough?” without automatically believing everything it tells you.
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Mindfulness, grounding, gentle movement and simple techniques you can use when you feel mentally overloaded, overreactive, distracted or caught in repetitive thinking.
Techniques designed to fit into everyday life rather than becoming another thing you feel you have to do perfectly.
Not a new version of you.
A clearer, calmer relationship with who you already are.
You don’t need another list of things to improve.
Sometimes the most useful thing you can do is stop, become curious about your mind, and understand the patterns that have been running in the background.
Meet your retreat lead…
With over 18 years in senior leadership positions at big UK corporates and law firms, I am quite convinced we (and women in particular), need emotionnal resilience now more than ever...
My goal is to share a number of the “swiss-army knife“ mental tools I have learnt over the years in a very practical and neuroscience anchored way.
Ready to press pause?
Give yourself half a day to step out of the noise, understand your patterns and change the way you relate to your thoughts.
You don't have to answer every thought.
You can learn to understand them — and choose what you do next.
Once you have booked your place, you’ll receive a private link before the retreat with everything you need to join.
You don’t need any previous mindfulness experience. Just prepare:
a quiet, comfortable space
something comfortable to wear for the gentle movement practice
some water and/or a hot drink
a notebook or journal
and a little time set aside just for you
Further confirmation of timings and joining instructions will be provided when you book.