Space to Breathe: A 6-Week Restorative Circle for Burnt-Out Therapists

Wednesdays, June 11 – August 20 (Every other week)
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST | Virtual | $50 per session

✨ Description:

This space is for therapists who are holding too much for too long.

If you're weary from always being the strong one...
If you're craving rest, not more theory…
If you're seeking a space where your exhaustion is honored without question…

This circle is for you.

We’ll gather every other week to rest together, reflect together, and be reminded that you matter too. Each session blends music, meditation, journaling, and somatic care—not for productivity, but for presence.

💖 What to Expect Each Session:

Opening Meditation (5–8 min)
Ground into stillness with a calming, guided meditation.
Somatic Practice (5–10 min)
Gentle body-based practices like breathwork, stretching, tapping, or grounding exercises to reconnect with your body.
Music + Journaling (20–25 min)
We’ll journal while listening to one curated song that sets the emotional tone for the week. Optional writing prompts provided.
Optional Check-In & Sharing (30 min)
Speak if you’d like. Or listen. Or simply be.
Collective Reflection or Conversation Prompt (15–20 min)
A soft topic to explore together if there’s energy.
Closing (5 min)
We end with a nourishing affirmation, blessing, or poem.

🗓 Weekly Themes, Practices, & Prompts

Week 1 – June 11 | Permission to Pause

Prompt: “What have I been holding that needs rest?”
Meditation: Breathing into the body
Somatic: Gentle head, neck, and shoulder release
Song: “Let It Be” – Labrinth

Week 2 – June 25 | The Grief We Carry

Prompt: “What grief is ready to be named?”
Meditation: Guided grief visualization
Somatic: Rocking (nervous system self-soothing)
Song: “River” – Leon Bridges

Week 3 – July 9 | When We Long to Belong

Prompt: “Where does belonging live in me? Where does it ache?”
Meditation: Loving-kindness for the exiled parts
Somatic: Heart-holding and breath pulsing
Song: “Rise Up” – Andra Day

Week 4 – July 23 | Witnessing the Parts Who Are Tired

Prompt: “What part of me is burnt out? What does it want me to know?”
Meditation: Inner parts visualization
Somatic: Palm tracing and self-touch
Song: “Stand Still” – Sabrina Claudio

Week 5 – August 6 | Rest as a Revolutionary Act

Prompt: “How can I soften into joy, even now?”
Meditation: Joy visualization
Somatic: Swaying + breath pairing
Song: “Golden” – Jill Scott

Week 6 – August 20 | Returning to Myself

Prompt: “What am I reclaiming? What will I carry forward with intention?”
Meditation: “I Am” grounding mantra
Somatic: Gentle spine twists + grounding feet
Song: “Home” – Hozier

🧡 You Belong Here If You’re:

A therapist, space-holder, healer, or caregiver
Craving a soft space to land—not to perform, but to be
Yearning for community, presence, and rest
Ready to reconnect with your body, spirit, and creative voice

💵 Investment:

$50 per session | Sliding scale spots available (limited)
Pre-register for the full 6 weeks or drop-in as needed.
(Full series: $270)

Wednesdays, June 11 – August 20 (Every other week)
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST | Virtual | $50 per session

🌿 Overview

This is not a space to learn, hustle, or fix.
This is a space to be.

Designed for therapists, space-holders, and healing professionals who are exhausted, overwhelmed, or disillusioned, this 6-week offering invites you to breathe, rest, journal, and be witnessed in a way that’s gentle, communal, and nourishing.

You do so much for others. Let this be your return to yourself.

🌀 Structure for Each 90-Minute Session

Arrival + Grounding (5 minutes)
Settle in with breath awareness and optional centering with soft music.
Guided Meditation (8 minutes)
Each week features a meditation to help you land in your body and tend to what’s present.
Quiet Journaling from Meditation (10 minutes)
After the meditation, we’ll hold quiet space for you to free-write or reflect on what arose.
Parts Check-In (10 minutes)
A gentle invitation to connect with any parts that showed up—burnt-out parts, inner critics, protectors, etc. You’ll be offered IFS-style prompts.
Somatic Practice (10 minutes)
Grounding movements like swaying, tapping, stretching, or self-touch to soothe the nervous system.
Music + Journaling (15–20 minutes)
A song will be played while you journal with a weekly theme and optional writing prompt.
Optional Sharing + Group Witnessing (20–25 minutes)
A no-pressure space to share what came up or simply be held in quiet solidarity.
Closing Reflection or Poem (5 minutes)
We’ll close with a blessing, affirmation, or a short poem to carry into your week.

🌼 Weekly Themes & Practices

Week 1 – June 11 | Permission to Pause

Prompt: “What have I been holding that needs rest?”
Meditation: Grounding breath and body scan
Somatic: Neck and shoulder release
Song: “Let It Be” – Labrinth

Week 2 – June 25 | The Grief We Carry

Prompt: “What grief is ready to be named?”
Meditation: Grief visualization and breath
Somatic: Gentle rocking for nervous system regulation
Song: “River” – Leon Bridges

Week 3 – July 9 | When We Long to Belong

Prompt: “Where does belonging live in me? Where does it ache?”
Meditation: Loving-kindness for the self
Somatic: Heart-holding + breath pulses
Song: “Rise Up” – Andra Day

Week 4 – July 23 | Witnessing the Parts Who Are Tired

Prompt: “What part of me is burnt out? What does it need from me?”
Meditation: Inner sanctuary visualization
Somatic: Palm tracing and body-hold
Song: “Stand Still” – Sabrina Claudio

Week 5 – August 6 | Rest as a Revolutionary Act

Prompt: “What does rest look and feel like for me now?”
Meditation: Rest in the body practice
Somatic: Swaying with intention
Song: “Golden” – Jill Scott

Week 6 – August 20 | Returning to Myself

Prompt: “What am I reclaiming? What wisdom is returning to me?”
Meditation: “I Am” presence meditation
Somatic: Foot-to-earth grounding and twist
Song: “Home” – Hozier

💵 Cost + Access

$50 per session (or $270 if you pre-pay for all 6)
Sliding scale available—just ask.
Camera optional. Participation optional. Comfort encouraged.

Would you like this formatted as:

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Every other Wednesday | June 11 – August 20 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST
Virtual | $50 per session

🌼 Weekly Flow (90 Minutes)

Arrival & Grounding (5 min)
Guided Meditation (8 min)
Quiet Journaling on Meditation (10 min)
Parts Check-In (10 min)
Somatic Practice (10 min)
Music + Journaling w/ Prompt (20 min)
Optional Sharing & Reflection (20–25 min)
Closing Poem or Quote (2–3 min)

📅 Weekly Themes, Practices & Quotes

Week 1 – June 11

Theme: Permission to Pause

Prompt: “What have I been holding that needs rest?”
Meditation: Grounding + breath awareness
Somatic: Neck & shoulder release
Song: “Let It Be” – Labrinth
Quote:

“You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.”
—Mary Oliver

Week 2 – June 25

Theme: The Grief We Carry

Prompt: “What grief is ready to be named?”
Meditation: Grief visualization
Somatic: Rocking for regulation
Song: “River” – Leon Bridges
Quote:

“Grief does not obey your plans, or your wishes.
Grief will do whatever it wants to you, whenever it wants to.
In that regard, grief has a lot in common with love.”
—Elizabeth Gilbert (Optional substitute: Toni Morrison)

Week 3 – July 9

Theme: When We Long to Belong

Prompt: “Where does belonging live in me? Where does it ache?”
Meditation: Loving-kindness to the self
Somatic: Heart-holding + breath pulses
Song: “Rise Up” – Andra Day
Quote:

“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.”
—Zora Neale Hurston
(Optional alternate: “When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard...”) — Audre Lorde

Week 4 – July 23

Theme: Witnessing the Parts Who Are Tired

Prompt: “What part of me is burnt out? What does it need from me?”
Meditation: Inner sanctuary visualization
Somatic: Palm tracing, body-hold
Song: “Stand Still” – Sabrina Claudio
Quote:

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence,
it is self-preservation,
and that is an act of political warfare.”
—Audre Lorde

Week 5 – August 6

Theme: Rest as a Revolutionary Act

Prompt: “What does rest look and feel like for me now?”
Meditation: Rest in the body practice
Somatic: Swaying with intention
Song: “Golden” – Jill Scott
Quote:

“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.”
—David Viscott (Alternate: “Love is an action…” — bell hooks)

Week 6 – August 20

Theme: Returning to Myself

Prompt: “What am I reclaiming? What wisdom is returning to me?”
Meditation: “I Am” presence mantra
Somatic: Foot-to-earth grounding
Song: “Home” – Hozier
Quote:

“Still, like air, I’ll rise.”
—Maya Angelou
(Alternate: Jaiya John’s “Let yourself be the candle” or Cole Arthur Riley’s “I am not a machine for producing.”)

💌 You Belong Here If You Are:

A therapist, space-holder, or emotional laborer
Feeling stretched, depleted, disillusioned, or numb
Ready to reconnect with your own voice and needs
Longing for soft community, presence, and restoration

💵 Fee:

$50 per session
Sliding scale available upon request
Drop-in or register for the full series ($270)

Would you like me to:

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Create a fillable journal PDF with each week’s prompts + quote?
Format this as a Substack announcement or webpage copy?

Let me know and I’ll get it ready for you.

You said:

Add a space for therapist to discuss the exhaustion, empathy overload, tired of holding other folks trauma, fix it parts are tired.

ChatGPT said:

Absolutely. Here’s the final revision with a dedicated space to name and honor the “empathy overload,” the weariness of holding others’ trauma, and the burnout of the ‘fix-it’ parts. This addition helps therapists reconnect with the parts of themselves that are not in caretaker mode—and to feel seen in their depletion.

Space to Breathe: A 6-Week Restorative Circle for Burnt-Out Therapists

Every other Wednesday | June 11 – August 20 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST
Virtual | $50 per session

🌿 Overview

This circle is for the therapists, space-holders, healers, and helpers who are tired of being strong.

For the ones who…

Hold other people’s trauma while their own pain waits in the background
Feel their hearts stretching thin from empathy overload
Don’t have the words to name what they’re carrying—but know it’s too much
Are tired of being the one everyone else turns to

Here, you don’t need to fix anything. You don’t have to perform. You don’t even have to share.
Just bring yourself.

✨ Structure for Each 90-Minute Session

Arrival + Grounding (5 min)
Ease into the space with gentle breath and presence.
Guided Meditation (8 min)
A soft return to the body and Self.
Quiet Journaling from Meditation (10 min)
Write what arises—grief, numbness, gratitude, confusion—all of it belongs.
Parts Check-In (10 min)
A space to notice:
- The fix-it parts who are exhausted
- The therapist part who doesn’t know how to turn off
- The caretaker who longs to rest
  You’ll be guided with questions like: What part of me shows up when I feel responsible for everyone? What does it need today?
Somatic Practice (10 min)
Body-based care to help shift from doing to being—swaying, tapping, rocking, breathwork.
Music + Journaling with Prompt (15–20 min)
A curated song to accompany your journaling around weekly themes like grief, rest, belonging, burnout, and reclamation.
Optional Sharing + Reflection (25 min)
A no-pressure space to speak or witness others naming what’s often unspeakable:
- “I’m tired of being needed.”
- “I don’t want to hold anyone else’s trauma right now.”
- “My compassion feels threadbare.”
- “The part of me that knows how to help others doesn’t know how to help myself.”
  You can share or simply listen. Everything is welcome.
Closing with Quote or Poem (3–5 min)
We close with nourishment: words by Black and visionary writers like Audre Lorde, Mary Oliver, bell hooks, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Jaiya John, or Cole Arthur Riley.

💵 Fee:

$50 per session
Sliding scale available
Drop-in or full series ($270)

💛 You Belong Here If:

You’re tired of holding space for everyone but yourself
You feel overstimulated, overbooked, overextended
You crave softness, quiet, and non-performative connection
You want to reconnect to your body, your joy, and your breath

Would you like me to:

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Space to Breathe: A 6-Week Restorative Circle for Burnt-Out Therapists

✨ Description:

💖 What to Expect Each Session:

🗓 Weekly Themes, Practices, & Prompts

🧡 You Belong Here If You’re:

💵 Investment:

🌿 Overview

🌀 Structure for Each 90-Minute Session

🌼 Weekly Themes & Practices

💵 Cost + Access

🌼 Weekly Flow (90 Minutes)

📅 Weekly Themes, Practices & Quotes

Week 1 – June 11

Week 2 – June 25

Week 3 – July 9

Week 4 – July 23

Week 5 – August 6

Week 6 – August 20

💌 You Belong Here If You Are:

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Space to Breathe: A 6-Week Restorative Circle for Burnt-Out Therapists

✨ Description:

💖 What to Expect Each Session:

🗓 Weekly Themes, Practices, & Prompts

🧡 You Belong Here If You’re:

💵 Investment:

🌿 Overview

🌀 Structure for Each 90-Minute Session

🌼 Weekly Themes & Practices

💵 Cost + Access

🌼 Weekly Flow (90 Minutes)

📅 Weekly Themes, Practices & Quotes

Week 1 – June 11

Week 2 – June 25

Week 3 – July 9

Week 4 – July 23

Week 5 – August 6

Week 6 – August 20

💌 You Belong Here If You Are:

💵 Fee:

You said:

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Space to Breathe: A 6-Week Restorative Circle for Burnt-Out Therapists

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✨ Structure for Each 90-Minute Session

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Therapy FOR THOSE SEEKING MORE THAN JUST HEALING- SEEKING LIBERATION.

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