Working Well: Avoid Burnout and Create Balance and Joy
- Date
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Sat 10 May 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Venue
- Soft Ground
You’re running on empty but keep going because there’s too much to do and there’s no-one else to do it. You care for others whose needs are urgent and way more important than your own. You are trapped in a cycle of 'yes' because saying no feels like a betrayal of your principles, colleagues, culture, hopes, dreams, this dying world.
Burnout starts with care and compassion and ends with exhaustion because when doing good feels bad, jumping off the speeding hostage train to save your own skin feels even worse. In this workshop, participants will learn what their individual patterns and blocks are, share insights, and leave with tools to think differently and work effectively.
Don’t expect a lecture by therapists or burnout experts – this is a hands-on knowledge exchange session between people who care about other people and the planet, and who know that running themselves into the ground doesn’t benefit anyone. We will use engaging and equitable processes to enable every participant to share ideas and leave energised with new tools and tips they can apply immediately.
Event Information & Format
- Doors open 9:45pm, start time 10am
- Workshop where people complete exercises and share ideas in small groups. Participation is expected.
- People will be seated around tables for most of the time, but some activities might involve them moving around or in a large circle.
- There will be a short comfort break.
- End time 1pm
Accessibility
Soft Ground is on the first floor of a building on The Moor in Sheffield city centre. It has lift access and an accessible all gender toilet. It has windows that open to the outside. More detailed information about the accessibility of Soft Ground is here (includes photos).
- Seating: Unreserved seating is available at this event, but if you’d like us to reserve a seat for you or you have specific requirements, please get in touch.
- Masks: FFP2 masks will be available for free.
- Audio: Microphones will be used at this event.
- Quiet space: A quiet space is available at this event. This is located beside the lift, further information and photos are available here.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility for this event, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]
Susan Hunter Downer is a writer, creative facilitator, student of narrative therapy, and pioneer of Sheffield: We Can community debates. She is dedicated to using storytelling as a tool to help us connect and work collaboratively to survive the challenges of living in a world that often feels hostile, extractive, and cruel.
Rachel Snee is an international coach, facilitator, trainer and consultant who empowers people to achieve success and fulfillment in every area of their lives. She’s created numerous innovative development programs, from collaborative communication and emotional intelligence to authentic leadership, which have created rapid results and long-term positive change for participants.
