Breathe Before You Break: A Psychologist-Led Immersive Experience
About this Event
This experience is open to everyone — especially high achievers, caregivers, leaders, military Veterans, and individuals navigating multiple roles, chronic stress and/or burnout.
Many people appear calm, capable, and successful while privately carrying chronic stress, emotional exhaustion, and the invisible weight of “holding it all together.”
In this transformational immersion experience Dr. Kristie Norwood explores the psychological and psychosocial cost of prolonged overfunctioning, perfectionism, and unresolved stress.
Drawing from years of evidence-based clinical work, leadership in higher education, and experience supporting military veterans and high-performing individuals, Dr. Norwood provides a Framework for understanding the pattens and cycles of chronic stress, roots of overfunctioning and practical strategies for building a life you no longer want to escape from.
This experience is designed for individuals who are ready to move from survival mode to intentional restoration and emotional freedom.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Arrival and Settle-In
Info: Attendees arrive and check-in. Continental breakfast will be available.
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Introduction to Breathe Before You Break
Info: Attendees will introduce themselves to the group and begin the Breathe Before You Break journey.
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:30 AM
B.R.E.A.K Framework
Info: Dr. Kristie’s B.R.E.A.K framework will be introduced and explored as a gateway to understand how chronic stress impacts us psychosocially.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Exploring Roots of Overfunctioning
Info: Participants will utilize guided prompts to explore how individual patterns of overfunctioning have developed and been maintained.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Restoration Break
Info: Light snacks will be provided.
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Community Care Breathwork
Info: Participants will be guided through a personalized breathwork exercise.
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
The Shift: Developing Value Aligned Practices
Info: Participants will explore personal values and develop a practical and sustainable plan for shifting away from chronic stress, overfunctioning, perfectionism and burnout. Their new plan will be aligned with identified values.
🕑: 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Commitment to Practice
Info: Participants will explore their personal commitment to their developed plan and utilize community care to reinforce components of the developed plan.
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:00 PM
Celebratory Closing
Info: An inspirational and communal celebration of participants will take place!
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 105.35
