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Burn Bright is a six-month container because you need to allow enough time for new habits to form, and repeat the practice enough times for the habits to become engrained, making them second nature.

The first round of three months is the foundations, the second three months is supporting you with diving deeper into the practice – making sure that the habits stick long term, addressing any self-sabotage or drifting away from doing what works.

You’ll need to dedicate 2-3 hours a week if you’re aiming to be self-sufficient by the end of month six. I don’t want to just give you fish for the day, I want to teach you how to fish.

Those hours will include any of the healthy habits we set you up with for self-care and self-compassion – and it will feel good to do them, rather than another overwhelming thing.

You’ll want to make time for our (optional) weekly coaching call of 90 minutes.

(All calls are recorded so you can watch the replay if you’re unable to make it live – but my experience is that it is harder to follow along with the progress if you are intending to watch every call on replay – it’s human nature to procrastinate it when overwhelmed by other things).

Burn Bright helps you create a way of working and living that gives you MORE time and works around your lifestyle – because you let go of the crap that no longer serves you.

But the irony is, you can only have that once you make time to build these healthy habits and stop the overworking.

You’ll never find time for this programme. If you want it, you have to make time for it by being ready to make some changes to your overproductivity.

If you need longer than six months, don’t worry – you’ll get ongoing access to the recorded materials. However, I recommend keeping up momentum by completing something from the modules each week if you can. This is the best way to get results.

I totally understand why you’re concerned. This is the most common pattern I see, of drifting away from the very thing which is good for us. It happens to all of us at times, and I have built this programme to try to prevent that, by making the practices small, tangible and manageable to implement. Other women have had similar worries before joining Burn Bright.

That’s why I’d like to invite you to book a free 1:1 call with me.

In just 30 minutes, we’ll figure out what overwhelms you, what’s getting in the way of you slowing down and whether this programme is right for you.

This isn’t a chance for me to pitch you. I want to help us both establish if Burn Bright can help you.

If it can, I’ll invite you to apply. But there’ll be absolutely no pressure from me. If it isn’t right for you, I will help you think through your other options. So either way, you will be helped forward at the end of our call.

I have said it before and I will say it again.

These patterns of putting yourself last are here for a reason – they have protected you and served you in different ways in your life (that’s how you got into uni, got that promotion, am I right?!)

Or at least you think so.

In fact, you got to those places IN SPITE of perfectionism, overworking and constantly trying to ‘do the right thing’, not because of it.

Burn Bright has an entire module dedicated to teaching you how to be able to follow your purpose and ambition, but without drowning in it.

You don’t need to have all your work ducks in a row to start this.

You just need to have a willingness to look at your patterns of working, with an open mind.

We can defend our overproductivity like that crappy ‘bad boy’ boy boyfriend you had in your 20s – not wanting to let it go because we don’t feel we deserve any better.

That’s right! Without treating yourself as if you are worth a life where you don’t constantly think about work, or wake up in the middle of the night and then can’t drift back to sleep until you’ve solved a work problem in your head… well, nothing good comes out of 3am.

You bring your honest account of what you’re doing day to day, week to week, and we can reflect together on whether this is serving you, whether it is functional… or if it is time to break up with that crappy boyfriend.

If you’re tired of the hustle and the emotional roller coaster of working all the hours and still not feeling good enough, so you work a bit more… but yet you think there has GOT to be more to life than this overwhelm, then you’re ready for Burn Bright.

If you want more ease and peace, more space for you, more balance, more accomplishment, more freedom, more flexibility, more fun in your life…you’re ready.

Please note, in order to be invited to join the programme, you should be able to recognise yourself in these boxes:

• You’re aware that you work too hard (but struggle to slow down).
• You have realised that you doubt yourself even when being praised by others, and want to stop being so mean to yourself.
• You are kind to others, but now looking for a way to set boundaries to stop doing all the things for everybody else but you.
• You’re open to being vulnerable in a group, letting yourself be coached to consider new perspectives and actions to take.
• You’re ready and willing to use the tools provided – not just listen, but to take consistent action to make changes to your life.

No, I can’t.

And if you’re looking for guarantees, inner work probably isn’t for you. Because life can get in the way, and you may be surprised at what you find when you start reflecting on your behaviours, feelings and thoughts.

I can tell you that when women work with me, epiphanies happen. Often in the small, like little lightbulbs going off around how they have been living their lives and recognising that there is a mismatch between their behaviour and their values.

Something needs to give, and only you can change that.

One woman quit her corporate job in a toxic environment and got a new job, where she didn’t even bring her laptop home after work anymore.

Another woman realised she needed to put her rates up, to no longer trade her time for money and create more space in her working week.

One business owner decided to make it a priority to go to pilates every week, during work hours, and no longer suffers from a bad back.

You get out what you put in, and the group is ready to facilitate those changes for you – to celebrate your successes AND make space for your second guesses.

The investment for Burn Bright is £6666 incl VAT for six months coaching.

If you’d prefer to pay monthly, you can choose x 6 payments of £1111.

Want even more support than the group container offers?

You can ask for a longer payment plan if you need it. 

You can also ask your corporate employer to fund the programme, as executive coaching promotes your wellbeing and can keep you from being signed off sick from work with burnout, stress, anxiety or depression. 

Wondering if it’s worth it?

Calculate how much money you would lose in revenue and profit if you weren’t well enough to run your business, or go to your corporate job?

How much it would cost if you got signed off sick for burnout – if you hit that metaphorical wall and was unable to work for 6 months.

When I headed up a staff treatment clinic at a major London hospital, providing therapy to the most senior consultants, I can tell you that the most high-striving doctors I saw get signed off sick for burnout were off for two years…

TWO YEARS?!

Clawing your way back out from the burnout hole isn’t easy – if you are dancing along the edges right now, let’s prevent you from falling into the hole in the first place.

If that feels possible (we both know it is!), surely investing in this programme is worth it? For you to be well enough to play with your kids without losing your shit on a daily basis? Or too tired to chase them around the garden?

• A 1-hour 1:1 onboarding call so I can get a better understanding of your goals, your work and why you put so much pressure on yourself.
• Access to the core video modules that teach you how to find more pause, purpose and play – and how to give yourself the permission to actually USE everything you’re learning.
• x3 One-to-One Milestone Calls to help track your progress and keep you on track.
• x1 Live Coaching Call with me every week – with one integration week a month to help you rest and digest, or catch up.
• Responsive teaching due to the small, high-touch level of teaching that provide step-by-step guidance and support for topics showing up uniquely for YOU.
• Access to The Private Facebook Community where you’ll have ongoing access to me and the community of women.
• Guest Training with some of the expert psychologists and coaches from my network (like a gut health hypnotherapist coach and an organisational systems expert!)

This container is intentionally intimate, so I can serve you in the best possible way.

At any given time, there’ll be a maximum of 4 clients inside Burn Bright coaching call, which means you’ll always be seen and heard. You will get to know the other women really well – and can join them on optional home retreats in Michaela’s home in Bedfordshire too!

I vet every single member before offering them a place in this programme. Only the most aligned women get in.

For you, that means you get a sisterhood of successful women to support you through your struggles and celebrate your wins.

I do everything possible to stop this from happening.

It’s why I have an application system and it’s why I get on a call with every single person who expresses an interest in joining.

I only invite you to join if I think you are right for this programme and that it will be of benefit to you.

In the unlikely event that you join and decide Burn Bright isn’t for you, you have 14 days to request a refund from the date of purchase.

No questions. With me, there is no judgment around a change of heart. This is why I also want you to be sure about signing up, and not act out of FOMO.

The honest answer is, it depends on you and your current situation. We are not here to chase happiness, that is not what ease and peace means. Being more compassionate with yourself means tolerating and accepting times when life is hard, and knowing what to do to be kinder to yourself (and others) in those moments. The impact of developing a kinder stance towards yourself can be felt within weeks, and continue to be impactful for years if you continue using the tools.

How quickly you see results depends on how much you are willing to let go of – in terms of overproductivity, self-criticism, self-doubt and busyness.

Some are really blocked in being kind and compassionate to themselves, so it might take a few extra months to implement the tools. There is no rush and no right or wrong amount of time, because you have lifetime access to the program and all future updates (you just can’t attend the coaching calls once you have left the programme)! Remember, this isn’t a “quick fix” by any means.

Burn Bright helps you create a way of working and living that gives you MORE time and works around your lifestyle – because you let go of the crap that no longer serves you.

Imagine how much time you will save if you no longer procrastinate the biggest task on your to-do list, but have a way to break it down into manageable chunks and take action? If you were no longer waiting for everything to be ‘perfect’ before you took action? If you didn’t second guess and overthink your every decision, because you didn’t believe in yourself and your ability? You’d save loads of time from not checking your work and not arguing with your mind gremlins.

Calming the overwhelm will give you more clarity and focus, and allowing yourself the permission to rest will help you work at a sustainable pace which paradoxically means you get more done in less time.

There is also a guest teaching on precisely that – how to get more done in less time!
But the irony is, you can only have that once you make time to build these healthy habits and stop the overworking.
You’ll never find time for this programme. If you want it, you have to make time for it by being ready to make some changes to your overproductivity.

I know, such a common block! Bet you rarely buy new clothes for yourself, but make sure the kids are properly clothed…

When you have blocks to being kind and compassionate to yourself, spending money on yourself can be hard. Even something small like treating yourself to a new notepad for journaling can feel stretchy – but what that reluctance to spend does is to send a message to your brain ‘I’m not worth it’.

When you make a larger investment into yourself, it’s like you book a minimum spend bar. And like I say, “when you put money behind the bar, you show up to drink.” You are more likely to take it seriously and implement the learning if you have made a serious investment – you want to make it count, right?

I have heard this statement so many times: “I will take a break when I’ve finished this”

Making breaks conditional upon achievement is a slippery slope to burnout.

What about this one, from busy mothers: “Resting is a luxury I can’t afford”.

No. Resting is investing, in both your wellbeing AND your ambitious goals.

Because our creativity comes from a place of rest, like a client of mine once told me.

You’ll come up with your bright ideas when you’ve had some headspace.

Those breaks can be mini moments, like pockets of pause, if you are a parent stretched beyond your limits. Rest does *not* have to mean spa weekends.

Another one: “If I slow down, I’ll be lazy and won’t achieve as much.”

Again, no.

Doing less and focusing on one thing at a time means you will be more productive with any task you set yourself.

Instead of getting caught up in overthinking and procrastination (“just gonna make ooooone more cup of tea and check Insta before I start”).

So if you want to move forward with your current challenges, take a break and step away from it in order to be able to move back in with renewed ideas, creativity and a focus which comes from being in flow.

If you hold yourself back and don’t take action because you don’t think you’re good enough, you won’t improve. You’ll be stagnant.

If you don’t practice, you won’t grow your competence OR your confidence.

And the world doesn’t get to see you burn bright.

Confidence is a result, not a requirement, as Rich Litvin says.

“But I don’t want to get too big for my boots, or boastful”, you say.

You CAN have ambition, pride and confidence as well as sound values.

You CAN reach your goals as well as look after yourself.

Think of some well known, successful people who are respected for their kindness as well as their achievements – they are still doing the work to be kinder to themselves and address their issues:

• Michelle Obama, with her impostor syndrome
• Brene Brown, with her recovery from perfectionism
• Joe Wicks, with his childhood demons putting pressure on him
• Deliciously Ella, with her past history of overproductivity

Yes! We do an optional day retreat in Michaela’s home at the beginning and the end of the Burn Bright journey, so you get to meet each other in person. It is held in the home of Michaela Thomas in Bedfordshire, which is why Burn Bright is intentionally kept small – to seat four women around the table. The day retreats are described as ‘creative fuel’, ‘relaxing’, ‘energising’, ‘nourishing’, ‘safe’, ‘connected’ and lots more. You don’t want to miss them!