You take care of everyone.
Who takes care of you?
A 2.5-day restorative retreat, less than an hour from Paris, for leaders, coaches, therapists, and educators. Step out of the role of the one who carries everyone — and, for two days, be the one who receives.
“You cannot pour from an empty cup.”
Strong for others begins with strong for yourself.
You spend your days giving — to students, patients, teams, families. But no one leads, teaches, or supports well while running on empty. Burnout rarely announces itself: by the time the signs show — irritability, detachment, sleepless nights — the cost is already being paid, in your own health and in the people who depend on you.
Sources: ADP, People at Work (2024) · Réseau Éducation et Solidarité (2023) · Baromètre national de la santé mentale des étudiants, Ipsos BVA (2025).
These pressures land first on the people who hold others. Refilling yourself is not a luxury — it is the condition of giving well.
You arrive depleted. You leave equipped.
Clarity
Rested, and clear about what actually matters — in your work and beyond it.
A practice for pressure
The SSSTOPPPP™ method, ready to use on your hardest days.
Strength from adversity
The HEROIC Paradox™ — turn difficulty into resolve, on demand.
A plan that holds
Your 10-year action plan, with 30- and 90-day follow-up calls to keep you on track.
Held in one of our preferred locations.
In one of our preferred locations — a private estate set in calm and greenery, less than an hour from the heart of Paris. Old stone, quiet grounds, the light of dawn: everything here is designed to slow you down and bring you back to yourself. Full board, a room of your own, and the unhurried rhythm of a place made for restoration.
Three days that change
how you lead — and live.
Arrival
Welcome and rooms. Introduction to the retreat and Guided Surface Work, to create headspace for the two days ahead. Then a private dinner hosted by a majordome, a master of the French art of the table — and an introduction to Mindful Eating, the French way. Lights low and quiet by 22:00.
Self
- Dawn A walk in the grounds.
- Morning Self-awareness and the Image-Impact experience; an introduction to the 21 PSC.
- Lunch A silent lunch with 3·2·1 journaling.
- Afternoon Self-management and self-care — the SSSTOPPPP™ practice and an introduction to the HEROIC Paradox™, with Guided Surface Work. Spa and massage available as an option.
- Dinner A premium dinner at the venue.
- Evening Lights low and quiet by 22:00.
The other
- Dawn A gong bath.
- Morning The SSSTOPPPP™ practice revisited; systemic thinking and social awareness.
- Lunch A collective lunch with 3·2·1 reflection.
- Afternoon Social impact and influence — build your 10-year action plan (first-timers) or review it (returning participants).
- Close 3·2·1 reflection, and close.
Integration that lasts
The retreat does not end at the gate. Follow-up calls at 30 and 90 days, so the change holds long after you return.
Everything taken care of — so you don’t have to.
Included
- Full board
- A single room of your own
- All sessions, dawn walks & gong
- Private dinners
Optional
- Spa & massage
- Airport pick-up
Flights not included.
Format
- 2.5 days
- Only 12 places
- Less than an hour from central Paris
Next retreat: 9–11 December 2026 (Wednesday to Friday). Bespoke / private editions on demand — delivered in French, English, or Icelandic, and also available in Iceland. Rate on request.
9–11 December 2026 · only 12 places
Twelve seats. One conversation to claim yours.
For the people everyone else leans on.
Leaders and managers who set the tone for their teams
Coaches, mentors, and consultants
Therapists and care professionals
Teachers, trainers, and school leaders
Anyone who gives a great deal — and rarely stops to refill
Not an escape. A turning point.
Many retreats feel wonderful and fade within a week. This one is built to hold. Every practice is grounded in the psychosocial competencies and the SAFE method — sequenced, active, focused, explicit — and carried forward through the 30- and 90-day calls and your 10-year action plan. You leave not only rested, but equipped.
One approach. Four ways to live it.
The books, the cards, the certification, and the retreat are not separate products. They are one continuous loop — each one deepens the others.
The books — Psychosocial Power & Storm-Driven Growth
Where it begins. The approach, in your hands, at your own pace.
The 21-PSC card deck
Daily practice. A tool to use on yourself and with those you guide.
PSC Certification
Get certified to embody the 21 competencies — then teach them. Includes the Thrive to Perform app (levels 1.1 & 1.2) and the CoLead platform.
The retreat
Live the shift in depth, then carry it home. (Certification is a separate path.)
The retreat is not the end of the road — it sends you back to daily practice, with the books and the cards in hand, and the certification to pass it on. Wherever you begin, each step leads to the next — and back again.
Founder of Positive Performances. Over 30 years in leadership, performance, and strategic coaching.
Restore. Reconnect. Return stronger.
A first 30-minute conversation to see whether this retreat is right for you, answer your questions, and hold your place.
Next retreat · 9–11 December 2026 · only 12 places
