In Person, Christchurch | 10am-4.30pm | Small Group (Max 6) | Refreshments & Lunch included | £195
Ways We Learn to Cope.
One-Day Workshop
Many of the ways we cope begin as ways of surviving.
Perhaps you’ve learnt to stay busy, keep everyone happy, overthink every decision, strive for perfection, withdraw from others, or turn to food for comfort. At one time, these strategies may have helped you manage difficult experiences or overwhelming emotions.
This workshop isn’t about taking those coping strategies away. It’s about understanding them with compassion, recognising why they developed, and gently exploring whether they still serve the life you want to live today.
What we’ll explore
Why we develop coping strategies
The difference between surviving and living
Understanding your own patterns with compassion
Meeting the needs beneath the coping
Building healthier ways of responfing to difficult emotions
Is this workshop for me?
This workshop may be a good fit if you:
Often wonder, “Why do I keep doing this?”
Feel stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand
Find yourself relying on coping strategies that no longer feel helpful
Are curious about the relationship between your past experiences and your present day behaviours
Want to respond to yourself with more understanding and less judgement
Interested?
🌿A Gentle Guide to the Day🌿
Every workshop unfolds a little differently depending on the group, but this gives you an idea of how the day is likely to look.
l0:00 - Welcome, introductions & settling in
10:30 - Understanding coping strategies and why they make sense
11:30 - Coffee break
11.45 - Recognising your own patterns
1pm - LUNCH
2pm - The needs beneath our coping strategies
3.15pm - Break
3.30pm - Building compassionate alternatives
4.15pm Closing reflections