Nurture cognitive wellness.

Lead with clarity.

Well-being sessions to prevent burnout for creative leaders & teams.

"A recent report found that almost half of UK workers are ‘running on empty,’ with burnout, mental ill health, and work-related stress now costing the economy £28 billion annually. All employees deserve an open, safe, and supportive workplace."

(Ten workplace mental health statistics for 2023, mhfaengland.org)

Are you or your team facing any of these challenges?

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    Feeling Overloaded or Overwhelmed?

    Innovative decision-making suffers when burnout hits. These sessions help you pause, reflect, and reset.

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    Struggling to Switch Off?

    Learn to prioritise, restore energy, and set healthy boundaries — without the guilt.

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    Feeling disconnected?

    Reconnect with yourself, your purpose, and your team in a psychologically safe space.

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    Feeling inefficient and unproductive?

    Identify and eliminate productivity blockers, streamline your workflow, and boost your efficiency.

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The impact.

From the sessions you will walk away with:

✓ Tools to reduce overwhelm
✓ Greater clarity and confidence
✓ Improved communication and boundaries
✓ A more purpose-led approach to work and life

The average impact from sessions is a

57%

increase in a sense of well-being.

Taken from approx. 30 participants in DPA well-being sessions 2023.

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Why well-being sessions matter.

Well-being isn't a luxury — it's a leadership essential.

Sustainable leadership starts with self-awareness, resilience, and managing burnout, stress and uncertainty.

These sessions empower leaders to:

  • Understand the neuroscience of overwhelm

  • Build practical strategies for resilience

  • Communicate needs and boundaries with clarity

  • Lead with emotional intelligence and self-compassion

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What these sessions are:

Support for sustainable, creative leadership.

These sessions help leaders and creatives understand how emotional and cognitive overload affects performance, connection and maintain well-being.

You’ll learn:

  • How to spot and manage burnout.

  • Tools for daily clarity and calm.

  • How to lead with more purpose and less pressure.

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Who the sessions are for:

These sessions are ideal for:

  • Leaders navigating complexity or burnout

  • Creative professionals protecting their energy

  • Teams under pressure or going through change

What you’ll explore.

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    Understand.

    Understand what overwhelm really is, how it affects your brain and body, and how to respond effectively.

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    Tools for focus.

    Use simple, practical tools to reduce stress, protect your energy, and strengthen resilience.

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    Communicate.

    Gain confidence in expressing your needs and setting clear, supportive boundaries.

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    Clarify values.

    Reconnect with what motivates you most and cut through the mental noise that holds you back.

  • “How Donna holds the space and listens creates something quite magical. It’s about being and interacting with others who truly bring themselves. You’ve created the space to try out new ways of wellness, and it feels great.”

    Hannah Quirke, Lead facilitator for commercial training contracts

  • “The activities made me realise how essential my own mental health and stability are to my business and provided some practical exercises to ensure that we stay on track.”

    Nikola Skirmante, Dynamic EFL Educator Equipping Global Learners with Language Proficiency and Cross-Cultural Fluency

  • “This is a deeply therapeutic and empowering process filled with many specific strategies and tools that challenged me to step up my communication techniques and build healthy internal and external boundaries.”

    Agnes G. Cheba Ade, Brand Communications | Digital Marketing | CSR | Mastering the Art of Strategic Communications, Creative Storytelling & Leveraging Social Proof

  • "Having a safe space to explore in the DPA sessions helps let your soul breathe without worrying about judgment."

    Trevor Price, TV Trev Photography

  • “Thanks to Donna’s challenges in motivation, I have been able to tap into new energy, which is now driving me.”

    Orphée, Curator & Cultural Producer

  • "It proved to me I can do things like this and be sociable and friendly without worrying because those feelings have held me back sometimes in life"

    Ashley, Account Manager

  • “I can't remember the last time I had that much fun and relaxation and Learned something about myself too!”

    Martin, Engineer

“There are no silly questions.”

“Honest, enriching and confidence building.”

Participant quotes students in January 2022

These sessions give you space to pause, reflect, and reset — with practical tools, creative insights, and science-backed strategies. You’ll walk away with a clearer mind, stronger boundaries, and a better understanding of what well-being looks like for you.

Let’s support your leadership well-being.

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