Work Wisely:
From Autopilot to Authentic - The Sustainable Self-Led Practitioner
A 6-week path to empowerment and clarity for health and helping workers who don’t want to lose themselves in the work.
In Work Wisely, we first go inwards into our inner worlds first, in order to them come outwards to create change in how we relate to the world around us. You will rewrite any outdated stories so you can end the cycle of self-abandon, autopilot and myths of endless caregiving, and start creating the deep style of turning up to the work from a place of self-love, self-acceptance and self-authority.
Underpinned by evidence based practice and psychological theories, we'll explore the unconscious drivers behind your relational dynamics and create a path towards engaging with your work from a far more secure and sustainable foundation.
You’ll see why the relationship with ourselves remains key to creating sustainable careers, safer client outcomes and is active burnout prevention…
How to create boundaries with heart that hold… How to navigate hard conversations and express yourself with confidence… How to lead yourself (and others) with this same clarity…
And why you’ve silenced your own needs in the service of others.
Most importantly, you’ll learn how to change the story - with a clear, compassionate framework for moving forward.
Does It Feel Like...
You second-guess or override your instincts in interpersonal moments with clients or colleagues, only to realise belatedly that following your gut was the best thing for you or the situation?
You have shape-shifted or put yourself last as a worker under the rationalisation of the greater good or n service of the work?
You have minimized the impact of work or self-sacrificed for so long it’s almost a badge of honour?
You’ve become, or are at risk of becoming, a bit numb or burnt-out to the nuance and preciousness of working as a health or helping professional, and you’re just going through the motions?
You’re smart, self-aware and experienced - but balance and fulfilment feel frustratingly unattainable or elusive?
You’re tired of overgiving, overfunctioning & overcompensating ?
You’re a clinician, supervisor, or leader trying to hold it all together and guiding others but needing support yourself and want accessible, meaningful tools?
Deep down, you’re starting to wonder: "Will these patterns ever change? Maybe this is just the way it’s supposed to be?”
What If You Could...
Develop deeper sustainable practices that meant you didn’t have to feel at risk of losing yourself in the work or succumb to burnout as an industry rite of passage?
Finally understand the unconscious processes driving your choices (actions, decisions, boundaries, mindsets, etc) and how to change them?
Feel more authentic, grounded and clear while in your role, instead of overworked, exhausted, anxious or self-doubting?
Recognise your unique warning signs of self-abandonment and inauthenticity early enough to intervene with compassion and integrity, while not reducing the amount of care you provide for others?
Learn a step-by-step framework for working with clarity and boundaries, without feeling like you’re performing or playing a role?
Feel more steady, confident and you in your work, even under high pressure, demands or crisis ?
What would change about how you turn up as a worker if you truly understood yourself more deeply?
Work Wisely is a transformative group program for reflective professionals and leaders who want to go deeper into why we are susceptible to certain burnout factors and workplace or industry stressors so they can finally break the pattern.
This isn’t just another course on self-care, burnout prevention or time-management.
It’s an invitation to look at your unconscious templates - the maps shaped by your early experiences, core beliefs (schemas) and coping patterns that quietly influence… well everything. But for us here, it’ll be about how this shows up for us in our workplace selves, what we offer to clients and colleagues, how we manage the demands and challenges of caring work.
In Work Wisely, you’ll learn:
How to stay connected to yourself throughout the day, even while in the presence of others
How core wounds like abandonment, self-sacrifice, and emotional deprivation play out in real-time worker roles
Why certain dynamics toward certain clients or colleagues is often schema chemistry and attachment driven, and what to do about it
How to identify your real needs, values and self amongst the chaos and noise of client and workplace needs, and then how to express them and hold boundaries around them
And above all, know that you are worth it! Because you deserve to stay connected to a stronger sense of self every minute of the day - not just before work and after work!
This Isn’t Surface Level Advice. It’s Your Invitation For Deeper Inner Work.
Work Wisely knows you’re already a skilled, experienced, capable, deeply valuable professional with so much to offer your clients, colleagues, staff and world around you.
The real issue isn’t you. This is not finger pointing, colluding with self-criticism or blame, and is not pathologising.
Our active work on ourselves is actually an act of systemic change, activism and a rebellion against being blamed for simply “not coping”.
It’s the layers of emotional conditioning, early learning and protective patterns that have shaped your interpersonal choices - without you even realising it. And yes, they of course show up in how we operate as workers.
That’s what we explore in this program.
Break the Autopilot. Arrive Authentically.
By the end of our 6 weeks together you'll have gained
Greater awareness of your relational patterns and drivers, and a compassionate, clear path for changing them
Tools to recognise subtle (and not-so-subtle) warning signs that you’re slipping back into autopilot, default or survival functioning
A clear framework to help you remain connected to yourself even while in the presence of others in need, and your own personal sustainability plan
The confidence to express your needs, hold your boundaries and stop abandoning yourself in the work
Scripts for grounded, authentic self-expression you’ll actually use
A renewed, reinvigorated vision for what you can look like in your work and career - and maybe even new story about who you are as a helper!
What's Included Exactly?
Work Wisely is a heart-led online program that blends trauma-informed, autonomous self-paced learning and deep presence in weekly group live calls. This responds to your needs as professionals with full lives who require flexibility for absorbing content in times and ways that suit you. And the need for community, connection and to be held in this practice of deeper self-work by a therapist and supervisor who has spent 20 years as a human services worker, with deep expertise in worker wellbeing, burnout, relationship and attachment patterns, and translating the relevant psychological processes into meaningful, accessible tools for workers who want to show up authentically and sustainably.
This program is structured to support your transformation in real time with connection and support. You’ll have the space and pace to digest and integrate without pressure.
Why This Approach Works?
This program honours your nervous system, your context, and your humanity.
It’s designed not to overwhelm—but to support real integration and embodiment.
Each element (the pacing, the reflections, the community time) is intentionally built to gently restore agency in digestible ways, in hopes of reigniting meaning and sustainability in your work
This isn’t about doing more.
It’s about coming home to yourself, and showing up from there.
This work isn’t just about working differently. It’s about changing your relationship with yourself for the rest of your life. And of course it’s going to affect how you show up as a worker - that’s exactly what we want.
Work Wisely Includes
6 Live Group Calls
Weekly 1-hour live online community support sessions—a grounded space to come together, reflect, and integrate. These sessions are not lectures - we could call them Integration Circles, Reflect & Connect Sessions, or The Practice Room. It’s where knowledge becomes integration—where the theory meets your lived experience. It’s often the most transformative part of the program.
Guided Meditations to drop-in
Every module offers a short mindful body scan to support you to start with practicing slowing down, tuning inwards, preparing to focus. An invitation for increasing somatic awareness.
6 Pre-Recorded Modules
Fully self-paced six pre-recorded, powerful modules you can access anytime, at your own rhythm. Available immediately upon purchase with lifetime access. Step-by-step guidance to help you build a lasting relationship with your work.
Trauma-Embedded Practice
This program structure invites you to choose what’s right for you at any time, without pressure or judgement. A flexible, empowering structure.
Key Learning Resources
Quizzes, tools, somatic prompts and reflective exercises to keep you focused, guide your growth and deepen your insight. Weekly practical micro and macro practices: Actionable tools you can integrate immediately.
Private Group Chat Support
You'll have access to a supportive group community for encouragement and connection, that can continue beyond the program. Learning and change don’t happen in isolation. They happen in connection, reflection, and shared humanity.
Work Wisely Program Outline.
The CLEAR Framework
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Week 1: Orientation + Industry Context
The state of our sector: wellbeing trends, burnout risks, and lived experience challenges.
ProQOL self-assessment
Orientation to the CLEAR framework
Grounding and intentions for your sustainable practice.
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Week 2: C — Context
Mapping your personal context: schemas, roles, family-of-origin, attachment, culture
How these shape your worldview and approach to helping and your role
Seeing your patterns clearly, with compassion
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Week 3: L — Look Inward
Developing observer awareness: body, thoughts, emotions, urges, countertransference
Asking: “What’s being stirred in me?”
Mind-body awareness practices for presence and grounding
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Week 4: E — Engage
Bringing intentional presence to your work
Differentiating between reaction and response
Using self authentically but ethically in the client relationship
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Week 5: A — Apply
Integrating awareness into action
Regulating your nervous system in real time
Communicating and boundary-setting from clarity, not guilt
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Week 6: R — Reflect
Deepening self-reflection and supervision practice
Testing insights, refining ethics and boundaries
Creating a personal sustainability plan for your ongoing professional growth
Is Work Wisely the right program for me right now?
It's definitely for you if:
You have a growth mind-set, are self-reflective and are open to learning new ways to understand yourself in order to enhance your working self
You have a history of, or are at risk of, burnout or overextending in work and you really want to change that!
You are ready to take action and implement what you learn
You love personal development and want to understand your patterns in a whole new way for the betterment of your self as a practitioner or leader
You're tired of surface level self-care fluff that everyone already knows about and it feels patronising
You sense there’s more going on under the surface that is driving your issues with boundaries, self-expression or the way you show up at work in some way (eg. you are a self-confessed people-pleaser, self-sacrificer or perfectionist)
You are willing to be a group member who is respectful and non-judgemental
You are motivated, committed & showing up for at least 50% of live calls.
It's not for you right now if:
You’re currently in a crisis or an active trauma response, or need therapeutic or emergency support (see FAQs)
You're suffering from a mental health condition which needs to take priority
You’re seeking therapy or deep trauma processing (this is coaching, not clinical treatment)
You’re hoping for a “quick fix” without doing any reflection or self-exploration
You’re unwilling to explore the emotional patterns and beliefs that may be keeping you stuck
You’re unable to reach the financial payment and it would put other important elements of your life at risk or too out of balance at the moment
Hi, I’m Jen Wiedman.
For the past 20 years, I’ve been exploring what it takes to keep choosing myself and turn up authentically—especially when it feels like a sense of belonging or relational connection is at risk. And for the last 6 years as a Mental Health Social Worker and Supervisor in private practice, I’ve been bringing this same curiosity, compassion and empowering practice to every worker that sits in front of me who tells me of the same issues: burnout with the systems, lack of safe boundaries, being on autopilot, a sense of just going through the motions, choosing what feels known over what feels true, and complete and utter exhaustion.
I’m deeply passionate about reclaiming our power as workers, yes even within broken systems. It is a radical act of anti-oppressive practice to take charge of our own selves, the way we interact with clients and colleagues, and take care of ourselves. It is advocacy and activism. It starts with us. If we can do it for ourselves, we can also model this for our clients and colleagues too. Through this program, I offer a model of practice and leadership that is boundaried, vulnerable, and embodied—this, is what it is to show up authentically.
Through the lenses of Attachment Theory, Feminist Empowerment Theories, Internal Family Systems, Psychodynamic theory and relational psychology, I show you how to identify your historical patterns, inner child core wounds, limiting beliefs and reconnect with your authentic self - even when it’s hard, there’s client crisis and workplace demands. We talk about how these early in life unmet needs are showing up subtly (or not!) in your role as worker and in the workplace. And then how we can more healthily and sustainably address those needs.
Over the 6 weeks of Work Wisely: From Autopilot to Authentic - The Sustainable Self-Led Practitioner, I’ll be your curious companion and biggest cheerleader, offering guidance, insight and support as we explore and excavate the self in order to come out the other side and make more meaningful changes that will have you feeling that you can actually keep doing the work you love with far less damaging impact on you.
FAQs
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This program is for reflective health and helping professionals at any stage of their career who are interested in delivering high quality and safe client care while not losing themselves in the work. Examples of workers who are highly suitable for this program: social workers, counsellors, psychologists, allied health, teachers, doctors and medical staff, body workers, community workers, peer support workers, AOD workers, hospital staff - anyone in people facing roles or caring industries. You may be a worker or leader. As long as you’re curious, open to self-reflection and self-exploration, for the betterment of yourself as a human first and practitioner second, you’re in the right place.
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Monday 5 January 2026. You will receive an email with access to the self paced program.
Thursday 8 January 2026, 6.30-7.30pm AEDT (Sydney, Australia timezone) for Live Connection Calls weekly.
If you’re reading this after the above dates, the program has closed. Please sure you’re on the waitlist or contact us to join the next round which will likely be mid-2026.
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You are welcome to join as a student (may not yet be tax deductible) or early career professional. In fact, the earlier in your career we can share this knowledge and experiential learning with you the better set up you’ll be. The focus will be on you and mapping your past key influences in order to help navigate interpersonal work moving forward. This program will meet you where you are. You may just find some examples are not yet applicable, however you can insert client with friend, parent, partner, etc. In future rounds, we may end up refining for worker type (early career, leader, lived experience, etc), but for the beta round we will make it accessible for a broad range or workers.
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Ideally you’ll join to maximise your integration and community support, however we completely understand life can disrupt the best laid plans and intentions sometimes. Everything will be recorded for you to view later. And you can connect as needed in the Facebook group (however as per other FAQ, this will not be managed full time nor used as a crisis or therapy space).
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Sure! Go for it. Feel free to email them through or pop them on the Facebook group at any time. This means it can generate thinking or discussion without having to wait for the Live Calls, which can be a lovely way to enhance group support. Please note, for my own wellbeing and capacity, I will not be monitoring social media around the clock and will restrict checking and engaging to twice a week. This means I can also practice sustainably and show up to the Live Calls with greater capacity.
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Only you can know this. We recognise the complexity of investing time, money, energy and soul into these types of programs. It needs to be the right alignment for you. If it’s not now, we hope to see you next time when it feels like a hell yes for you! Choose your own adventure and we respect your decision. However, what we often hear (which is a big part of why this program was created in the first place) of repetitive, common cycles and themes of workers feeling rundown, at risk of burnout, running on empty or autopilot and feeling stuck and hopeless. We know this is sadly all too common. And we know that it doesn’t have to be like that because this program, framework and tools have been shown to work in peoples lives.
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No. This is not group therapy or any kind of therapy. And neither is the Facebook Group, and will not be managed or interacted with as such. The program has therapeutic principles, psychological theories and evidence based practice models embedded throughout that underpin the key messages, tools and frameworks. We will not be processing trauma in a clinical way. This program is educational in nature and not a substitute for personalised mental health care. It does not offer diagnosis, treatment, or crisis support. If you are currently in crisis, require urgent care or are seeking therapeutic treatment, please contact a qualified mental health professional or crisis support line - this is not the program for you. This is an educational coaching program for enhancing your current self-reflective practices and workplace practices. You will be expected to continue any further, more personalised self-examination in your own time - either solo or with the support of peers or professionals.
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If you’re currently seeing a therapist, we recommend continuing with your regular treatments while participating. This program can complement therapy but is not a replacement. Please ensure you self-assess and have sufficient capacity (time, finances, energy) to engage with all of your commitments, however. We’d hate to see you spread to thin.
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This program is non-refundable so please take care and consideration to make an informed decision when purchasing. If you’re unsure before the program starts, feel free to reach out with any questions before registering - it’s important we both ensure this feels like the right fit for you. If you need to withdraw for any reason from the program BEFORE the start date, notify us ASAP and you will receive a full refund minus a $75 admin fee (depending on fees charged by the Bank etc).
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We estimate that engaging with the pre-recorded content in your own time should take about 1-2 hours, including reflective activities. On top of this the Live Connection Sessions are 1 hour each week. In total this equals approx. 2-3 hours per week.
Some tools and suggestions are woven into your day-to-day and won’t require additional time. Some participants may choose to go deeper with additional self-reflection or deep dive into recommended / adjacent content. Others may scale back depending on capacity. Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide what’s sustainable as you move through the program. We encourage you to always put yourself first and practice activating your empowered self and agency - we respect any choice you need to make.
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We deeply uphold respect for all persons and welcome a wide range of identities and lived experiences—including but not limited to: race, nationality, sexuality, gender, (dis)ability (both physical and mental), neurodivergence, body size, religion, socioeconomic background, class, parenthood, culture, and caregiving responsibilities. We’re committed to creating brave and inclusive spaces that honour diverse experiences. The group will be held safely and any disrespectful, abusive or discriminatory behaviour or speech will be called out immediately and removed from the group. I acknowledge my own intersectionality and relative privilege in the room, my own imperfections, and learner mindset. We welcome feedback and a safe learning environment for all.
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Yes. If you’re employed and require CPD hours for your professional registration body, we encourage you to do your own cross-checking, however this program should be accepted as professional development (particularly for social workers, therapists, community workers, leaders). In total we will formally acknowledge 2 hours per week of learning, equalling 12 hours of CPD. You will be provided a certificate of completion at the end of the program. In ethical conduct, we cannot provide this if you have not attended the program in full.
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The full program cost is currently $499 (+GST) for the first beta round in January 2026. This is a significant reduction for those willing to go first with me. After this round, the program fee is likely to increase. For future rounds, there will be options to pay in full upfront or split the cost in 3 monthly payments. (For Australian residents only, GST will be applied to the amount).
Your commitment from payment: Payment plans are not a pay-as-you-go arrangement. They are a convenience that allows you to spread the cost over time. Regardless of your level of participation or completion, the full amount is owed and non-refundable once the program begins. All payments are processed securely through Stripe. If further support is needed, our admin team will contact you to resolve it as smoothly as possible. We offer a payment plan to make this experience more accessible.
As a professional in the field, this cost should be tax deductible for you, as it is related to your training or delivering your role differently/ with improvements.
In the future we will be able to offer a sliding scale and one scholarship subsidised placement each round.
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While sharing is encouraged and can be helpful for putting voice to things from shadows or to normalise our shared experiences, it is definitely optional. Your choice only. If you ever feel coerced or pressured to share, please get in touch with us immediately. We know that we all arrive with differently contexts, capacities and comfortabilities. There is no comparison and no judgement here.
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Yes! This program’s sustainable practices and dive into deeper parts of what makes you you, help you learn and really feel authentic connection to self with self compassion, bringing balance, focus, and relief from burnout. When you can feel yourself, and speak from clarity and assert boundaries with care to self and others, you are in a much higher chance of flowing through each working and living day with ease-fulness and fulfilment.
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This isn’t one-size-fits-all because we are all bringing our unique histories, contexts and mapping. While the prerecorded content covers evidence based tools, mindset, wellness, and strategies, the Live Connection Sessions are going to have a more unique flavour as we’ll be riffing in real time together. This interaction and guidance can be tailored to your unique situation if you’re willing to engage and share. In this way, you can really maximise what you get out of this experience.
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1. Overview of Wild Calm Therapies Programs
1.1. Wild Calm Therapies programs, workshops, and resources (including The Work Wisely Program, The Sustainable Self-Led Professional, and other offerings) are designed to support health and helping professionals to reflect on their wellbeing, boundaries, and professional sustainability.
These programs are educational and reflective in nature, not clinical or therapeutic interventions.1.2. They are not suitable for individuals currently experiencing acute burnout, significant psychological distress, or unmanaged mental health conditions. Participation is not a substitute for individual therapy, supervision, or medical care. If you are unsure whether this program is appropriate for you, please seek advice from your GP, treating practitioner, or clinical supervisor before enrolling.
1.3. While these programs offer evidence-informed frameworks, tools, and reflective practices, your progress and outcomes will depend on your own circumstances, insight, readiness, and implementation. No specific outcome or transformation can be guaranteed.
2. Purpose and Nature of Services
2.1. Wild Calm Therapies’ online programs, workshops, and resources are provided by Jen Wiedman, Founder of Wild Calm Therapies, a registered therapist and educator.
2.2. These services are educational and professional development-based, intended to build self-awareness, sustainability, and leadership capacity in helping professionals.
2.3. They do not constitute therapy, counselling, supervision, or mental health treatment, even though they draw on therapeutic and psychological principles.3. Relationship with Wild Calm Therapies Counselling Services
3.1. If you are a current therapy client of Wild Calm Therapies, you cannot simultaneously participate in these programs.
3.2. Participants who complete a coaching or professional development program must wait a minimum of 12 months before seeking therapy with Jen Wiedman or Wild Calm Therapies to ensure clear professional boundaries.
3.3. Similarly, former therapy clients must wait a minimum of 24 months after the end of their therapeutic relationship before participating in Wild Calm Therapies professional programs.
3.4. Any requests for exceptions will be assessed by Jen Wiedman on a case-by-case basis, with professional and ethical considerations as the guiding principle.
3.5. If during your participation it becomes clear that you would benefit from therapy or clinical support beyond the program’s scope, Jen may recommend you pause your participation and seek additional support from your GP or a qualified mental health professional.4. Privacy and Confidentiality
4.1. Wild Calm Therapies complies with the Australian Privacy Principles as outlined in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
4.2. Participant information, including registration details and any personal reflections you choose to share, will be collected and stored securely using encrypted systems.
4.3. In group settings (e.g. webinars, live discussions, or online calls), your name, voice, or image may be visible to others. You may turn off your camera or choose an alternate display name if you prefer not to be visible.
4.4. Participants are expected to maintain confidentiality regarding any personal information shared by others in group settings.
4.5. Personal information will only be disclosed:If required by law (e.g. subpoena or risk of harm disclosure obligations), or
With your explicit consent.
For privacy concerns or correction of information, please contact:
📧 hello@wildcalmtherapies.com.au5. Technology Requirements and Limitations
5.1. Wild Calm Therapies programs are delivered online via secure platforms such as Zoom, Zanda, Squarespace, GDrive or GoogleMeet. You are responsible for your own internet access and technology setup.
5.2. While every effort is made to protect your privacy, internet-based communications may carry inherent risks and limitations in confidentiality.6. Intellectual Property
All materials, videos, worksheets, and written content associated with Wild Calm Therapies programs are the intellectual property of Jen Wiedman | Wild Calm Therapies.
They are provided for personal and professional reflection and must not be copied, distributed, or reproduced in whole or part without written permission.7. Consent to Participation
By enrolling in or accessing a Wild Calm Therapies program, you acknowledge that:
You understand this is an educational and reflective program, not therapy.
You are responsible for your own wellbeing and self-care during participation.
You have read and understood the privacy and boundary conditions above.
You agree to participate in a manner that respects your own and others’ safety, confidentiality, and learning process.
By completing registration or payment, you indicate your consent to the terms outlined in this document.