The Beat Stress and Thrive Course
Take Back Control and Design a Working Life You’ll LoveÂ
 6+ hours CPD | Self-paced | Claimable on NHS study budget | Lifetime access
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 In 6 modules, you'll learn how to:
- Identify your key stressors and create an action plan
- Design a working week that protects your time and energy
- Set boundaries and say no without guilt
- Build daily routines that support your wellbeing
- Develop a calm, confident mindset under pressure
- Step out of over-responsibility and rescuing
"As a senior clinical leader under intense pressure, I knew something had to change. Beat Stress & Thrive sounded like exactly what I needed.
And it was.”Â
- Beat Stress and Thrive Past Participant
CPD that works for you
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âś… Fully self-certifiable for 6+ hours of CPDÂ
âś… Learn the unique Shapes Toolkit™ system used by thousands of Healthcare ProfessionalsÂ
âś… Comes with downloadable CPD certificate + appraisal logÂ
âś… Meet your appraisal and revalidation personal development needsÂ
âś… Aligned with NHS Leadership Domains
âś… Many participants use their study budget or claim NHS reimbursementÂ
The reality of working as a doctor or senior leader in healthcare in 2025? Â
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You wake up exhausted. Your inbox is already full. By lunch (if you get one), you’re drowning. By the time you get home, there’s nothing left for the people who matter most. This isn’t who you are.
 You might even be thinking about leaving the job you worked so hard for. And yet… You feel responsible for your patients and colleagues. You trained for this. You care. And you’re angry that the system has pushed you here.
The problem isn’t you. It’s a system that demands superhuman performance while offering subhuman support.
It’s time to try something different.
I know what it's like to feel overwhelmed and on the edge of burnout. Â
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I'm Dr Rachel Morris, former GP and creator of the Shapes Toolkit®.
I know what it's like to work on the frontline, juggling impossible demands, feeling constantly on edge, wondering how long you can keep going.Â
Over the past decade, I've helped thousands of healthcare professionals break free from the burnout cycle without abandoning their careers.
I created the Shapes Toolkit® to be the “ALS system” for how to handle the pressures of working in healthcare, for the humans behind the roles. Using simple, straightforward tools that really work in high-stakes jobs.Â
A practical toolkit to help you take back controlÂ
You don’t need more wellbeing theory. You need a plan — one that works in the real world of clinical life.
Beat Stress and Thrive is a short, self-paced course built around the Shapes Toolkit® — practical models designed specifically for busy professionals in high-pressure roles.
With these tools, you’ll stop surviving the day and start shaping a working life that’s actually sustainable — and meaningful.
Who is this for?
Beat Stress and Thrive is for experienced, capable professionals — doctors, clinical leaders and healthcare workers who are brilliant at what they do, but secretly wondering how much longer they can keep going like this.Â
If you’ve started to rethink the way you work — if you're ready to stop running on empty and start leading with clarity and calm — this course will show you exactly how to do that.Â
Work through it in a weekend for an intensive reset, take it slow at your own pace, or follow our recommended path (one short lesson per day).Â
Can be completed entirely on your phone, with audio versions available for learning on the goÂ
 "I was really attracted to the idea you could do bite-sized 10 minute bits, because actually that was my concentration span at the time... the fact that each section was broken down to a 10 minute slot was perfect."Â
—Debbie, GPÂ
What you'll walk away withÂ
An audit of your workplace stressors with a step-by-step action planÂ
A calm, confident mindset to take control of what you can and accept what you can’t.Â
A clear schedule for your ideal working week, which protects your time and energyÂ
Scripts and templates to say no without the guilt and hold your boundaries under pressure
A daily routine which meets all of your human needs – not just your professional responsibilities
Tools to get out of over-responsibility and escape the “rescuer mode”
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You don’t have to step back. You don’t have to settle. You just need to work differently
— and we’ll show you how.Â
Pricing & Access
Prefer to spread the cost?
You can get Beat Stress & Thrive for ÂŁ525 (inc VAT), split into three easy monthly instalments of ÂŁ175. Your first instalment is taken at the time of booking, with the remaining two collected automatically each month.
Or, if you’d rather pay in full upfront, you’ll receive a discounted one-off price of £447 (inc VAT).
BUY HERE £175 x 3 installments“The Beat Stress and Thrive course has been a key part of my efforts to find a sustainable approach to working as a senior healthcare professional”
- Rob, Consultant Surgeon & Clinical Lead
100% money-back promise.
If within 30 days you haven’t found the course of any value, simple email us and we will refund 100% of your payment.
No questions asked.Â
Real Healthcare Professionals, Real ResultsÂ
“I’d absolutely recommend this to anyone feeling stretched or on the edge. It’s a smart investment in yourself — and in your ability to keep doing the work you care about, without burning out.”Â
—Beat Stress and Thrive Past Participant
"It gave me the courage to make some big life decisions, particularly career-wise... I just feel a lot more confident that it's OK to say no and just do more of the things that bring me joy."
—Jane, Portfolio GP and AppraiserÂ
“I have thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the course, and I am now applying my learning to work and home. As I’m a deep learner, I loved all the neuroscience and evidence behind each module.”
- GPÂ
“I will be telling my appraiser that completing this course during the pandemic is one of the things I’m most proud of this year! This is by far the best online course I have ever done. Thank you so much for designing such a holistic, empowering course”Â
 — Portfolio GPÂ
"I learned about how my stress response works, what's in my control, what is not... I have started going to a pool to swim before work because after work I'm always tired."Â
—Katerina, Consultant PsychiatristÂ
"I've made massive changes. I'm not doing anywhere near as much work, and family stuff's been a lot better."Â
—Debbie, GPÂ
"My workload was out of control, completely spiralling. I realised I was technically doing everything, but doing it badly... The main thing the training changed was my mindset. I got away from thinking 'I need to do everything myself.' I've learned how to get rid of a lot of things and now spend time focusing on things that are important but not necessarily urgent."Â
—Matt, GP Partner and PCN DirectorÂ
“This course helped me make sense of what I was experiencing — and reminded me I wasn’t alone. What I appreciated most was the structure. The way the course breaks things down — into taking control of your wellbeing, your time, and your responses — gave me space to reflect and shift my perspective. Tools like the Zone of Power and the Vortex helped me reframe how I think, act, and lead. The biggest shift? Realising I have more choices than I thought — and that I don’t have to stay stuck. Now, I feel lighter. More focused. More in control of how I show up at work and at home.”Â
—Beat Stress and Thrive Past Participant
"When I bought the Beat Stress and Thrive course, I was aware that my thinking and approaches to work were increasingly negative and repeatedly feeling overwhelmed. Every day felt like a grind, and a case of “just one foot in front of another.
A key element for me about the course was that it was clearly developed by someone who understands the real challenges of working within a highly pressured healthcare system.
Because it was created by a doctor, every aspect of the course felt directly relevant to some aspect of the multiple roles senior healthcare professionals have to assume. This wasn’t generic resilience advice — it was real, practical, and aligned meaningfully with the realities of clinical leadership.
The Zone of Power concept was a particularly resonant concept for me. It helped me realise that I’d been holding myself responsible for things I couldn’t control — the system, my colleagues, even other people’s emotions.
Letting go of that, and not feeling guilty about it, now sees me spending much less time worrying and ruminating on things I cannot affect and focusing on those where I can make a difference. I stopped trying to fix things that weren’t mine to fix.
A few years ago, I stepped down as Clinical Lead — ground down by the relentless inbox of problems and complaints. More recently, I have stepped back into this role. The problems and challenges have not changed in the intervening years, but doing the Beat Stress and Thrive course has given me the skills that have made all the difference in how I react to and manage these issues. I’m no longer carrying everything. I know what’s mine to take on, and what I can let go of without feeling I’m doing a bad job. I can lead again, but now with more clarity - and I’m feeling much calmer.
I used my study budget to pay for the course, and was able to claim over 6 hours of CPD for my appraisal.
If you’re anything like I was — constantly on edge, feeling responsible for everything, and secretly wondering how much longer you can keep doing this — then I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the Beat Stress and Thrive course as a hugely positive step in the right direction. It has given me the tools and a way forward to seeing a sustainable, enjoyable and rewarding future as a clinician and Department Lead.
It didn’t just change how I work. It changed how I feel. And that’s made all the difference."
— Rob, Consultant Surgeon & Clinical Lead
