RECLAIM WHO YOU ARE THIS JANUARY

Permission Week

The Anti-Resolution for Doctors Who Want to Find Themselves Again

Five gentle evenings.

Five ways to make life easier.

Zero added pressure.

19–23 January 2026 · 7:30pm · £27

SAVE MY SPOT - £27

Happy New Year! Hope you had a lovely break?

(By "lovely break", we mean: you probably worked some of it, worried about the rest of it, and came back to an inbox that makes you want to cry.)

For doctors, January isn't so much a fresh start as a perfect storm.

Winter pressures. Rota gaps. That conversation you've been dreading. Not to mention the emotional load you carry, the mask you wear, the "I'm fine, I'm the doctor" performance.

So here's what you definitely don't need:

Another resolution. Another goal. Another thing to feel guilty about.

What do you actually need?

Relief. And someone to say: "It's okay. You're allowed to do less."

JOIN PERMISSION WEEK - DO JANUARY DIFFERENTLY

Meet your guides

We're three doctors who've been exactly where you are.

Dr Rachel Morris

Former GP, Executive Coach, host of You Are Not a Frog.

Nearly burned out completely. ADHD-brain in a neurotypical world. Built the tools that saved me.

Dr Caroline Walker

NHS Psychiatrist, founder of The Joyful Doctor Specialist in doctors' mental health and wellbeing.

Navigated her own mental health journey and now helps doctors move from surviving to genuinely thriving.

Dr Sarah Coope

Former GP, mediator, conflict specialist

Spent years absorbing everyone else's stress. Learned that boundaries aren't mean - they're survival.

We understand because we've lived it.

We’re the hosts of Permission to Thrive, and we've built Permission Week specifically for doctors like you.

Five evenings. Five permission slips. Zero bullsh*t.

DAY 1: Permission to Not Take It On

→ Learn why you feel compelled to get involved in everything

→ Stop picking up what isn't yours to carry

→ Leave with less on your plate and fewer guilt-stories

DAY 2: Permission to Not Explain

→ Stop over-explaining your boundaries

→ Learn why padding your "no" weakens it

→ Get simple, concrete scripts so you can say less and mean more

DAY 3: Permission to Feel What You Feel

→ Reconnect with what your emotions are telling you

→ Understand why suppressing feelings makes them leak sideways

→ Learn safe ways to process emotions in high-stakes work

DAY 4: Permission to Ask for What You Need

→ Recognise what your brain and body actually need

→ Understand why doctors stop asking for their needs altogether

→ Get scripts to ask without apology or shame

DAY 5: Permission to Be Yourself

→ Understand the masks you wear at work—and why

→ Learn how authenticity improves connection and wellbeing

→ Bring more of "you" into work without fear

Each session: 30 minutes · All recorded · Come as you are

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What you'll get

Each day includes:

✓ A short morning prompt (WhatsApp or email – you choose!) to frame your day

✓ A live 30-minute evening session (7:30 - 8pm) - come and connect, or just listen to the recording.

✓ One key mindset shift

✓ Practical actions you can use tomorrow

✓ A daily "permission slip" you intentionally write for yourself

By the end of the week, you will...

Feel calmer, clearer, and more in control

Know where your energy is leaking - and how to save it

Have practical scripts to protect your boundaries

Feel more connected to yourself and less alone

Experience genuine permission to do your work in a way that suits your brain

Plus: The experience of being in a space where you don't have to perform.

Where "I'm not okay" is acceptable. Where you can drop the mask for 30 minutes.

For all brains

All three hosts are neurodivergent, so this space is genuinely neuroaffirmative

Camera off? ✓ Fine

Need to walk, fidget or move? ✓ Do it

Hate breakout rooms? ✓ Optional (only Day 5 -and only for 10 minutes)

Need predictable structure? ✓ Same time, same format

Prefer to lurk? ✓ Zero pressure to participate

These accommodations make it better for everyone.

Why join?

Because the alternative is this: You push through January. Again. You tell yourself it'll get better. Again. And you'll find yourself on a familiar track: decision fatigue leads to emotional shutdown. You're irritable and exhausted. You disconnect from your loved ones, start googling "career change after medicine", and quite possibly crash into burnout.

We've seen it happen to too many brilliant doctors. (Honestly, at different points, all three of us have lived it ourselves)

Join us to experiment with a different choice: Five small shifts in January could change your entire year.

SAVE MY SPOT - STARTS 19TH JANUARY

Imagine it's February 1st, and something's different.

You wake up, and you're... calmer.

Not perfect. Not stress-free. But calmer.

You've got tools:

When someone tries to dump work on you, you know how to say no without lengthy explanations. It works.

When you're taking on too much, you remember: I'm allowed to put something down.

When emotions rise, you know they're information, not danger.

Your relationships improve because you're more present.

Your work feels different because you're shaping it around your life.

Most importantly: you remember who you are.

Not just "Dr. [Name]." But you—the whole person with needs, preferences, dreams, and a right to enjoy your own life.

FAQ’s - your top questions answered

"I don't have time for this. How much of my day is needed?"

"I've tried wellness stuff before. It doesn't work. What makes this different?"

"I'm too overwhelmed to join something. Is this going to add to my plate?"

"Why £27?"

"I'm not a doctor. Can I join?"

Join Permission Week - and find yourself again.

Our guarantee

Try it risk-free: Attend the first two sessions. If you think "this isn't for me," email us for a full refund. No questions asked.

I've learned so many tips and ideas for small but meaningful changes. It has really helped me to know I'm not alone and to see that others feel the same. The shared recommendations and signposting to resources from both the PTT team and the community have been so useful. Most importantly, all of this has finally given me permission to do the things I hadn't been doing, like leaving my desk to take proper breaks at work.

Thank you, PTT!

- Permission to Thrive Community Member

If you've read this far, something resonated.

Maybe it's the bit about losing yourself.

Maybe it's the 3 am voice asking, "Is this worth it?"

Maybe it's just being so bl**dy tired of carrying everything alone.

Whatever it is—that's your signal.

Don't ignore it. Don't push it down. Don't tell yourself you'll deal with it later.

This is me, giving you permission.

Now you just have to say yes.