The Quiet Recovery
You've been running on empty for too long.
A gentle, low-stimulation 8-week program for people in active burnout. No pushing through, no intensity, no performance expectations. Just a structured recovery process that actually changes something.
Instant access · Lifetime access · Self-paced, no deadlines
This is designed to be a low-stimulation experience.
No live sessions, no community to keep up with, and no performance expectations. Around one to two hours a week: reading, reflection, and one gentle practice.
Not effort in the way burnout has trained you to understand it. No intensity, no output, no pushing through, just a quiet willingness to be honest with yourself, and to try the practices, not just read about them.
Burnout rarely announces itself clearly.
Most people in active burnout are still functioning. Still delivering. Still showing up. The depletion is happening on the inside.
This program is for people who are genuinely running on empty. People whose capacity is depleted and who've been pushing through for far longer than is sustainable.
- Emotionally exhausted, even after rest
- Unable to switch off, even when nothing's urgent
- Guilty when you slow down, anxious when you don't
- Disconnected from joy, motivation, or yourself
- Overwhelmed by things that didn't used to feel hard
- Overthinking, overworking, over-functioning
- Functioning on the outside, depleted on the inside
Eight weeks from now, something will be genuinely different.
Most burnout programs focus on understanding burnout. This one is structured to actually change it.
The cycle stops.
You'll begin interrupting the patterns driving your burnout.
A working toolkit.
Regulation, boundary-setting and recovery tools that fit real life.
The beliefs shift.
Meaningful work around self-worth, perfectionism and rest.
The life restructures.
Specific changes in place before the program finishes.
Built for a specific kind of tired.
A quick, honest check before you buy.
This is for you if
- You're still functioning, but running on empty underneath
- You've tried "just resting" and it hasn't touched the underlying exhaustion
- You want structure and substance, not another vague wellness routine
- You can give it one to two focused hours a week, on your own schedule
Four phases. Eight weeks. A deliberate progression.
Each phase builds on the last. The practices get more specific as you go. The reflection moves from awareness toward action.
Understand what's happening. Create the first conditions of safety.
You'll map your specific burnout, understand your nervous system's stress response, and establish your first daily regulation practice. Stop making things worse before trying to make them better.
Begin actively reducing what's sustaining your burnout.
You'll audit your actual rest and remove one real blocker to it, then map your overextension and establish one meaningful boundary. This is where the first real behavioural shifts happen.
Address the internal patterns driving the cycle.
You'll work on identity, self-worth and perfectionism, map your specific dysregulation cycle, and build sustainable practices that genuinely restore energy, in place of the ones that have been driving it.
Redesign the relational dynamics and life you're returning to.
You'll assess your relational landscape and practise receiving support rather than managing alone, then leave with clear, specific commitments in place. Recovery that's built to stick.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
No videos, no live sessions, no community to keep up with. A carefully structured written program designed to work for an exhausted nervous system.
Psychologically grounded weekly modules, with mapping exercises, reflection prompts and journal space built directly into each week, written to feel calm and reflective, not like a course to rush through.
Specific, structured practices designed to create real change in your actual life each week.
Evidence-informed regulation practices you choose, return to, and build on progressively.
No videos, no live sessions, no community to keep up with, just around one to two hours a week, at your own pace.
Start today, on your own terms.
Less than the cost of a single 1:1 coaching session, with none of the scheduling.
- Instant access to the full 8-week program
- Lifetime access, revisit any phase whenever you need it
- Self-paced, no deadlines, no live sessions
- All exercises, prompts and journal space built into the program
Want to pair this with 1:1 coaching, or you're a coach who'd like to license this program for your practice? Get in touch.
Not sure this is the right moment?
Take the free two-minute Burnout Assessment to understand whether this is everyday stress, or something that needs more structured support.
"I spent over 20 years leading People teams through high-growth, high-pressure environments, including building an HR function from the ground up. I built The Quiet Recovery from what I've seen work, again and again, for people who look fine on the outside and are quietly running on empty underneath."
Vicky Eriksson
Founder, Savvy · Former Chief People Officer · Certified coach
A few things people ask.
Is this self-paced?
Yes, entirely. There are no deadlines, no live sessions, and no expectation of a particular pace. The program will be there when you're ready for it.
I'm already extremely overwhelmed. Will this add to my load?
This program was built specifically for people in that position. Around one to two hours per week is all it requires, and the practices are designed to reduce your load, not add to it.
What makes this different from other burnout programs?
Most burnout programs focus on understanding burnout. This one is structured to actually change things. Each week has a specific outcome, a substantive practice, and a concrete behavioural shift.
Is this therapy?
No. The Quiet Recovery is an educational and supportive wellbeing program. It's not a substitute for therapy, medical care, or mental health treatment.
Something can feel different.
You don't need to wait until you're completely depleted to start caring for yourself differently.
Self-paced · Start immediately · No live sessions