The wait is over!
It’s here! Finally, my course on recovering from autistic burnout is available now.
Some of you have been following me for the last year and a half as I’ve been working on this, diligently getting things together, refining my thoughts, figuring stuff out. And you can sign up now!
Okay, here’s a little bit about how it’s gonna work. We’re gonna start on September 7. And, in my workshop on autistic burnout recovery, I talked about the five areas that I believe are critical for fully and sustainably recovering from autistic burnout. For each month, we’re going to work on one of those areas.
We’re going to focus in on it. It’s going to be somewhat connected to other areas as we go, but we’re going to really focus on that one thing. And the first meeting (the first month, in fact) is going to be setting up the system itself, talking through some of the tools that we’re going to be using consistently throughout the framework, why this has been so hard, how this all connects and how you make it better.
So it’s, in total, going to be six months. That first set up month, and one of the five areas for each of the next several months.
How will this work?
The course itself is set up to be a five hour workshop on the first Saturday of each month (that five hours does include some break time). That’s where we’re going to really get into the meat of that month’s topic area. And then, in the course platform, you’ll have access to additional resources, materials, videos, checklists, spreadsheets, worksheets, reflection prompts, all sorts of stuff. And you can dive into it.
And then the next Saturday (the second Saturday of the month), we’re going to meet for a live group coaching (for those who want to), and that’s 90 minutes. That’s when we’re going to be able to answer questions, practice some of the tools, watch other people get coached live.
Often, it’s really fascinating to watch someone else get coached, and sometimes the things that they’re bringing up applies to you. Because we’re not alone in this. Many of us have been isolated in our burnout, but we’re not the only one going through this.
Many of us have been isolated in our burnout, but we’re not the only one going through this.
So you can watch someone else, and the few people who are willing and open to being coached in front of others can bring up their issues and get some personal coaching from me. And we can answer some of the questions that have come up so far since workshop day.
You’ll have access to all the materials for the whole month. You can do as much or as little as you’re interested in (I know that you’ll probably be more interested in some topics than others, that’s totally fine). As we build up each month, as we go, it’ll connect more and more. They’ll connect to each other in a nice, webbed format.
So that’s the idea. Each month, we’ll be meeting on the first and the second Saturday. Which neatly avoids major holidays, especially around the holiday times. You’re also going to get some extra support during the holidays to deal with the stress and the overwhelm and the burnout of all the extra stuff that usually comes with the end of the year holiday season.
The ‘perfect time’
In burnout, you’re stressed and overwhelmed about everything. If you’re waiting for the ‘perfect time’ to do this, does that mean that you have to wait ‘till you’re out of burnout to take a course on how to get out of burnout?
The idea here is doing it during this time, when it is a more inherently stressful time of the year, is so you can have support during that stressful time. So you can learn how to deal with this stuff as you’re going, so that you can get the community, get the support that you are hoping for, that you need, that will help you through it.
It’s going to be built in because, again, the idea here is to support you through the hard times.
So, it’ll go September through February. And if some of those times you’re more active at it than other times, that is totally fine. That is expected, that’s built into the program. And there’s also ways to to ask for feedback, to ask for support, built into the program. You don’t have to spend a whole lot of effort to get that. It’s going to be built in because, again, the idea here is to support you through the hard times.
So that’s the whole thing. That’s the overview.
I’m probably going to be selling this course in the future for around $1,200 because that’s a lot of material, a lot of support, a lot of time, and I think it’s worth that.
But because this is the first run, and I’m expecting there to be a few bumps along the road as we’re refining things, and figuring out the systems, and getting some feedback on what works best for you and others, I’m offering this first run at a significant discount. It’s going to be only $500, and there will be a payment plan available (so if you can’t come up with that all upfront, you can pay it over time).
And if this works, if this actually helps you move in the direction of getting out of burnout, this is going to be there for you for the rest of your life. You’ll be able to do things. You’ll be able to take care of yourself, take care of your family easier. You’re going to be able to work, to get a better job, to get a job at all, to increase hours, this will come back to you many, many fold.
But whatever yours is, you’ll be able to do the things that you want to do.
So that’s the idea, and I genuinely believe that will happen.
It’s how I started working again, getting myself out of burnout so that I could start to get interested in things again, and pursue those interests, and monetize some of those interests (like autism and burnout recovery). But whatever yours is, you’ll be able to do the things that you want to do, the things that you need to do, the things that people are relying on you to do, and, to some extent, unlearn the things that society tells you you should do. They’re actually sucking a lot of energy without giving you anything back.
That’s part of the whole point of this course, unlearning the things that you don’t need to deal with anymore, and being able to actually do that. Not just intellectually, but knowing deeply inside that it’s okay.
Making a change
Okay. So if this appeals to you, if this resonates for you, if this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, if this feels like this might actually help you: You can read more about it (about the details of the course, what exactly is going to be involved) at autismchrysalis.com/burnout.
And if this turns out to be the right thing for you at the right time, great! I look forward to seeing you in the course, and we’ll be working on your burnout recovery journey together. And if this is something that you think might benefit others, please just share the post with them, or share the website with them.
My personal mission is just to help as many Autistics as possible. To get out of burnout, to make a life in which we can function well and help the world with our gifts. And we can make real change. We can do things to make this world a better place for us and for others.
And when that happens, when every autistic, when every neurodivergent, when every neuronormative person can live in this world and be themselves and function together… Well, that’s what I’m working for. That’s what this is all about.
Okay, I wish you all a neurowonderful day.
