Connecting instead of self-protecting
A workshop for people who feel like so many of their relationships are exhausting or unfulfilling and want to find a better way.
This program is about confronting the ways self-protective habits can sabotage relationships and what we can do to show up authentically and invite others to do the same.
About This Workshop
Thanks for checking out this program. This class was created after I was flooded with questions about how to create authentic connection after this video went viral here and here.
After recording my third or fourth response video it became clear that this is best shared in a workshop where I can teach you the principles and guide the mindfulness practices that have helped me and folks I’ve worked with.
When we meet, we’ll talk about how the things that made us special or kept us safe as a child can become the barriers to authentic relationship as an adult.
Whether you were the helper, the people pleaser, the stoic, protector, practical joker, smart one, scapegoat, favorite or something else, the roles that earned you praise or protected you can become the thing you hide behind as an adult.
And it’s exhausting. Not only because it takes energy to keep up appearances. But because so often, we’re doing it everywhere we go.
For those becoming aware of their self-protective mechanisms in relationship, it can be shocking to realize… I’m doing this so much so that I don’t even know who I am anymore.
This is where we’ll begin.
In class we’ll talk about how to use mindfulness and embodiment practices to get behind our walls and start relating more authentically. And along the way we’ll acknowledge some important truths: not everyone is safe or deserving of our energy.
But for those who are, we can set the tone with our authenticity and vulnerability and build better relationships in the process.
With care,
-Nick
Class Information
Date: Thursday November 7th
Time: 5:30 pm - 7 pm Eastern Standard Time (2:30pm PST, 10:30pm UK GMT)
Duration: 1.5 hours (might go over a few minutes to accommodate Q&A)
Is This Recorded? Yes, it will be sent to you afterward.
(Lifetime access to the recording is included)
Kind Words From Those Who Have Worked With Nick
Frequently Asked Questions
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This workshop is ideal for anyone who feels that they are in one-sided relationships or relationships that exhaust them and they feel like it’s a pattern.
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Anyone in crisis or seeking 1:1 consultation. Because this is a larger group format, there won’t be space to address individual challenges with the depth needed for crisis support.
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November 7th at 5:30PM-7:00PM EST, via Zoom. When you sign up you'll get a confirmation as well as reminder emails as we get closer.
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Yes. All participants receive lifetime access to the recording regardless of whether or not you’re able to make it live.
About Nick Werber
Nick is an integrative coach, educator and writer working in the realms of embodiment and the intersection between identity and belonging. He is a board member of The Focalizing Institute 501(c)(3) and received the bulk of his initial training over a decade of mentorship from the institute’s founder and renown somatic psychologist, Dr. Michael Picucci.
To date, Nick has taught hundreds of therapists, coaches and helping professionals across 12+ countries on how to develop inner resiliency and transform the narratives that are at the root of what keeps people stuck.
An avid teacher, his work has been viewed across social media over 25 million times.
