Burn out to Balance (Men)

Service Description

🎯 Purpose of the Day Men often carry burnout differently—quietly, internally, and with a sense of duty or pressure to “push through.” This day creates a non‑judgemental, experiential space where men can explore: • The pressures they carry • The impact of burnout on body and mind • Boundaries, stress responses, and coping patterns • Healthy ways to reconnect with balance and resilience All through the Eagala Model: no riding, no fixing, no telling—just honest interaction with horses and metaphor. 🐴 Eagala Model Principles Embedded Throughout • No riding • Horses as active partners • Solution‑focused, client‑led • Metaphor-rich experiential learning • Emotional safety and choice at the centre 🎯 Aims • To provide men with a safe, non‑judgemental environment to explore burnout, stress, and emotional load through experiential interaction with horses. • To increase awareness of how burnout affects thoughts, behaviour, relationships, and physical wellbeing. • To support men in recognising personal patterns of pressure, responsibility, and coping. • To offer an embodied experience of balance, boundaries, and resilience using the Eagala Model. • To promote early intervention, emotional awareness, and healthier strategies for managing stress. 🧭 Objectives By the end of the programme, participants will be able to: • Identify key sources of burnout and pressure in their personal or professional lives. • Recognise how stress shows up in their body, behaviour, and decision‑making. • Use metaphor and experiential learning to externalise and understand their internal load. • Explore and practise healthy boundaries through interaction with horses. • Demonstrate increased self‑awareness around emotional triggers and stress responses. • Identify at least one practical, realistic step they can take to support their own balance and wellbeing. • Reflect on how relational patterns (withdrawal, over‑functioning, avoidance, hyper‑responsibility) show up in the arena and in daily life. • Leave with a sense of clarity, and connection — knowing they are not alone in their experience.