Stress Recovery and Prevention
We are a London-based stress and burnout recovery lab blending education, coaching and mentoring into personalised and structured programmes. Our in person meetings, walking and talking in nature and science based neuro education address both body and mind.
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An evidence-backed framework – Access a structured, evidence-based framework built around what actually works.
What we work with – Stress management needs to cover work and the rest of life too. Sleep. Nervous system regulation. Body awareness. Emotional regulation. Boundaries. Mindsets. Parts Work. Systemic Constellations. We work across all of it, because these things don’t exist in isolation.
How we work – We start with connection, co regulation and building trust and a sense of safety. This is done in person, in real life at mutually agreed places across London, We do a review and assessment using a clear framework that informs a plan. We use a mix of education, mentoring and coaching and the some of the best elements of other burnout and stress recovery programmes.
Services
Review and Assessment
Our structured review and assessment process helps to understand where you are at, what resources are available (or need) and the wider landscape you are in. This information help produce a map and a plan for the journey ahead.
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Assessment and feedback takes place over 3 × 90 minute sessions. It uses a structured assessment questionnaire alongside a experienced clinician-led review of your situation.
Relax, Refuel and Re-ignite Programme.
Training and Support to turn the learning and recommendations from the Review and Assessment into practical action.
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This can be especially helpful where:
your own motivation levels are low
you need to develop a set of practices and habits and are struggling to identify the best place to start and what to introduce when (sequencing)
demands and pressures in your life have outstripped your resources and energy for some time
you are recovering from a period of burnout linked to chronic stress
Burn Bright – Coaching and Mentoring for sustainable performance
Workshops and digital programmes to build resilience across teams and organisations.
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Group workshops and digital programmes designed to build resilience and sustainable performance within teams and organisations.
Mindful Movement
Guided movement practices — including qi gong, mindful walking and body scans — to help you develop body awareness (interoception), reduce tension and reconnect with your physical self.
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Our mindful movement sessions draw on qi gong, mindful walking and interoceptive body scan practices. Qi gong uses slow, flowing movements to calm the nervous system and build energy. Mindful walking brings focused attention to the body in motion. Body scans develop interoception — the ability to notice and respond to internal physical signals — a key skill for stress recovery and prevention. Suitable for all fitness levels, no prior experience needed.
Group Workshops
Interactive half-day and full-day workshops exploring stress, resilience and sustainable performance — designed for teams and departments across the public sector.
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Workshops are designed to build shared language and practical tools for managing stress and preventing burnout across a team. Sessions can be tailored to your organisation’s specific pressures and delivered on-site or online.
Tending Fires Together
A peer support programme for public sector professionals who want to sustain their energy, motivation and wellbeing alongside others facing similar challenges.
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Tending Fires Together brings small groups of professionals together in a structured, confidential setting. Sessions combine reflection, peer learning and practical tools — building connection and shared resilience over time.
Stories
Working with Tending Fires turned vague burnout into concrete data, clear goals, and practical experiments I could actually sustain alongside a demanding London role.
Amita S.
The structured tracking and weekly reflections made my stress patterns visible; within three months colleagues noticed a calmer, more decisive me.
David K.
I appreciated the scientific mindset: hypotheses, experiments, and honest review. It felt respectful of my time and experience, not like generic wellness advice.
Leila R.
Resources
Evidence-based articles on stress, burnout, and sustainable performance.
Introducing the Founder of Tending Fires
Rich Wells
Tending Fires was founded with a simple belief: that the people who serve our communities deserve the same care and attention they give to others.
For the past 35 years I’ve worked professionally with people across the charity, public and private sector. I’ve experienced first hand the increased work and life demands on NHS, Public Sector, Teachers and Charity Workers.
I created Tending Fires as a way of bringing together key elements of what I have experienced, studied and practiced over many years. It is based on some key principles such as starting where people are at, learning by doing, using nature and the outdoors as a regulator and educator, working with the body, the mind and engaging both the will and soul. Its all backed by some serious accredited learning at The University of London, Middlesex University, The Institute of Leadership and Management and training and mentoring from the best Burnout Coach in the UK.
In our complex and uncertain world my mission is to help good people work towards greater wholeness and social change. Let me know if you want to explore working together on achieving that.
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