Holding Stress, Grief & Strength
Practical tools for emotional regulation, communication, and everyday resilience
Five-day experiential workshop | Adults and Elders, ages 16+
Some of the most important skills a person can learn are the ones no one ever taught them. This five-day program helps participants understand stress, process emotions safely, and build resilience through practical skills, combining accessible neuroscience, guided reflection, and embodied practice rather than passive lectures.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Adults, Elders, and community members
Staff teams and community groups
Child and family services workers
Pre-employment and employment readiness programs
Community care and front-line social service workers
Anyone navigating stress, grief, or emotional overwhelm
PROGRAM FOCUS
Nervous system regulation and stress awareness
Emotional literacy and grief awareness
Self-leadership and personal direction
Healthy lifestyle habits for resilience
Relational awareness and healthy human connection
Embodied self-regulation and somatic awareness
WHY THIS PROGRAM IS DIFFERENT
Real change happens through experience, not passive listening. A signature feature is Apollo's somatic self-regulation sequences, practised together in real time, with the Wellness Oracle cards woven throughout for storytelling and self-discovery.
THE FIVE-DAY JOURNEY
Day 1, Understanding Self-Regulation: stress as a biological response, not a personal failure
Day 2, Stress Cycles and Activation Awareness: fast relief versus real relief
Day 3, Emotional Courage and Self-Compassion: grief as a natural response
Day 4, Self-Leadership and Daily Habits: sleep, nutrition, movement, relationships
Day 5, Integration, Vision and Forward Direction: personal values and commitment
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Neuroscience-informed teaching, guided journaling, somatic self-regulation sequences, self-massage practices, EFT tapping, nonviolent communication practice, the Feelings Wheel, and the Wheel of Life exercise.
CONTINUED SUPPORT
Every engagement includes a Community Keeper, a local person Apollo supports after leaving. Whenever possible, a local Elder or Wisdom Keeper is invited to join. Participant evaluations are included for your reports.