Permission to Bloom
Understanding why we keep doing so much… and how to start doing things differently
There comes a point when keeping everything going no longer feels sustainable.
We keep showing up. We keep managing. We keep doing what needs to be done. But underneath it all, the pressure keeps building.
This reflective workshop is for women who are tired of living in constant survival mode. It offers a space to pause, breathe, and gently explore what you have been carrying, what it is costing you, and what it might look like to move through life with more honesty, compassion, and permission.
Throughout the session, you’ll explore:
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the invisible pressures shaping your personal and professional life
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how constant demands affect the body and nervous system
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the difference between pushing through and living in survival mode
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the beliefs that keep you overgiving, overfunctioning, and overriding your own needs
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what it might mean to slow down without guilt
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the kind of permission you are ready to give yourself now.
This experience is for you if you...
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feel like you are always carrying a lot
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are used to showing up for everyone else
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feel pressure to keep going even when you are exhausted
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are craving space to reflect without judgment
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want something deeper than surface-level self-care
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are ready to question the pace, patterns, and expectations that no longer feel sustainable.
You will leave with:
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a clearer understanding of what is happening inside you
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greater awareness of your patterns, triggers, and nervous system responses
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renewed self-compassion
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practical tools and reflections you can bring into daily life
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one small, meaningful permission you can begin to live by.
Because you deserve more than just getting through your days
Wondering if this experience is right for you?
Book a free 15-minute conversation with the facilitators to talk it through and get a clearer sense of what the session involves.
Check the calendar below to discover the next session near you.
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Upcoming Sessions
Fri, Oct 02Sandfield CentreA one-woman show filled with laughs, personal stories and oh-my-God-that’s-me moments.
Fri, Nov 20Salle Deguire - J.R. Brisson ComplexA one-woman show filled with laughs, personal stories and oh-my-God-that’s-me moments.
Meet the facilitators and creators of this workshop
Adult Education Specialist
Rachel Anne Hamelin
Rachel Anne is an adult-education specialist and entrepreneur with 17 years of experience designing, developing, and facilitating learning experiences in educational and organizational settings. Her work draws on deep expertise in pedagogy, curriculum design, and knowledge translation.
Over the years, she has collaborated with numerous organizations to create meaningful, accessible content that supports learning, reflection, and change.
Following a long and transformative burnout of her own, she engaged in extensive research and therapeutic work to better understand its signs, impacts, and pathways toward healing.
Today, she brings together her professional background, leadership experience, and lived insight through Project Permission, where education becomes a space for clarity, self-awareness, and sustainable change.
Registered Social Worker
Mélissa-Anne Leduc, MSS RSW
Mélissa-Anne is a social worker with over 15 years of experience and holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Ottawa. Her work bridges mental health, somatic practices, and systems-based support.
She works within an educational setting, where her role focuses on capacity building through training and professional development on trauma-informed approaches, nervous system regulation, and well-being. She also serves as a consultant on complex cases in school environments.
Her training includes somatic and trauma-informed approaches such as Polyvagal Theory, EFT, ACT, and CBT, as well as restorative yoga and movement-based practices.
Shaped by her own experience with chronic pain, Mélissa-Anne brings a grounded, compassionate perspective to conversations around stress, burnout, and healing.