Redefining the Pace
When keeping it together never ends

Join other women in this reflective experience to name the constant pressure, explore the expectations placed on women, and consider how to live within them without breaking or losing yourself.

Throughout the session, we will:

map the invisible pressures shaping our days
notice how the body and nervous system respond when life never lets up
explore the difference between willpower and survival mode
recognize early signals before they become alarms
identify personal triggers and ways to soften their impact.

You’ll leave with:

a clearer understanding of what’s happening inside you
practical tools you can actually use
renewed self-compassion
small, realistic actions to support your week
a sense of connection with women who truly get it

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.

Many health insurance plans reimburse part of the session’s fee. Contact me for more details!

Check the calendar below to discover the next session near you.

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Upcoming Sessions

Redefining the Pace: When Keeping it Together Never Ends
Sat, Jan 24
Business Sisters Center | Alexandria
A reflective session for women navigating constant pressure
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Redefining Performance: A Workshop for Women Entrepreneurs
Mon, Feb 02
Business Sisters Center | Alexandria
A half-day workshop for women who are running businesses, wearing every hat, and feeling the weight of expectations… inside and out.
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Book Launch
Sun, Mar 01
Alexandria
Join me for an intimate afternoon of readings, conversation, and connection as we celebrate the release of my book Permission To.
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Meet Your Facilitators

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.

Redefining the Pace When keeping it together never ends

​​Join other women in this reflective experience to name the constant pressure, explore the expectations placed on women, and consider how to live within them without breaking or losing yourself.

Throughout the session, we will​:

You’ll leave with: ​