The Compassionate Reset: Values-Based Motivation for 2026
Mindful Self-Compassion Workshop | 25 January 2026
When caring feels like carrying
You give everything to your work, to others, to making a difference in the world.
But lately, something's shifted. The work that used to energize you now exhausts you. You're doing all the "right" things - setting goals, staying disciplined, pushing through - but you're running on empty.
Here's what nobody tells you: It's not that you lack motivation. It's that you're running on the wrong kind.
When your drive comes from self-pressure, comparison, or guilt, you burn fast and bright - then crash. When it's rooted in self-compassion and aligned with your values, it becomes sustainable fuel that energizes instead of depletes.
This workshop teaches you the difference.
Who is this for?
This workshop is designed for purpose-driven people who are ready to work and live with more authenticity, energy, and kindness.
You'll especially benefit if you're:
💙 A helper or healer - healthcare professionals, educators, therapists, coaches, social workers who support others and need sustainable ways to care for yourself
💙 A leader or changemaker - seeking motivation that aligns with integrity, not just performance metrics
💙 Deeply committed to your work - but noticing that commitment is starting to drain rather than energize you
💙 Tired of the hustle narrative - ready for an approach that honors both your goals AND your humanity
💙 Feeling the weight of comparison - exhausted from measuring yourself against others' highlight reels
💙 Starting to resent what you once loved - because the way you're driving yourself is unsustainable
No prior mindfulness or meditation experience required. Just a willingness to show up as you are and explore a different way forward.
What you’ll experience:
🌿 Values Clarity
Move beyond "shoulds" to discover what genuinely matters to you - and how to let that guide your decisions, energy, and time.
💫 The Science of Sustainable Motivation
Understand why shame-based and comparison-driven goals fail, and what the research shows actually creates lasting change.
🕊️ Self-Compassion Practices
Learn evidence-based tools that build resilience, reduce stress, and help you recover quickly when things get hard.
🔥 From Pressure to Purpose
Transform the way you relate to your goals - moving from force and anxiety to alignment and authentic drive.
🌍 Recognizing What's Not Yours
Identify the collective illusions (overachievement culture, comparison, toxic productivity) that pull you away from what truly matters.
The problem with how we've been
taught to motivate
Most of us learned that motivation requires:
Pushing ourselves harder
Being "tough" on ourselves
Overriding our needs
Proving our worth through productivity
Feeling guilty when we rest
This approach might work in short bursts. But over time, it leads to:
Chronic exhaustion
Resentment toward your own work
Decision fatigue
Loss of creativity and joy
Burnout that makes you question everything
There's a better way.
What self-compassion actually does
Research shows that self-compassionate people are:
MORE likely to pursue challenging goals (not less)
More persistent after setbacks (because failure doesn't mean they're worthless)
More willing to take responsibility (without shame blocking growth)
More motivated by authentic desire (not fear or "shoulds")
More resilient under pressure (because they know how to support themselves)
Self-compassion isn't soft. It's sustainable.
It's the difference between forcing yourself forward and being genuinely drawn forward by what matters.
Workshop Facilitators
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Skye McKennon
Dr. Skye McKennon, PharmD, BCPS, ACSM-GEI is a nationally recognized educator, pharmacist, and wellbeing ambassador dedicated to transforming healthcare through compassion. As Associate Professor and Thread Director of Pharmacology and Interprofessional Education at Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, she leads innovative curriculum design that integrates wellbeing, emotional resilience, and team-based care.
Dr. McKennon is a certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher, trained by co-founders Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff, and co-author of the first scoping review on wellbeing interventions for rural healthcare professionals and trainees. With over a decade of experience and a passion for empowering healthcare professionals, she has delivered impactful presentations to regional, national, and international audiences, equipping them with evidence-based tools to thrive personally and professionally.
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Sini Ramo
Sini Ramo (she/her) is a Yoga Alliance-certified yoga teacher (RYT-500), meditation and mindfulness teacher, solution-focused life coach (LCAF Finland), and a Teacher-in-Training through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion (CMSC). She is also a Gender and Inclusion Specialist with over 15 years of experience working in humanitarian and development contexts across crisis settings around the world.
Through her work in these high-pressure environments, Sini has gained a deep understanding of stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue — and how easily even the most dedicated professionals can lose connection to their own wellbeing while caring for others. This experience has shaped her approach to teaching: grounded in mindfulness, somatic awareness, and compassionate presence. Sini’s mission is to create safe, supportive spaces where people can reconnect with themselves, restore balance, and develop the resilience that comes from genuine self-compassion.
You'll leave with:
✨ A personal values map that serves as your compass for authentic motivation
✨ Practical self-compassion tools you can use immediately when stress, shame, or overwhelm hit
✨ The ability to motivate yourself without force - to act from alignment instead of anxiety
✨ Renewed clarity and energy grounded in what genuinely matters to you
✨ A compassionate framework for relating to yourself that lasts far beyond January
This isn't about adding more to your plate. It's about changing the fuel that powers everything you already do.
Details
Date: 25 January 2026
Time: 5-8 pm CET
Location: Online on Zoom
Duration: 3 hours (recording will be made available after)
Fee: Early Bird: €49 (until 31 December 2025) | Regular fee: €65
Why January? Why Now?
January doesn't have to be about pushing harder or proving more.
What if, instead of another round of ambitious resolutions driven by "shoulds," you started the year by clarifying what genuinely matters to you?
What if you could pursue your goals without the constant weight of self-judgment?
What if your motivation came from connection to your values rather than fear of not being enough?
That's what this workshop offers.
Start the new year from rest, not resolution. From compassion, not pressure. From values, not "shoulds."
This isn’t a productivity workshop.
This is an act of remembering:
That your motivation doesn't have to come from pressure.
That your worth was never measured by how much you do.
That you can care deeply AND take care of yourself.
That sustainable change is built on self-compassion, not self-criticism.
Join us to reconnect with your why, renew your energy, and begin the year with clarity and kindness.
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