Why Creative Workshops Might Be the Best Therapy for You?
Banking. Law. IT. Three industries that pride themselves on performance, long hours and being “always on.” Three industries where burnout is practically a badge of honour… until it isn’t.
Because you can only run on caffeine and corporate adrenaline for so long before your brain and body decide they are out. That is when you realise Excel formulas, endless contracts or broken code are not worth your sanity.
So what do you do? Some people hit the gym, some meditate or pour themselves a large glass of wine. And then there are people like me who discovered the surprising power of getting hands-on and creative.
Why creativity works
Because when you are in a creative workshop, whether you are blending scents, pouring eco-stone or shaping something new, you are giving your brain a rare chance to slow down. Instead of managing risk or fighting deadlines, you are stirring, mixing, shaping. It’s grounding and tactile and it smells, looks and feels a lot better than your office air con, too.
The workshop vibe
When you walk into one of my workshops, you are not walking into another corporate offsite with awkward icebreakers and PowerPoint slides. You are walking into a space where phones go down, shoulders drop and your mind gets to focus on something simple and satisfying.
You choose colours or scents and get your hands a little messy. And for once, nobody cares about deadlines, billable hours or Jira tickets.
What this really means is you reset. Your nervous system gets a break from the pressure cooker. You laugh, you connect and you leave with something beautiful and tangible you made yourself, something more useful than any stress ball HR ever handed out.
The burnout factor
Here is what is funny. The very industries that glamorise being stressed are also the ones where people need this the most. Bankers who live in spreadsheets. Lawyers who argue for a living. IT pros who never stop getting pinged. These are the exact people who, when handed a spatula or a mould, finally exhale.
I have seen it happen. The “too busy” partner who starts cracking jokes while choosing a fragrance. The developer who admits he hasn’t felt this calm in months. The compliance officer who swears she might have found her new hobby.
The bottom line
Burnout isn’t solved in a single afternoon. But sometimes, one afternoon is all you need to remember you are more than your job title. That you are allowed to slow down.
And yes, the piece you make might eventually burn, chip or fade. But the feeling you leave with? That sticks around.
Ready to try it?
If you work in banking, law, IT or frankly anywhere that leaves you tired, I would love to welcome you into one of my creative workshops. Bring your colleagues. Bring your boss (they probably need it most). Bring yourself.
