A Life That Can Hold the Work: Build Your Personal Wellbeing Blueprint
Build a stronger foundation for meaningful work through practical lessons in nutrition, movement and emotional wellbeing designed to help changemakers sustain their energy, health and impact over time.
Course Overview
Social justice work is deeply meaningful, but it can also be emotionally, mentally and physically demanding.
Many of us are trying to build lives that reflect our values while navigating burnout, financial pressure and systems that were never designed to support our wellbeing.
This course offers a practical introduction to the foundations of wellbeing for changemakers.
Across four live sessions, we will explore four core areas that shape our capacity to do meaningful work over time:
- Foundations: Clarifying what a sustainable life and career look like for you
- Nutrition: Understanding how food influences energy, mood and focus
- Movement: Building strength, mobility and recovery into everyday life
- Mental and emotional wellbeing: Developing practices that support reflection, resilience and self-compassion
Throughout the course, we will combine evidence-based wellbeing principles with reflective exercises and small weekly experiments.
Rather than pursuing perfection, participants will be encouraged to notice what works for their own bodies, circumstances and values.
This course does not suggest that individual habits can solve structural problems. Instead, it focuses on practical ways to strengthen the personal foundations that help us stay engaged in the work we care about.
Who Is This Course For?
- Social impact professionals, activists and community organisers
- People experiencing burnout or questioning how to sustain their work
- Freelancers or independent workers navigating purpose-driven careers
- Anyone seeking a healthier relationship between their work, health and values
Curiosity and a willingness to reflect on your own experience are more important than prior expertise.
What You'll Learn
- Describe the key foundations that support long-term wellbeing and sustainable impact.
- Identify how nutrition, movement and emotional health influence their energy and resilience.
- Design small, realistic experiments to strengthen their wellbeing in everyday life.
- Create a personalised sustainability blueprint to support their wellbeing, energy, and long-term impact.
What's Included
Live Sessions
Interactive classes with your instructor
Session Recordings
Lifetime access to all recordings
Community Access
Connect with fellow learners
Certificate
Proof of course completion
Course Modules
Foundations: Clarifying what a sustainable life and career look like
Before the first session, participants will complete a short wellbeing self-assessment to reflect on key areas such as energy, nutrition, movement, sleep and emotional health. In the session, we will use these results to explore what sustainable impact looks like, identify areas of strength and challenge, and clarify personal priorities for the course.
Nutrition: An introduction to nutrition for wellbeing
This session provides a practical introduction to the fundamentals of nutrition. We will explore the role of food in supporting energy, mood, and long-term health, and cover core concepts such as calories, macronutrients, micronutrients, and healthy dietary patterns. The focus is on building understanding rather than following rigid rules.
Movement: Building strength, mobility, and recovery into everyday life
Movement is a powerful tool for managing stress, improving energy and supporting long-term health. In this session, participants will explore how to create realistic and enjoyable movement practices that fit their current circumstances and goals.
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing: Managing stress, improving recovery and strengthening supportive relationships
Our final session explores the psychological and social dimensions of wellbeing. We will look at how stress, sleep, recovery, and social connection influence mood, focus and resilience - discussing practical ways to protect your mental and emotional health while doing demanding work. Participants will review their learning and complete their Personal Sustainability Blueprint.
Real-World Project
Personal Wellbeing Blueprint Throughout the course, participants will build a practical, personalised framework for supporting their wellbeing and sustaining meaningful work over time. The blueprint will include: - A vision for what a sustainable life and career look like - A baseline self-assessment of current wellbeing habits and energy patterns - Key insights from weekly reflections and experiments - Personal practices in nutrition, movement and mental and emotional wellbeing - A set of priorities and next steps tailored to their current circumstances Participants will repeat selected self-assessments at the end of the course to reflect on what has shifted and identify areas for continued focus. Each participant will also have the option to book a short one-to-one integration conversation to review their blueprint and discuss how to carry their learning forward.
About the Instructor
Helping changemakers sustain their work 🌱
Khawar is a social entrepreneur focused on helping people build lives in social impact that last. He is currently building SOMOS, a platform creating tools to support sustainable, mission-driven work and help people navigate the relationship between energy, income & impact. For many years, he worked in M&A roles across corporate law, insurance and sales while leading Apples & Pears - a grassroots charity in London. The charity supported schools, domestic violence shelters and community groups to run programmes for children and families, reaching over 6,000 participants annually at its peak. He has also worked as an advisor to startups and social enterprises along with serving on non-profit boards. Khawar holds degrees in History and Law, as well as an MBA, and has lived and worked across multiple countries. He is also training to become a NASM-certified Wellness Coach and Pilates instructor.
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12 students max
4 sessions
90 min each
