Your Life Beyond Survival Mode
The Aligned Life Care Plan: an eight-week program helping midlife women move out of survival mode, find what's next, and take the first step without blowing up their lives.
Founding group starts Tuesday, November 17.Only 10 spots.
Save my spotFive live calls, all recorded. Enrollment is open now.
You're the one everyone counts on.
For years you've carried the work, the family, the caregiving, the crises. You're good at it. People tell you how strong you are.
But somewhere along the way, you stopped feeling like yourself. Most days you're just getting through.
Maybe you're:
A leader or professional
Running on empty behind a calm face.
A caregiver
Who hasn't asked what she needs in years.
A woman in transition
A layoff, retirement, an empty house, and the question that keeps coming back: "Who am I now?"
There's nothing wrong with you.
You've been in charge of hard things for a long time without a break.
Survival mode keeps you functioning. It also keeps you stuck, because when your brain is under stress for that long, it stops planning ahead and just tries to get you through the day.
That's why another planner, another 5 a.m. routine, or another push of willpower hasn't worked. Discipline was never the problem. You just haven't known where to start.
In eight weeks, you'll find where you're most depleted, choose the one area that needs care first, and build a realistic plan you're already living, without blowing up your life.
You don't need to reinvent yourself. You need to find your way back to your own center.
In nursing, you never treat everything at once.
I've been a registered nurse for more than 30 years. You assess, figure out what matters most, make a plan, carry it out, and reassess. It's how I learned to walk into a hard shift and know where to start.
After years of caregiving and grief, and then a layoff after 21 years, I used that same process on myself. This program walks you through it, one step at a time.
One step at a time, with room to live it.
Five live calls on Tuesdays at noon Central, all recorded. A reflection week at Thanksgiving and two practice weeks over the holidays, so you have time to live your plan before we wrap up together in January.
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Week 1Tue, Nov 17 · live
Assess
Take the Vital Signs assessment and see where you're running low. Learn what survival mode does to your brain, and why it isn't your fault.
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Week 2Nov 24 · no call
Reflection week
One short prompt over Thanksgiving: notice where your energy goes, who you take care of, and what you skip for yourself. Bring it to the next call.
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Week 3Tue, Dec 1 · live
Identify
Use the F.A.C.T.S. Method to separate what happened from the story you've been telling yourself, starting with what you noticed over Thanksgiving.
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Week 4Tue, Dec 8 · live
Prioritize and Plan
Choose the one thing that needs care first, then build your Aligned Life Care Plan for it. One that fits the life you actually have and starts smaller than you think it should.
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Week 5Tue, Dec 15 · live
Implement
Put the plan into your real week. Learn the S.L.O.W. Method for hard days, how to come back without starting over, and how to keep your plan going through the holidays.
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Weeks 6 & 7Dec 22 to Jan 4 · no calls
Practice weeks
Two weeks of living your plan, with check-ins in our private group.
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Week 8Tue, Jan 5 · live
Reassess
Retake the Vital Signs, see what's changed, and decide your next step for the new year.
Everything you need to build a plan and keep it.
- Five live group calls on Tuesdays at noon Central, all recorded
- A reflection week at Thanksgiving and two practice weeks over the holidays, with check-ins in the private group
- A weekly lesson and worksheet
- The Vital Signs assessment (Week 1 and Week 6)
- Your Aligned Life Care Plan template
- The F.A.C.T.S. Method and S.L.O.W. Method guides
- A private group for support between calls
- Bonus: Jennifer's ebook, The Pen Knows
Plan on about two hours a week, including the call.
The first group, and small on purpose.
Founding members get the program at the founding rate. Details and payment options are on the next page.
Founding members get the full program at the founding rate, and help shape it as it grows. Enrollment closes once the ten spots are filled, or on Friday, November 13, whichever comes first.
Every call is recorded the same day, so missing one doesn't mean falling behind. And there's a whole call on how to come back after a hard week without starting over.
Who it's for, and who it isn't.
This is for you if
- You're ready to work on one thing, not everything
- You can give it about two hours a week
- You want something you can actually use on a hard Wednesday
It's not the right fit if
- You're looking for therapy or medical treatment
- You're in a crisis that needs immediate support
The things people ask first.
What if I miss a call?
What time are the calls?
Is this therapy?
What happens over the holidays?
What does it cost, and how do I pay?
Questions before you join? Email Jennifer at LostToAligned@gmail.com. She's happy to talk it through.
Save my spot
Tell Jennifer you're in. She'll email you the next step and the details for Week 1 within a day. Nothing is charged here.
You're on the list.
Jennifer will email you within a day with the next step and what to expect in Week 1. If you don't see it, check your spam folder, or write to LostToAligned@gmail.com.
You've spent years taking care of everyone else. This is eight weeks for you.
Save my spotYou were never meant to just function. You were meant to actually live.