Meet our team
Jo Hacking
Retreat organiser. Founder & Director of About Wellbeing Ltd
Founder of “About Wellbeing Ltd”, Jo is a transformational coach, mental health and wellbeing advocate and professional retreat organiser. She believes fervently in our need for safe spaces to connect with peers as humans; in providing for our basic needs (including self comapssion) in order to thrive, and in the power of connection with nature, green spaces and woodland for our own health and for the future of our natural environment.
Jo is a former Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. She experienced burnout and career altering PTSD some years ago and learnt the perils of ignoring warning signs, and the value of taking small steps based on personal understanding, strengths and values in order to truly flourish.
Lalith has enjoyed a career in paediatrics and paediatric emergency medicine, as an educator, researcher, and a clinician in low-resource settings across Asia.
He is a storyteller and facilitator, health and wellbeing advocate and massage therapist and – among many other talents founder of Behind Your Mask
Dr. Katya Miles
Career Coach, Wellbeing Trainer, Specialist in Workplace Wellbeing, Former GP & Occupational Health Doctor
Katya is a GP and Occupational Health Doctor turned Wellbeing Trainer, Career Coach & Specialist in Workplace Wellbeing. She has worked at the Mayo Clinic, USA & in the UK as a GP for both civilians & the Armed Forces; as well as in Occupational Health.
Having navigated through Burnout she is passionate about helping healthcare professionals thrive at work.
This passion drove her to establish the Working Well Doctor, where she uses her professional expertise and life experience to empower others to thrive at work with career coaching, workplace wellbeing and creative writing training.
We have the pleasure of her joining us with a Creative Writing workshop.
Maura
Barber-Oosterhuis
Senior Yoga Teacher, Authentic Self-Care Coach and founder of One Day Retreats
Maura’s love of yoga is infectious. Committed to offering a deeper experience she will encourage you to reach further by breathing fully and feeling deeply. Her 20 years of yoga experience range from the dynamic Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow Yoga to the gentler Somatics, Yin and Restorative Yoga.
With a keen interest in mindfulness and meditation, her unique style is infused with these. Always taught from the heart, Maura’s gently flowing yoga is a compassionate blend of deep breathing and mindful moving.
Kate Foster
Retreat Caterer
Kate is “The Intuitive Chef”.
Largely self-taught, she has been fascinated by the power of food to connect people since her teenage years. Today, she cooks for private and corporate clients from dinners to retreats to weddings, and hosts her own long table feasts for food lovers. She also teaches her unique brand of seasonally-led intuitive cooking through workshops, demos and retreats.
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Find out how we can help you
Coaching
Sometimes we know where we are going but cannot quite see the way. Coaching provides a space to explore your own goals and decisions.
Retreats
We provide a range of wellbeing retreats in the heart of nature offering self-care experiences and training tailored to your professional group
Workshops
We offer or recommend a range of wellbeing workshops suitable for groups of various sizes and applicable to any professional group
One role of the team is to signpost guests to suitable additional support if this is requested. Other Valuable sources of advice and support are available if you need them. We have listed a few here…
Practitioner Health: https://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk
BMA Wellbeing: https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/your-wellbeing
The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund: https://rmbf.org
Doctors in Distress: http://doctors-in-distress.org.uk
MIND: https://www.mind.org.uk
The Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org