resources

You deserve to be well-equipped for your journey into the inner wilderness.

Read on for a list of trusted referral partners, free and inexpensive resources, and a list of books that can help light the way.

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July 6, 2026

Types of Burnout (it's not just work stress) — Every Category Explained, and Why They Overlap

July 6, 2026

Burnout. Everyone’s talking about it, but the conversation almost always centres on work stress. Not only does that leave a lot of people’s experiences out, but it isn’t even a complete picture of work related burnout. Even if work stress is the primary driver of your exhaustion, stress rarely comes in single servings. Lets dive in to the different kinds of burnout and why distinguishing between them matters.

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July 6, 2026

April 29, 2026

Burnout recovery vs. burnout prevention: why they're different

April 29, 2026

Burnout recovery and burnout prevention go hand in hand. Of course, you want both if you don’t want to simply keep cycling from burnout to burnout. But there are a few key differences that are important to understand and will help you do both more effectively.

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April 29, 2026

April 24, 2026

Why rest alone doesn’t fix burnout

April 24, 2026

Rest is vital for burnout recovery, and it’s only part of the solution.

If we rest and recover, but then go back to the exact same life that burned us out in the first place, then what we’re really doing is creating a cycle. A pattern where we go from burnout to burnout. Fill and empty. Fill and empty. Here’s how to exit that cycle.

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April 24, 2026

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Freeze Mode 101 — Digital Download with Reproduction License

CA$38.00

A high-resolution digital file of the Freeze Mode 101 nervous system education poster, licensed for professional use.

Designed for therapists, coaches, counsellors, somatic practitioners, and educators who work with clients experiencing freeze, shutdown, or functional freeze. Print at any size, use in your practice, and share with clients as a handout or visual aid.

Hand drawn by Annalee Kornelsen, burnout coach and graphic recorder.

What's included: High-resolution digital file suitable for professional printing at any size, from handout cards to large format posters.

This license allows you to:

Print and display in your therapy room, coaching space, or classroom
Include in client handout packages
Use in educational presentations and workshops
Share with individual clients

This license does not allow:

Reselling or including in products you sell
Modifying or adapting the design
Removing creator credit
Large scale organizational or institutional reproduction

For organizational licensing, bulk printing rights, or use in commercial training programs, contact info@yourwildmind.com.

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Full license details at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Credit: Annalee Kornelsen, yourwildmind.com

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Freeze Mode 101 poster

from CA$24.50

This funny and informative infographic introduces folks to one of the trickier sides of their nervous system in a digestible way. Hand drawn by Annalee Kornelsen, burnout coach and graphic recorder.

Hang it in your clinic, treatment room, coaching studio, or classroom to use as a handy reference when explaining how trauma affects the nervous system.

Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper.

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!

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Freeze Mode 101 handout card

CA$3.50

This funny and informative infographic introduces folks to one of the trickier sides of their nervous system in a digestible way. Hand drawn by Annalee Kornelsen, burnout coach and graphic recorder.

Offer it as a handout explaining how trauma affects the nervous system to your students, clients, or patients.

These postcards are made from thick, high-quality matte paper.

• Cardboard paper
• Paper weight: 7.67–10.32 oz/yd² (260–350 g/m²)
• Size: 4″ × 6″ (101 × 152 mm)
• Paper thickness: 0.013″ (0.34 mm)
• Coated outer surface
• Blank product materials sourced from Sweden, US, Brazil, or China

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!

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Trusted Referral Network

Vanessa Fernando, Counsellor

Vanessa is a BC based Registered Social Worker with a relational, social justice oriented, and somatic lens. Her areas of specialization include trauma, particularly sexual assault; intimate partner violence; and childhood abuse
Alexandra Goodall, RCC

Somatic and arts-based psychotherapy offering trauma resolution modalities, sex and intimacy coaching, and a deepening of creative engagement with life. Based In BC, Canada.
Isabelle Oppenheim, Tango Somatix

Somatic Movement Educator, Body-Mind centring practitioner. Eplore your relationship to your body, yourself and other through dance, movement and consent practices. Based in ON, Canada
Austeja Ziemba, ACC

Executive coach for professionals navigating the next level. A systems approach to leadership coaching without formulae or gimmicks.
Centre for Trauma Resolution and Recovery

USA-based trauma coaching supported by advanced trauma resolution modalities (CE, IFS, NARM, TIST) specializing in recovery from high control religion and purity culture.

These folks are either professionals that I personally know and trust, or who’s work I have followed closely and admire. I don’t get a kickback for recommending them. Only joy that you’re about to discover them for yourself.