RESTORE: A Practical Stress Management Journey for Life, Loss and Change
Course Description
RESTORE: A Practical Stress Management Journey for Life, Loss and Change
Tagline: Understand your stress. Calm your body. Renew your strength.
Primary Audience: Adults experiencing stress during grief, change, caregiving, work pressure or demanding life seasons.
Delivery: Self-paced online learning
Recommended Duration: Seven weeks, with one module each week. Self-paced access can remain open for twelve months.
Learning Time: About four hours of teaching, plus reflection and practice.
Course Level
Beginner
Course Promise
RESTORE helps learners understand their stress, practise reliable calming skills, reduce avoidable pressure and build a personal continuation plan. The course respects grief without assuming that every learner is bereaved.
Learning Outcomes
1. Recognise personal stress signals and hidden sources of pressure.
2. Use calming breathing, grounding and gentle muscle release safely.
3. Notice thought loops and form balanced, compassionate responses.
4. Strengthen sleep, movement, rest and daily rhythms.
5. Prioritise demands, focus on control and communicate boundaries.
6. Reconnect with support, values, faith and restorative experiences.
7. Prepare for triggers and follow a realistic thirty-day plan.
8. Recognise when professional or urgent support is required.
About the Author
Jacqueline Ferguson
Jacqueline is an experienced legal professional, advocate, trainer and facilitator. She brings over thirty years of professional experience across litigation, employment law, tribunal advocacy, case management and client care.
Her career has required careful listening, sound judgement and calm guidance during demanding circumstances. Those qualities now shape the culture and direction of G R I E F.
Jacqui also brings approximately twenty five years of voluntary teaching and tutoring experience. She combines professional discipline with warmth, respect and a deep commitment to helping people feel seen and supported.