Nurtured Workplaces Nature-Led Team & Organisational Well-being
Nature-led workplace well-being, leadership and team development for purpose-led organisations
Supporting charities, VCSE organisations and values-led teams to create healthier, more connected and sustainable ways of working.
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Through workplace well-being experiences, coaching sessions, leadership development and nature-based team facilitation, I help organisations reduce burnout, strengthen communication and create space for people to reconnect; with themselves, each other and the work they do.
Because thriving workplaces need more than productivity alone. They need healthy roots too.
Nature-led well-being & leadership for organisations and teams - Yorkshire, UK
Who I Work With
I work with organisations who care deeply about people and purpose, including:
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Charities & VCSE organisations
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NHS and caring professions
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Universities & Educators
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Environmental organisations
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Community-focused teams
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Purpose-led businesses
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Community Partnerships & Groups
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Businesses who care about people and planet through your products, services and culture.
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Especially teams navigating:
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Burnout and overwhelm
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Leadership pressure & stress
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Grief, Loss and Trauma
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Communication challenges
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Conflict & tensions
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Change and uncertainty
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Low morale or disconnection
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Compassion fatigue
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Rapid growth, redundancy or transition
The gap between the organisation or team you want to be and the one under pressure, fearing burnout or over-stretched
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Most organisations know their people are their greatest asset. Yet the pressure of growth or survival, issues that go unspoken or unresolved in culture, and relentless pace of getting the job done, erode the very things that matter most, to the humans that help business success. Psychological safety, team cohesion, resilience, a strong standard of well-being at work and the conditions for people to do their best work.
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That gap between your values and your current reality is exactly where our work begins. Not as a wellness add-on or tick box. As a fundamental exploration of how your team functions, and what can become possible when you create nurtured conditions for people and culture to grow.
What the forest knows about this:
A forest under chronic stress doesn't just underperform. It loses the underground networks and relationships that keep it resilient. The mycorrhizal connections (fungi within the soil) that share nutrients. The root systems that steady each other in storms. Organisations under the same pressure face the same risks. Collaboration, trust, innovation, and energy go first. Nature rarely lets things get this drastic, it designs to thrive, even in resilient times and we bring those same regenerative principles to your team experiences too.
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How We Can Work Together
Workplace Well-being
Nature-led wellbeing experiences designed to support healthier nervous systems, reduce stress and help teams feel more grounded and connected.
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Speaker Slots and Workshops
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Workplace well-being days
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Employee well-being coaching
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Burnout prevention workshops
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Nature-based well-being sessions
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Reflective Practice Facilitation
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Emotional Regulation and resilience solutions.
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An opportunity and solution for organisations wanting to support and develop individual or collective well-being in thoughtful, sustainable and human-centred ways.
Ways we work together
Explore some of the ways Where the Mind Grows work with organisations & teams. Click any service titles to visit its full page below. Or email info@wherethemindgrows.co.uk to arrange a consultation and talk through what might be right for you.
Workplace Well-being
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Nature-led wellbeing experiences designed to support healthier nervous systems, reduce stress and help teams feel more grounded and connected.
This can include:
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Workplace well-being days
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Employee well-being coaching
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Burnout prevention workshops
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Nature-based wellbeing sessions
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Reflective Practice Facilitation
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Emotional Regulation and Resilience.
Perfect for organisations wanting to support staff wellbeing in thoughtful, sustainable and human-centred ways.
Employee Coaching (1.1)
Individual coaching for employees looking to develop and enhance well-being
One to One coaching sessions supporting individual development, well-being and resilience
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Including coaching for return to work, after time off with mental health needs or long term health conditions.
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Sessions are 90 minutes online or in Nature.
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Sessions can also be funded through the Access to Work scheme a government programme that can cover or significantly subsidise coaching costs for eligible employees with long term health conditions, neurodivergence or disability. This matters, because it means quality, one-to-one nature-based coaching can be accessible to a wider remit of employees
Funded Package - based on successful DWP funding.
Team & Leadership Development
Reflective and practical development experiences supporting healthier leadership, stronger communication and more connected workplace cultures.
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Leadership development programmes, including Re; Wilding Leadership
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Team away days/Reconnection days
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Nature-led facilitation
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Team culture and communication sessions
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Reflective leadership practice
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Regenerative leadership approaches
Designed for organisations wanting to grow in ways that feel sustainable; for both people and purpose.
Think Like A Forest Consultancy & Faciliation
For leaders and change-makers ready to align the organisation with living systems principles and redesign aspects of your approach, for future-proofed, kinder to planet business focus and energy. Supports ESG commitments, Regenerative Leadership and business cultures and exploration, sustainability reporting, and culture change. Going beyond box-ticking to genuine regenerative practice. Applicable to organisations across all sectors, this programme and approach was co-designed by JK McQuin and Sarah Spencer. Focused on a human-nature-centred approach to more earth-kind business.
Bespoke Programme Contact or book a consult for details and pricing.
Why nature-based approaches work for organisations
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Nature has a remarkable way of helping people slow down, think differently and reconnect with what matters.
Research shows that spending time in natural environments can help reduce stress, improve focus, support nervous system regulation and encourage more creative, reflective thinking.
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But this work isn’t just about being outdoors. It’s also about learning from nature.
About recognising that healthy systems rely on balance, connection, adaptability and rest; not constant pressure and urgency.
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Nature reminds us that sustainable growth happens in seasons. Workplaces can adapt this way too.
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A Grounded & Accessible Approach
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You don’t need to be “outdoorsy” to benefit from this work.
Sessions are inclusive, thoughtfully facilitated and adapted to the needs of your organisation and team.
Some experiences happen outdoors in green spaces or woodland settings from private woodland in North Yorkshire or walk and talks in public parks and Nature spaces. One to One sessions can also be adapted online.
I also am able to travel within the UK for team days and longer term programmes with your organisation, using Nature connected spaces within your own region.
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Together, we create spaces where people can pause, reflect, reconnect and grow in ways that feel engaging, helpful and sustainable beyond the woods.
Outcomes organisations often experience
While every organisation is different, this work often supports:
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Improved team connection and communication
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Reduced stress, anxiousness and overwhelm
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Greater psychological safety
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Stronger more effective reflective leadership that incites positive change
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Improved morale and engagement
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Healthier workplace culture
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Confidence, enrichment and team diversity
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Increased clarity, resilience, and well-being
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Engagement and diversity are enriched
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Employees can problem solve and create realistic solutions to current workplace challenges
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More sustainable ways of working together
How it works?
1. Initial Conversation
We begin with a relaxed conversation about your organisation, your team and what support might be most helpful. Either as a free 30 minute consultation or a two hour reflective walk and talk (for leaders and/or HR) to attend.
2. Tailored Proposal
I create a bespoke approach designed around your people, aims and environment. This may include discussions with individual team members ahead of 1:1 coaching, or collating information from your team to help create our ideal day or programme
3. Thoughtful Facilitation
Sessions are delivered with warmth, reflection, creativity and practical support. Whilst offering a neutral facilitator who can support challenge and change and enhance teams perspectives, mindset and confidence.
4. Ongoing Growth
Optional follow-on coaching, workshops or leadership support can be built in over time. I'll always offer some sort of debrief, evaluation or reflection time -within limitation- whether in person or remote to support your ongoing approaches and change.
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Pricing ranges from £1200-£2500 for team days
Individual coaching for employee from £195 per session. (Packages & retainer offers available)
Bespoke work and consultancy from £3, 995
Let's start a conversation & create healthier ways of working
Whether you’re planning a wellbeing day, supporting leaders through change or looking to strengthen workplace culture, I’d love to explore what your organisation might need.
Together, we can create experiences that help people feel more connected, grounded and able to grow sustainably.
"Safe, welcoming space which has forced me to make time to address wellbeing for myself and my organisation"
"Reduction in anxious feelings at work. I have improved my own wellbeing and this has created the headspace for me to think about how to apply my learning to my organisation and to take positive steps to improve the wellbeing of employees."
"Helping me to put myself/own needs first without guilt or shame. Feels empowering to have this new vision that is sustainable and feel this has helped me on my own wellbeing journey"
JK has a great style, she adapts her approach to the needs of the group and intuitively understands what different group members need throughout the sessions. She's a very calm and skilful facilitator and has a huge depth of knowledge".
Some of the organisations & teams we've worked with
(We understand some of the work we embark on together may be of a sensitive and confidential nature.
We will only share our work together in consideration of agreed terms)
