Thriving Minds
A four-week Emotional Intelligence programme for managers and team leaders
Managers are often the first to notice when someone is struggling, and the last to be trained for it. Thriving Minds gives them the self-awareness, steadiness and language to lead well under pressure.
Across four weekly sessions, your managers build practical skills drawn from CBT, Emotional Efficacy Training (EET) and Polyvagal-informed practice. Each week builds on the last, moving from self-awareness and emotional regulation to social intelligence and mindset, so the learning turns into habits that stick.
Thriving Minds pairs well with Thrive in 5, the five-week wellbeing series for the wider team, so everyone shares the same tools.
Why choose Nourish & NurtureEvidence-based
wellbeing you can trust
Thriving Minds is led by Sarah Lacey, a BABCP and BACP accredited CBT Practitioner, Level 4 Nutritionist and Menopause Coach, with 24 years of clinical experience. She was named Corporate Mental Health Innovator of the Year 2026 at the GHP Mental Health Awards.
Your managers get psychologically informed, evidence-based skills they can practise in the room and use in the conversations that matter, delivered with warmth and credibility.
Trusted by organisations across healthcare, engineering and corporate sectors, Sarah has supported over 7,000 people to improve their wellbeing at work.
94% of Ballymena Academy staff rated the training as highly valuable
“I know how to manage my mood and energy in order to communicate effectively.”
“Boundaries! They need set before the start of the year.”
For your organisation
↳ Managers who notice early signs of struggle and open the conversation with confidence
↳ Greater psychological safety, with clearer and calmer communication across teams
↳ Leaders who stay steady under pressure instead of reacting
↳ A shared language for wellbeing when paired with Thrive in 5
↳ Flexible in-person delivery at your workplace, with morning, lunchtime or evening sessions
For your managers
↳ Confidence to notice early signs and open the conversation
↳ Clear language for hard moments, within their role
↳ Tools to protect their own energy
↳ Practical skills from CBT, Emotional Efficacy Training and Polyvagal-informed practice
↳ Weekly worksheets and a resource pack to keep
What your managers learn
Four weekly sessions, in person at your workplace
Week 1: Self-awareness
Spotting your own triggers, and the STOP method for pausing before you react.
Week 2: Regulation
Emotional regulation and resilience, with Emotional Efficacy skills for difficult feelings and a Polyvagal-informed toolkit.
Week 3: Social Intelligence
Psychological safety and non-violent communication for the talks people put off.
Week 4: Mindset
Catching unhelpful thinking with a CBT thought record, and making new habits stick.
Delivery
In person at your workplace, with morning, lunchtime or evening sessions to suit different schedules. Weekly worksheets and a resource pack to keep.
