"What is to give light must endure burning."
Bearing witness to the suffering of others will impact you deeply. But there is a difference between burning out and burning strong. Join us as we explore how to sustain the work you are called to — and not just survive it, but truly flourish.
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8 Weeks · Live Online
Live sessions + self-paced modules
$429
WEEKS LONG
Online Format
Cohort Size
Credits Available
Preventing Burnout for People Helpers gives you the tools to build emotional capacity, care for your body and mind, and develop sustainable rhythms — so you can keep showing up for others without running dry.
Gain a grounded understanding of burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue — so you can recognize what’s happening in yourself and begin to respond wisely before the damage is done.
Learn how to expand your ability to hold space for others without becoming overwhelmed. Develop the inner resources needed to remain present, regulated, and effective over the long term.
Gain awareness of the impact of stress on your nervous system and practice practical emotional and body regulation skills — tools you can use in the moment and build into your daily life.
Engage with foundational practices — appreciation, sensory engagement, rest, presence, lament, connecting with God, and purposeful living — not just as concepts, but as lived experiences with Jesus.
Learn how to partner with your body’s natural stress management system to complete the stress cycle and return to a grounded, sustainable state — rather than staying stuck in chronic activation.
Leave with more than good intentions. Gain awareness of your current rhythms and create a customized sustainability plan designed for your life, your work, and your calling.
Most conversations about burnout focus on identifying the problem. This course focuses on building the solution — from the inside out.
Rather than offering generic self-care advice, Preventing Burnout for People Helpers guides you through foundational practices grounded in neuroscience, relational health, and spiritual formation. You won’t just learn about these skills — you’ll practice them together, experience their effects firsthand, and leave equipped to integrate them into the rhythms of your life and work.
Each week combines teaching, guided practice, and community — delivered live so you can engage, ask questions, and grow alongside others who understand the weight of people-helping work.
Eight sessions of accessible, research-informed instruction exploring the neuroscience of stress and burnout, and the practices that build lasting resilience for those in helping roles.
Each week you’ll have the opportunity to reflect and practice alongside fellow participants in online breakout rooms — learning deepens in community with others who share your calling.
More than information, this course gives you hands-on practices and a personal wellness framework you can begin using immediately — and return to for years to come.
Stefanie Hinman (Board-Certified Christian Counselor, Board Certified Art Therapist, and Crisis Response Chaplain) is the founder of Healing Expressions LLC, where she works with individuals, families, schools, and organizations in the areas of trauma healing, crisis response, and building resilient kids, families, and communities.
She is the author of several books including, “Burning Strong Without Burning Out,” “Building Bounce for Kids,” and co-author of “Building Bounce” with Dr. Marcus Warner.
No application required — this elective is open to anyone ready to invest in their own sustainability as a people helper.
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This course is designed for anyone on the front lines of helping others — counselors, therapists, social workers, pastors, chaplains, nurses, first responders, and caregivers of all kinds. If your work involves bearing witness to the suffering of others, this course was built with you in mind.
No prior training or ministry experience is required. If you’re feeling the weight of the work, you’re in the right place.
No — this is an open elective. No application is required. You can enroll directly through the Deeper Walk bookstore.
Plan for approximately 2–3 hours per week. That includes the live Thursday evening session (7:30–9PM ET) plus personal study and practice time between sessions.
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