Inside a Luxury Retreat for Burn Out: How High Performers Truly Heal
- Heidi Renee

- Jan 16
- 7 min read
Updated: Jan 17
Breaking the Cycle From Hustle to Healing. A New Way to Approach Burn Out Recovery

You are capable.
Driven.
Visionary.
You build faster than most people think.
You see what others cannot yet see.
You create at warp speed.
And you are tired.
Not “need a nap” tired.
Not “take a weekend off” tired.
Not another spa holiday tired where you are barely present.
But bone tired.
Wired and empty at the same time.
Pushing forward while quietly losing the joy.
And here is the truth.
It’s been coming.
This is probably not your first rodeo on the stress circuit.
What you may not realise is that the Alive luxury private burnout retreat was created specifically for people like you. Executives. Founders. High performers who live under constant pressure and carry far more than anyone sees.
Our exclusive one on one VIP burnout recovery program exists for leaders who want confidential recovery.
A real nervous system reset.
A genuine life realignment inside a five star private environment designed for deep restoration.
Not surface level self care.
Not another quick fix.
But real burn out recovery done properly.
And if this is your first crash, we are very glad to meet you now.
Because for most of our clients, it never is.
Is This Really Your First Burn Out?
(and if it is, boy are we glad you found us now)
Over seventeen years of working with high performers, founders, executives and leaders, we see the same pattern again and again.
Push.
Collapse.
Recover.
Repeat.
We know this pattern intimately.
Because as your team, we have all lived it.
Burnt out.
Rebuilt.
Burnt out again.
Learnt more.
Ignored the body again.
Repeat.
Because who actually has time to listen to their body when there are businesses to build, teams to lead and lives to run???

This is the cycle of executive burnout. The pattern behind most burnout in high performers.
We've seen this in creatives, tech wizards, crypto giants, c-suite clients, government officials, entrepreneurs and more.
The Alive burn out recovery retreat program was not built from theory.
It was built from lived experience.
Every tool we use.
Every practitioner we work with.
Every part of our burnout recovery retreat system was born from learning the hard way what works and what absolutely does not.
This is why our team gets you.
We have been there.
You Dropped Your Body Long Ago...
High performers live in the mind. and mostly in the future.
Thinking.
Planning.
Creating.
Solving.
Forecasting.
It's super fun until you literally cannot turn it off because you trained your mind to be a dopamine fuelled future projecting machine.
And then....
The body becomes something to deal with later.
Signals get overridden.
Fatigue.
Tension.
Poor sleep.
Digestive issues.
That constant wired feeling.
You tell yourself “I’ll deal with it after [insert here the next thing you must complete]" before you put those healthy habits back into place.
Baby self care even feels annoying.
A massage feels like a chore.
Meditation is something people tell you to do but honestly who has the time?
Until one day the body no longer negotiates.
Burnout is not weakness. And you are not depressed.
Adrenaline abuse has finally turned into excess cortisol. And that is why that drive you are addicted to is fading.
What is happening right now is your body is pulling the handbrake because you refused to.
And most likely youth is no longer on your side.

What You Use to Keep Going...
(and why it eventually stops working)
To survive the pace, habits creep in that don't serve you.
A few extra wines at night to “take the edge off” and “help you sleep” even though you wake up at 3am anyway.
Coffee to start the day.
Sugar to get through the afternoon.
Carbs for comfort.
Alcohol to slow the mind.
Supplements to patch the gaps.
Uppers to perform.
Downers to collapse.
This is what we see in almost every client who arrives at our burnout retreat.
It works until it doesn’t.
Sleep becomes shallow.
Energy crashes harder.
Mood becomes unpredictable.
Anxiety creeps in.
Your nervous system never truly comes down.
We call this the fourth stage of stress. We are the stage 4 retreat.
Your Mind Moves Faster Than Everyone Else’s...
You live in the future.
You are already building what does not exist yet.
Solving problems before they arrive.
Creating outcomes years ahead.
You are genuinely frustrated by slow pace.
Slow decisions.
Slow people.
You thrive on creation.
The “Yes to Everything” Pattern That Is The Real Source Of Your Overwhelm
You say yes because you can.
You can do it faster.
Better.
More efficiently.
But underneath sits something deeper.
People pleasing.
Over functioning.
Very little boundaries.
People pleasing is not kindness.
It is control and avoidance wearing a friendly mask.
You say yes to feel safe.
To feel needed.
To keep everything stable.
Red flags get missed because there is no time to stop.
Everything becomes hurry hurry hurry.
You trust the wrong people.
You start to miss things.
This is classic burnout behaviour and one of the biggest causes of chronic stress burnout.
You've most likely been called 'super woman" or 'super man' or people often say 'I just don't know how you do it?!"
Those comments right there are enough for that little voice inside you, the real you, to say "something has got to change" and this is your window of opportunity for a life that has not been lived yet.

Vision Is Easy. Maintenance Is Not.
You are a visionary.
You see possibility everywhere.
You build futures effortlessly.
But no one taught you how to hold yourself inside what you create.
No nervous system regulation.
No recovery rhythm.
No structure.
So everything feels reactive.
Urgent.
Fragile.
Real Connection Was Lost Along the Way
At some point real connection slipped.
Connection to your body.
To your relationships.
To yourself.
Family and friends comment “You’re always busy.” “You never slow down.”
Or they stop inviting you altogether.
Relationships end or quietly drift because you are “not quite there yet”and you will make time“after this next thing.”
Achievement replaced intimacy. Output replaced connection.

The Happiness Trap
“When I get there, I’ll rest.”
“When this is done, I’ll slow down.”
“When I reach this level, I’ll take care of myself.”
But there is always another goal.
Another project.
Another mountain.
And around about now a small voice starts whispering
“Life was not supposed to look like this after all the effort I’ve put in.”
That one hurts.
Behind It All Is Fear
When we look into your past it makes perfect sense.
You had to be strong. You had to survive.
You had to grow up fast.
You had to perform.
Putting yourself first feels unsafe. Wrong. Selfish.
You are still doing what once kept you alive.
Your nervous system never got the memo that you are safe now.

This Is Where Alive Comes In
(and where the next part of your life shifts)
The team at Alive Luxury Retreats and the specific Alive Process built for whole person healing exists to break this pattern.
Not by resting you temporarily. Not by motivating you harder. Not by talking endlessly about the past.
But by changing the system that keeps recreating burnout.
This is why our VIP burnout retreats and executive wellness retreats work when everything else hasn’t.
This is where we do what you cannot do for yourself.
We slow the nervous system enough for your body to finally feel safe.
We restore sleep properly.
Rebalance stress hormones.
Repair gut health.
Rebuild cellular energy.
This is holistic burnout recovery.
Not mindset.
Not hustle.
Not pushing.
We work with the body first because no mind can think clearly from a dis-regulated nervous system.
Then we support emotional transformation.
You are not pushed.
Not analysed.
Not judged.
And most definitely not labelled.
You are held.
You learn how to be with yourself again.
How to soften without collapsing.
How to regulate instead of override.
Then mental clarity returns.
Not forced. Not hyped.
But grounded.
And only then do we work with vision and life design.
Not from urgency.
Not from fear.
But from stability and deep inner calm.

Inside a VIP Luxury Burnout Retreat
This happens inside a private luxury environment.
Your own villa.
Space. Stillness. Nature.
This is a luxury burnout retreat designed for high performers.
Your days include...
Powerful Coaching
(with those who have walked your path)
Therapy That Wakes You Up
(not the kind with labels and long frameworks, the kind that wakes you up and gives you answers)
Bodywork
(where master practitioners release stress in places you didn't know you were holding it)
Inner Peace Tools
(where you dive deep into states of freedom and release what has been holding you back)
Nervous system regulation
(where long exhales, deep relaxation and real tools for mental health you can actually use breathe life into your soul again)
Emotional Healing
(eye opening sessions that finally get to the core of those stubborn patterns driving what you have never been able to fully understand)
Breathe and Move
(the kind that is inspiring, fun and adventurous where you love to be back in your body and connected to your life force)
Time in nature.
Silence.
Laughter.
Deep rest.
Food. Real. Whole. Living. Foods.
Food that nourishes from the inside out.
Food you actually love.
No restriction.
Nutrient dense.
Your body eats it up.
Your cells dance.
We repair. 360 whole human repair.
Fast tracked bio hacking therapies to restore.
You are supported by a team who sees all of you and holds the process with precision.
You are given what you cannot give yourself ...
... space containment safety structure.
And all of this in a stunning luxury retreat environment because 5 star luxury is apart of the all inclusive program. Simply because you deserve it. And hey you've worked hard for it.

What Changes
(and this is the part clients struggle to imagine)
Energy returns without forcing.
Sleep deepens without wine.
Your mind quiets without effort.
Emotional stability comes back.
Boundaries strengthen naturally.
Relationships soften.
You stop living in reaction.
You start living on purpose.
Not because you are trying harder but because the whole system has changed.
This is the power of a high end 360 degree wellness and burn out retreat that actually works.
And most importantly you love every part of the journey.
You build an unbreakable relationship with yourself.
You walk away ready, resilient and equipped to execute a new direction with calm not chaos and with a sense of self honour and respect.
You are changed.
And the support and integration continues well after you leave.

This Is Not Rest
It Is Recalibration
This is not time off.
This is strategic.
This is about longevity.
Leadership.
And building a life that no longer costs you your health, joy, real freedom, richness and meaning.
The Invitation
If something in you knows this pattern has to stop...
No sales.
No pressure.
Just clarity.
Let us design your life changing luxury de stress and full burn out recovery retreat that is ultra personalised, holistic and works.
Talk soon.
The Alive Team




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