From REACT to respond

born to nurture individual & Collective awareness

In high pressure environments, workers often believe ‘there’s not enough time’ to take a break, to reflect and to consider how they’re showing up might be affecting their students & clients.

Now, with the world feeling increasingly high pressure, with a lot of us believing ‘there’s not enough time’ to slow down, it seems there’s an increasing need for permission to pause.

“A really insightful and enlightening experience. This has given me a deeper understanding of human emotions and needs that I can use not only in my professional life but in my personal life too.”

— From REACT to respond participant

ABOUT JOE BALDOCK, LEAD FACILITATOR

From REACT to respond was born from the experience of working in the UK education & homelessness sectors.

I’m grateful to have spent time with my teachers Gabor Maté and Sat Dharam Kaur since 2022 doing deep inner work on myself and with clients in my private practice.

On the relational side, I’m also lucky to have trained with Maura Sills in Relational Mindfulness at the Karuna Institute and Terry Real in Relational Life Therapy.

Before working as a coach, I worked in homelessness and schools in the UK and Guatemala (and before that I studied Japanese & Italian!)

Joe is a coach, facilitator and Compassionate Inquiry® Practitioner. You can book him for 1:1 and couples sessions at joebaldock.com

NAVIGATING ThEse waters together

We’re so in this with you.

As your human facilitators, we don’t pretend to have got this all down. We sometimes disconnect from ourselves, we sometimes upset other people.

We’ve got our experience of trauma, illness, anxiety, depression, poor boundaries, burnout – most of the ‘bad’ you can think of!

If you choose to work with us, you’ll experience us as fellow human beings in the world right there on the journey with you.

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT LAST

We desire to form lasting relationships with aligned organisations who really want to get better at slowing down, working with intention and being compassionate and caring to their people.

We want to journey alongside you as you bring more presence, compassion and curiosity into what you do at your place of work – for as long as it takes.

Rather than ‘scale our business’, we’d rather have a cup of tea with you outside!

RESTLESSNESS AS THE EXCEPTION

We believe that restlessness causes a whole lot of issues in this world and – for us – restlessness needs to become the exception, not the status quo.

We’re here to support any organisation who wants to practise the power of the pause and be part of a collective slowing down.

We don’t believe that slowing down reduces productivity. Rather, we believe it increases the quality and connectedness of what we do and allows us to spend less time doing what was perhaps unnecessary in the first place.

“Helped me to gain more clarity around focus for work and how to be more compassionate to myself. Will help me to stay grounded and acknowledge my own responsibility in what happens – and identify where blame goes the wrong way. Loved it!”

— From REACT to respond participant

ADHD & NEURODIVERSITY

Inquire

We take the approach that most low-level ADHD and neurodiverse “behaviours” are adaptations that were absolutely necessary for the survival of your childhood.

Our workshops honour your process and encourage your growth – we do not see you as your diagnosis, but as a whole person with a unique way of doing things – just like everyone else (even though they might be better at hiding it sometimes).

About From react to respond

From REACT to respond was originally born to nurture Self and Other awareness in homelessness organisations. In high pressure environments, workers often believe ‘there’s not enough time’ to take a break, to reflect and to consider how they’re showing up might be affecting their homeless clients.

But isn’t that more generally just an extension of the world we live in?!

We invite any interested organisations who think some slowing down might help their people be happier and their work improve in quality to work with us as you become more connected with yourselves and each other.

Quote: Really insightful and enlightening experience. I like any other training I’ve ever been on in twenty five years in the same industry. This has given me a deeper understanding of human emotions and needs that I can use not only in my professional life but in my personal life too.

About Joe Baldock, lead facilitator

From REACT to respond really is the natural evolution of my training and work so far.

Looking inside: Thanks to Gabor Maté, Sat Dharam Kaur and all my colleagues and clients I am skilled in helping individuals connect to their true Self through an approach called Compassionate Inquiry in which I am a Certified Practitioner.

Looking outside: Thanks to my training in Relational Life Therapy with Terry Real, I am skilled in supporting people to see relational dynamics and choose new relational dance moves.

I’ve also trained with Maura Sills in Relational Mindfulness at the Karuna Institute on Dartmoor

I’ve previously worked in homelessness charities and schools in various roles and bring frontline experience (I’ve been one of those boundaryless, burnt out helpers struggling with anxiety & depression).

Does this mean I’m super skilled at always being connected to my Self and others in relationship? Absolutely not all the time! People who appreciate my way of working often comment on how it feels like I’m there with you in the experience as an equal – not from a place of power over.

Key influences: Bayo Akomolafe, Lao Tzu, Ursula K Leguin, Shigeru Miyamoto, Charles Eisenstein, Kae Tempest, Hayao Miyazaki & A.H. Almaas.

Building relationships that last

At From react to respond we’re not here to make a quick buck – we desire to form lasting relationships with aligned organisations who really want to get better at slowing down, working with intention and being compassionate and caring to their people.

We want to journey alongside you as you bring more presence, compassion and curiosity into what you do at your place of work – for as long as it takes.

ADHD/Neurodiversity

We take the approach that most low-level ADHD and neurodiverse “behaviours” are adaptations that were absolutely necessary for the survival of your childhood.

Our workshops honour your process and encourage your growth – we do not see you as your diagnosis, but as a whole person with a unique way of doing things – just like everyone else (even though they might be better at hiding it).

Quote: Great session , enjoyed it – really a great day as helped me to gain more clarity around focus for work and how to be more compassionate to myself. Will help me to stay grounded and acknowledge my own responsibility in what happens – and identify where blame goes the wrong way. Loved it