Work with Oliver
Three ways to keep going, once you are ready: start with the book, bring the work to your organisation, or work one to one.
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Start with the book.
Shadow Journaling: A Field Guide to Personal Alchemy is the place to begin. Read it in your own time, work the exercises in your own journal, and see how far self-acceptance actually takes you.
Start Shadow Journaling now →Book Oliverfor your stage or show.
Talks, festival sessions and podcast conversations on Shadow Journaling, self-acceptance and the Reveal · Reclaim · Rewrite method. Watch the reel, then get in touch.
Book Oliver to speak →Oliver MannStructured Reflection & Professional Development
Practical, high-impact workshops designed to build self-awareness, self-acceptance, mental clarity, and leadership confidence without uncomfortable public over-sharing.
Why this work matters in organisations
A lot of corporate training focuses on surface-level techniques, but new skills rarely stick when people are operating from old identities or unresolved internal friction.
Using a practical three-stage process: Reveal, Reclaim, Rewrite. These workshops leverage guided private exploration to help individuals examine their patterns, take ownership, and build authentic confidence.
Privacy Guarantee
All writing exercises remain entirely private to the individual. No one is ever asked or forced to read their journal entries aloud, ensuring total psychological safety across cross-functional teams.
Track 1
Leadership & Professional Growth
Designed for emerging leaders, team leads, and cross-functional leadership cohorts.
Flagship Workshop
The Leader’s Identity Shift
90 to 120 minutes
Moving into leadership requires shifting from being the hands-on "doer" to empowering others. Newly promoted managers often battle insecurity, leading to micromanagement, feedback hesitation, or defensive communication. This session works deeper than tactics, focusing on the identity shift needed to lead with authenticity.
Key Focus
Supporting participants in the exploration of where they currently are in their leadership, in comparison to where they would like to be. Look at the gap and work on the identity shift needed to close it.
Core Outcomes
Participants move from managing out of habit to leading from a place of grounded, inner confidence.
Format
Interactive 90 to 120-minute workshop (in-person or virtual) featuring structured private writing prompts and high-level group reflection.
Track 2
Personal Development & Mental Well-Being
Designed for all-company wellness events, cross-functional teams (Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Product), and HR initiatives.
Flagship Workshop
Reflective Writing for Clarity, Resilience & Focus
90 to 120 minutes
Modern work environments generate constant mental noise, performance pressure, and unspoken stress. Most wellness sessions offer temporary relaxation; this workshop provides a practical tool to process internal friction. Using structured journaling techniques such as sentence stems, dialogue writing, and character sketching, participants bypass the inner editor to regain focus and perspective.
Key Focus
- Beyond Surface Awareness: Moving past passive reading or gratitude lists to address the root causes of burnout and self-doubt.
- Navigating the Inner Critic: Learning to recognise, separate from, and quiet harsh internal narrative voices.
- Uncovering Hidden Strengths: Reclaiming disowned capacity, quiet confidence, and personal agency ("the unclaimed gold").
Core Outcomes
Reduced mental clutter, improved emotional regulation, and a personal framework for self-coaching.
Format
Low-pressure, highly engaging 90 to 120-minute group session tailored for technical and creative mindsets alike.
Format Flexibility
Flagship sessions are delivered as standalone 90 to 120-minute interactive workshops, easily fitted into team offsites, learning lunches, or dedicated development days.
Tailored Content
Prompts and themes are customised prior to delivery to reflect your organisation's specific culture, challenges, or current objectives.
Scalable Group Sizes
Equally effective for small manager pods (8 to 15 participants) or larger cross-departmental groups.
Let’s talk about what your team needs.
Whether you are planning a leadership offsite, a wellness day, or a development series, get in touch and we will design the right session together.
Want it one to one?
Book an intro call.
Some of this work is better done with someone across from you. A short call first, no pressure, just a conversation about what you are carrying and whether working together makes sense.
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