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Joy Unplugged

You’re not meant to cope with life, you’re meant to feel good in it.

Joy Unplugged helps you retrain your nervous system, so calm, energy, and joy stop being things you chase and start being how you live.

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"I didn't expect there to be that much of a shift. 8 weeks is nothing, right? I thought if I was lucky I might move one number up the scale. I actually jumped at least 3–4 steps."
 

— Joy Unplugged participant, May 2025 cohort

What actually changes

Before

  • Calling doom-scrolling "rest".

  • Exercise as punishment or obligation

  • Joy feeling like it needs to be enormous to count.

  • Creativity? Flat.

  • Motivation? Gone.

  • One word: Disconnected.

After

  • Actually resting.

  • Getting creativity back.

  • Skipping into the garden to exercise for the joy of it.

  • Finding joy in tiny, ordinary moments.

  • Avoiding negative spirals.

  • Reading two books in a month — first time in years.

  • One word: Expansive.

 

8/10

Average joy score after 8 weeks

(up from ~4–5)

3-4

Steps up the scale, when participants expected just one

You're not broken, you're just tired & dysregulated.

Why nothing else has worked

You've got the apps. You've done the journaling. You've tried the five minutes of breathwork before checking emails.

And somehow you're still running on fumes.

You struggle to rest, meditate, or switch off, not because you’re bad at it, but because your system is still scanning for danger.

Here's why: 

You can’t out-habit your nervous system.

When your body's stuck in survival mode, even rest doesn't feel safe.

 

So your nervous system stays alert, even on holiday, even on Sundays, even in the flippin' bath.

Joy Unplugged works differently. Instead of stacking more habits on top of a system that's already overwhelmed, we retrain your nervous system to recognise safety again.

 

Once that happens, calm stops being something you have to force — it just starts showing up.

"Manageable, yet it deeply shifted my perspective. I went from trying to noticing. From doing all the things to actually feeling them."
 

— Joy Unplugged participant

Katarina Tavcar, The Yoga Revolution

You don’t need to earn rest, fix yourself, or try harder.

You just need to remember what safety feels like.

That’s what we do here.

Say hello to a calmer you

The next cohort opens on the 18th May, and we begin on 7th June.
Join the waitlist for early access + £100 off if you're a Joyful member.

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This is for you if...

  • You've done all the self-care things and somehow still feel wiped out
     

  • You're technically successful but secretly held together by caffeine and willpower
     

  • You keep promising yourself you'll rest when things calm down (they don't)
     

  • You've been told you're "too sensitive", or you know you feel things deeply
     

  • You want to feel calm and easy-going more often than overwhelmed and uncertain

This isn't for you if...

  • You want an overnight fix that doesn't ask anything of you
     

  • You’d rather keep powering through than pause and feel what’s really going on.

  • You prefer productivity-bro life-hacks, SMART goals, and eat hustle for breakfast (this is the antidote to all that).

What's inside

8 weeks, with weekly themes and daily support. Absolutely zero wellness bootcamp energy.

 

Weekly guided lessons

Small, actionable steps to calm your nervous system and reclaim energy. The kind that fit into actual life.

Movement and meditation classes

Yoga, breathwork, nidra, visualisation. Including the practices participants keep coming back to — the metabolise-your-stress session, the garden meditation that "made the world feel magical."

Live Campfire sessions and community

Reset, share, and feel held. A private space with other women doing self-care differently.

Lifetime access

Revisit any time. On bad weeks, on good weeks, whenever you need a reset.

And what it feels like:
 

  • Finally getting breathing room without feeling guilty.

  • Calm that lasts longer than a Sunday afternoon.

  • Energy that doesn’t come from caffeine.

  • Emotional steadiness instead of spirals.

  • Joy that doesn’t need to be earned.

  • Creativity and playfulness without the pressure.

Joy Unplugged is the goodness and the magic that came from some of the darkest times in my life.

 

It's the culmination of everything that brought me to confidently say I’m the happiest, most resilient, most content woman I’ve ever been.

Nervous system regulation, sure.

But also permission, and space, and cycles, and connection, and everything that makes this a real, liveable, impactful journey.

The truth is: you can't ice-bath, kale-smoothie, manifest your way out of a dysregulated nervous system.

 

Once you learn to regulate in this way, everything else clicks into place.

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Joy Unplugged: Join Us This June

The next cohort runs from 7 June 2026. Join the waitlist to be first in line and get early access.

Joy Unplugged,

Core Cohort

£350

The full Joy Unplugged experience. Everything below, with Chloe's presence throughout the community.

  • The full 8-week Joy Unplugged programme

  • Weekly orientation emails to support integration

  • Access to the Campfire community 

  • Live Campfire sessions

  • App-based access

  • Lifetime access to all materials

Joy Unplugged,

Coached Cohort

£795

For those who want to be more closely supported as they move through the programme.

Includes everything in Core, plus:

  • Two 1:1 coaching calls with Chloe

  • WhatsApp daily one-to-one support throughout the 8 weeks

This option is intentionally small and offered selectively. Only 5 places available.

Paid Joyful member? You get £100 off. You'll receive a code when enrolment opens.

 

Not sure which option is right for you?
You can choose later — joining the waitlist just keeps you informed.

What participants say

"Before the programme I felt as if joy was slowly disappearing. Through Joy Unplugged I learned how to sit with my body, feel for those microcosms of joy, and how to reset when I need it most."​

— Amy, world-class podcast host | Joy Unplugged participant

"I realised what I'd been calling 'resting' wasn't. My body was exhausted from being constantly wired. After I actually rested, my creativity and motivation came back. I feel excited again."

— Beth, stay-at-home mum | Joy Unplugged participant

"The one-to-one support was amazing. Simple tools — 4-7-8 breath, habit stacking — revolutionary because so doable. I was finally able to enjoy work and be okay with not being perfect."

— Briony, film & TV costume designer | Joy Unplugged participant

Chloe Markham

Hey, I'm Chloe

Since 2016, my programs have helped hundreds of women step out of burnout and back into balance.

 

I teach people how to regulate their nervous system and rediscover joy through movement, mindset, and modern science.

(Oh, and I think good pastries are an important wellbeing habit.)

Learn more here.

"Joy Unplugged changed my life! Everyone needs to do it!"

- Bonnie

Frequently asked questions

Got more questions? Let's chat.

Life is too short to keep surviving it.

It’s not about doing more. It’s about finally doing less,
and feeling more alive for it.

Joy Unplugged opens in May 2026. Join the waitlist and you'll be first to know, plus you'll get early access and the Substack member discount if it applies to you.

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