For You
Employment Programme for Women Living with Chronic Illness, Trauma, or Both
You are in the right place.
You always were.
You have done more than people realise just to get through each day. You have not given up. You have just never been offered something built for where you actually are. This programme was designed by women who understand, because they have been where you are now.
You Might Be Wondering
Is This for Me?
If you have a chronic health condition, a trauma history, or both, and you want to work but something keeps getting in the way that nobody has properly addressed, then yes. This programme was built for you. Not adapted for you. Not sort-of designed with you in mind. Built for you from the ground up, by two women who have been where you are.
You do not need to be ready for a job right now. You do not need to have a CV or know what you want to do. You do not need to be "fixed" or "recovered." You just need to be ready to begin. That is a very different thing, and it is enough.
Many of the women who come to TRIUMPH RECLAIM have already done therapy. They understand their patterns. They have done real work on themselves. What they have not had is a programme that takes all of that self-knowledge and turns it into a working life they can actually sustain.
If that sounds like you, keep reading. This page will tell you exactly what happens, what to expect, and who will be with you along the way.
Your Journey
Seven Phases: 26 Weeks of Sessions, Then Follow Up
The programme runs for 26 weeks across Phases R to I, followed by Phase M, a 22 week follow up phase. There are seven phases in all. Each phase builds on the one before it. You will not be rushed. You will not be pushed into anything you are not ready for. Every step happens at the right time because the programme was designed that way.
Readiness
Feeling safe. Building trust. Being heard about your health and your history, and starting with a plan that fits where you are.
Empowerment
Understanding who you are beyond what happened to you. Your story becomes your strength.
Capacity
Learning to work with your energy, not against it. Understanding what your body and nervous system need, and building a working life they can sustain.
Life and Career Design
Your CV, your plan, your skills. Built on everything you have learned about yourself.
Aspiration
Searching, applying, interviewing. With your practitioners alongside you, not behind you.
Integration
In work, and the support gets stronger, not weaker. This is where many programmes stop. We do not.
Mastery
Not just employed. Thriving. Planning your future on your own terms.
What to Expect
How the Programme Works
Here is what the 26 weeks actually look like in practice. No surprises. No hidden expectations. Just clarity about what you are walking into so you can feel safe before you begin.
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A small group of women on the same journey
You will join a cohort of up to twelve women. Many of them will understand something about what you have been through. The group becomes a source of strength you did not know you needed.
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The same two practitioners from start to finish
You will not be passed between different workers. From your very first session to your graduation, the same two practitioners are with you, wherever possible. They know your story. They remember what matters to you. You do not have to start again.
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Group sessions and individual sessions
The programme includes both group sessions where you learn and grow alongside your cohort, and individual sessions where the focus is entirely on you. The mix changes as the programme progresses, but you always have both.
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Support that stays when you start working
When you find work, the programme does not stop. It actually increases the support around you, because starting a job when you have a health condition or a trauma history is its own challenge.
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No pressure to be "ready"
The first two weeks are entirely about building safety. Nobody will ask you to write a CV or talk about jobs until you are genuinely ready. The programme knows the difference between pushing someone and meeting them where they are.
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Support when your health changes
Group sessions are in person. If your health makes it hard to come on a particular day, your practitioners will offer you a make up session on your own, and they will tell you what the group covered. If that is not enough, there is a remote option, so you are not left out. The programme was designed around the reality of fluctuating health, not around an assumption that every day is a good day.
We Understand
Things You Might Be Worried About
Many women who have considered this programme have had some version of these thoughts. You are not the only one. And none of them are reasons not to come.
I have tried other programmes before and they did not work.
That is exactly why this one was built. TRIUMPH RECLAIM was designed specifically for women whose needs were not met by standard provision. It starts where those programmes ended too soon, moves at a pace your body and mind can sustain, and does not withdraw support the moment you get a job.
I am not well enough to commit to something every week.
The programme was designed around fluctuating health. If you miss a session, you will be offered a make up session, and a remote option is there if you truly cannot attend. Your practitioners understand that some weeks are harder than others. You will not be penalised for having a bad day. You will be supported through it.
I do not want to talk about my trauma in a group.
You are never asked to share anything you are not comfortable sharing. The group sessions focus on building skills, confidence, and connection. The deeper personal work happens in your individual sessions with your practitioners, at your pace, on your terms.
I do not want to explain my illness again and again.
You will not have to justify your condition. Your practitioners understand fluctuating health, invisible symptoms and the effort of managing them, and Stephanie has lived with chronic illness for twenty years.
I am afraid work will make me ill again.
That fear is sensible, and the programme plans for it. In Phase C you build a personal energy budget for a working week and learn to pace instead of pushing and crashing. You plan for flare ups before they happen, including the adjustments you may ask for, what you will say and what you will keep private. After you start work we keep checking that your working pattern is sustainable, not just that you are still in the job.
I do not know what kind of work I want to do.
That is perfectly fine. The programme does not start with jobs. It starts with you. By the time you reach the phases that focus on employment, you will have a much clearer sense of what kind of work fits your values, your health, and your actual capacity.
I am scared I will fail.
This is not a pass or fail course. If something is not working, your practitioners will talk to you and adjust. If you hit a setback, the support intensifies. The programme was built to hold you through the difficult parts, not to let go when things get hard.
Who You Will Work With
Two Practitioners. Your Practitioners.
From Start to Finish.
Two named, qualified practitioners stay with each cohort from beginning to completion. Wherever possible, the same two practitioners are with you throughout. Every cohort carries both a trauma specialism and a chronic illness specialism. Both halves are in every phase. Because your experience is not just one thing, and you have never needed a programme that treated it as though it was.
Every practitioner who delivers TRIUMPH RECLAIM is trained and quality-assured by Victoria Taylor and Stephanie Brown, the two women who designed and built this programme. They are accountable for every cohort.
Victoria Taylor
Co-Creator and Programme Director, Trauma Specialism
Victoria knows what complex trauma does to a woman's confidence, her sense of self, and her belief that she deserves a future, because she has been that woman. She survived it, rebuilt from it, and then made it her life's work to ensure no woman has to navigate that journey alone. When she says she understands, it is not a professional phrase. It is the truth.
Stephanie Brown
Co-Creator and Programme Director, Chronic Illness Specialism
Stephanie knows what chronic illness does to a woman's ambition, her career, and her belief that she can have a working life when her body fights her every day, because she has lived that reality for twenty years. She never stopped. When she says the programme was built around what your body actually needs, it is not a design principle. It is a decision she made from her own experience, so no woman has to create those tools alone the way she did.
Your practitioners will know your story. They will remember what matters to you. They will be there on the hard days and the good ones. That consistency is not a nice-to-have. It is central to how this programme is designed.
Getting Started
What Happens Next
If you are reading this and thinking it might be for you, here is what the first steps look like. Nothing happens without your say-so. Nothing moves faster than you are comfortable with.
If the current cohort is full, you will not be forgotten. You will be placed on our Screened Reserve list, which means you have already passed screening and are provisionally accepted for the next available place. You will receive a welcome call and information pack so that when your cohort begins, you are ready and connected.
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Someone refers you
A professional who knows you, perhaps a support worker, a GP, a therapist, or a careers adviser, makes a referral. You can also ask someone you trust to refer you on your behalf. You do not have to be ready for this. You just have to say yes to the first step.
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We call you
We acknowledge your referral within 48 hours, and a practitioner contacts you within five working days to arrange a conversation. This is not an assessment. It is a conversation. You can ask anything. There is no wrong question. This is the moment you realise this programme is different from everything you have tried before.
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You begin when you are ready
You receive an information pack before you start. You know exactly what to expect. On your first day, you join your cohort and Phase R begins. The first two weeks are about feeling safe. That is all.
Not quite ready yet?
That is completely okay. Visibly Her CIC is a free peer support community for women with chronic illness in SE London and online across the UK. A safe and warm space to find your footing at your own pace. No referral needed.
Find Out More at Visibly Her →You have already done the hardest part.
You survived. You kept going. You found this page.
This is the moment where something different becomes possible. Not because you are fixed. Not because you are ready in the way the world usually means ready. But because you are here, and that is enough to begin. Get in touch today. A practitioner will call you. That is all that needs to happen next.
Take the First StepTRIUMPH®, TRIUMPH RECLAIM® and The TRIUMPH Framework® are registered trade marks of Mindset + Mastery Ltd (Company Number 16890773).
TRIUMPH RECLAIM is a programme by Mindset + Mastery, founded by Victoria Taylor and Stephanie Brown. We work with women experiencing economic inactivity due to chronic illness, trauma, or both.
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TRIUMPH RECLAIM is a structured employment support programme delivered by Mindset + Mastery Ltd. It is not a regulated health or therapeutic service and does not constitute clinical treatment.
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TRIUMPH®, TRIUMPH RECLAIM® and The TRIUMPH Framework® are registered trade marks of Mindset + Mastery Ltd (Company Number 16890773). © 2026
TRIUMPH®, TRIUMPH RECLAIM® and The TRIUMPH Framework® are registered trade marks of Mindset + Mastery Ltd (Company Number 16890773). © 2026