Restore yourself
Regain energy, perspective, and a rhythm you can sustain.
Restoration for purpose-driven leaders
Your organization was never meant to run on your reserves.
Recover your vitality, and begin bringing a renewed energy to your life and work.
A familiar weight
You started this work because you care.
Somewhere along the way, caring became carrying.
The budget, the board, the staff, the clients, the funders, the crises that arrive on Friday afternoons. You’re still showing up. You’re still good at this. But you can feel the difference between leading from fullness and leading from fumes—and lately, it’s been fumes.
You’re not broken. You’re depleted. And depletion is information.
Restore U helps you restore what has been drained—and see what in the system keeps draining it.
The Restore framework
Seven conditions every leader needs to thrive.
Living systems stay healthy by cycling between growth and rest, staying connected to what sustains them, and adapting as conditions change.
- 01
Recover
Rest · Repair · Release · Renewal
- 02
Elasticity
Flexibility · Rebound · Adaptability · Stretch
- 03
Support
Ask · Receive · Give · Self-advocacy
- 04
Tether
Anchor · Belonging · Accountability · Reach
- 05
Optimism
Hope · Perspective · Gratitude · Possibility
- 06
Rhythm
Pacing · Ritual · Boundaries · Flow
- 07
Evolution
Reflection · Integration · Reinvention · Momentum
The restoration arc
The path reaches beyond you.
Restoration begins with the leader, moves into the team, and reshapes the organization around the people doing the work.
Restore your team
Bring what you learn into how your people work, rest, and support each other.
Contact vitality@sovereignroots.life if you would like to speak to a RestoreU Team Coach or RestoreU Organizational Design Guide to explore how we can help you toward a more vital future for your team and organization.
Restore your organization
Redesign the system so it nourishes the people inside it.
Contact vitality@sovereignroots.life if you would like to speak to a RestoreU Team Coach or RestoreU Organizational Design Guide to explore how we can help you toward a more vital future for your team and organization.
Three ways to begin
Choose the support your season calls for.
Save 15% with an annual membership.
Backpacker
Begin with a steady personal restoration practice.
$149 / month
$1,520 annually
- Weekly 30-minute self-guided practice
- Monthly 60-minute live group session
- 25% retreat registration discount
Labyrinth
Walk inward with the support of a trusted guide.
$349 / month
$3,560 annually
- Everything in Backpacker
- Monthly 45-minute one-on-one guidance
- 50% retreat registration discount
Trail Marker
Become a wayfinder for the organization you lead.
$649 / month
$6,620 annually
- Everything in Labyrinth
- One three-day retreat registration credit
- Four quarterly two-hour wayfinding sessions
| Included | Backpacker | Labyrinth | Trail Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Restore U assessment and your personal restoration map | |||
| Access to members only Restore U Mighty Networks Community | |||
| Weekly 30-minute self-guided practice | |||
| Monthly 60-minute live group session | |||
| A 30-minute Welcome Session with a Restore U guide | |||
| Monthly 45-minute one-on-one guidance | — | ||
| Free 1:1 Guided Sessions with your access code | — | ||
| Retreat registration | 25% off | 50% off | Included |
| Four quarterly two-hour Wayfinding sessions | — | — |
Sessions and retreats
Go deeper, one conversation at a time.
Open to everyone. Restore U members save 20% on session packs — sign in before you buy and your member price applies automatically.
45 minutes · live and virtual
Restore U Guided Sessions
Four one-on-one sessions with a Restore U guide — space to think out loud, be heard, and leave with a next step that fits your season.
$600
Pack of four 45-minute sessions
2 hours · live and virtual
Restore U Wayfinding Sessions
Four deep-work sessions for the longer questions — where you and your organization are heading, and how to get there without losing yourself.
$1,200
Pack of four 2-hour sessions
Coming soon
Restore U Retreat
Three days away from the work, with the people who understand it. Reserve your place with a deposit — dates and location announced soon.
$300
Refundable deposit reserves your place
Trail Marker members join the waitlist free — no deposit.
For boards and funders
Invest in the people who carry your organization.
Leader, Board, Staff, and even Volunteer depletion is one of the costliest risks a purpose-driven organization faces. The opportunity is here to sponsor an individual, a team, a board, and/or a cohort of ecosystem partners to restore along side you.
Contact vitality@sovereignroots.life if you would like to speak to a RestoreU Team Coach or RestoreU Organizational Design Guide to explore how we can help you toward a more vital future for your team and organization.
Who we are
Built by people who have sat in your chair.
Restore U comes from Sovereign Roots Collective, a Washington Social Purpose Corporation serving the Humanity Sector. Our team has led in the non-profit, for-profit, and public sectors.
Common questions
Is this therapy?+
No. Restore U is a guided leadership restoration practice, not clinical care.
How much time does it take?+
About 30 minutes a week, plus one live session a month. Labyrinth and Trail Marker add guided time.
Can my organization pay for it?+
Yes. Boards and funders can sponsor memberships as leadership development.
Who is it for?+
Anyone carrying leadership in a purpose-driven organization: executives, senior staff, and board leaders.
Your restoration awaits
Find where your vitality is asking for attention.
Begin with the free Restore U Assessment and discover which part of your restoration needs tending first.
Take the free assessment