Founding membership is now closed

Thank you for your interest.

General Membership opens on Monday 19 October 2026 at NZ$49 per month.

The membership includes self-paced Foundations, a new monthly wellbeing focus, practical resources and a live monthly session.

Join the waitlist and I’ll let you know before membership opens.

Understand your stress.

Protect your capacity.

A simple, supported monthly membership for capable women to notice when they’re exceeding their capacity, understand what is draining them and make intentional changes before overwhelm takes over.

Access to the three Foundations, the current monthly focus and the growing resource Library.

You probably already know what you’re supposed to do

Rest more. Set boundaries. Prioritise yourself. Manage your stress.

The difficulty isn’t always knowing what would help. It’s noticing when life has changed, your capacity has shifted and the way you’re using your energy is no longer working.

A place to pause, understand and adjust

Begin with the three Foundations

This isn’t another course to complete or more information to keep up with.

It’s a place to return to regularly, to understand what is happening, reflect on what you need and make practical adjustments that fit your life.

A simple monthly rhythm

Each month, we’ll explore one part of everyday life through the lenses of stress, nervous-system regulation and capacity.

You’ll be guided to:

  • Learn what may be happening

  • Reflect on how it is affecting you

  • Make one or two intentional adjustments that fit your life

Example of a monthly Essential Choices membership topic exploring sleep, with information, reflection and practical resources.
  • A new wellbeing topic to explore

  • Practical tools and resources

  • One live group session each month to reflect on the topic, ask questions and explore what it means for you, with the recording available afterwards.

  • Access to previous topics and tools in the Library

  • The flexibility to explore everything at your own pace

  • Cancel anytime

each month

Who it’s for

  • You’re a capable woman who is functioning, but carrying a lot

  • You often place yourself near the bottom of the list

  • You understand wellbeing but struggle to apply it when life gets busy

  • You want to act before you reach overwhelm

A place to come back to

You don’t need to overhaul your life or become better at “doing wellbeing.” You need enough space to notice what is happening and make choices that support the life you’re actually living.

NZ$49 per month, charged monthly in advance. Renews automatically until cancelled. Cancel anytime to stop future renewals. By joining, you agree to the Membership Terms and Cancellation and Refund Terms and acknowledge the Privacy Policy.

Belle Urquhart, founder of Essential Choices.

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need support

If you have a question about the membership or need help accessing something, please email me.

belle@essentialchoices.co.nz