Resistance Breakers 

The Challenge: When Knowing Isn't Enough 

Do you know what you need to do, but find actually doing it feels impossible? Maybe it's tackling your inbox, starting a project, managing household tasks, or implementing strategies from your therapist. You're not alone. Many people face an invisible barrier between intention and action, especially when dealing with executive function challenges, burnout, overwhelm, or neurodivergence. This gap isn't about lack of willpower; it's about resistance. 

What is a Resistance Breaker? Bridging the Gap to Action 

At Estus Health, we understand this gap intimately. A Resistance Breaker isn't a traditional therapist, coach, or consultant. They are specialist support partners focused exclusively on the moment of implementation – that critical point where understanding meets doing.  

Think of them as your co-regulator, accountability partner, and task-dismantling ally. Their role is distinct:  

• They don't provide therapy or clinical interventions.  

• They don't set goals or manage cases.  

• They sit beside you (virtually), helping to reduce the emotional load and gently support you through the resistance, without shame, pressure, or urgency.  

• They create a synergy with therapy: while your therapist helps with the "what" and "why," your Resistance Breaker helps with the practical "how" of getting started.

Meet Your Support Allies: Our Unique Approach 

Our Resistance Breakers are skilled, compassionate support workers, bringing a unique blend of professional skills and often, lived experience.

Their value lies in their specific expertise:  

• Creating a regulated environment where your nervous system can settle.

• Witnessing your struggle without judgment or rushing to fix things.  

• Offering a perfect balance of structure and flexibility, tailored to you.

• Providing just enough accountability without triggering shame.

• Expertly breaking tasks into tiny, manageable steps that bypass resistance.

• Sitting alongside you during initiation – the moment resistance often feels strongest.

• Normalising the natural ebb and flow of executive function.

They embody the belief that profound acceptance of current limitations can coexist with unwavering belief in your capacity to move forward.

How Resistance Breaking Works: Gentle Partnership in Action 

Our Resistance Breakers work online, offering flexible, real-time support. You set the pace; they show up beside you. Sessions are tailored to what feels impossible right now and might look like:  

• Creating a calm space together before you open your overwhelming inbox.

• Talking through the barriers to starting that email or assignment.

• Helping you make a plan to tackle a task (like cleaning a room), then staying with you virtually as you begin.

• Documenting scattered thoughts to bring clarity.  

• Reframing perceived "failures" as your nervous system protecting you, and finding a new starting point from there.

• Helping you begin – again and again – without judgment.

Who Can Benefit from Resistance Breaking? 

This distinct approach is ideal for individuals who:  

• Struggle to start or finish tasks, even when they truly want to.

• Understand what to do but consistently get stuck trying to implement it.

• Feel "frozen," "stuck," or "paralyzed" when attempting action.

• Experience challenges with executive functions like initiation, planning, and task management.

• Thrive with body doubling, co-regulation, or gentle, low-demand accountability.

• Want support without being told what to do or feeling pressured.

• Show patterns of perfectionism or shame around not getting things done.

It's effective not just for those with diagnosed conditions, but also for entrepreneurs with decision fatigue, overwhelmed parents, students facing blocks, and executives juggling competing priorities.