Plan.be* is a movement to enable young people to be* at their best.
To do this we must change the conversation…
We are living in a world where our children and their feelings are seen as a problem to be fixed, rescued, diagnosed and medicated.
As a result they feel alone, afraid, unequipped, victimised and broken.
Something needs to change.
And it starts here.
We refuse to let another generation lose faith in themselves, in others and in their innate capacity to thrive today.
It’s time
for a fresh perspective…
If you are in the business of helping young people to thrive and realise their potential, we want to support you to be* at your best.
With so many solutions to the mental health crisis, why are young people still struggling? Perhaps we've been busy solving the wrong problems…
Plan.be* offers something different—something that actually works. We guide young people and those who support them to discover their innate capacity for mental health, resilience, and creativity.
Born from our own experience, struggles and desire to truly help change the game for people who, like us, know there is something more. Something better.
So, what really helps?
We get it. To be with a young person struggling with life and their mental health can be challenging, it can feel overwhelming, exhausting and frustrating. To be with someone who is behaving recklessly or has lost the will to live can feel frightening. There is so much pain and trauma. It’s a big responsibility. We carry a heavy burden. Of course, we would do anything to help. We are afraid for them and desperate to help.
However, when we are in fear or operating from an empty cup ourselves, we are not truly being at our best. We may regularly be feeling tired, anxious, angry and depressed. We can’t do it. Of course we can’t. We shouldn’t have to because it’s not sustainable.
And most importantly, it won’t bloody work.
We're stuck in our heads, ignoring our bodies’ wisdom, always trying to help or fix rather than understand.
Together, we can create space to zoom out for a fresh perspective on being human. To fearlessly step into the unknown, gently and safely exploring what young people are up against.
What exactly is getting in the way of them being at their best?
This is intuitive work. Healing mental and emotional struggle does not come from the head-from theories, methods, strategies, labels, diagnoses, prescriptions, tools, tips or techniques… Healing comes from presence and love. A fearless and open heart.
Young people do not need fear.
They need love.
A radically new approach
Plan.be* welcomes the sacred journey we are each called to by our “negative” experiences and feelings.
There is something important we are being invited to see.
The behaviours we see on the outside are asking us to attend to the mental and emotional pain on the inside. Our work, therefore, is simple. We will be listening to understand, hearing the wisdom our pain is calling forth. There will always be gold here for us…
A more expansive freedom, an effortless joy, a deeper peace and the elusive unconditional love that comes from understanding.
Our programmes
Are you an organisation with opportunities for young people?
Foundational group workshops and one-to-one transformative therapeutic coaching to enable young people (15-25) to realise their innate mental health, wellbeing, creativity, and resilience.
Perhaps you find they are unmotivated, lack confidence or have mental health struggles? We CAN help. We bridge the gap between your amazing opportunities and young people's capacity to take them on.
Are you an organisation that works with young people?
Be* at your best is a true source of support for the supporters. Our revolutionary workshop helps professionals who work with young people to rediscover and align to their innate wellbeing, resilience and wisdom.
Because when we feel well, we do well. We can truly be at our best for those we support.
Are you trying to raise or help a young person who is struggling?
We have limited capacity to work with young people one-to-one, but we have developed a unique and highly effective approach to ensuring you can be at your best in the face of your challenges. It starts with who we are being. Let us help you support your young person.
Who we are
Plan.be* was founded and created by Katherine Chidiac (Therapeutic Coach/ Facilitator and Best-Selling Author) and co-founded by Thomas Brosnan (Psychotherapist, Teacher, Addiction Specialist, and Behaviour Change Expert). With over 30 years of combined experience working with vulnerable young people across schools, youth services, rehabilitation centres, and healthcare, we've developed a game-changing approach that creates fast results and lasting impact.
