About this session
Long-term conditions do not always follow a predictable pattern. Pain, fatigue, mobility, concentration, breathing, digestive symptoms and treatment effects may vary from one day to another, sometimes without an obvious cause.
A routine that works well one week may become difficult during a flare-up or period of reduced capacity.
This session helps participants prepare before symptoms intensify. They identify their usual flare-up patterns, distinguish early warning signs from established symptoms and create a lower-capacity work plan covering priorities, communication, treatment needs and recovery.
The session also addresses the uncertainty that follows an unexpected change.
Participants learn how to review what happened without blaming themselves, recognize when symptoms are meaningfully different from their usual pattern and update their plan as their condition, treatment or working environment changes.
What your people take away
- Recognize personal warning signs and common flare-up patterns
- Create a practical plan for lower-capacity and unpredictable days
- Adjust tasks, meetings and expectations without abandoning every responsibility
- Communicate changing capacity while preserving appropriate privacy
- Distinguish a familiar flare-up from symptoms that may require professional review
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Create a Plan for the Next Difficult DayA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Create a Plan for the Next Difficult Day: map your usual flare-up pattern, identify the earliest useful signals and define the essentials for a lower-capacity day.
- Map your usual flare-up pattern
- Identify the earliest useful signals
- Define the essentials for a lower-capacity day
Covers 3 of 4 points in Create a Plan for the Next Difficult Day.
60 minutes
The 60-minute session focuses on immediate practical application. Participants map their usual flare-up pattern, identify early warning signs and create a lower-capacity plan for work, treatment and recovery.
- Module 1: Create a Plan for the Next Difficult Day
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 3 parts: Create a Plan for the Next Difficult Day.
90 minutes
The 90-minute session adds deeper planning around priorities, meetings, communication, support and recovery. Participants redesign a real working day and prepare concise language for explaining changing capacity.
- Module 1: Create a Plan for the Next Difficult Day
- Module 2: Adapt Work Without Making the Day Harder
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 3 parts: Create a Plan for the Next Difficult Day and Adapt Work Without Making the Day Harder.
3 hours
Covers all 3 parts.
Full day
The full-day session combines practical flare-up planning with accessible education about pacing, symptom changes and professional follow-up. Participants create plans for early warning, active flare-up, recovery and return to their usual routine.
- Module 1: Create a Plan for the Next Difficult Day
- Module 2: Adapt Work Without Making the Day Harder
- Module 3: Respond, Recover and Strengthen the Plan
- Live Q&A
Covers all 3 parts, in more depth, with more time to practice.
What’s covered
Create a Plan for the Next Difficult Day
Every length- Map your usual flare-up patternParticipants record which symptoms tend to intensify, how quickly the change develops, how long it commonly lasts and what usually becomes more difficult.
- Identify the earliest useful signalsParticipants note personal indicators such as increased pain, heavier movement, reduced concentration, breathlessness, digestive changes, sensory sensitivity or unusually slow recovery.
- Define the essentials for a lower-capacity dayParticipants identify the work, treatment, personal care and family responsibilities that genuinely need attention.
- Create a first-response checklistParticipants build a concise sequence covering prescribed self-management steps, access to medication or equipment, workload changes, communication and recovery.
Adapt Work Without Making the Day Harder
90 minutes and longer- Redesign the day around current capacityParticipants compare the original schedule with what is realistically manageable now.
- Protect the tasks that matter mostParticipants identify deadlines, decisions or responsibilities that have the greatest consequence and concentrate available capacity there.
- Prepare a concise workplace updateParticipants practice explaining the practical impact of the flare-up, what they can currently manage and what needs to change.
- Use agreed support before the situation escalatesParticipants identify adjustments, flexible arrangements, colleagues or workplace contacts already available to them.
Respond, Recover and Strengthen the Plan
3 hours and longer- Pace activity through the flare-upParticipants divide essential activity into manageable periods and balance it with recovery rather than repeatedly pushing until symptoms force a complete stop.
- Notice what is different from the usual patternParticipants compare the current episode with familiar symptoms, severity, duration and triggers.
- Plan the return from flare-up to usual activityParticipants avoid treating the first improved day as evidence that every postponed task must be completed immediately.
- Review the plan without blameParticipants examine which parts of the plan helped, where barriers appeared and what should change next time.
Who it’s for
- Employees living with conditions that cause unpredictable symptom changes or flare-ups
- People wanting a practical plan before the next difficult day rather than reacting in crisis
- Anyone needing to adjust work, communication and priorities when capacity drops suddenly
- Employees preparing concise updates for managers or colleagues during flare-ups
- Teams building long-term condition or chronic-health wellbeing campaigns
- Organizations offering practical flare-up planning education with appropriate clinical boundaries
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Working Through Flare-Ups and Unpredictable Days
How long is Working Through Flare-Ups and Unpredictable Days?
Working Through Flare-Ups and Unpredictable Days runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Create a Plan for the Next Difficult Day: map your usual flare-up pattern, identify the earliest useful signals and define the essentials for a lower-capacity day. A 60-minute session covers Create a Plan for the Next Difficult Day in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Adapt Work Without Making the Day Harder. A 3-hour session adds Respond, Recover and Strengthen the Plan. A full-day session covers everything, in more depth, with more time to practice.
Can Working Through Flare-Ups and Unpredictable Days be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Working Through Flare-Ups and Unpredictable Days?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Working Through Flare-Ups and Unpredictable Days to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.