lived experience
inspires
The Cup Method™
Capacity, Balance & Capability
Practical visual education to help people better understand capacity, recognise signs earlier and support more sustainable functioning.
Most people know when things feel too much.
Fewer people understand why.
The Cup Method™ is practical framework that helps people make sense of what fills their capacity, recognise pressure earlier and make more informed decisions before reaching overwhelm or burnout.
We are often taught to keep going until something breaks.
The challenge is that capacity rarely disappears overnight.
Pressure builds gradually across emotional, cognitive, sensory, physical, social and practical demands.
Without understanding capacity, people can find themselves overwhelmed, pushing through, struggling to communicate needs or waiting until crisis before making changes.
The Cup Method™ was created to make capacity visible, practical and easier to understand in everyday life.
The Cup Method™
helps people to
Understand capacity
Recognise what contributes to life demands across every day life.
Notice signs earlier
Identify changes before stress, overwhelm or burnout escalates.
Communicate more clearly
Build confidence discussing needs, limits and support.
Create sustainability
Make more informed decisions about what is manageable.
What people
leave with
✓ recognise signs earlier rather than reaching crisis point
✓ reduce overwhelm and burnout risk
✓ strengthen understanding of capacity and limits
✓ make more informed decisions in real time
✓ improve communication and self awareness
✓ support healthier study, work and daily functioning
✓ develop more sustainable approaches to wellbeing
People who engage with The Cup Method™ may be better able to:
What makes this different
This is not therapy.
This is not clinical treatment.
This is practical, visually led education rooted in lived experience and designed to complement existing wellbeing, education and support approaches.
Who it works well for
✓ Students
✓ Healthcare teams
✓ Workplaces
✓ Lived experience workforce
Investment
✓ Sessions are adaptable for audience size, format and objectives.
✓ Available online or face to face.
✓ Designed to complement existing wellbeing, education and development programmes.
Fliss has the capacity to capture an audience from the outset...
Jacqui Day - Senior Lecturer Mental Health Nursing DMU
Fliss takes a diligent approach to teaching and shares her experiences in a way that enhances student learning...
Hannah Wakefield - Senior Lecturer Mental Health Nursing DMU
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