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A movement for protected time to recalibrate

No one should have to quit to recalibrate.

Selfternity™ is a global movement built around the belief that no one should have to quit simply to recover from serious depletion. Its central proposal is Selfternity™ Leave: protected time away, job continuity and a structured return to work.

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The four realities.

Serious depletion can be shaped by work, relationships, financial responsibilities and major life transitions. A leave does not fix these realities. It provides the protected time, job continuity and structure to do the work of recalibrating.

  1. 01

    Burnout

    When rest alone stops working. The persistent fatigue, and the realisation that a weekend away never reaches what is actually depleted.

  2. 02

    Loneliness

    Disconnection in plain sight. Performing in meetings and offices while feeling unseen by the people and systems around you.

  3. 03

    Financial stress

    Stepping away feels impossible when your security, livelihood or other people depend on you staying.

  4. 04

    Overwhelm

    Grief, life transitions and relentless demands compound until you cannot carry any more.

This website does not diagnose or treat anxiety, burnout or any medical condition.

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What Selfternity™ Leave proposes

  • Protected time away
  • Job continuity
  • A structured recalibration process
  • A planned return to work

Eligibility, duration, funding and implementation are still being developed. Petition support helps demonstrate that this missing option deserves serious exploration.

Help make protected recalibration possible.

A signature is a public signal that workplaces should explore a better option between powering through and resigning.

Signing the petition does not automatically subscribe you to Selfternity updates.