GoodHeart Collaborative empowers women in helping professions to stay healthy, connected, and effective.
For women in helping professions
You’re making a difference.
Your wellbeing matters, too.
You bring expertise, compassion, and commitment to demanding work. Even when you love what you do, the responsibility can leave you exhausted, disconnected, or wondering how much longer you can keep going.
GoodHeart helps you recognize what needs to change and take your next step with clarity and support. Through the GoodHeart Method, private reflection, peer connection, and practical resources, you can protect your wellbeing and shape a way forward that works for you.
We are developing the next chapter of GoodHeart. Connect with us for updates and pilot information.
Shift Reflection
What are you carrying today?
Take a moment to acknowledge the day and choose what would help.
Illustrative experience. Product in development.
Our mission
GoodHeart Collaborative empowers women in helping professions to stay healthy, connected, and effective.
Our who
For the women people turn to.
You listen. You advocate. You respond. You teach. You help people through some of the hardest moments of their lives.
Whether you work directly with people, run your own practice, or lead a team, GoodHeart is being built for you. You deserve somewhere to bring the difficult days, ask honest questions, and find support for your own life.
Our story. Our why.
I loved the work.
It was also costing me my health.
In 2013, I founded a nonprofit offering safe housing, education, mental health treatment, and support to teen girls recovered from sex trafficking. It was some of the most meaningful work of my life.
It was also where I experienced severe burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary trauma. I became exhausted and physically ill. I had to step away from work I loved.
As I began learning and recovering, I heard from other women who were carrying so much for everyone else. Their stories left me grieving and angry. These women were doing incredible work. I wanted to find a way to support them.
That is why I created the original GoodHeart app. The vision was a community and resources women could reach anytime, anywhere. Today, that heart remains, with a deeper method for exploring the patterns beneath the strain and more ways to find meaningful, practical support.
The mission matters. So do the people carrying it.
The offering
Support for today.
A path toward meaningful change.
The planned GoodHeart membership connects the support you need in the moment with the deeper work you want to do over time.
Burnout & compassion fatigue assessments
Establish a starting point, reflect on what you are experiencing, and notice changes through periodic reassessments. Results help guide relevant resources and next steps.
Shift Reflections
A private space after a shift, workday, or difficult encounter. Acknowledge emotions, name what you are carrying, notice recurring themes, and consider what support you need.
The GoodHeart Method
Five connected stages guide you through identity, values, beliefs, boundaries, purpose, and action. Short experiences and saved discoveries help you apply the work in everyday life.
Peer support channels
Connect with women who understand similar pressures. Find perspective, encouragement, and optional accountability through private channels, small groups, and relevant introductions.
Practical coordination
Ask for a useful template, resource, referral, or connection. Share an offer when you have capacity. Clear requests and follow-up help turn connection into assistance that can ease the load.
Wellbeing resources & ongoing reflection
Access curated guidance, short reset practices, gratitude reflections, and a private record of what you are learning. Support considers physical, emotional, mental, relational, professional, and spiritual wellbeing.
Our core program
The GoodHeart Method guides the whole experience.
A little space to understand yourself. One useful step at a time.
Created by Kristen Harness, the Method helps you explore beliefs, expectations, and recurring patterns that may contribute to depletion. You move at your pace, with room to pause, practice, and return.
Who am I beyond my roles and what others need from me?
An identity statement and a clearer sense of what matters to you.
What expectation or belief is making life harder?
One rule or belief you can examine with curiosity and self-compassion.
What could I believe or do differently?
A believable alternative and one small way to practice it.
Where do my choices need to align with my values and purpose?
A boundary, conversation, or support need you want to act on.
What will I do next, and what help do I need?
A realistic next action and a plan to reflect and adjust.
How it works
A clear next step, wherever you start.
You can reach support without finishing the Method first. Daily reflection and deeper discovery connect as you need them.
Make it your space
Set your profession, needs, privacy, and preferences. Complete initial assessments and reflect on what fits your experience.
Check in with yourself
Use a Shift Reflection or quick check-in. Name what is happening and how much capacity you have today.
Choose what helps
Explore a Method activity, connect with peers, find a resource, or ask for practical support. Save one useful next step.
Return and reflect
Notice what changed. Review saved discoveries, follow up on requests, and reassess over time. Continue, adjust, or pause.
An example
“I keep saying yes.
Then I have nothing left.”
A teacher reflects after another evening spent preparing materials. The Method helps her examine the expectation that she must do everything herself and choose an evening boundary.
She connects with peers, requests an existing planning template, and considers a workload conversation. On her next visit, GoodHeart helps her reflect on what changed and what she still needs.
Your reflections stay private.
Personal assessment answers and discoveries belong in your private space. Sponsored access does not give sponsors your individual reflections.
You choose how to connect.
Sharing is optional. Introductions require consent. Peer support is designed around respect, privacy, and clear community expectations.
Your whole life matters.
Spiritual health is welcomed in ways that fit your beliefs and practices. Workplace conditions and practical support needs remain part of the picture.
A few things to know
Room for your questions.
Do I need to be burned out to join?
The planned experience supports women who want to notice strain earlier, women already feeling depleted, and women rebuilding how they work and care for themselves.
How much time does the Method take?
The experience is being designed around short, manageable activities with saved progress. Deeper exercises will be available when you have the time and capacity. You can pause and return without a backlog.
What if my workplace is the source of the problem?
GoodHeart considers external conditions alongside personal patterns. Reflection can help you identify a needed boundary, workload conversation, resource request, or change in direction. Some issues require action from an employer, professional body, or qualified professional.
Can an organization sponsor access?
We are exploring individual memberships and sponsored access through organizations, professional associations, and foundations. Contact Kristen to discuss a pilot or partnership.
Is GoodHeart available now?
We are developing the next version of GoodHeart Collaborative. Membership timing, pricing, and pilot details will be shared as they are confirmed. The links below open an email so you can express interest or ask a question.
The next chapter of GoodHeart
Help shape a place that cares for the women who care for others.
Want to hear about the app, share what would help you, or explore sponsored access? I would love to hear from you.
Kristen Harness, Founder
kristenharness@gmail.com