Consulting & Coaching for C-Suite Healthcare Leaders & Entrepreneurs

CHRISTOPHER DINES

Consulting & Coaching for C-Suite Healthcare Leaders & Entrepreneurs Who Want to Lead Sustainably Without Burnout

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Creating greater emotional sustainability for yourself,
your leadership and your organisation

There are periods in professional life when stepping back is not a sign of weakness. It is a strategic necessity.When the demands of leadership, business, responsibility, and personal life become increasingly difficult to hold, having a confidential space to step back, think clearly, and reconnect with yourself can make a meaningful difference.My work combines mindfulness, self-awareness, emotional regulation and thoughtful reflection to support leaders who want to operate with greater clarity, steadiness, and sustainability.This is not about quick fixes or adding another performance system to an already demanding life. It is about creating the space to understand what is happening, identify what matters, and move forward with greater intention.

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A Confidential Space for Meaningful Reflection

Leadership can be isolating. The people around you may depend upon you for direction, reassurance, and decision-making. There may be very few places where you can speak openly about your own uncertainty, pressure or emotional experience without feeling that you have to remain the person who has everything under control.Our work provides a confidential and considered space in which you can step back from that role.Together, we can explore what is happening beneath the surface, clarify what matters, and consider how you want to move forward.

What We Can Work On

Our work is personalised around your circumstances rather than built around a rigid formula.Areas we may explore include:Emotional sustainability and burnout prevention.
Leadership pressure and responsibility.
Clarity during periods of change or uncertainty.
Emotional and nervous-system regulation.
Self-awareness and personal patterns.
Sustainable performance.
Work-life integration.
Decision-making and direction.
Relationships and communication.
Reconnecting with meaning, purpose, and personal values.
Creating a more sustainable way of living and working.
The emphasis is not on telling you what to do.It is on creating the conditions in which you can think, feel, reflect, and make decisions with greater clarity.

Private Executive Coaching & Advisory

I work privately with a small number of clients at any one time.This is a high-touch, confidential engagement for C-suite healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs who want sustained support rather than occasional coaching sessions.Depending on your circumstances, our work may include:Regular private one-to-one sessions.
Ongoing communication between sessions where appropriate.
Reflection and mindfulness-based practices.
Support while navigating significant change or uncertainty.
A confidential space to work through complex personal or professional situations.
A personalised approach that evolves alongside your circumstances.The relationship is collaborative. You remain responsible for your own decisions and direction, while I provide a considered space in which you can explore what matters most.

Investment

£5,000 per month

Private executive coaching and advisory engagements are offered on a monthly basis.Because the work is highly personalised, the exact structure and level of support are discussed during the introductory call.There is no obligation to proceed following the call.

The Introductory Call

Considering whether this kind of support might be useful to you?The introductory call is an opportunity for us to speak openly about where you are, what you are looking for and whether my approach is appropriate for your circumstances.There is no pressure to make a decision during the call. It is simply an opportunity to connect.To arrange an introductory call email [email protected]. Thank you.

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Experience & Background

I am the founder of Mindfulness Burnout Prevention (MBP), an executive consultant and coach, and a published author.Over the years, I have worked across private mental-health and therapeutic environments, professional organisations and recovery settings. I have facilitated more than 200 workshops and retreats relating to mindfulness, stress reduction, emotional development, and wellbeing.My work has included supporting individuals and teams at private clinics in London, professional environments in the City of London, universities, public-health organisations, and recovery communities.I have also facilitated mindfulness workshops internationally.Alongside my professional work in mindfulness and coaching, I previously had a career as an electronic music DJ and producer, performing internationally and working within the music industry.That combination of professional performance, creativity, recovery, mindfulness, and personal development has shaped the way I understand pressure, identity, performance, and sustainable living.

Founder of Mindfulness Burnout Prevention (MBP)

In 2015, I founded and published Mindfulness Burnout Prevention (MBP).MBP provides specialised resources for therapists and psychologists who are at risk of burnout and emotional exhaustion.While MBP serves the therapeutic and psychological community, my private executive work is designed for C-suite healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs who require a more individualised and high-touch form of support.Explore MBP

Published Author

I have authored and co-authored eight books exploring mindfulness, self-care, addiction, recovery, and personal development. Hachette UK have published several of my titles, including a title translated into Vietnamese.My books have included forewords from distinguished figures including Professor Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD, of Harvard Medical School, and the late John Bradshaw, #1 New York Times bestselling author.My work has also been featured across a range of media outlets, including the Daily Express, HuffPost UK, South China Morning Post and other publications.Explore My Books

What People Have Said

“Christopher’s excellent examples of ideas to help calm the mind and body, practice self-care and move through obstacles, is inspiring.”— Eileen Rockefeller
Author and venture capitalist“Christopher Dines gives you tools that will help you integrate your brain and ground yourself in your body through guided meditations, artistic expression and emotional training.”— Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School“Christopher Dines’ experiences and insight are shared in his book, Drug Addiction Recovery, for us all to learn from.”— Peter Kyle MP
Former UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade“He brings peer leadership in this field supported by his many years in supporting people to manage their own self-care through the development of strategies centred in emotional development and regulation. Christopher is a consummate professional, team player and has always received excellent feedback. I highly recommend him.”— Paul Flynn
CEO, Harbor London Clinic

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Is This Work Right for You?

Private coaching may be appropriate if:You carry significant responsibility for other people.
You are navigating a period of change or uncertainty.
You want to maintain high standards without sacrificing your wellbeing.
You feel mentally or emotionally stretched.
You want greater clarity around an important decision.
You are interested in developing greater self-awareness.
You value a calm, confidential, and reflective approach.
You want to create a more sustainable relationship with work, leadership and life.
You don’t need to be experiencing burnout to begin.The most valuable time to step back is before you reach the point of exhaustion, followed by burnout.

Begin With a Conversation

You don’t have to know exactly what you need before making contact.If something in this work resonates with where you are right now, I invite you to arrange an introductory call.We can explore your circumstances, what you are looking for and whether working together feels appropriate.I look forward to speaking with you.All the best,
Christopher Dines

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Published by La Petite Fleur Publishing in 2026.
Formats: e-book (workbook paperback to follow).

Published by Sheldon Press (John Murray Learning—Hachette UK) in 2020.
Formats: paperback and e-book.

Super Self-Care (Hachette UK) has been translated into Vietnamese.
Published in December 2021 by Vietnam AZ Communication & Culture Co. Hardback edition.

Published by Sheldon Press (John Murray Learning—Hachette UK) in 2019.
It includes a foreword by Professor Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD—Harvard Medical School.
Formats: paperback and e-book.

Published by Riverbank Books in 2016. It includes a foreword by the late John Bradshaw (The Meadows, AZ, US).
Formats: paperback and e-book.

Published by La Petite Fleur Publishing in 2015. It includes a foreword by Dr Barbara Mariposa.
Formats: paperback and e-book.

Published by La Petite Fleur Publishing in 2014.
Formats: paperback, e-book and audiobook.

Published by La Petite Fleur Publishing in 2013.
Formats: paperback and e-book.

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CHRISTOPHER DINES

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A Life Shaped by Creativity, Recovery, Mindfulness
and Human Potential

My work today sits at the intersection of mindfulness, emotional sustainability, personal development, and leadership.But it didn’t begin there.My professional journey has taken me through electronic music, international DJing and music production, addiction and recovery, mindfulness, publishing, therapeutic environments, and education.Although these chapters may appear very different, together they have shaped how I understand people, pressure, performance, identity, and change.

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The Early years

I was born in London in 1983 and grew up in North West London during the 1980s and 1990s.Music became an important part of my life from an early age. I began DJing in 1994 and, as a teenager, became increasingly immersed in London’s electronic music culture.By the age of fifteen, I had left school to pursue DJing professionally.My early career developed through radio, promotion, and club work before I began performing at increasingly prominent events and venues.Music gave me an extraordinary education in creativity, performance, pressure and people. It also introduced me to a lifestyle that eventually became unsustainable.

Addiction, Recovery, and Change

My relationship with alcohol and drugs eventually became destructive.In August 2004, at the age of twenty-one, I became sober.That decision changed the direction of my life.Interestingly, my professional DJ career continued to develop during my early recovery. I performed internationally under the names Chris Lopez and Kris Lopez, including at venues and events in London, Malta, and Southeast Asia.I also became involved in music production and A&R, co-founding SuCasa Beats and working with a range of international artists and producers.In 2006, after several years in the music industry, I retired from professional DJing.The experience of addiction and recovery has remained an important part of how I understand human behaviour, resilience, identity, and personal change.

From Music to Mindfulness

After leaving the music industry, I began moving towards writing, coaching, mentoring, and going deep into a life of mindfulness.Over the years, I have worked in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and alongside therapeutic and clinical teams.I have also supported people experiencing homelessness and addiction, and facilitated mindfulness work within recovery settings.I have facilitated more than 200 workshops and retreats relating to mindfulness, stress reduction, emotional development, and wellbeing.My work has taken place across private clinics, professional organisations, universities, public-health settings, recovery communities, and international events.These experiences gradually shaped my understanding of what I wanted my work to be about.Not simply achievement.Not simply productivity.But the possibility of living and performing in a way that remains emotionally sustainable.

Mindfulness Burnout Prevention (MBP)

In 2015, I founded and published Mindfulness Burnout Prevention (MBP).MBP began with health professionals in mind and has progressively developed into a specialised platform supporting therapists and psychologists through resources, education, and coaching relating to burnout prevention, emotional sustainability, and good mental health.MBP continues as a distinct platform.My private executive coaching and advisory work, meanwhile, is focused on C-suite healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs.The two strands of my work are different, but they share a common foundation: how can we meet the demands of our lives without losing our connection with ourselves?

Writing & Publishing

I am the author and co-author of eight non-fiction books exploring mindfulness, self-care, addiction, recovery, and personal development.My books have been published by organisations including Hachette UK and Sheldon Press.My work has also received support and contributions from respected figures in psychology, medicine, recovery and public life.Professor Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD, of Harvard Medical School, contributed a foreword to Drug Addiction Recovery.The late John Bradshaw, #1 New York Times bestselling author, also contributed a foreword to my work.Writing has always been an important part of my professional life because it allows me to explore ideas deeply and make them accessible to others.

Creativity Has Remained Important

Although I retired from professional DJing in 2006, music never really left my life.My background in electronic music remains an important part of who I am.The experience of performing, producing music, and working within a highly demanding creative industry continues to influence how I think about energy, presence, performance, and expression.It is also one reason I remain interested in the relationship between music, movement, mindfulness, and the human experience.I don’t see creativity and wellbeing as opposing forces.I believe they can strengthen one another.

Education, Curiosity, and Lifelong Learning

My curiosity has never been limited to one discipline.In my late thirties, I began studying the history of science and pure mathematics through private tuition with Cambridge Professor Dr Piers Bursill-Hall, exploring the development of scientific thought from the ancient world onwards.This experience reinforced something I had already come to appreciate through mindfulness: that remaining genuinely curious can change the way we see ourselves and the world around us.I continue to value learning for its own sake.

How I Work Today

Today, I work privately with C-suite healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs who want to develop greater emotional sustainability while continuing to lead, build, and perform at a high level.I am particularly interested in the space between ambition and wellbeing.I don’t believe that meaningful ambition requires us to abandon ourselves.Nor do I believe that wellbeing requires us to lower our standards or withdraw from meaningful challenge.The question, for me, is whether we can find a way to hold both.My work is therefore less about giving people a formula for living and more about creating the conditions for greater awareness, clarity, and choice.

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A few Things I Believe

Presence is essentialWe cannot always control what happens, but we can become more aware of how we are meeting what unfolds.Sustainability mattersAchievement that comes at the expense of our physical or emotional wellbeing eventually carries a high cost.Autonomy is imperativePeople are the experts on their own lives. Good support does not require taking that authority away from them.Curiosity is importantA willingness to look again can create possibilities that weren’t visible before.Creativity is a super powerThere are many ways to understand ourselves, and not all of them happen through words.

My Work Today

My private executive coaching and advisory work is intentionally limited to a small number of clients.Alongside this, MBP continues to support therapists and psychologists through specialised resources.My books, writing, and educational work remain an important part of my professional life.The different strands may look diverse from the outside. To me, however, they are connected by a single underlying interest:How can we live meaningful, ambitious, and creative lives without losing ourselves in the process?Explore Executive CoachingAll the best,
Christopher Dines

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Footnote: My Vinyl Releases

Here are several images showcasing my house music vinyl releases from 2002 to 2007. For further details on my music production, reproductions, and remixes, please visit Discogs.