FOUNDATION™ / A 15-WEEK PATH TO CHANGE

End codependency.
Restore your
sense of safety.

Tired of pleasing, appeasing, and walking on eggshells? Retrain your nervous system and identity so you feel safe being yourself - end toxic relating cycles and self-abandonment, and reclaim your power, freedom, and peace in 15 weeks or less

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WHEN KNOWING ISN’T ENOUGH

You understand the pattern.
Why does it keep happening?

You’ve read the books. You’ve done the therapy. You can probably explain your patterns better than anyone. Yet in the moment, your body takes over: you smooth things over, over-explain, and give yourself up to keep the peace. That’s not a character flaw. Codependency is your nervous system reacting to toxic relationship systems by trying to create safety through pleasing, appeasing, and regulating others - and until that shifts, you can’t break free.

This reaction was trained into your nervous system, your attachment system, and your identity due to what you’ve been through: the abuse, the neglect, and the harm you’ve endured. This reaction is called “fawning”, and is the core cause of your survival tactics, like seeking approval, self-abandonment, hiding yourself from you and others, people-pleasing, perfectionism, tolerating toxic relationships, and even avoiding our own personal well-being and happiness. It is why speaking up can be so scary, and why saying no comes with such intense guilt or dread. Your body is trying to protect you from potential harm or neglect. The cycle of unhealthy, narcissistic relationships is rooted in these attempts at protecting yourself.

No one should have to earn safety by shrinking. The way out is to heal the root cause of codependency: the loss of safety. I help you heal by creating real safety through restoring your emotional capacity, belonging, and self-worth - so you can end the cycles, attract healthy partners and friends, and enjoy the freedom to be YOU.

“I’ve got my glimmers back!” – Laura

Marshall Burtcher smiling — Marshall Burtcher · Founder and mentor

YOUR GUIDE / MARSHALL BURTCHER

A path I first
needed for myself.

Hi, I’m Marshall. I Was Hopelessly, Painfully Codependent - For 30 Years.

I spent over 10 years desperately seeking a solution that would end my crippling people-pleasing, perfectionism, choosing unavailable partners and set me free to be myself and direct my life my way. I’ve worked with 1000’s of codependents, people-pleasers, and perfectionists that struggled with the same challenge: letting go of the codependency that was hurting my friendships, my relationships, and my life. I wanted to enjoy love in my relationships, like myself, trust myself, and enjoy my life. I developed FOUNDATION™: 15 Weeks To Freedom From Codependency first for me, specifically to transform from the shame-filled, insecure, and scared to be myself version of me to the confident, curious, playful self I always have been.

Since 2012, I’ve led other codependents into freedom, peace, and happier, more aligned lives through my 15-week nervous system and identity retraining process: FOUNDATION™

WHAT IS FOUNDATION™?

A foundation for a
different way of living.

Freedom, Peace, And Less-Stress Relating Are In Your Grasp

FOUNDATION™ is a nervous system and identity retraining system that ends the subconscious need to please, to be perfect, to seek approval, or to fixate on others’ feelings at the cost of your own peace, well-being, and satisfaction.

This is why traditional therapy and other healing systems so often fall short - for me, and for many of my clients and students. They work on your thoughts. Codependency lives deeper.

The cause of codependency, and the patterns it perpetuates, lives in the body’s nervous system and self-concept (aka identity).

The nervous system controls how you react, who you are attracted to, and how you bond. Your identity controls how you speak up for yourself and your needs, what you prioritize in your life, and how you try to earn worth. You are trapped in the painful cycles of shame, self-abandonment, and tolerance of unhealthy relationships until you know how to switch your nervous system from fear to authority and embody the identity of your true, whole self.

FOUNDATION™ retrains your body to create safety within and to respond from real self-trust and self-worth

Over 15 weeks, I guide you through specialized processes that restore the essential experiences of safety, belonging, and an aligned identity of real self-worth - the things abuse and neglect took from you. Your body learns to seek safety by choosing itself, speaking up, and drawing its worth from within.

Say goodbye to walking on eggshells, questioning your own sanity, or putting up with things that hurt or leave you empty and frustrated.

Say hello to feeling relief, energized, and free in your life. Saying no feels good. Keeping boundaries is natural. You are no longer second-guessing yourself.

Until your nervous system switches from fear to authority, the same cycles keep repeating. When it does, you unlock the power of your nervous system & your identity to set you free permanently

MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT’S NEXT

Less self-abandonment.
More self-trust.

You Can Stop…

Seeking external validation to feel safe
Feeling unworthy and unlovable
Hiding your brilliant, real self
Believing the self-defeating thoughts that bring so much doubt and anxiety
Overthinking and planning for every possible outcome
Feeling too much or not enough
Feeling lost as to who you are
Feeling blended up and lost in other people and relationships

And Start…

Feeling deep trust in yourself
Knowing and loving your worth
Showing and sharing your gifts, talents, thoughts, and brilliance
Believing in your desires, potential, and aspirations
Feeling truly lovable as you are
Trusting in your skills and capabilities
Feeling distinct from others
Knowing your own feelings and wants
Owning yourself again

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Support for the moments
that make up your life.

Daily relief from anxiety and rumination

Say goodbye to coping with the discomfort of anxiety and the busy mind that keeps you re-occupied looking for the next “shoe to drop”

Expanding self-confidence and worth

You’ll stop seeking approval and struggling to love and believe in yourself when you know own your worth and can align with in seconds

Deep rest for your attachment system

You’ll know how to bring soothing and calm to your attachment anxiety (the obsession over others) and begin to relax and open to new connections

Crystal-clear processes and tactics

No more guessing or wondering what to do when you’re confused, feeling shameful, struggling with anxiety, or caught in a codependent cycle

Monthly Q&A calls

Got questions? Need feedback? Looking for guidance? Join us monthly on Sunday at 11am Mountain Time and get answers to your questions

YOUR SIMPLE PATH / 15 WEEKS · 3 FOCUSES

Safety. Belonging.
Worth that comes from within.

Three steps. One foundation of safety, belonging, and worth. Plan for around two hours a week, with space to move at your own pace.

01WEEKS 1–5Restore emotional safety＋

Step 1 - focus one: restore your emotional safety in 5 weeks

You'll...

Understand how to create a lasting sense of emotional comfort, safety, and warmth in your body and mind
Soothe pain, hurt, fear, anxiety, shame, guilt, and feel sane again quickly and gently
Empower emotional peace, relief, confidence, and clarity that lasts
Engage life from emotional clarity and confidence easily

Giving you:

Real emotional relief from pain that haunts you
Comfort, peace, and rest you can trust
Peace of mind from the clarity and trust you have in your own perceptions, senses, intuitions, and desires
A felt-sense of safety
Less anxiousness about what others think about you, more confidence in being yourself
More safety speaking up
Less anxiety saying no

02WEEKS 6–10Restore social belonging＋

Step 2 - focus two: restore your social belonging in 5 weeks

You'll...

Understand how to build real belonging with yourself and others, creating a community you can rely on
Soothe attachment anxieties, loneliness, fear of rejection, and the discomfort of being alone
Empower real friendships, community, and belonging in your daily life so you can play and have support when you need it
Engage life through friendships, community, and play again

Giving you:

Fun and fulfilling friendships
Meaningful and compatible connections in your life
A sense of community
Romantic opportunities
Less loneliness and more belonging
More play and enjoyment in what matters to you

03WEEKS 11–15Restore independent self-worth＋

Step 3 - focus three: restore your independent self-worth in 5 weeks

You'll...

Understand your actual, real worth and what is false worth
Soothe shame, guilt, low self-worth and internalized rejection
Empower your real worth and build deep trust in yourself
Engage your life by following the intuitive guidance your real worth brings you, creating more of what you desire

Giving you:

Relief from feeling worthless
Genuine love and like of yourself
Freedom from the intense, controlling fear of rejection, criticism, and loss
Confidence in yourself, your power, and your capability
Easier time getting what you want guilt and shame free
Freedom from people-pleasing and approval seeking
Relief from perfectionism
Access to your creativity, intuition, and desires
Your sense of self back

WHAT’S INCLUDED

The tools, practices,
and people beside you.

On-demand trainings, weekly mastery practices, community access, six months of monthly calls, and specialized bonuses.

Explore your trainings, support & bonuses ＋

On-demand trainings

Each training is available in video and MP3 format for your ease of use. 15 trainings plus 4 bonus trainings are included.

NO LIVE TRAININGS ARE CURRENTLY OFFERED

Specialized weekly mastery practices

Each training comes with a primary practice to use throughout the following week. Practices take around 5 minutes a day to create lasting healing. Available in written and MP3 format

MP3 & video guided practices & tools

The practices you’re mastering come with MP3 guided versions to simplify the process and accelerate your healing and success

6 months access to monthly live community calls with Marshall

Get guidance, feedback, support, and answers with Marshall with our monthly Homework Hours Calls. These happen on Sundays at 11am Mountain Time.

Massive library of proven tools & practices

Find meditations, tools and practices for practically any emotions, pain, or challenge you’re facing in your healing journey. Over 110+ tools available in the searchable library

THE APPROACH

Working with your body.
Making room for yourself.

FOUNDATION Targets Codependency At The Root Cause

Your nervous system creates your codependency by switching into “Fawn Mode” when it encounters people, places, or things that overwhelm its sense of resourcefulness and safety, or threaten its sense of survival, belonging, or self-worth.

Switching the nervous system’s fawning mode into advocacy and self-authority ends the impulses that drive your codependent behaviors.

This is achieved through strategic, proven practices that restore safety in the body, soothing anxious thinking, building comfort and peace that you feel, and restoring energy and capacity to take up space and be yourself.

You won’t need to people-please when you feel safe enough to speak up. You’ll keep your boundaries when you feel worthy enough to have them. All of this starts and ends with your nervous system.

FOUNDATION Teaches You Who You Are Beyond Codependency

Identity – who you think you are – is a primary reason you stay stuck in codependency. “I am codependent” is an identity statement that re-affirms your sense of self, for example.

You must evolve into a new identity that is anchored in real, innate, invulnerable worth if you’re to transcend codependency entirely.

This is achieved through a specialized set of processes that unblend your identity from survival and codependency, and then anchor you in the identity of deep, infinite worth.

This ends approval seeking, rejection avoidance, perfectionism, and ignites your purpose, intuition, and direction in your life.

FOUNDATION Provides For Community Development & Support With Monthly Calls

Belonging is core to our ability to thrive in our individual lives. We need a community and support structure to heal, experiment, and thrive.

Without such a community, we don’t develop our expertise in being ourselves and relating with others.

FOUNDATION leads you through restoring support community by providing monthly support calls AND guides you in generating your own communities for support and play in real life.

This ends loneliness and toleration of isolation and emptiness and brings back to your life a sense of belonging. This helps end long relapses in codependency.

PRACTICE & PROGRESS

A clear way to
keep moving forward.

The results students are working toward ＋

You’re Seeking Results, Right?

9 out of 10 FOUNDATION students that consistently practice the processes they learn have reported significant success in:

Enjoying healthy, fulfilling relationships
Building friendships and deepening existing ones
Pursuing their desires in business and in their careers
Enjoying their hobbies and investing in their sense of joy again
Leaving toxic relationships and rediscovering freedom and peace
Finding love again
Reducing their shame and self-doubt so much that they’re no longer hijacked by them
Raising their sense of worth so deeply they automatically believe in themselves
Finally speaking up for themselves and feeling good about it
Keeping their boundaries without guilt or even fear
Feeling more freedom to be themselves

One out of 10 students require additional support via therapy before seeing results for themselves due to trauma that requires additional care.

Four steps to making the work your own ＋

Success Is Yours When You Follow 4 Simple Steps:

Fear of failing is the most common challenge we face when changing anything in our lives. That’s why I’ve made the path clear.

Take these four steps and success with my work is within your reach:

Step One: Watch the class recordings
Step Two: Do the practices consistently (2 – 3 times a week, taking on average 20 minutes a week)
Step Three: Get support and answers when you need it in the Student Community or Homework Support Calls
Step Four: Go at your own pace as you have lifetime access to the trainings

Trusting these four steps has helped students increase their success 10-fold.

Build on the work you’ve already done ＋

The Skills You’ve Learned & The Knowledge You’ve Gained Come Alive When Your Foundation Of Safety, Belonging, And Independent Self-Worth Is Solid

Does it feel like you’ve spent years and a lot of money on therapy and self-help, only to end up nowhere better in your life? You’re not broken, and your effort wasn’t wasted.

This is happening because your body doesn’t feel safe enough to use those skills and that knowledge yet.

Watch yourself, your skills, and your growth come alive when your body feels safe enough to express itself and handle what happens.

Imagine relating from a different place ＋

Scenario #1: You’ve Got A Conflict You Need To Confront

You know you need to face this. You need to speak up. The pain and frustration has gotten loud. But instead of caving into the fear and anxiety and avoiding the conflict, you find yourself feeling more clear, open, and confident than anxious, guilty, or fearful. You notice the anxiety growing and quickly soothe it, taking a deep breath and focusing on warmth within yourself. A thought of being “too much” crosses your mind. Instead of feeling shame increase, you pivot to your real worth and feel a calming, anchoring sensation take over. Your mind is clear and you’re ready to handle whatever comes of this confrontation.

What would shift in your life if you experienced conflict this way?

FOUNDATION™ will guide you into being this powerful, confident, clear version of yourself.

Scenario #2: Rejection Possibility Ahead!

You’re meeting someone new. Maybe it’s a date. Or a job interview. Or you’re about to ask for a raise at work. Normally, hot discomfort would start to bubble in your stomach or chest days before this meeting. You’d feel your heart start to pound louder. You’d start to ruminate on all the possibilities, amplifying your anxiety and insecurity. But this time it is different. You notice how quickly you intervene with your anxiety and bring soothing to your mind and body. You notice that you’re feeling a calmness in your belly and relaxation in your chest. Your sense of worth is anchored within you. You’re not wondering what it means about you if you get rejected. Instead, you’re curious about what this will show you about how they fit in your life. You notice a sensation of confidence and power growing. “I have this. This is working for me.” You deserve to experience this kind of confidence and worth consistently in your life. This is who you become when you have emotional safety, belonging, and independent self-worth.

Creating a new way of living ＋

You’re Seeking A Proven Path To Creating A New Way Of Living Where You Enjoy The Peace & Freedom That Comes From Being Yourself.

What shifts when you consider, just for a moment, that you’re here to learn how to live in a new way that creates the freedom, peace, and relief you’re seeking instead of completing another course?

This is a key shift in making any work in growing yourself actually work.

You see, you’re not enrolling in a course.

You’re enrolling in a process in order to create freedom in your life, relief in your life, healing in your life, love in your life.

That is what makes FOUNDATION™ effective.

It isn’t a course. It is a paradigm that creates peace, confidence, trust, self-worth, and freedom to be one’s self reliably, consistently, and permanently.

Your role is to practice the skills I teach you, get support when you need it, and enjoy the fruits of your efforts.

STUDENT EXPERIENCES

Different stories.
A shared desire for change.

Here’s a few examples of healing and freedom my students have created for themselves

Melanie experienced big relief from shame spirals and big growth in her self-trust and worth, granting her peace of mind, closer friendships, and the emotional confidence to pursue her dreams of travel

Sonia found freedom from the deep wound of “not being enough” and took back her power and worth from abuse and discard, flourishing in her business and personal life

Alex broke free of a tormenting trauma bond that kept him trapped for years, restoring deep peace and confidence in who he is and what he wants

Korinna escaped an abusive relationship, healed, and met the love of her life

A LITTLE MORE CLARITY

Your questions,
answered.

How Much Time Do I need to do this program?＋

Around 2 hours per WEEK is the average successful students report

What If I Get Overwhelmed?＋

That’s the most common challenge we all face when changing anything in our lives - so the plan is built for it.

There are four steps to take that ensure your success with my work:

Step One: Watch the class recordings
Step Two: Do the practices consistently (2 – 3 times a week, taking on average 20 minutes a week)
Step Three: Get support and answers when you need it in the Student Community or Homework Support Calls
Step Four: Go at your own pace as you have lifetime access to the trainings

Trusting these four steps has helped students increase their success by 200%.

What If I’m Different, & Can’t Succeed Because There’s Something That Prevents Me?＋

This is a common illusion of trauma and neglect. It is created when we do not see others struggling like ourselves very often or frequently. We tend to conclude that something in us is causing all these painful patterns and experiences.

What I’ve found when I’ve encountered this in myself is that I’m looking for reassurance that I’ll be helped if something doesn’t make sense or work.

This is my commitment to you: If a tool or concept doesn’t make sense to you or work, reach out and we’ll figure out what is happening.

You can do that through the monthly support calls I offer or via email.

What If I Do It All & Nothing Changes?＋

I have seen a few students not make progress. This happened because of specific factors happening for them, including:

Unstable home or work environment that was keeping them feeling unsafe
Other conditions that were interfering, such as borderline personality, or massive trauma that was keeping them frozen
Needed the personal help of a therapist as they did this work (I always recommend having a therapist with any work if at all possible)

If these are factors in your life currently, please take time to resource what you need in each of those. My work and trainings will help in addition to those resources.

Is This A Replacement For Therapy?＋

This is not a replacement for professional therapy. It is a supportive structure and process that can amplify the results your therapy efforts. This program has been taken by and approved by therapists and psychologists. Feel free to consult with your therapist before joining!

What Kind Of Processes Are Included?＋

The practices and processes use somatic and cognitive practices to help retrain your body and mind to work in harmony.

“How Do I Know This Is A Good Fit For Me?”＋

This Is Designed For Individuals That:

Identify with being a people-pleaser and seek love through approval
That struggle with trusting their own perceptions of reality
That doubt their feelings and senses
That wonder what is real
That feel unreal or invisible
Struggle to create healthy relationships, trust, and connection
That are seeking to have relationships and friendships that are satisfying
That are seeking more purpose and prosperity in their life
That want to be themselves without fear, guilt, or shame
That want themselves back

There Are Prerequisites To Join:

Consider therapy as a support for any individual challenges that may arise
Willing to do the work and take it at their own pace
Understand there is no quick-fix or instant healing; it takes persistence and curiosity instead
Understand that Marshall is not a therapist; he’s a trauma-informed coach and mentor
Agree to 100% responsibility for the actions and choices you take in this course

I’ve Got A Concern, Hesitation, Doubt, Or Question Keeping Me From Enrolling, Marshall. How Can I Get Your Input On It?＋

Click below to email me your question and I’ll get back to you promptly (usually within 24-48 hours).

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THE CORE PROGRAM

FOUNDATION™

15 weeks to freedom from codependency

$297 Lifetime access

List price: $1,297 · Total stated value: $7,576

On-demand trainings in video and MP3
Weekly mastery and guided practices
THAW and Nurture bonus trainings
Practice Sessions Library and BE Calm System
Codependency Healing Meditations & Tools Library
Six months of monthly Homework Hours support
Lifetime access to the student community

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Full investment, inclusions & course details ＋

FOUNDATION gives you access to…

6 Months of monthly support calls on Sunday so you excel and succeed faster in your healing
The on-demand classes for your ease of access
The Thaw Course so you heal the freeze reflex in your nervous system
The Nurture Course so you heal the loneliness and emptiness from emotional neglect
The Codependency Meditations & Tools Library so you can find what you need quickly
Lifetime access to the student community where you find ongoing support and connects

The total value is $7,576 if purchased individually.

The going list price for FOUNDATION is $1297, which is competitive with other coaching systems that come with only monthly q&a calls, and often no live classes. This investment is equivalent of 8 sessions of therapy at the average rate of $150 a session.

Enroll In Lifetime Access for $297 below.

Total value: $7,576

List price: $1297

Lifetime access for: $297

Lifetime Access To:

The On-demand Trainings: 24/7 on-demand access to the recordings ($497 value)

Exclusive Bonuses

The THAW Trainings ($297 value): Begin to thaw the freeze reflex that keeps you procrastinating, paralyzed, and locked in fatigue

6 Months Of Monthly Support via Homework Hours ($2997 value): Monthly help and support as you move through the on-demand trainings; happens on Sundays at 11am Mountain Time
Nurture ($497 value): Heal the emptiness and loneliness that comes from emotional neglect
Practice Sessions Library ($997 value): Practice the skills you’re learning each with with Marshall
The BE Calm System ($297 value)
The Codependency Healing Meditations & Tools Library ($197 value)
Lifetime access to the Student Community ($997 value)

Class details

- Class Access: On-demand 24/7
- Course Length: 15 modules
- Class Length: 1-2 hours per class
- Homework Time Investment: 20-60 minutes (varies per training)
- Unlimited, Life-time Access: Access to class recordings are provided in video and audio (mp3) format and are available 24/7 and never expire

Go at your own pace

- 24/7 Access To The Recordings: Watch at anytime, at your own pace. You can watch the video or listen via MP3
- Less Than 30 Minutes A Week For The Practices: The secret to success with my work is doing the practices. The classes teach you why you do the practice. Do the practices and you will succeed.

Course features

- Includes PDF guides and MP3 recordings of tools and classes
- Unlimited access to class recordings
- Unlimited support via email and the online student support community

IN THEIR OWN WORDS