The Action Navigator
A comprehensive, one-of-a-kind program designed specifically for neurodivergent and chronically ill professionals who are ready to stop leaving their precious time and energy on the table and start spending it on what actually matters to them.
You're capable. You're driven. So why does following through feel so impossible?
You have work that matters to you. Goals you genuinely care about. A life you're actively trying to build.
But between the brain fog, the energy crashes, the executive function battles, and an inner critic who turns everything into evidence that you're not enough, your precious time and energy keep going toward everything except the work and goals that matter most to you. The gap between where you are and where you want to be keeps growing wider.
Do you…
Struggle to create structure for yourself while working from home?
Struggle to get yourself to take action on the things you want and need to do?
Know exactly what you want to accomplish, but can't seem to make it happen?
Fear you're falling short of what you're actually capable of?
Have a harsh inner critic who can turn anything into a reason to shame you?
Spend hours learning about productivity systems, only to never actually use them?
Dream of being the kind of person who follows through and genuinely loves their life?
You've tried the productivity systems. The planners. The apps. The courses built for neurotypical, able-bodied people who don't have to manage their energy the way you do.
They didn't work. And somewhere along the way, you started wondering if you were the problem.
You're not. The tools were.
There's a better way! And it was built specifically for you.
The Action Navigator is a step-by-step framework designed from the ground up for neurodivergent and chronically ill professionals. Not adapted from something else. Not modified to "include" you as an afterthought.
Built for the way your brain and body actually work.
Inside, you'll develop the skills, tools, and self-trust to consistently spend your precious time and energy the way you want and need to. Not by overhauling your entire life, but by building a system that actually works with your brain and body.
This is what becomes possible.
“I'm so grateful to have met you and so thankful to have you in my life. You've made a huge difference in my life and in the lives of so many other people." — PhD student who completed their degree while healing from burnout
“It's really absolute gold, and probably the most transformative tool I've taken away from the course. It must have taken me a little over a year from when I started trying to apply it... but now it's been eight months of steady turtle bites and marbles in my trust jar." — Client who built and maintained a consistent writing practice
"The information you shared in that one conversation has given me a clearer sense of how to move forward in my business than the 1000+ hours of advice I've heard from other experts in the last year." — Client building a service-based business
What you'll learn inside The Action Navigator
The Action Navigator is built around two core phases.
Phase 1: Master the Moment
Before you can build the future you want, you need to be able to show up for yourself right now in this moment, on this day, with the energy you actually have.
You'll learn how to:
Overcome resistance and procrastination in the moment you're experiencing it
Take action on the things you want and need to do
Manage your physical, cognitive, and emotional energy
Build a personalized time and task management system that works for you
Give yourself genuine self-care, not the performative kind
Create, communicate, and enforce compassionate boundaries
Transform your inner critic into a kind and compassionate inner voice
Phase 2: Build Your Future
Once you can reliably show up for yourself, you'll turn your attention to the bigger picture.
You'll learn how to:
Design your compass, the North Star that guides your decisions and goals
Translate that vision into realistic, achievable action
Course correct compassionately when life throws you a curveball
What’s Inside
Module 0 | Welcome Party
Zoom Tour
Discord Community Tour
Community Rules
Student Portal Tour
Accountability
Metaphor For Success
Show Up Messy
Course Syllabus
Module 1 | Starting
The Vision
The Toolbox
Spoon Hunting
Three Gas Tanks
Follow-Through Formula
Muse Muscles
The Swiss Alps
Guided Jumpstarts
Module 2 | Doing
What is Resistance?
What is Procrastination?
Muscle Building: Safe Expectations
Muscle Building: Starting
Muscle Building: Stopping
Homework + The Daily Check-In
Module 3 | Organizing
The Point of Having a System
System Building Blocks
Let's Get Functional
Prioritizing
Project Planning
The Weekly Reset
Build Your System Cheat Sheet
Module 4 | Planning
Time Tracking & Estimation
Calendar / Time Blocking
Pomodoro Technique
Transitions / Friction
Decision Fatigue
Routine Building
Module 5 | Self-Care
What is Self-Care?
Anytime Pages
Nervous System Regulation
Polyvagal Theory
Stimulation
Relational Healing
Module 6 | Troubleshooting
Deep Dive Into The Follow-Through Formula
Walk Back The Cat Exercise
Module 7 | Your Compass
Compass vs. Follow-Through Formula
Your True North
Values & Desires Exercise
Shooting for the Moon
East vs. West
Now What?
Module 8 | Scaling Your Life
Body Compass
Goal Setting
Goal Planning
Change Cycle
Iterating
Scaling Your Life
Bonus | Boundaries Workshop
How to choose which boundaries you need
How to establish those boundaries
How to enforce those boundaries
What’s Included
Everything you get when you join:
Lifetime* access to the complete, self-paced Action Navigator course
Weekly Group Coaching Calls with Cas
Weekly System Reset Calls with Shae
Monthly Build Your System Calls with Cas
Private Discord community
Searchable student portal with all recordings, transcripts, and closed captions
Guided Jumpstart Audios for moments of resistance
All future updates to the course, including the upcoming Version 2 at no additional cost
*Lifetime means lifetime of the course, which I am committed to running for years to come. I want this program to continue to grow and to become my legacy.
A Note On Version 2
The Action Navigator is currently in its first version. Version 2, a significant expansion of the program, is in development and will be released later this year. When it launches, the investment will increase to reflect the additional value. Students who join now will receive lifetime access to Version 2 at no additional cost, locked in at today's investment. This is your opportunity to join at the founding member rate.
Why a program and not one-on-one coaching?
I started my work doing one-on-one coaching. And while I loved it, I realized over time that a program could give my clients more than coaching alone ever could.
The Action Navigator documents everything I want each of my clients to know, every tool, every framework, every skill, so you always have access to the best of what I have to offer, so the quality of your experience never depends on anyone else's energy levels.
It's also designed for the way neurodivergent and chronically ill people actually learn:
You get instant access to the entire program and can go through it in whatever order meets your needs
You have lifetime access, so there's no pressure to rush
Every lesson includes multiple formats: video with subtitles, audio, and text (audio and text coming in Version 2)
Learning accommodations are built in everywhere, not bolted on as an afterthought
Weekly live calls with me mean you're never left to figure things out alone
Testimonials
“Thank you for creating this space, this program. It’s the first place I’ve ever had where I don’t feel broken and irredeemable. You inspire, you teach, you give me hope (and that’s huge because me & hope have a really rough relationship). I don’t know if you can see it but I feel so much like I’m learning & growing & being kinder to myself. And after what feels like a lifetime of hating myself & trying to punish myself into someone I respect it’s…a blessing. So in case you don’t hear it enough — you matter, your heart & your work matters and it’s changing lives. So proud of you Cassie and so blessed to know you. ♥️”
“Have been yearning to say how much hearing you all helps me! I am just getting through a re-listen of some of our group sessions and seriously just about every question and reply is a jewel to me. I share SO MANY of these struggles, some of them articulated by you Muses to myself for the first time. So grateful to this community and especially you, Cassie—not only for your suggestions that feel spot-on and clarifying and lift the heart and show a way forward, but for creating this community. So, so heartened and grateful for seeing/feeling a way forward. Thank you thank you thank you.”
“The course so far has been amazing.
In the Welcome Party alone, I don’t think I’ve ever felt so understood and not alone in my life.”
“So many courses and workshops I’ve done in the past are all like, figure out what works for you, and they made me feel so overwhelmed and disconnected from myself. I feel like this course is going to help me so much, you are our Gandalf.”
“Thank you all for being such a great support and inspiration. Thank you Cassie for being a beautiful guiding light. As I wrote today I realized, I have held on to hope during the darkest of times. And I keep coming back to that hope. Joining this group was a sign of and outcome of that hope. And what a wise decision past-me made to be here with all of you lovely and kind people. Sending gratitude and love and looking forward to this new year with you ❤️”
“I’m Jody Yarborough, a digital content creator and small business owner. I write about my own personal life as well as disability advocacy. I’ve followed Cassie on YouTube for awhile before I booked our first consultation appointment. So I was hopeful she was going to be able to help me. I’ve read and watched a lot on productivity and “self-help” but no one ever seems to understand the perspectives that disabled and chronically ill folks have to deal with. BUT CASSIE DOES! It was so refreshing to finally feel heard and validated. She really has a lot of original and thoughtful insight for this community, and she shows up consistently to help us break through barriers and live our best lives. My issue was consistency and she really helped me unlock a years-long mystery and frustration on why I couldn’t develop a consistent writing habit. I can’t say this of many people, but Cassie literally helped to change my life. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for fresh perspectives, fact-based research and understanding, and the nudge they might need to get unstuck and move forward with their goals and aspirations.”
“Cassie is great about encouraging us to show up “messy.” No pressure to perform or be perfect. You don’t have to stress about sharing with the group. Everyone is so wonderful and supportive and kind. And fun! Cassie has a great sense of humor and so does everyone else. This group is the perfect blend of accountability and productivity awesomeness, emotional support, and fun. 😊”
“Thank you Cassie for helping me shoot for the moon, sometimes land among stars, sometimes fall to the swiss alps and start the trek all over. This life is full of both no matter what, but I finally feel like I might be able to ride on top of the waves instead of get crashed on every time.”
“When I first joined the Accountability Muse Membership I thought, “Maybe this will be helpful, but I’ll probably only do it for a month.” But, it turns out, this membership is exactly what I needed. The skills Cassie Winter teaches are nothing short of revolutionary, and my life has transformed as a result.
I’m finally making progress on the projects that mean the most to me. I used to get really excited about a project, burn that passion hard and fast, and then either burn out, get sidetracked by health challenges, or move onto the next exciting thing (rarely finishing any of them). The only thing I’ve done consistently is inconsistency. And the Accountability Muse Membership has changed that!!
I am actually consistently working on my passion projects. And if something in my life comes up and threatens to derail me, Cassie does an amazing job of coaching me through it: encouraging me to take care of myself while also continuing to take steps towards my goal. She doesn’t advocate sacrificing well-being in the name of productivity, and she doesn’t advocate for sacrificing productivity for the sake of well-being. She prioritizes both and has found a genius way of supporting each so we can both live with our respective challenges while still reaching for our goals.
Whatever our limitations, it is still possible to achieve what we want to achieve, and we don’t have to do it alone. There is actually someone out there who understands the struggle intimately and who has been there before. Someone who is amazing at validating, supporting, and encouraging, who will walk that road with us. And Cassie does a beautiful job at all of it. I cannot recommend her and the Accountability Muse Membership enough. If you’re anything like me, then it will change your life.”
“Accountability Muse has been revolutionary for my quality of life. As a creative, I’ve gotten stuck, researched tools to fix it, and gotten stuck again many times.
Cassie’s program provides unique insight from her own experience, which she articulates in a way I can apply to my own situation - something I couldn’t get with my academic resources.
I can’t emphasize it enough, this program provides the follow-through I didn’t get from any other program I’ve tried, by helping me build the custom system I need to make and meet my goals.
The community is respectful and equally invested in applying the program.
I highly recommend the program if agency to complete your goals is hard for you. You are not alone!
Even still in development, I’ve seen an improvement in my life.
The Accountability Muse program is helping me build my custom toolkit to get and stay unstuck reliably on my own!”
Need-Based Scholarships
The Action Navigator is built on the belief that the people who need this work most should be able to access it. A limited number of need-based scholarship slots are available each quarter for those who qualify.
Scholarships are awarded through a brief written application and are reviewed on a rolling basis. If the investment is the only thing standing between you and joining, I encourage you to apply.
Who I am and what I stand for
Because many of my students are members of marginalized communities, creating a genuinely safe space is central to everything I do. I want to be transparent about the values that shape this community so you can decide with full confidence whether this is the right place for you.
I believe in and am committed to: racial justice and anti-racism, reproductive rights, LGBTQIA+ rights and trans rights as human rights, Palestinian liberation, disability justice, fat liberation, Indigenous land rights, universal healthcare, universal basic income, and science-based public health.
If those values resonate with you, I'd love to meet you.
If they don't, I genuinely wish you well on your journey, and encourage you to find a coach whose values align with yours.
You deserve tools that were actually made for you.
The Action Navigator is a one-of-a-kind program for neurodivergent and chronically ill professionals who are ready to close the gap between their ambitions and their reality, and build the life they actually want on their own terms.
Your next step is a free, no-pressure discovery call. You'll speak with my assistant Shae, who is herself a graduate of the Action Navigator and one of the most wonderful humans I know. Together you'll figure out whether this program is the right fit for you.
I can't wait to meet you inside.
Schedule Your Free Clarity Call Here:
My assistant Shae hosts these free Clarity Calls. If you like me, I guarantee you'll absolutely adore Shae.
If together you and Shae decide the Action Navigator is right for you, I look forward to meeting you inside the program!