Wherever you go, emotions go with you.
They shape your choices, your relationships, and your ability to navigate life’s ups and downs. But too often, we are taught to suppress, ignore, or battle with our emotions instead of working with them.
At 5th Place, we take a different approach.
We believe emotional fitness is as essential as physical fitness—a skill that can be nurtured, strengthened, and practiced. It’s about feeling fully, flowing through life’s challenges, and flourishing in every environment you inhabit.
A Place to Belong, A Place to Grow
Ray Oldenburg, in The Great Good Place, described how life unfolds across places:
🏠 First Place – Home, where we seek comfort and belonging.
🏢 Second Place – Work or school, where we strive, grow, and contribute.
🌍 Third Place – Community spaces—cafés, libraries, parks—where we connect and recharge.
At 5th Place, we recognize that the world has changed.
💻 Fourth Place – The digital world, where we now gather, engage, and work. It expands our reach but often leaves us feeling disconnected from ourselves and others.
But places don’t just shape us—we shape them too.
5th Place is a place where emotional well-being is valued, nurtured, and understood. A place that isn’t about escaping emotions but learning how to engage with them—so they support, rather than hinder, how we live, work, and relate.
Feel, Flow, Flourish—Together
Emotions don’t exist in isolation, and neither do we.
They move through us, shaping and being shaped by the places we inhabit and the people around us. Yet, many of us have never been taught how to process them in a way that feels natural, healthy, and life-affirming.
At 5th Place, we cultivate a more natural kind of inclusion—where emotions are welcomed rather than judged, where people are met as they are, and where well-being is something we build together.
We make emotional fitness practical, accessible, and essential for:
🧍 Individuals – Move through life with confidence, clarity, and connection.
👥 Teams & Organizations – Build workplaces where well-being and performance go hand in hand.
🏫 Schools & Families – Foster emotional intelligence for a healthier, happier future.
This isn’t about controlling emotions or being overwhelmed by them—it’s about learning how to work with them, so life can flow more easily, and you can flourish wherever you are.
Because the way we feel shapes the places where we live, work, and belong.
Welcome to 5th Place. A place for emotional fitness. A place for you.
Discover 5th Place
5th Place is more than an organisation—it’s a vision for a world where emotional fitness is valued as much as physical health. Discover who we are, the principles we live by, and how we’re building emotionally fit communities, workplaces, and schools.
Explore our philosophy, meet our team, and see how you can be part of the journey.
EMOTIONAL FITNESS COLLEGE
Our Emotional Fitness College offers training, workshops, and experiences to help individuals, professionals, and communities develop emotional awareness, resilience, and well-being.
Whether you’re looking for personal growth, professional development, or tools to support others, this is your space to learn, feel, flow, and flourish.
COACHING & SUPPORT
Sometimes, we need support to navigate life’s challenges. Whether it’s one-on-one coaching, workplace well-being support, or emotional fitness coaching for schools and families, we provide personalised guidance to help you, your team or organisation move from survival to thriving.