Speaking & Workshops

Into the Unknown: Embracing The Five Dimensions of Resilience to Cope with Anxiety and Stress
(90 minutes)

Your team will have the opportunity to engage in group sharing (following challenge by choice modelling) and somatic awareness as they learn about anxiety and stress.

Through a high level overview of the 5 dimensions of resilience (social, physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual), participants will have an increased awareness of their own levels of resilience and will find personal motivation to commit to one small actionable step.

This session is intended to be interactive and experiential with facilitator and participants engaged in conversation, reflection, and somatic expression throughout.

Self-Care Is More than a Clever Hashtag – Recharging and Refueling for Health and Wellness.

Your team will engage in self-assessment and reflection as they learn about key markers for professional burnout. Through understanding the issue, recognizing workplace factors, and being aware of the signs and symptoms, they will be able to take pro-active steps to prevent burnout, enhance work-life balance and reduce the impact of burnout on themselves and their colleagues.

Key components are:

The stages of compassion fatigue and how it differs from burnout

How to protect yourself while you are helping people who are suffering or who are challenging

Practical strategies to increase your compassion satisfaction and resilience

Tools and Strategies for a Personalized self-care/self-compassion plan

“Who Needs a Fence? – The Importance of Establishing Boundaries for Healthier Personal & Professional Lives”

This session focuses on the boundary requirements of changing workplaces.

Key elements include:

• Define professional ethics and boundaries
• Explore various types of professional boundaries
• Learn some of the common boundary issues or challenges that can lead to ethical dilemmas when serving clients
• Reflect on the unique boundary and ethical challenges when balancing work-from-home versus in-office settings
• Understand the role of personal and professional values in creating boundaries
• Consider various approaches to creating and maintaining ethical boundaries
• Self-disclosure and boundaries in the workplace

“But What If they Find Out? Slaying the Monster of Imposter Syndrome”

Inadequate. Fraudulent. Inferior. Fake. Lucky.

These words characterize the inner thoughts of more than 70% of people at some point in their careers.

If you were asked about your success today, would you claim it boldly?  Or are you among those who would answer, “Umm, I am fortunate, I guess” and inside believe you were a total fraud?

Do you ascribe your successes to luck, good fortune, good timing, or “connections”? Are you afraid of being “found out”?

Not anymore.

Join other fearless people to enhance your self-awareness by understanding when, why, and how Imposter Syndrome is affecting you.

*Uncover what drives you

*Identify, challenge, &replace unhelpful limiting thoughts and beliefs

*Build insight, understanding, and self-compassion

Claim your power and slay the monster that is imposter syndrome!

 

“Not Just Other People: Building a Trauma-Informed Workplace”

Trauma-informed workplaces understand and recognize the presence of trauma and promote environments that support the well-being of both team members and the clients being served.

This workshop examines how traumatic stress can occur and explores ways for individuals to protect themselves and their colleagues in the workplace.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the impact that trauma can have on individuals in the workplace.
• Apply the principles of trauma-informed care.
• Promote work environments that support individual and collective well-being
• Understand how to shift perspectives from one of judgement to curiosity when noticing others’ behaviours.

“Inclusion Means All: Building a Neurodiversity Affirming Workplace”
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the workforce today fall under the umbrella of neurodivergent. This introductory session is designed to explore and destigmatize the often unseen or misunderstood aspects of neurodiversity. By listening to employees and respecting learning preference and needs, organizations can create a more inclusive workplace that values diversity and promotes the success of all employees.

Your team will gain an understanding of:

• The concept of neurodiversity and the diversity within its spectrum
• Common barriers and misconceptions about neurodivergent individuals
• Understand the benefits of neurodiversity-affirming approaches and why they matter

• Critically reflect on your own perceptions of behavioral norms and how they compare to neurodivergent ways of being
• Learn self-reflective practices to enhance your ability to support neurodivergent colleagues effectively.

• The importance of a neuro-inclusive workplace & strategies to foster inclusion and safety

“From Front-line to C-Suite: Building Culture in Mixed Location Teams”

Humans are created for connection.

Post-pandemic, many employees are reluctant to return to the office, at least full-time – they are looking for flexibility, freedom and security in their work and work environment. On the other hand, those happy to return have been faced with empty offices and fewer amenities and are therefore not getting the same value out of the workplace.

The opportunity now is to maintain and reinforce the experience of a company culture of collegiality and  connection that underpins high performing teams.

Join us for a fun an engaging team experience (without any trust falls!)

• Enhance relationships between co-workers so they can achieve their individual and common goals more efficiently
• Debunk common misconceptions about working remotely or in-office

• Laugh
• Deepen bonds and improve understanding of each team member
• Sharpen problem-solving skills
• Collaborate & Build trust
• Improve morale
• Combat Zoom Fatigue
• Shift from isolation and disconnect to community & connection

“A Tapestry of Experience: Connection in Multi-Generational Teams”

Today’s workplace is a dynamic confluence of generations each bringing unique perspectives and experiences.

Embracing this generational diversity isn’t just about smoothing out the bumps. Healthy teams understand that while Millennials may prefer electronic forms of communication, such as email and text messaging, and baby Boomers may favour more face-to-face conversations it is about more than that – we must create spaces where each group can share their strengths, where every generation feels valued and integrated.

When these qualities merge effectively, they form a robust team capable of extraordinary performance.

In this program, your multigenerational team will:

• Increase engagement: When everyone feels included, engagement and productivity soar.
• Understand their communication & learning styles: A shared understanding develops, leading to clearer and more effective communication.
• Get creative: Diverse perspectives lead to more innovative solutions.
• Develop team resilience: Multigenerational teams can adapt to various challenges and changes more efficiently.

Soul-Care for the Practice of Intentional Rest – Embracing rest & learning to be present from a place of overflow & abundance

Experiential training around the concepts of compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and burnout.

The workshop is presented from a Christ-focused perspective and is designed to help us to live from a place of overflow and abundance (through the practice of appropriate self-care and support) so we may continue to pour into others without becoming depleted. Participants are encouraged to embrace rest and learn to be present in God’s infinite love and guidance so they may continue their ministry in whatever way they are called to do so.

Key components are:

• The stages of compassion fatigue and how it differs from burnout
• How to protect yourself while you are helping people who are suffering
• Practical strategies to increase your compassion satisfaction and vicarious resilience
• Improved stress management skills
• Increased capacity for compassion
• Improved health, well-being and life satisfaction
• Improved interpersonal skills
• Self-care/self-compassion plan with accountability components
• Understanding of various team member’s roles and how to support and encourage each other in prevention of burnout

 

 

Unbridled Healing programs following a structured model of Equine Assisted Services

Spend time with the herd while you learn to enact healthy boundaries, find harmony, embrace self-compassion, and explore leadership through the lenses of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Equine Assisted Services including therapeutic retreats for those living with post-traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, or operational stress injuries.

We also offer customized corporate wellness retreats & workshops aimed at promoting personal and professional growth and development.

With backgrounds in experiential education, wilderness education, horsemanship, and mental health, we combine three transformative ways of helping people; experiential learning, nature, and Horses.

Partnering with Horses, adds a powerful dimension to the experience. Horses are prey animals whose hypervigilance translates into their ability to sense and tune into the environment. Horses are able to sense the emotions that are hidden in non-verbal communication, the energy these emotions carry and respond accordingly. As a result, horses can help people identify and explore feelings that were previously hidden or unknown.

The “Coffee and Conversation Counsellor,” Kerri holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology with specialized training in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma, Post-traumatic Growth, Child Trauma & Brain Development, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experiential Education (including the “Challenge by Choice” model), and Behavioural Medicine.

Kerri has worked with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Minister of State for Youth and Literacy, the American Camping Association, Boys and Girls Clubs Canada, Boy Scouts of America, New Brunswick Nurses Association, New Brunswick Public Library Service, Transport Canada, Tango Medical, Women in Payments, Running Room Canada, the Department of Post-Secondary Education Training and Labour, YMCA Camps, and many private sector organizations.

Kerri works in private practice as a Canadian Certified Counsellor, Licensed Counselling Therapist, and Certified Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Mental Health Practitioner offering support to various individuals and groups as well as professionals in caring fields as they work through the occupational hazards of compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout.

She offers programs and counselling in-office, off-site, or at her farm, Storm’s Run