Webinars & Workshops in Waterloo Region

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Protect your people from burnout & compassion fatigue and optimize staff retention, productivity and profits.

Wise leaders know prioritizing mental health and workplace wellbeing is both caring and smart business practice. But you're busy. You don't have time to become an expert. Not, to worry.

I'm a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional, with twenty years clinical and group facilitation experience. I also have extensive training and experience in Gender Based Violence, leadership training and experience as a Clinical Supervisor and member of a non-profit management team, front line staff and am a graduate of Leadership Waterloo Region.

Public speaking experience includes: small and large groups, panel discussions, virtual and local workshops, local, provincial and national conferences, virtual webinars for the Gottman Institute, Consent Parenting and Experience Advisors and a featured guest on podcasts and local media.

Having recovered from compassion fatigue and burnout, I am passionate about providing a brave and engaging space for personal and group reflections and empowerment through a variety of storytelling, research based approaches and exercises.

Invest in your most valuable resource- your people and learn simple strategies to support you at work and home. Choose from one of the workshops below or request one customized to the unique needs of your staff or group. I also offer 1:1 or group mediation, single bereavement sessions and supervision consultation for leaders.

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Workshops for Women in April in Cambridge, ON

Finding Peace in an Anxiety-Filled World

Are worries about the world and the future keeping you up at night?

Do you struggle to focus, relax or feel joy?

Are you craving a space to slow down, connect and find a sustainable path forward?

You are not alone and it can get better.

Join me on Apr 1/26 6:15-7:15pm at The Forest to get to the root of modern anxiety and how to embrace uncertainty with growing clarity, confidence and hope. Protect your mind and your heart from the pain of the world.

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Parenting as an HSP

Does parenting feel a lot harder than you expected?

Is guilt about how tired or reactive you are with your partner or children keeping you up at night?

Do you find the intensity of others' emotions too much?

You are not alone and it can get better.

Join me on Apr 8/26 6:15-7:15pm at The Forest to discover your unique gifts and challenges as a highly sensitive person and parent.

Deepen understanding of what you need to thrive.

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Workshop Endorsement

Diana Baol, Executive Director, Shelldale Family Gateway:

"Nicole is an incredible facilitator. I asked her to have an uplifting and positive session with my staff and they and Nicole knocked it out of the park. Nicole created a terrific atmosphere where everyone felt comfortable discussing both their own and other's successes. I was looking to remind my staff of how much they are valued as members of the organisation as well as having their own intrinsic value. With questions, prompts and examples, Nicole afforded us the chance to see each other as more than roles and positions. It was the best investment in my staff that I have yet made. As a not for profit, the amount was utterly reasonable and more than worth it." Oct 2022

"Care for Caregivers"

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By the End of this Trauma Informed Presentation, Participants will:

Have experienced a safe space to discuss the impacts of the personal and vicarious trauma of the last few years and celebrate each other's strengths
Have shared what helps and what makes it harder systemically
Have learned ways to complete the Stress Response Cycle
Been introduced to Polyvagal Theory and Nervous System Mapping
Have learned a model for caring without carrying the responsibility for others’ wellbeing
Have learned ways to manage and reduce anticipatory anxiety

Be Proactive in Protecting Your Staff's Wellbeing

"Healthy Teams and Clear Communication"

By the End of this Trauma Informed, Research Based Workshop, Participants will:

Have been introduced to a model of 5 dysfunctions of teams and their antidotes
Learned about barriers to healthy communication from a trauma informed and bio/psycho/social perspective and research based antidotes
Have participated in interactive exercises on trust and conflict resolution
Have been introduced to models for clear expectations and reframing feedback
Have access to additional free resources to deepen learning and self-awareness

Equip Your Staff With Vital Skills to Increase Belonging and Effectiveness

"Raising Resilient Children"

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By the End of this Strengths and Attachment Based Workshop, Participants will:

Have experienced a safe and nurturing space to discuss the impacts of the Pandemic on staff and their children.
Have learned the difference between healthy and unhelpful guilt
Have been introduced to conscious parenting and earned secure attachment
Have learned 5 core beliefs and 9 things children need for Fostering Resilience
Have learned 5 ways to deepen connection with children and youth to foster self-confidence
Have learned ways to manage and reduce anticipatory anxiety
Have learned how to cultivate hope without bypassing pain

Help Make Parenting a little easier for your staff or members

"Strengths Based and Trauma Informed Classrooms"

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By the End of this In depth Strengths Based and Trauma Informed Workshop, Participants Will:

Have learned the definition and Signs of trauma
Be able to identify Things that can Magnify the Stress Response
Have experienced a Safe Space to Discuss the impacts of the Pandemic
Have learned about the Effects of Trauma and Vicarious Trauma
Be able to Identify Signs that Vicarious Trauma is Impacting Our Work
Have learned "Care for Caregivers" Mind/Body Practices
Been introduced to Strengths Based & Trauma Informed Responses and Regulatory Activities
Be able to Identify Helpful and Unhelpful Responses to Defensive/Protective Reactions
Have received Guiding Questions for Self-Reflection and/or to Apply to Case Studies

Empower Your Educators or Child Care Workers Today

Workshop Endorsement

Benefits from your workshop include:

"1. Educators understanding the triggers of behaviours of trauma has allowed educators to be more supportive and empathetic to their children. Actively trying to stay away from re-traumatizing.

2. We have been able to support more families with these needs given the information shared with us.

3. Educators are setting up classrooms that are welcoming and support children’s sense of belonging.

4. Staff wellness and advocacy for what staff need has been more evident (path of recovery)

5. More collaboration to support decision making

6. Empowerment support in all areas of the department to help with resilience and building on staff capacity." - Kristina Lyman, RECE Director of Child Care Services, YWCA Cambridge

"Easing Anxiety- Support for Yourself and/or Your Children

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By the End of this Workshop, Participants Will:

Be able to identify Anxiety as a Normal Reaction to the Pandemic and changing world
Have experienced a safe space to discuss the impacts of the Pandemic and collective stressors and traumas on themselves and their children
Be able to identify Symptoms (Internalizing and Externalizing) of Anxiety
Be able to identify What is Helpful and Not Helpful in Responding to Anxiety
Have learned ways to Support Themselves and their Children to Reduce Avoidance Behaviour
Have learned strategies for Effectively Addressing Worries and Embracing Uncertainty

Empower Your Staff or Group from Someone Who's Specialized in Anxiety Management and reduction for 20 years

"Coping with Grief and Traumatic Loss"

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By the End of the Presentation, Participants Will:

Have experienced a safe space to grieve together and gain tools to support the populations they serve
Be able to identify Myths & Facts of Grief
Be able to identify Mental Health Symptoms that can overlap with grief or be a sign of complicated grief
Have learned about the impacts and antidotes for traumatic loss and if relevant the unique fears and ways to support children
Have learned the 4 Tasks of Mourning
Have learned 5 Ways to Care for Your Grieving Hearts
Have learned 7 Ways for Cultivating Meaning and Hope without Bypassing Pain

Help Your Staff Move Through The Grief with Compassion, Education and Inspiration

Webinars & Workshops in Waterloo Region

Protect your people from burnout & compassion fatigue and optimize staff retention, productivity and profits.