For many clinicians, the value of self-compassion is clear - yet helping clients access genuine compassion for themselves can be surprisingly difficult. Self-criticism, shame, and trauma often interrupt a client’s ability to relate to themselves with warmth, making therapeutic progress slower and more painful than it needs to be. This workshop addresses that gap by ... Read more
For many clinicians, the value of self-compassion is clear - yet helping clients access genuine compassion for themselves can be surprisingly difficult. Self-criticism, shame, and trauma often interrupt a client’s ability to relate to themselves with warmth, making therapeutic progress slower and more painful than it needs to be. This workshop addresses that gap by ... Read more
Most people enter the helping professions moved by compassion and a genuine desire to support others. At the same time, we all carry the imprint of the worlds we grow up in - our families, communities, cultures, and histories - shaped within broader social systems marked by ongoing colonialism, power imbalances, and inequity. Without intentional ... Read more
This workshop builds on the reflective foundation established in Shayla Dube and Adele Lafrance’s earlier training* on cultural self-awareness, power, and colonial context. While that first workshop centers on understanding ourselves, this session turns toward the next essential question: How do we translate cultural awareness into concrete, culturally responsive action in our daily work?Drawing on the ... Read more