Public Workshops

Accessible, virtual, pay-what-you-can offerings open to anyone who wants to develop their capacity to sustain meaningful work with organizations and communities.

This series is for you if:

• You're part of a group navigating organisational transition, restructuring, or periods of high stress

• You lead or work on teams, organisations, or communities across cultural or hierarchical difference

• You're in the NGO or nonprofit sector and want stronger internal and external relationships to support mission-aligned work

• You're a professional who knows that communication breakdowns are costing you — and want practical skills to address them

Building Organizational Shock Absorbers

This free public workshop series offers participants an introduction to foundational skills that will enable them to build and deepen relationships across hierarchy and difference, understand principles of trauma-informed self and community care, and lead with relational awareness. Safer, authentic spaces in which people can show up as themselves and contribute meaningfully to the group’s work or purpose are the building blocks of the internal "shock absorbers" that enable organizations to withstand internal and external stressors without breaking — and emerge stronger on the other side.

Upcoming dates:

Tuesday May 19, 2026
8-11am PT / 11-1pm ET / 3-5pm UTC / 5-7pm SAST
Virtual, sliding scale

Part I: Relational Skills for Better Outcomes

A 3-part workshop series

This workshop is introduction to foundational skills for building and deepening relationships across hierarchy and difference, navigating tough conversations, and showing up for repairing harm. The foundation of any shock-absorbing organization is the quality of its relationships. In this session, we introduce eight key relational skills for navigating difficult conversations, working across difference, and showing up in ways that build trust rather than erode it.

Part II: Principles of Trauma-Informed Self & Community Care

Upcoming dates:

Tuesday June 9, 2026
8-11am PT / 11-1pm ET / 3-5pm UTC / 5-7pm SAST
Virtual, sliding scale

Long-term engagement in meaningful work without burnout often requires realistic strategies for sustaining ourselves and each other. This session explores trauma-informed principles of care as both personal and collective practices. Going beyond the "tea and bubblebaths" approach to self-care, we explore how to mitigate the impact of vicarious traumatization or simply ongoing stress and uncertainty, emphasizing the role of connection and community and exploring group-level strategies for creating sustainable environments.

Part III: Leading with Dexterity and Awareness

Leaders set the tone for their organizations, and for leaders steering their groups through a change process, awareness of what they're modeling and signaling-- both implicitly and explicitly-- is critical. This session is for leaders who want to cultivate relational awareness, break out of unhelpful patterns, and lead in ways that strengthen rather than strain their organizations, whether that means learning to lean into difficult conversations, modeling healthy boundaries and expectations, or knowing how to intervene when something goes wrong.

Upcoming dates:

Tuesday June 30, 2026
8-11am PT / 11-1pm ET / 3-5pm UTC / 5-7pm SAST
Virtual, sliding scale