Category Archives: Strategies for Leaders
Compassion Begins with Curiosity
Lessons Learned from 25+ Years in the Field
In this opening keynote for CARE4YOU 2026, Françoise Mathieu shares her lessons learned from working alongside helping professionals from across the world.
June 2026
Rethinking Addiction
A Conversation on Stigma, Fear, and Hope
In this CARE4YOU 2026 session, psychiatrist, addiction medicine specialist, and author Dr. Nzinga Harrison invites us to challenge what we think we know about addiction.
June 2026
Can I Say Something?
How Psychological Safety Can Transform Our Workplaces
In this keynote presentation for CARE4YOU 2023, Françoise Mathieu explores the essential role of leadership in managing burnout - no matter where you sit on the organizational hierarchy.
June 2025
You Can’t Meditate Your Way Out of a Stressful Job
A Conversation on Real Self-Care with Dr. Pooja Lakshmin
In this CARE4YOU 2025 session, Françoise Mathieu and Dr. Pooja Lakshmin will talk about what real self-care means for people working in high-stress, trauma-exposed jobs.
June 2025
One Care
How Caring for Geckos, Gorillas, Yourself, and Each Other is Interconnected
In this CARE4YOU 2025 session, Sabrina Brando shares stories from her journey in wildlife care and conservation, as well as insights from her research on self-care practices among zoo and aquarium professionals.
June 2025
Cultivating Moral Courage
CARE4YOU 2025 Closing Address
In this closing address for CARE4YOU 2025, Françoise Mathieu explores how to meet difficult situations with moral courage, act with integrity, and keep making decisions that align with our values, day by day, one decision at a time.
June 2025
Everything is Turned Up to 11
Supporting Each Other Through the Reality of Today’s Workplace
In this keynote presentation for CARE4YOU 2024, Françoise Mathieu explores insights from organizations who are thriving and lessons learned from those who are struggling.
June 2024
CARE4YOU 2023 Closing Address
In this closing address for CARE4YOU 2023, Françoise Mathieu presents an overview of key strategies to become a secondary trauma-informed professional and offers some inspiring stories from the field.
June 2023
Compassion as a Catalyst for Change
The Leader’s Role in Addressing Burnout
In this keynote presentation for CARE4YOU 2023, Françoise Mathieu explores the essential role of leadership in managing burnout - no matter where you sit on the organizational hierarchy.
June 2023
Repair in the Workplace
Moving Away from Blaming and Shaming
Staff shortages, exhausted people, and unaddressed conflict are just a few of the complex challenges facing organizations. In this discussion, Françoise Mathieu, Diana TIkasz, and Dr. Jennifer Russel explore the importance of repair work and why it needs to happen before workplaces can move forward.
July 2022
“Feeling Stressed? Here’s Our EAP Flyer!”
Navigating the Pros and Cons of Employee Assistance Programs
Employee Assistance Programs – does your organization have one? Have you used it? In this discussion, Françoise Mathieu, Diana Tikasz. and Dr. Jennifer Russel, this session explores the benefits and challenges of EAP programs.
June 2022
Good vs. Punitive Messaging
A Conversation About Post-Traumatic Growth with Sarah Stewart
Sarah Stewart is a certified Mental Health First Aid educator and TEND Associate. In this conversation, she shares her lessons learned about post-traumatic growth during difficult times, her perspective on punitive messaging in the workplace, and strategies to cope.
July 2021
Advocacy Breeds Confidence
A Conversation About Imposter Syndrome with Dr. Matthew Chow
Dr. Matthew Chow is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and President of the Doctors of BE from 2020 - 2022. n this conversation, he shares his lessons learned about imposter syndrome and strategies to find confidence in our work.
May 2021
The Great Reset
A Conversation About Workplace Mental Health with Mary Ann Baynton
Mary Ann Baynton is the Director of Strategy and Collaboration for Canada Life’s Workplace Strategies for Mental Health. In this conversation, she shares her lessons learned about creating a psychologically safe workplace and strategies to cultivate authentic leadership.
March 2021
We Can’t Be Trauma Responsive Without Being STS-Informed
Tools for Organizational Change
What does it mean to be a secondary-trauma informed workplace? In this CARE4YOU 2020 session, Dr. Ginny Sprang explores tools to assess the degree to which a workplace is secondary-trauma-informed.
June 2020
