Category Archives: Workplace Culture

It Takes a (Physically Distant) Village

Creating your Professional Community of Support

The pandemic changed the way that we connect with friends, family, and colleagues. In this discussion, Françoise Mathieu, Diana Tikasz. and Dr. Jennifer Russel consider the importance of creating formal and informal peer support networks.

February 2021

Creating a Professional Community of Support

It Takes a (Physically Distant) Village Q&A

In this discussion, Françoise Mathieu, Diana Tikasz. and Dr. Jennifer Russel answer questions about discuss building support networks in the absence of strong leadership, vulnerability in the face of poor trust, and communities of support for remote work.

February 2021

The Balance Map

A Strategy to Take Stock

Françoise Mathieu outlines a tool to take stock and bring more balance to your professional and personal lives.

January 2021

Mental Health & “Scary Issues”

A Conversation About Stigma with Dr. Mike Condra

Dr. Mike Condra is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Queen’s University in Kingston, ON. In this conversation, he shares his lessons learned about reducing stigma in the helping professions and offers strategies for verbal de-escalation.

December 2020

Stigma & The Stiff Upper Lip

Self-Compassion and the "Carry On" Culture

Many of us work in a culture that maintains that we must stoically “carry on” or be perpetual heroes. In this discussion, Françoise Mathieu, Diana Tikasz. and Dr. Jennifer Russel consider the resentment and isolation that can arise from stigma in the helping professions.

December 2020

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