ABOUT BREAKTHROUGH
Practical Expertise for Healthier People, Leadership, and Workplace Culture
Breakthrough Personal & Professional Development helps organizations address burnout, compassion fatigue, and workplace stress through evidence-based consulting, customized training, and coaching.
Grounded in healthcare, leadership development, and lived experience, our work turns complex research into practical strategies leaders and teams can use in the realities of everyday work.
6,000+
people supported
75+
organizations
Canada & U.S.
service reach
OUR FOUNDATION
Why Breakthrough Exists
Breakthrough was founded on the belief that people should not have to sacrifice their health to do meaningful work—and that organizations need more than surface-level wellness solutions to create lasting change.
Professional healthcare experience, nonprofit leadership, and lived experience with burnout shaped a practical approach that strengthens people, leadership, and the conditions in which work happens.
MEET OUR CONSULTANTS
Experienced, Evidence-Based Support
Our consultants combine professional expertise with approachable facilitation and tools designed for real workplace challenges.
Bonita Eby
Founder & CEO | Burnout Prevention & Organizational Culture Consultant
Bonita works at the intersection of health, leadership development, and organizational culture. With more than 25 years of experience across healthcare, leadership, coaching, and consulting, she helps organizations understand and address the conditions that contribute to burnout, compassion fatigue, and workplace stress.
Her approach is also informed by lived experience. After navigating burnout and compassion fatigue in leadership and crisis response, Bonita dedicated her work to translating research into practical, sustainable strategies for healthier leaders, teams, and organizations.
Samantha Adams
Consultant, Coaching And Learning Facilitator
Samantha brings 15 years of experience in leadership development, coaching, training, team building, and course development, with particular expertise in nonprofit and community-service environments.
Her background includes training in healthy boundaries, Psychological First Aid, non-violent crisis intervention, First Aid and CPR, and employee well-being.
Known for her approachable and grounded facilitation style, Samantha makes complex ideas practical, relevant, and immediately useful for leaders and teams.
“Bonita is an exceptional facilitator – her engaging workshop provided us with the guidance needed to create clear, actionable ways to manage and prevent burnout as individuals and as a broader team. We’re deeply appreciative of her insights and recommend her services no matter how strong your workplace culture is.”
-Cynthia Goodwin, CEO, CCGoodwin Consulting
“Samantha is an engaging and well-informed presenter who provides relevant information and tools to bring back to my workplace. I look forward to practicing these tools when stressed so I can be better at my job. I appreciated the transition from teaching to group work to standing up and moving. This helped me stay engaged. I also like the practical tools and time to practice them in the workshop.”
-Workshop Participant, Geneva Centre For Autism
OUR APPROACH
What Makes Working With Breakthrough Different?
TAILORED TO YOUR REALITY
Every organization navigates unique pressures, systems, people, cultures, and goals. We tailor our workshops, consulting, and coaching to address your specific challenges and support the outcomes that matter most to you.
FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE CHANGE
Our goal isn’t short-term relief, but long-term, sustainable improvement in how your organization supports its people and mission.
RESEARCH INTO ACTION
We turn complex research and assessment data into practical tools, strategies and frameworks your leaders and teams can use right away. Our approach is people-focused, research-based, and data-driven.
SPECIALIZE IN BURNOUT PREVENTION
Compassion fatigue, moral injury, and stress; resilience, and healthy boundaries; leadership development and management support; healthy team collaboration and communication.
BEYOND SURFACE LEVEL SOLUTIONS
Through surveys, assessments, and facilitated conversations, we help you understand what’s driving employee burnout, turnover, and culture, and how to address the underlying factors influencing your team’s well-being.
TRUSTED AND RECOGNIZED
Our work and thought leadership have been featured in recognized media across Canada and the United States
EXPERIENCE AND MEASURABLE TRUST
Proven Across Complex Workplaces
Our work combines healthcare insight, leadership experience, organizational consulting, professional assessments, and evidence-based learning.
6,000+
People supported
98%
Client satisfaction
99%
Plan to apply strategies
WHAT GUIDES OUR WORK
Vision, Mission & Values
At Breakthrough Personal & Professional Development, we provide burnout prevention and organizational culture consulting services at the intersection of health and leadership development.
Vision: Equip organizations so that leaders and employees thrive.
Mission: We’re on a mission to end burnout. We provide high-quality training and consulting so burnout and compassion fatigue become a thing of the past.
Values: We believe in changing the world by supporting change-makers who make the world a better place for all.
People-Centred
We recognize the person behind every role.
Integrity
Thoughtful, responsible work grounded in reality.
Practicality
Strategies designed for real workplace situations.
Sustainability
Lasting improvement and partnership.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
Start With A Conversation
A stronger, healthier workplace begins with a simple, thoughtful conversation. If you’re noticing stress, disengagement, or growing pressure within your team, we’re here to help you make sense of what’s happening and explore what support may be most helpful.
A complimentary 30-minute consultation.
No pressure. No obligation. Just a helpful conversation.
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