Workshops that deliver practical value and lasting impact
99% of participants found them applicable and valuable
99% intend to use the tools and strategies
92% would recommend the workshop to others
The most meaningful workshops do more than inform — they equip people with tools they can use right away. Participants consistently share that our sessions provide practical strategies, real-world examples, relevant takeaways, and immediate value they can carry into their work long-term.
Our facilitation plays a key role in that experience. Described as engaging, clear, caring, knowledgeable, and relatable, each workshop is designed to build trust and create space for strategic learning, peer collaboration and real connection.
The result is learning that lasts. Participants report greater awareness, healthier coping strategies, practical peer support, and greater confidence in their ability to navigate work, ultimately strengthening individual well-being and team culture.
Workshop topics
Download our Course Catalogue for workshop descriptions, training sessions, coaching and consulting services to support your organization’s mission, leaders, and employees.
Burnout Prevention
Practical strategies for leaders, managers, and employees to overcome burnout so your organization thrives. Participants will learn an evidence-based model of burnout and practical strategies to prevent and overcome burnout for greater engagement and productivity. Customized to meet your goals.
Resilience Strategies
Gain practical strategies for leaders, managers, and employees to master the skills to overcome stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue and support their mental health. Participants will learn evidence-based coping skills and resiliency by unpacking challenges and learning key factors for thriving.
Effective Self-Care
Evidence-based strategies that leaders, managers, and employees can use to enhance their health and well-being. Implementing effective self-care boosts productivity, innovation, focus, and commitment. Participants will develop a self-care plan that is both motivating and achievable.
Compassion Fatigue
Equip leaders, managers, and employees with practical, evidence-based strategies to prevent, cope with, and overcome compassion fatigue. Participants will learn resiliency strategies to prevent and reduce the effects of vicarious trauma in the workplace to reduce burnout and compassion fatigue.
Enneagram for Teams
The Enneagram, a comprehensive personality framework, is a valuable tool for workplace team development, company culture transformation, and overall team success. Workshops build cohesion, reduce conflict, improve communication and enhance workplace culture via assessment, learning, and activities.
De-Escalating Crisis
Learn skills and practical strategies based on your challenges and culture. Participants will learn the three levels of crisis and appropriate responses to de-escalate crises and keep themselves and others safe. They will also learn and practice effective communication, limit-setting, and self-care skills.
Healthy Boundaries
Practical strategies for leaders, managers, and employees to learn healthy workplace boundaries to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue. Participants will learn practical healthy boundaries that support employees, clients and your organization for greater engagement, productivity and longevity.
Stress Management
Through proven exercises and techniques, participants will learn how to effectively manage stress within the workplace. Training can be customized for leaders, managers and employees. By building stress management capacity, and preventing burnout, this training can benefit your entire organization.
Mental Health Strategies
Discover the risk factors creating workplace mental health challenges. Learn what triggers a fight, flight or freeze response in the modern workplace. Gain practical tools, strategies and real-life interventions. Supporting mental health reduces the incidences of burnout and compassion fatigue.
Workshops custom-designed for your organization
In-person & virtual workshops, events & conferences
Your organization’s people, leaders, challenges, and goals are unique, and you deserve a workshop tailored to your company's needs. Let us create a workshop, training, or program based on your desired initiatives and outcomes.
Training is available both in person and virtually. Common venues include live workshops, webinars, conferences, company-wide events, leadership and management training, team-specific training and retreats.
We are trusted by the military (Canadian Armed Forces), RCMP, and many public sector, healthcare, education, corporate, nonprofit, and emergency response organizations.
Client testimonials
“Supporting others every day takes heart, energy, and resilience. That’s why we took time to pause, reflect, and care for ourselves too. We just wrapped up a 4-part Self-Care and Resilience Workshop Series for our incredible staff, and what a journey it was! Over the past few weeks, our team explored practical ways to strengthen resilience, manage stress, nurture overall wellness, and support one another, all focused on building a healthier, more balanced mindset at work and beyond. Led by the amazing Samantha Adams and Bonita Eby from Breakthrough Personal & Professional Development Inc., these sessions helped our staff recharge, reflect, and strengthen their ability to thrive in high-demand environments. A huge thank you to the Breakthrough team for creating such a meaningful and engaging experience, and to our staff for showing up with heart and commitment to their own well-being.”
Renita Paranjape, VP, Geneva Centre for Autism
“Our team had the pleasure of welcoming Bonita as our keynote speaker for a retreat that we had organized for our Pediatric Clinic staff and physicians. Our retreat focused around creating a Mission & Vision for our team, as well as building a team charter. Given the extraordinary pressures everyone in healthcare has been under for the last few years, we felt it very important to center our discussions around wellness and setting healthy boundaries. Bonita took the time to research and understand our specific organization’s culture, mission and values and wove this throughout her talk. Feedback from participants was extremely positive; in fact, reference was made throughout the day back to concepts and strategies that Bonita had shared. I would highly recommend Bonita and BreakThrough to any healthcare organization.”
Amanda Hignell, Department of Pediatrics, St. Michael’s Hospital
“Our organization connected with Bonita to provide a customized workshop about vicarious trauma, moral injury, compassion fatigue and burnout. It was so helpful to understand the difference between each of these factors, how they contribute to our mental health, and how we can work to prevent them. Bonita did an outstanding job of understanding our organization and our culture, and helped us to make meaningful progress in supporting our leaders. I would not hesitate to recommend Bonita's services for any organization hoping to support their team in preventing burnout! It is simply a fantastic investment:). Thank you Bonita!”
Adrienne Hodges, Human Resources, Baptist Housing
Quick links to our most popular workshops and training
We’ll provide a keynote address, presentation, or interactive workshops for your next event.
Burnout Prevention workshop
Compassion Fatigue workshop
Enneagram For Teams workshop
Stress Management workshop
Mental Health workshop
Healthy Boundaries workshop
Resilience Strategies workshop
Effective Self-care workshop