Education and Advocacy
For Communities, Organizations, and Workplaces
Renee brings over 20 years of teaching experience in diverse community settings, organizations, and workplaces. Her approach is inspiring, heart‑centred, and deeply grounded in the belief that knowledge is a path to liberation. She creates learning spaces that are compassionate, practical, and courageous places where people can explore the truths of life, including grief, change, and endings, with support and care.
Renee’s work is rooted in her background in psychology and behaviour therapy, combined with her training as a Buddhism‑based psychotherapist. This blend of Eastern and Western wisdom offers a unique lens on how humans meet the world, respond to stress, and navigate connection, loss, and meaning‑making in everyday life. Her teachings invite participants to better understand their inner landscape and nervous system while also honouring relationships, community, and the wider systems in which we live.
Education with Renee is both reflective and immediately useful. She translates complex emotional and psychological concepts into accessible tools people can use at work, at home, and in the community. Workshops and trainings focus on real‑life skills: how to stay present in difficult conversations, how to support others through grief and change, and how to cultivate steadiness and compassion in the midst of uncertainty. Participants leave with language, practices, and perspectives that support both personal and collective well-being.
Offerings for Your Community or Organization
Education offerings can be tailored for:
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Community groups seeking support around grief, change, and end‑of‑life
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Nonprofits and helping professionals want to deepen their understanding of the human aspect of death and dying (non-clinical) and grief literacy.
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Workplaces interested in building more compassionate, emotionally aware cultures
Sessions can be offered virtually or in person, and are designed in collaboration with you to reflect the needs, culture, and goals of your community.
Signature Workshop Topics
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The Landscape of Grief – A compassionate, expansive look at how grief shows up across our lives, understanding grief as an emotion and how it can become a teacher rather than something to fear or avoid. We explore mourning rituals to support our journey with grief
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Living Life as a Ceremony – An invitation to bring ritual, reverence, and meaning into everyday moments, not just milestones. We often wait until the perfect moment, or tell ourselves when....we will....but life isn't promised. This workshop reminds us of life's fragility and inspires us to live fully.
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Intentional Living – Practical tools and reflections to help align daily choices with what truly matters. Exploring levels of emotions and consciousness to see how they shape our reactions or responses to the world within us and around us.
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Living Your Legacy – A reframe of legacy as something you live now through your presence, care, and relationships. Being means 'essence,' what is your essence in this world, what is the energetic imprint you leave in this world, in every interaction and thought?
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Peace of Mind Workshop – Ways to reduce anxiety around illness, aging, and endings by preparing emotionally and practically. Explore the importance of planning not just for yourself but for your loved ones.
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Knowing Your End-of-Life Options – Clear, compassionate information to help people feel more empowered and less overwhelmed about choices at end of life. We often leave knowing our end-of-life options until the chaos. What if we begin learning now, so choices are made informed and reflective of our life lived?
Each offering runs 60–90 minutes and includes time for discussion and questions, creating space for shared wisdom and collective learning.
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