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Learning to See the Patterns That Shape Our Lives
Rooted in Real Wellness workshops create space for the conversations we don't always make time to have.
Together, we explore the beliefs, expectations, relationships, and responsibilities that shape how we show up in our lives—especially the patterns that become so familiar we stop questioning them.
Through reflection, practical insight, and honest conversation, participants gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationships, and the hidden costs of strength, responsibility, and self-sacrifice.
Signature Workshop Series
The Strong One Isn't Fine
Exploring the hidden costs of strength, responsibility, and self-sacrifice.
Many people became "the strong one" so early that they don't realize how much they've been carrying—emotionally, mentally, relationally, and sometimes financially.
They're dependable, capable, thoughtful, and often the person others turn to in times of need. Yet the people carrying the most are often the least likely to receive support themselves.
Over time, constantly holding everything together can create exhaustion that doesn't always look like falling apart. Sometimes it looks like overcommitting, difficulty resting, irritability, emotional numbness, resentment, or feeling disconnected from ourselves while continuing to show up for everyone else.
This workshop creates space to pause, reflect, and honestly examine the weight of always carrying more than your share.
Topics May Include
- Understanding the hidden costs of being the strong one
- Overfunctioning and chronic responsibility
- Boundaries, guilt, and people-pleasing
- Emotional labor and caregiving identities
- Family roles and inherited expectations
- Self-sacrifice and self-abandonment
- Learning to receive support
- Burnout, sustainability, and well-being
- Identity beyond responsibility
- Creating healthier and more sustainable ways of showing up for yourself and others
Workshops may be adapted for community groups, organizations, schools, faith communities, wellness events, leadership teams, and private gatherings.
Workshop Formats
Workshops can be customized based on the audience, setting, and goals of the organization or group.
Available formats may include:
- Community workshops
- Professional development and staff wellness trainings
- Leadership and workplace wellness presentations
- Faith-based workshops
- Women's events and retreats
- Conferences and speaking engagements
- Private group experiences
Interested in Bringing a Workshop to Your Organization or Community?
Whether you're planning a community event, wellness initiative, professional development opportunity, retreat, or speaking engagement, workshops can be tailored to meet the unique needs of your audience.