Some of us carry stories that were never ours.

If our work puts us near other people on their worst days, we are absorbing something. It gathers quietly, and it rarely announces itself as harm.

It shows up as numbness, as cynicism, as dreading a particular file, as a short fuse at home, as not wanting to hear one more thing.

In this two hour Practice Session we look at what it means to witness as part of our work, and what that asks of us across years rather than weeks.

What we will look at

• The difference between burnout and the weight of repeated exposure
• What accumulates when we listen to hard things for a living
• The signals we are trained to ignore in ourselves
• What organizations usually offer, and why it so often misses
• Practices that actually set some of the weight down
• How a team can carry this together instead of each person carrying it alone

Who this is for

Anyone whose work puts them close to other people. Leaders, HR and labour relations teams, union representatives, advocates, educators, and people working in health, justice and community services. You do not need a title to come.

Details

• Date: Friday, November 27, 2026
• Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Pacific
• Where: Live online
• Series: The Practice Sessions

Investment

$499 + GST. Registration closes at 9:30 am Pacific on the day of the session.

Paying by credit card? You will see a line at checkout called Credit card processing fee. That is not a fee we charge and not money we keep. It is what the card company takes to process the payment. Pay by e-transfer or direct deposit and there is no processing fee at all.

Prefer to pay by e-transfer, or need an invoice for your organization? Email admin@myrnamccallum.co.

These sessions are not recorded for sale. What is said in the room stays with the people in the room.