Four Fridays: Practice Sessions Bundle
Take all four, and save $197. The four sessions build on each other. Carrying everything alone, what we inherited, who gets to belong and how we thank one another are one conversation approached from four directions, and the room gets steadier when the same people come back to it. All four sessions for $1,799 + GST, instead of $1,996 booked one at a time. What is included When Hyper-Independence Takes Over, Friday, November 27 Inheritance Inventory, Friday, December 4 The Unwritten Rules of Belonging, Friday, December 11 The Gratitude Gap, Friday, December 18 Facilitated by Myrna McCallum, lawyer, former prosecutor, adjudicator and internationally recognized educator, whose work explores the intersections of trauma, relationships, workplace culture and institutional responsibility. Details Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Pacific, except Friday, December 11, which runs 9:00 am to 11:00 am Pacific Where: Live on Zoom, in a small group Series: The Practice Sessions, part of Transform Your Practice Investment $1,799 + GST for all four. The bundle closes when the first session begins on November 27. Each session has its own Zoom room. Joining links for all four are emailed to you after you register. 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.
The Gratitude Gap
People can feel appreciated without ever being told. And people can be thanked without ever feeling appreciated. Gratitude is often encouraged in workplaces and relationships, but how often do we stop to consider whether the way we express it actually lands? A generic thank-you, an annual recognition award or a passing acknowledgement may not communicate what we intend. Meaningful appreciation requires more than good intentions. It requires attention, specificity and an understanding of what makes people know their work and their care are recognized. Drawing on research about gratitude and its role in workplaces and relationships, we’ll explore the difference between expressing thanks and creating experiences of genuine appreciation. We’ll consider how recognition influences connection, trust, morale and the quality of our relationships. We’ll have an opportunity to reflect on how we give and receive appreciation and practise communicating gratitude in ways that are more intentional and meaningful. You’ll leave with: A more thoughtful approach to expressing appreciation and practical ways to strengthen the relationships that matter in your work and life. Facilitated by Myrna McCallum, lawyer, former prosecutor, adjudicator and internationally recognized educator, whose work explores the intersections of trauma, relationships, workplace culture and institutional responsibility. Details Date: Friday, December 18, 2026 Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Pacific Where: Live on Zoom, in a small group 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.
The Unwritten Rules of Belonging
Everyone talks about belonging. But who gets to decide what belonging looks like? Workplaces often speak about inclusion, connection and belonging without examining the conditions that determine who actually experiences them. There are the formal rules, and then there are the unwritten ones: the expectations about how to speak, behave, dress, communicate, disagree, participate and make ourselves acceptable to others. These expectations can have a profound influence on who feels welcome, who feels they must constantly adapt, and who is left on the margins. In this session, we’ll explore the relationship between belonging, workplace culture, power and the unspoken expectations that shape our experiences of connection and acceptance. We’ll consider what it means to create environments where people don’t have to diminish or change themselves to be welcomed. You’ll leave with: A more critical understanding of belonging and practical considerations for creating relationships and workplaces where people can participate with greater authenticity and dignity. Facilitated by Myrna McCallum, lawyer, former prosecutor, adjudicator and internationally recognized educator, whose work explores the intersections of trauma, relationships, workplace culture and institutional responsibility. Details Date: Friday, December 11, 2026 Time: 9:00 am to 11:00 am Pacific Where: Live on Zoom, in a small group Series: The Practice Sessions Investment $499 + GST. Registration closes at 8:30 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.
Inheritance Inventory
Not everything we inherit is something we need to keep. We inherit more than family traditions, values and stories. We also inherit ways of communicating, responding to conflict, exercising authority, expressing care and relating to other people. Some of these patterns serve us well. Others may have been necessary in one environment but stopped serving us in another. And sometimes, without realizing it, we reproduce the very behaviours we once promised ourselves we would do differently. In this session, we’ll examine the personal and professional patterns we’ve inherited from the people, families, leaders and workplaces that shaped us. We’ll consider how these patterns influence the way we lead, work and relate, and create space to distinguish between what we want to carry forward and what we’re ready to change. You’ll leave with: A clearer understanding of the patterns you’ve inherited, greater intention about the behaviours you want to practise, and encouragement to put down what no longer serves you. Facilitated by Myrna McCallum, lawyer, former prosecutor, adjudicator and internationally recognized educator, whose work explores the intersections of trauma, relationships, workplace culture and institutional responsibility. Details Date: Friday, December 4, 2026 Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Pacific Where: Live on Zoom, in a small group 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.
When Hyper-Independence Takes Over
You can be capable, competent and accomplished, and still be carrying far too much. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that relying on ourselves was safer, easier or more reliable than asking someone else for help. We became the people who figure things out, get things done, hold everything together and rarely let anyone see how much we’re carrying. But what happens when independence becomes our default, even when it is no longer serving us? In this session, we’ll explore the origins and costs of hyper-independence, including how workplace expectations, family patterns and past experiences can shape our relationship with asking for and receiving support. We’ll consider the difference between healthy autonomy and the expectation that we should be able to manage everything ourselves. We’ll have an opportunity to examine where our energy is going, identify what we might be carrying unnecessarily and practise making room for support. You’ll leave with: A renewed understanding of your relationship with independence and a practical way to begin asking for and receiving support. Facilitated by Myrna McCallum, lawyer, former prosecutor, adjudicator and internationally recognized educator, whose work explores the intersections of trauma, relationships, workplace culture and institutional responsibility. Details Date: Friday, November 27, 2026 Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Pacific Where: Live on Zoom, in a small group 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.
The Medicine Wheel & Truth and Reconciliation
Core Values, Self-Care and Reflection A 90 minute live virtual workshop. Truth and Reconciliation asks us to reflect not only on what we know, but on how we care for ourselves, how we live our values, how we relate to others, and how we carry our responsibilities forward. In this 90 minute virtual workshop, Cree facilitator Ally Hrbachek invites participants to slow down and explore the Medicine Wheel as a framework for reflection, balance, and self-care. Ally is a Cree woman and member of Peepeekisis Cree Nation in Treaty 4, and the daughter of a residential school survivor. Her connection to Truth and Reconciliation is deeply personal and intergenerational, rooted in family, identity, healing, and the responsibility we carry to the generations that came before us and those who will come after. Together, we will explore the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual areas of our lives, identify the core values that guide us, and consider where we may need greater care, attention, or balance. Participants will also be invited to reflect on Truth and Reconciliation in a personal and meaningful way. What values do we bring to this work? How do we care for ourselves while engaging with difficult truths? How do our values show up in our relationships and actions? And what responsibilities do we want to carry forward? This is not about having all the answers. It is an opportunity to pause, reflect, reconnect with your values, and consider how you want to move forward. Participants will explore The Medicine Wheel as a framework for personal reflection Mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual self-care Identifying and reconnecting with core values The relationship between our values and our actions Personal reflection on Truth and Reconciliation Moving from reflection toward meaningful, sustainable action No previous knowledge of the Medicine Wheel or Truth and Reconciliation is required. Workshop details Wednesday, September 30, 202610:00 to 11:30 am Pacific TimeLive onlineRegistration: $149 + GST The joining link is emailed to you after you register. Questions? Reach us at admin@myrnamccallum.co
When Things Go Wrong at Work: Repairing Trust, Navigating Conflict, and Staying Connected Under Pressure
A two-day psychological safety training on repairing trust, navigating conflict and staying connected when work gets hard.
Full Fall Series – Bundle & Save
Bundle and save when you join us for the full fall series. Sessions run from 10am–12pm PT via Zoom Fri Oct 2: Capacity Conversations: Boundaries in the Workplace Boundaries aren’t simply about learning to say no. Our ability to recognize and communicate our limits is shaped by relationships, expectations, workplace culture, power—and our nervous system. Sometimes what looks like defiance, disengagement or poor performance is actually a signal that someone has reached the limits of their capacity. In this session, we’ll explore the difference between capacity, willingness and availability, why we sometimes override our own limits until we reach exhaustion or resentment, and how to communicate boundaries without unnecessary defensiveness or relational threat. Most importantly, we’ll practice having more honest conversations about workload, expectations and what is actually sustainable. A boundary isn’t simply a limit you set. It’s information about what you can sustainably carry. Fri Oct 9: Reframing Conflict: From Disruption to Data Conflict is often treated as a problem to solve, a disruption to manage, or something to shut down as quickly as possible. But what if conflict is telling us something? Every conflict carries information. It may point to an unmet need, a boundary that has been crossed, a nervous system in protection mode, or different experiences of what feels normal, fair or safe. In this session, we’ll learn to look beneath the presenting conflict for the information underneath it. We’ll explore how conflict escalates, recognize the early signals that often get missed, and consider how to interrupt the pattern before it becomes rupture. The goal isn’t to make conflict disappear. It’s to become more skilled at reading what conflict is telling us—so we can respond to what’s actually happening. Fri Oct 16: From Belonging to Challenging: Psychological Safety in the Workplace Belonging asks: Do I have a place here?Psychological safety asks: Can I be honest here? Psychological safety isn’t about comfort or agreement. It’s about creating the conditions where people can speak up, disagree, challenge ideas, ask for help and tell the truth—even when the truth is uncomfortable. In this session, we’ll move beyond understanding psychological safety to explore what it actually takes to make disagreement and truth-telling possible. We’ll look at how leaders respond to challenge, how to surface difficult information without creating unnecessary relational threat, and practical ways to navigate disagreement without shutting people down. Because the goal isn’t harmony at all costs. It’s creating workplaces where people can challenge, contribute and still belong. Fri Oct 23: Beyond Burnout: Your Nervous System Is Speaking to You We often treat burnout as a productivity problem—something to fix with better time management, greater efficiency or a lighter workload. But sometimes the problem isn’t that we’re doing too little. It’s that our nervous system has been doing too much for too long. This session explores the physical and emotional signals of depleted capacity that can easily be dismissed as laziness, moodiness, disengagement or a bad attitude. We’ll look at how stress and nervous-system load affect our capacity to think, connect, communicate, make decisions and recover. We’ll also consider how culture, work and our responsibilities shape what rest and recovery are actually allowed to look like. This isn’t a generic wellness checklist. It’s about learning to recognize the signals—and respond before exhaustion becomes your normal. Come for what you need. Leave with something you can use.
Reframing Conflict: From Disruption to Data
Conflict is often treated as a problem to solve, a disruption to manage, or something to shut down as quickly as possible. But what if conflict is telling us something? Every conflict carries information. It may point to an unmet need, a boundary that has been crossed, a nervous system in protection mode, or fundamentally different experiences of what feels normal, fair or safe. When we focus only on stopping the conflict, we can miss what it is trying to tell us. In this two-hour Practice Session, we’ll learn to look at conflict differently. We’ll explore: What conflict is telling us — how to look beneath the presenting issue for the information underneath it. The nervous system and conflict — what happens when people move into protection, threat or reactivity. How conflict escalates — recognizing the progression from the first spark to full escalation. The early signals — identifying opportunities to interrupt the pattern before conflict becomes rupture. Responding instead of reacting — practical ways to stay curious and work with the information conflict is providing. This isn’t about avoiding conflict or learning how to make conflict disappear. It’s about becoming more skilled at reading what conflict is telling us—so we can respond to the underlying issue instead of simply reacting to the disruption. You’ll leave with a different way of understanding conflict, greater awareness of the moments when escalation begins, and practical strategies for interrupting the pattern before it causes deeper harm. October 9, 202610:00 AM–12:00 PM Pacific TimeVirtual via Zoom$399 + GST (credit card processing fee applies if paying by card, and is waived for e-transfer) No series commitment required.
Capacity Conversations: Boundaries in the Workplace
We often think of boundaries as something we need to set—learn to say no, protect our time, and communicate our limits. But boundaries are more complicated than that. In the workplace, our ability to set and maintain boundaries is shaped by power, relationships, expectations, culture and, often, our nervous system. Saying “I can’t take this on” can feel very different depending on who is asking, what is at stake, and whether we believe it is actually safe to be honest about our capacity. This two-hour Practice Session explores the connection between capacity, boundaries and workplace relationships. We’ll look at: What capacity really means—and how it differs from willingness or availability How stress and nervous-system load can affect our ability to recognize and communicate our limits Why we sometimes override our own capacity until we reach exhaustion or resentment How to communicate boundaries without unnecessary defensiveness or relational threat Practical language for having honest conversations about workload, expectations and limits How to respond when someone tells us they have reached capacity This isn’t about building better walls or learning to say “no” more often. It’s about learning to have honest conversations about what we can sustainably carry—and creating workplace relationships where those conversations are possible. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of capacity, greater awareness of your own limits, and practical language for navigating boundary conversations with more clarity, confidence and care. October 2, 202610:00 AM–12:00 PM Pacific TimeVirtual via Zoom$399 + GST (credit card processing fee applies if paying by card, and is waived for e-transfer) No series commitment required.