Grief shows up at work. Help your people carry it.
Trauma-aware grief and resilience education for workplaces, schools and communities. I give leaders and teams clear language, grounded tools and a steadier way to support each other through loss, change and overwhelm.
Prefer email? hello@chivonnemonaghan.com · All inquiries are confidential.
Certified Grief Educator, trained through David Kessler
"Thanks for adding a much-needed, uplifting message to our event."
Jenna Lawson, Sandy Lake Secondary SchoolTrusted by
Grief doesn't stay home when people come to work
It shows up in communication, performance, engagement and team dynamics. Yet most organizations feel unprepared to support people through loss, change or overwhelm. Trauma-aware grief training helps leaders and teams:
- Respond with compassion and clarity
- Reduce emotional overwhelm and burnout
- Build psychological safety
- Communicate with confidence and care
- Create a supportive culture during difficult seasons
Ways I can support your organization
Every session is tailored to your people, your culture and what you're navigating right now.
Story-rich keynotes
Honest, engaging talks on the topics we all experience but rarely have language for: grief literacy, resilience, navigating change, supporting teams through loss and human-centred leadership.
Interactive, practical sessions
For HR departments, leadership teams and staff groups, with practical tools for:
- Navigating grief at work
- Building emotional capacity
- Supporting colleagues through loss
- Reducing overwhelm and burnout
- Strengthening communication and psychological safety
Support for teams after a loss
Specialized sessions for teams navigating the death of a colleague, client or community member, or the shock of layoffs. We focus on emotional grounding, guidance on what to say, and safe space for the team to process together.
Custom programming
Tailored resilience, wellbeing and grief-literacy programs for organizations that want multi-session training or support through a longer season of change.
What I speak about
Unscripted Grief™
How we heal when closure never comes.
Navigating Grief in the Workplace
What grief looks like at work, and how leaders and teams can respond.
Emotional Resilience in Times of Change
Staying steady through restructuring, transition and uncertainty.
Trauma-Aware Leadership
Leading with psychological safety when people are carrying a lot.
What to Say (and Not Say) to Someone Who Is Grieving
Practical language for the moments most of us fear getting wrong.
The Grace, Space + Base™ Framework
My trauma-aware model for moving through grief, adapted for organizations.
Custom topic
Something specific your team is facing? We'll build the session around it.
Complex Grief: Finding a Way Forward
A conversation with CMHA Kelowna on their A Way Forward podcast (Episode 22) about complex grief and finding a way forward after loss.
A Way Forward PodcastCMHA KelownaEp. 22
Where I've spoken and facilitated
- 2025Canadian Mental Health Association, KelownaGrace, Space + Base: Navigating Grief Through the Holidays. Trauma-aware grief education for community members and caregivers.
- 2024Rebirth Retreat, GuatemalaWomen's retreat focused on emotional healing and identity reconstruction.
- 2023Release Retreat, OntarioWomen's wellness retreat centred on grounding, restoration and reconnection.
- 2022lululemonWorkshop: Mental Health in the Workplace. Nervous-system tools and resilience practices for retail teams.
- 2022New BeginningsKeynote: Mental Health in the Classroom. Trauma-aware communication training for educators.
"Chivonne facilitated virtual workshops with our staff and students as a part of our Wellness Week. Students produced great reflections on their 'current' and 'future' self. It's hard to make a workshop so engaging when it's virtual, but she was up to the task! Thanks for adding a much-needed, uplifting message to our event."
Jenna Lawson, Sandy Lake Secondary School, OntarioGrounded, human and built for your team
- Human-centred expertise. Depth, relatability and real-world tools that people remember and use.
- Trauma-aware delivery. Every session prioritizes psychological safety and emotional regulation.
- Customized content. Every team and event is different, so every session is tailored.
- High engagement. Storytelling, grounded examples and interactive elements make it stick.
- Support through transitions. Help for teams navigating grief, organizational change, role shifts and emotional strain.
Sessions can support team grief after a loss, ongoing emotional fatigue, burnout among educators or caregivers, leadership development, wellness initiatives, and conferences or seasonal events.
Booking is simple
Request availability
Share your date, audience and what your team is navigating. All inquiries are confidential.
We talk it through
I take time to understand your team, your culture and the emotional landscape behind your request.
A session built for you
Grounded, compassionate, evidence-informed and professionally delivered.
Have questions first? Read the Corporate FAQ.
Let's build a more compassionate, resilient culture.
Whether your organization is moving through grief, transition or emotional overwhelm, or wants to prepare before it does, I'd be glad to help.
Or email hello@chivonnemonaghan.com · All inquiries are confidential.