Love means creating a culture of

Collaborative Well-Being

What is Collaborative Well-Being?

A more loving way to improve the wellness of teams doing stressful, traumatic work without relying on self-care alone.

We’ve worked with numerous teams in social and human services, education, healthcare, government, and non-profits dedicated to serving those in need. Their work is important and meaningful but it also takes a toll on those doing this work.

Workers on these teams are often overwhelmed, understaffed, administratively burdened, and traumatized by what they see with little relief.

And they struggle because…­

  • Their strong caregiver identity can make it difficult to set boundaries.

  • They may feel guilty about taking time to care for their own needs.

  • The work can be isolating and stress levels high. The emotional burden is often normalized as to be expected.

But this stressful mix is a surefire recipe for burnout, health problems, and high turnover. And this is no way to ensure sustainable service.

Too often workers in these roles are told to “do some self-care,” as if they can find a way against all odds to meditate or breathe their way out of the stress and trauma.

We think this is not a reasonable approach.

And in fact, our research, pilots, and work on behalf of service teams prove there is a better way. This way brings loving care to those who are serving others so wholeheartedly.

The loving, more effective approach is…

Collaborative Well-Being.


Choose Your Mix of Collaborative Well-Being Solutions

  • Collaborative Well-Being Masterclass for Leaders

    Set the foundation for how to improve wellness and avoid burnout on your team without relying on individuals to do self-care. In this class you will learn to cultivate a supportive team environment, overcome mindset barriers, enhance emotional resilience, implement collaborative self-care practices, and promote sustainable team dynamics. 3 hours, virtual or in person.

  • Collaborative Well-Being Skills Training for Teams

    Provide team members with the tools to address the stress, grief, and trauma that is part of their jobs along with the validating science behind their lived experiences. 90 - 120 minutes virtual or in-person workshops are available on: Trauma Informed Self-Care, Navigating Grief, and Stress and Burnout. All workshops include team applications for collaborative care essential for success.

  • Collaborative Well-Being Circles

    These self-organizing groups are the heart of the program and are supported by our pilot study results. We provide materials and guidance for self-lead Collaborative Care Circles of 3-6 team members who voluntarily participate. Circles can be held weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. Topics support health and wellness practices in the context of a supportive circle of colleagues to overcome grief, trauma, and stress. Effective to pair circles with the skills training series over time.

  • Quarterly Well-Being Culture Gatherings Held In Person

    A Gathering is not a meeting, not a training, and not a workshop but is an experiential and relational space to discover and practice together how to create a loving, collaborative well-being culture in real-time. Build culture, commitment, and confidence as a work community for a new way of working with care for each other embedded in your everyday ways of working.

  • Hosted Collaborative Well-Being Channel on Your Platform

    This light-touch, high-impact service provides topical content, resources, questions for discussion, and Q&A all in support of team-based care practices in your organization. This is especially helpful as part of change management strategy when shifting to a culture of Collaborative Well-Being and building support among early adopters and champions.

  • Collaborative Well-Being Leadership Subscription

    Leaders receive monthly email with practical tools to help them support Collaborative Well-Being culture and practices. These tools include a 15-minute topical activity for team meetings, questions and tips to use in monthly one-on-ones, and content for team or organizational communication all to reinforce Collaborative Well-Being culture and practices. Leverage existing channels of impact with ease.

I want to learn about Collaborative Well-Being

“Fantastic session on self-restoration and connection with The Care Collaboratory! Critical during these times of uncertainty. Thank you for facilitating the most intimate Zoom session I’ve ever attended. This was exactly what I didn’t know I needed.”

— Stephanie, MSN, RN, CPPS, CPHQ, LSSBB, Texas

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