FOR TEAMS WHO CARE FOR OTHERS

Write to Restore™

Journaling for Self-Care & Burnout Prevention

Helping the helpers reflect and replenish

Your people show up for others every day: clients, patients, families and communities. But caring work carries a cost. Compassion fatigue, emotional exhaustion and burnout quietly drain your best people and your organization’s capacity to serve.

Write to Restore™ gives your staff a simple, portable practice they can use for life. With just a pen, a page and a few minutes, they learn to process hard days, release stress and reconnect with why they chose this work.

Lynda Monk writing in her journal

Grounded in evidence. Expressive writing has been studied for nearly 40 years, since Dr. James Pennebaker’s pioneering research, and is linked to reduced stress, improved mood and greater well-being.

WHAT YOUR TEAM & STAFF TAKE AWAY

Practical writing tools they can use to:

  • Reduce stress and emotional overload, often in minutes
  • Recognize and address burnout and compassion fatigue early
  • Strengthen resilience and emotional well-being
  • Set healthier boundaries and protect their energy without guilt
  • Reconnect with purpose, meaning and joy in their work
  • Build a sustainable self-care and reflective practice

Experiential sessions draw on themes such as:

Honest Witness Body on the Page Boundaries as Freedom Return to the Calling The Replenished Life

ORGANIZATIONAL BENEFITS

When you invest in staff well-being and renewal, you can support:

  • Greater resilience and workplace engagement
  • Reduced risk of burnout, sick leave and turnover
  • Improved retention and job satisfaction
  • Stronger emotional intelligence and reflective practice
  • A healthier workplace culture and team well-being

FLEXIBLE FORMATS FOR EVERY BUDGET & SCHEDULE

Choose the right fit for your organization

ONSITE ONLINE CUSTOMIZED

60–90 MINUTES

Introductory Session

A webinar, lunch & learn or presentation that gives staff a first-hand experience of this Write to Restore™ practice. Perfect for staff meetings, wellness weeks and conferences.

MOST POPULAR

HALF DAY

Experiential Workshop

Interactive, skills-based training where participants write, reflect and leave with a personal journaling toolkit for self-care and resilience.

FULL DAY

Comprehensive Training

In-depth professional development on how to use expressive writing for self-care, burnout prevention and resiliency. Ideal for teams, leaders and clinical staff.

IDEAL FOR

Health, human & social services

Hospitals & health authorities

Mental health & counselling teams

Social service & family agencies

Community health & non-profits

Employee wellness committees

Colleges, universities & associations

Designed for social workers, therapists, counsellors, coaches, healthcare professionals and all who make a difference through their caring.

Andrea Metzger

Transition House Manager

“Lynda Monk’s Journaling for Self-Care workshop was a welcome break for my team of front-line workers.”

Portrait of Lynda Monk

About your facilitator

Lynda Monk, MSW, RSW, CPCC

Lynda is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, author/co-editor of six books, and Director of the International Association for Journal Writing (IAJW.org). For over 30 years she has helped social workers, therapists, counsellors, coaches, healthcare professionals and caregivers use the power of writing for self-care, resilience and renewal.

She brings warmth, depth and practical tools participants use right away.

Book Lynda for Your Team

Give your staff a restorative tool for life. Let’s talk about the format that best fits your team, goals and budget.

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