You already know that kindness matters.
What you may not yet know is that it can be reclaimed — from the systems that weaponised it, and turned back into something that sustains your people and changes the way your organisation works. These two workshops are how we do that together. One begins with the inner lives of the women doing the work. The other turns the lens on the organisation itself. Both are necessary. Many organisations find their way to the second through the first.
Radical Self-Kindness - as the heart of self-care
For frontline helpers in health, social services, ministry, education, and community work who are ready to make self-care something real — not just another item on the list.
Frontline caring work is emotionally heavy. Staff know they "should" look after themselves — but often struggle to put this into practice in ways that actually restore their capacity to care. They may be so busy looking after family and clients that their own needs come last, and they feel guilty asking for support.
This workshop reframes self-care — not as another task to squeeze in, but as an attitude of radical self-kindness that increases the sustainability of helping work over time.
In this workshop we will:
Explore what radical self-kindness is and why it sits at the heart of sustainable self-care
Look at how attitudes to ourselves are formed — including messages from work, culture, and family
Name the real obstacles that get in the way of caring for ourselves, even when we "know better"
Review techniques to make self-care a fluid part of each day
Practise simple, realistic self-kindness and mindfulness exercises that reset the capacity to care
Create an individualised implementation plan that fits each participant's life and work
Participants leave with:
A clearer understanding of their own patterns and personal obstacles to restoring energy
A compassionate, evidence-informed framework of radical self-kindness
Practical ideas and a personalised plan for weaving self-care into work and life
Workshop Details
Audience
Frontline staff in health, social services, ministry, education, and community organisations
Format
Half-day (3.5 hrs)
Delivery
In-person or online · tailored to your organisation's context
Group size
Up to 30 participants
Includes
Participant workbook, personalised implementation plan, mindfulness practice resources
Investment
From NZ$1,200
Per organisation · plus GST · travel costs additional outside Auckland
The Kindness Quest - Radical Kindness for Teams
In a world full of wicked problems, the most radical thing an organisation can do is create a kind base camp.
Not a wellness programme. Not a staff survey. A genuine, sustained commitment to building a workplace where people are equipped to do their best work — because they are supported, seen, and not slowly depleted by the systems around them.
Radical Kindness in Organisations is a resistance to the cult of productivity that asks staff to give more, faster, with less. It recentres what actually matters: the quality of care that flows from people who are themselves cared for. Kind staff create kind client experiences. Kind cultures create kind outcomes. The two are inseparable.
This is delivered as The Kindness Quest — a guided journey across five sessions over ten weeks, building a kinder, stronger, more connected team from the inside out.
The Kindness Quest will:
Create a genuine sense of belonging and connection within your team
Build a deep, shared understanding of kindness as a workplace practice — not a platitude
Develop your team's own vision of what a kind culture looks like in your specific context
Increase each person's sense of agency and responsibility for the culture they're part of
Strengthen the team's resilience and capacity to care — for clients, and for each other
Participants leave with:
A shared language for kindness that belongs to your team.
Practical tools for sustaining kindness under pressure
A culture plan built by the people who will live it
Workshop Details
Format: 5 sessions over 10 weeks
Delivery: In-person · tailored to your organisation
Group size: Up to 25 participants
Best for: Teams navigating change, burnout, disconnection, or a genuine desire to build something better
From NZ$2,500 plus GST · travel outside Auckland additional