UBC AAPS Webinar
Monday, June 15th
(closed event)
Workplace Through Rest, Care, and Togetherness
“We often respond to burnout as an individual problem to fix, when in many cases burnout is relational, cultural, and systemic. Human beings are not meant to thrive in chronic pressure, isolation, and urgency. We heal, grow, and sustain ourselves through rest, care, and meaningful connection with others.”
— Dr. Denise Findlay
Program Summary
Workplaces across sectors are experiencing rising levels of anxiety, exhaustion, overwhelm, and burnout. While organizations often respond with productivity tools, wellness initiatives, or individual coping strategies, many people continue to feel depleted, disconnected, and stretched beyond capacity.
This session invites participants to pause and explore burnout through a different lens—one that recognizes well-being not simply as an individual responsibility, but as something deeply shaped by workplace culture, relationships, pace, and the conditions in which we work together.
Drawing on Denise Findlay’s Indigenous relational framework Gathering Our Medicine, participants will explore how rest, care, and togetherness can function as powerful workplace practices that support resilience, connection, and sustainable well-being.
Grounded in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh values and ways of life, and informed by contemplative education, developmental theory, relational leadership, and organizational coaching, Denise offers a thoughtful and practical reframe of burnout—moving beyond stress management toward creating cultures where people feel supported, connected, and able to thrive.
Together, we will explore:
- How workplace culture contributes to anxiety, stress, and burnout
- Why rest is essential to creativity, regulation, focus, and sustainable performance
- What care looks like in practice within teams, leadership, and workplace relationships
- How togetherness and belonging reduce isolation and strengthen resilience at work
- How leaders and teams can create relational conditions that support well-being, trust, and shared capacity
This session invites participants to move beyond burnout prevention as an individual strategy and toward a more relational and collective approach to workplace well-being—one rooted in care, connection, and the understanding that healthy humans create healthy workplaces.