Build Resilience, Balance, and Clarity at Work

Portage la Prairie

As the driving force behind Life Work Wellness, Shannon Gander focuses on workplace mental health because she knows its impact extends far beyond productivity. It influences every aspect of people’s lives. Working across Portage la Prairie, Shannon collaborates with leaders, teams, and individuals striving to keep up in a rapidly changing world. But stress can accumulate, and pretending to be okay takes its toll. That’s why Shannon helps organizations develop strategies for emotional resilience, effective communication, and a psychologically safe workplace culture. As a mental health speaker, she equips workplaces to foster healthier, more balanced environments where employees can engage fully without sacrificing their well-being.

How Shannon Empowers Workplaces as a Wellness Speaker in Portage la Prairie

  • Shannon is a sought-after wellness speaker in Portage la Prairie, helping teams clear the mental overwhelm that often goes unnoticed. Her workshops on burnout prevention, stress management, and adapting to workplace change deliver practical tools and meaningful insights. Every session is designed to inspire real transformation—not just at work, but in every part of life.

  • Shannon’s presentations are built on substance and real-world relevance. Backed by research and enriched with her lived experience, her mental health and stress management keynotes are approachable and inspiring. She offers specialized programs for leaders and employees to build stronger, healthier workplaces across Portage la Prairie and beyond. Contact her to increase positivity at your workplace.

  • With every talk, Shannon brings heart and intention. She engages on topics like resilience, connection, workplace anxiety, and avoiding burnout, helping employees develop the mindset and skills needed for a balanced and productive work life. Her mission as a corporate mental health speaker is to spark change that lasts.

  • Known for her relatable and interactive style, Shannon connects deeply with her audiences. Her background as a mental health counsellor gives her the ability to meet people where they are, delivering guidance that feels personal and impactful. These moments of clarity are what make her work so powerful.

Whether you’re planning a company-wide event or a focused leadership program in Portage la Prairie, Shannon creates sessions that are insightful, engaging, and highly relevant. From compassion fatigue and stress management to resilience-building and mental health awareness, she equips workplaces with tools to thrive in today’s fast-paced world.

Impactful Workshops & Keynotes in Portage la Prairie

Shannon’s mission is to empower people to stay strong and resilient under pressure. In Portage la Prairie, she leads mental health workshops and burnout prevention programs that are both practical and inspiring. Her sessions give teams tools to manage workplace stress and help leaders avoid compassion fatigue. Each workshop is thoughtfully tailored—Shannon avoids one-size-fits-all training and focuses on meaningful skills that employees can apply immediately.

Leadership teams benefit from her specialized workshops on mental health and stress management, where she teaches leaders how to support their teams while protecting their own well-being. Her engaging corporate wellness workshops and keynotes spark important conversations and encourage action. With a blend of humour, empathy, and actionable insights, Shannon creates safe and motivating spaces for growth. Whether it’s an in-person session or a virtual event, her goal is simple: to help people thrive at work and beyond.

In-person Mental Health Counselling in Portage la Prairie

There are times when life feels heavier than it should, and talking to someone in person, face to face, in a quiet and safe space, can make all the difference. Shannon offers in-person mental health workshops in Portage la Prairie for those feeling overwhelmed by stress, tangled in anxiety, or simply trying to hold it all together. Her approach is warm and calm, not clinical, to help people feel more grounded, more themselves. With years of experience supporting others through workplace burnout, emotional fatigue, and personal transitions, she gently guides each conversation with care. These sessions are private and deeply thoughtful. Whether you're struggling with work-life balance, difficult emotions, or just need space to breathe, this is a place to start feeling better without judgment and without pressure.

Shannon Gander

Mental Health and Wellness Services

Shannon provides comprehensive wellness support for individuals and organizations to focus on mental health, resilience, and create a healthy organizational culture. Her services help employees and leaders thrive by improving productivity and reducing absenteeism. Whether it’s individual counselling, team workshops, or a leadership conference, Shannon is committed to supporting your journey to better well-being and a more resilient workforce.

Workplace Mental Health Speaker

Workshops & Keynotes

Shannon's sessions are relevant, practical and packed with takeaway skills without overwhelming her audience. Whether she is speaking on resilience, psychological health and safety, stress or change, participants can expect to reflect, learn and laugh.

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Mental Health Counsellor

Counselling

Sometimes in life, we need support to get on track. Other times, we have something more substantial to heal to help us in our relationships and to move forward. Reaching out is resourceful.

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Why Choose Shannon for Work Life Balance

Shannon does not just talk about balance; she lives it, and she helps others find their version of it, even when life and work feel completely unmanageable. Her mental wellness sessions in Portage la Prairie speak to the reality many people face: trying to keep it all together while feeling pulled in too many directions. She makes her audience feel seen and less alone in the struggle. That is why so many choose her to guide conversations around work-life balance, stress at work, and building resilience in the workplace, because she makes the tough stuff feel manageable.

Through her work as a mental health speaker and corporate wellness facilitator in Portage la Prairie, she helps people slow down, take a breath, and learn small shifts that make a real change. Shannon knows how horrible anxiety at work, compassion fatigue and burnout feel. Her workshops for mental health and leadership training are not cookie-cutter. They are thoughtful, practical, and full of moments that stick with you even after the event ends. People trust her because she gets it, and she shows up with empathy and strength every single time.

What Do Clients Say About Shannon

“Shannon is energetic, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable. Excellent professional development for anyone! I started to use the skills she taught that same night and they worked!”

— Participant - Fry No More - Resilience Skills for Stress, Uncertainty & Positive Mental Health

“Everyone should take your workshops! I came to learn skills for work and I am taking away so much more. What I learned will help me as a co-worker, parent and partner. Thank you Shannon for this valuable information.”

— Participant - The 3 Be's for Positive Mental Health

“Shannon is funny, knowledgeable & relatable! Everyone should hear her messages. She will give you a toolkit that is practical and makes you a better team member. Shannon shared great information and excellent messages.”

— Participant - Thriving People - Flourishing Teams

“This is the first time since the pandemic started that I have felt normal and like I will be okay. This workshop was exactly what I have needed. I will practice the skills Shannon taught to help reduce my anxiety and bolster my resilience.”

— Participant - Virtual Fry No More Resilience Training Session

“I really like that you talk about the importance of recognizing burnout as cultural and that there are actions we can all take to address this. I will definitely be more aware when I am mentoring burnout!”

— Participant - Balance, Really? Helping Leaders Prevent Employee Burnout in an Unbalanced World

Shannon Gander

Mental Health Speaker - Trainer - Counsellor
Winnipeg, MB Canada
1 (204) 794-5874
shannongander@lifeworkwellness.ca