Release Stress, Find Peace, and Regain Control

St. François Xavier

Shannon Gander cares deeply about mental health at work because she knows it affects more than just productivity—it shapes people’s everyday lives. In St. François Xavier, she works with teams, leaders, and individuals trying to keep up in a demanding, ever-changing world. Stress builds up quietly, and sometimes people just get tired of pretending they're okay. That’s where Life Work Wellness makes a difference. As a trusted mental health speaker, Shannon provides practical strategies to boost emotional wellness, improve workplace communication, and create a safer, more supportive environment. Her goal is to help people stay healthy, connected, and truly thrive at work.

How Shannon Boosts Employee Wellbeing as a Corporate Wellness Speaker in St. François Xavier

  • Shannon is a highly regarded wellness speaker in St. François Xavier, known for helping individuals cut through the mental clutter they quietly carry. Her workshops cover burnout prevention, workplace stress management, leadership training in mental health, and navigating change. Shannon’s goal is to spark meaningful insights and provide practical tools people can apply not only at work but in their everyday lives.

  • Shannon’s approach is refreshingly honest and free from fluff. Her stress and mental health keynotes are grounded in research and enriched with real-world experience. Delivered in an uplifting and relatable way, her sessions leave a lasting impact. If you’re seeking leadership workshops on mental health, thriving at work, or in-person workplace wellness programs, reach out to Shannon to bring positivity and resilience to your organization in St. François Xavier and beyond.

  • When Shannon speaks, she connects deeply with her audience. She addresses burnout, stress, connection, and how to maintain well-being while excelling in your role. These aren’t ordinary talks—they are transformative moments your employees need for a healthier work-life balance. As a corporate mental health speaker, Shannon empowers teams to manage anxiety, build resilience, and show up stronger each day.

  • Known for her interactive and down-to-earth style, Shannon loves seeing the lightbulb moments in her audience. These moments fuel her passion for this work. With her background as a mental health counsellor, Shannon understands her audience’s mindset and tailors her advice so it resonates deeply and feels genuinely relevant to their challenges.

Are you planning a company-wide event or a focused leadership session in St. François Xavier? Shannon can help design an experience that feels personal, relevant, and impactful. From preventing compassion fatigue to building workplace resilience, managing stress, and supporting leadership growth, Shannon’s workshops and keynotes promote mental health and create healthier workplaces where people can truly thrive.

Uplifting Workshops & Keynotes in St. François Xavier

At the core of Shannon’s work is her passion for helping people thrive—even in high-pressure situations. In St. François Xavier, she provides a variety of workshops on mental health, burnout prevention, and workplace resilience. These sessions are designed to be practical, engaging, and relevant for today’s fast-paced world. Shannon supports employees with tools to manage stress effectively and guides leaders on preventing compassion fatigue with care and understanding. Her approach is never one-size-fits-all. Each workshop is customized to meet people where they are, providing support, insights, and skills that make a lasting difference. 

For leadership teams, Shannon offers specialized programs on mental health and stress management, helping leaders stay strong while supporting their teams. She also delivers powerful workshops and keynotes, and corporate wellness talks that spark reflection and inspire action. Her sessions go beyond simply sharing information—they’re energizing and grounded in real-world experience and research. Whether she’s speaking in a boardroom, a large conference, or online, Shannon combines empathy, humour, and practical wisdom to leave an impact. Her mission is clear: to help people feel more confident, balanced, and capable in both their work and personal lives.

In-person Mental Health Counselling in St. François Xavier

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 St. François Xavier 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 the St. François Xavier 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 St. François Xavier, 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