Filmed Conversations · Complimentary Resources
What Work
Leaves Behind
Some things about work don't get talked about. Until now.
Why We Built This
Work doesn't stay at work.
Work is complex. It's income, identity, community, and survival — often all at once. And yet there are experiences people carry from their workplaces that never get named out loud. Not in exit interviews. Not in performance reviews. Not in the break room.
We brought together two lenses — a corporate people and culture lens, and a psychotherapy lens — to have honest, balanced conversations about the dynamics that shape people at work. This isn't about blame. It's about naming what's real, with care for everyone involved — the people who carry these experiences, and the leaders and organizations who want to understand them. What Work Leaves Behind is what came out of it: a short series of filmed conversations and two complimentary resources.
A Certified Human Resources Leader who looks at the systems — culture, leadership, and the distance between what organizations intend and what people experience.
A Registered Psychotherapist who looks at what people carry — how workplace experiences are held, processed, and lived with, long after the workday ends.
Work doesn't stay at work — and most of us have never had a clear, shared way to talk about what it leaves behind.
The Episodes
Honest conversations, two lenses
Short, candid episodes — released one at a time, each naming a pattern and sitting with what it means for the person carrying it. More are on the way.
Nobody Said Yes
When we asked whether it felt safe to be fully honest at work, the answers gave us pause. This first conversation is about what people carry — and why it's so often a quiet loss of trust, not simply burnout.
Watch Episode 1 →The Say-Do Gap
The experiences that stay with us often aren't dramatic events — they're the quiet distance between what's intended and what's felt, day to day.
Coming SoonComplimentary Resources
Two participant resources for the things nobody talks about at work
A corporate people and culture lens and a psychotherapy lens — exploring the dynamics that shape people at work.
A Professional Insight Guide
Our two lenses in one place — the tension of when work is too good to leave but too hard to stay, your rights as a Canadian worker, and what these experiences can leave behind.
Before You Leave, Before You Stay
A decision framework for when work gets complex — separating what's fixable from what isn't, and checking in with your nervous system, so you decide from a grounded place.
Watch & Listen
Honest conversations about what work leaves behind.
Two lenses on the experiences that shape people at work — for those who carry them, and the leaders who want to understand.
Important — Please Read
This is not therapy and does not constitute professional advice. Engaging with this resource does not create a therapeutic, consulting, coaching, or any other professional or employment relationship with MindSpark Psychotherapy, EleventhRoot Consulting Inc., Stef Wood, Marla Lorraine, or any of their affiliates, representatives, or practitioners. No practitioner-client relationship is formed by your participation.
This resource is provided for educational and research purposes only. Nothing in this resource or its associated materials constitutes legal, HR, medical, or psychological advice. If you are facing a workplace situation that requires professional guidance, we strongly encourage you to consult a qualified employment lawyer, registered psychotherapist, or HR professional.
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