19 – (AM) Positive Intelligence – in person with Linda Bartholme (Mental Fitness Trainer)

Time: 10:30am – 12:00       Target: ALL  (Teachers, Support Workers, Admin)
Turn Your Mind Into Your Ally: Spotting Saboteurs & Strengthening Everyday Resilience

Presenter: Linda Bartholme, Mental Fitness Trainer Positive Intelligence
Location:  G.P. Vanier   
Limit: 40 in-person max  (will also be providing online -do not register for online as link will be provided)

Note:  Please bring a notebook or device for reflection. All materials will be provided.

Every educator and staff member knows the feeling of being stretched thin — juggling communication, complex student needs, shifting expectations, and constant change.
This interactive 90-minute workshop introduces the Positive Intelligence® (PQ) framework, developed through research at Stanford University and used in schools, healthcare teams, and Fortune 500 organizations to strengthen resilience and reduce burnout.

Participants learn to recognize the unhelpful mental patterns (“saboteurs”) that fuel stress, frustration, and fatigue — and how to shift toward a calmer, clearer mindset in the moment. Through a personalized assessment, guided reflection, and practical reset practices, they leave with simple strategies that can be used between classes, during meetings, or in challenging interactions.

Grounded in the First Peoples’ Principles of Learning, this session supports holistic growth through reflection, experience, and community connection.

Participants will leave with:
   • A personalized saboteur assessment
   • Practical reset practices to use anytime
   • Renewed clarity, presence, and sense of connection. 

Presenter(s) Short Bio, Background & Interesting Information:

Linda Bartholme is a Certified Heroic Performance Coach, Mental Fitness Trainer with Positive Intelligence®, and former French Immersion teacher who understands firsthand the realities educators face. With Master’s degrees in Kinesiology and in French Language & Literature, she blends research-based tools with compassion, humour, and the lived experience she brings as a teacher, mother, immigrant, and coach supporting educators, women and families.

Through Be Thriving Moms Today, Linda delivers interactive workshops and coaching that help educators and parents create sustainable, energizing routines and resilient mindsets. She has facilitated workshops for the CSF (Conseil Scolaire Francophone), the City of Courtenay, the Town of Comox, CFB Comox (19 Wing), Réseau-Femmes C.-B., and the SDE (Société de développement économique de la Colombie-Britannique). She is known for making mindset tools practical and immediately usable in both classroom and daily life.