How To Talk About Horrible Things Day 2 - Barrie

This is for DAY 2 only. If you want to register for both days, select the full workshop option.

Professionals who support survivors of sexual exploitation—including sex trafficking, sextortion, and image-based abuse—face unique emotional and psychological challenges. The intensity of this work can lead to vicarious trauma, burnout, compassion fatigue, and internalized distress, particularly when repeated exposure to stories of abuse intersects with systemic barriers and personal beliefs or experiences.

This creative, highly interactive and respectful training explores how proximity to the trauma of others can affect professionals’ emotional health, worldview, and relationships—often in ways that are subtle, cumulative, and deeply personal.

This workshop offers a deeply honest and empowering space to explore how we hold the weight of our work, and how we can tend to our own well-being without stepping away from our values or our role.

Participants Will Learn To:

• Understand the mechanisms and symptoms of vicarious trauma and…