WISDOM FOR WELLBEING

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THERAPIST

As a therapist, Dr. White helps clients create - and live - a life they love, using strategies that support mind, body and spirit.

Have more joy and peace in your life. Find relief and hope, and learn new ways of thinking, doing and being. Feel more in control, and create a life you love.

Inspired by her own mental wellness journey of recovery and resilience, Ruth is a Toronto-based registered social worker who provides culturally-aligned psychotherapy for residents of Ontario & Alberta. She is also licensed to practice psychotherapy in Jamaica by the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine.

Dr. White takes a holistic approach - mind, body and spirit - through the lens of each client’s unique social, economic, cultural, and faith context. Therapy approaches include: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, humanistic, positive psychology, narrative therapy, and mindfulness.

Feeling overwhelmed, stressed or burnt out? Experiencing compassion fatigue as a helping professional such as a social worker, nurse, doctor, or caregiver? I specialize in helping you create boundaries that keep you doing what you love, while protecting your peace. Dr. White writes a newsletter where she discusses science-backed stress relief, burnout prevention, and workplace wellbeing insights.

Diagnosed with AD(H)D or bipolar disorder? My decades-long lived experience of thriving with these diagnoses, gives me a unique perspective, deep empathy and understanding of these struggles, with practical insight into strategies that work.

Struggling with issues related to identity, such as gender, sexuality, or race/ethnicity/culture, including inter-cultural & inter-generational issues? I provide a supportive space to work through trauma, build confidence and self-esteem, and learn communication skills that help you connect in healthy ways with family, friends and colleagues.

Are you navigating challenging relationships, work-life stress, reproductive health issues, menopause, or caregiving responsibilities, I offer support to help you prioritize your needs and well being, while helping you maintain healthy relationships.

Is academia pushing you to your limit? I guide and support you to tenure or graduation without surrendering your identity, values or wellbeing.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation to explore how we can work together to create a life you love. You can also find me on Psychology Today

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SPEAKER

Organizations are recognizing that sustainable high performance requires sustainable high performers.

Ruth C. White, PhD MPH MSW RSW is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, mental health advocate and subject matter expert, who delivers engaging talks and workshops that educate, inspire, motivate, and transform people & organizations.

Topics for keynotes and workshops include:

• The Sustainable Performance Framework: preventing burnout, protecting performance (signature talk)

• Burnout Prevention and Recovery

• Healing From Compassion Fatigue

• Mental Health Strategies That Work - at Work

• Leading and Serving Diverse Populations in Health and Mental Health.

• Customized options for your audience and topic.

Many organizations are realizing that one-off wellness talks aren’t enough. I partner with leadership teams on an ongoing basis to design sustainable performance strategies.

Reach out here to book a consultation to see how you can make your event a memorable one. Or we can go beyond one talk to build an advisory partnership.

Past organizational clients include: Ontario Public Service, JPMorgan, PwC, Aetna, Premera Blue Cross, Rotman School of Management, Unity Health Network, Global Strategy Lab, Maryland Commitment to Veterans, Applied Materials, Protiviti, Indeed, Alaska Airlines, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, NAACP, Blue Shield California, Commonwealth Club of California, Los Angeles County Dept of Mental Health, Lime Connect, Educators for Excellence, National Organization on Disability, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, University of California-Berkeley, International Bipolar Foundation, and more.

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WRITER & MEDIA CONTRIBUTOR

Dr. White has written articles on mental health for: Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Tracy Anderson Magazine, Modern Healthcare, the United Nations, HuffPost and Thrive Global. She is the author of two books on stress management - The Stress Management Workbook and Everyday Stress Relief, and two books on bipolar disorder - Bipolar 101 and Preventing Bipolar Relapse.

Media appearances include: The Today Show, BBC World Service, CBSNews LA, KRON4 TV Bay Area (appearing 30+ times as mental health commentator 2020-2025), WVON (Chicago), Utah Public Radio, Marie Claire, and Women’s Health; providing commentary as a subject matter expert on mental health, and issues of fairness, access, inclusion and representation.

Sign up for Dr. White’s newsletter Be Well and Wander in which she shares wellness strategies; travel tips, and whatever has her ranting or raving.

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“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

— Victor E. Frankl

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