Birch + Bloom helps mission-driven teams, organizations, and communities build trust, deepen relationships, and unlock collective capacity. 

Not Just Another Team Retreat, Strategy Session, or Public Consultation.

You’re a leader facing real pressure to perform and you know the old ways aren’t working anymore.

Maybe your team is burning out. Your community is disengaged. Trust is slipping. You’ve tried planning days, engagement sessions, and team retreats, but they don’t sustain the momentum you are looking for. People show up but are disengaged as soon as the word ‘ice breaker’ is mentioned. Underlying problems resurface after all of the effort planning a meaningful session. People are quietly quitting, and you aren’t sure what to do next.

You’re not imagining it. 60% of employees feel emotionally detached at work, and trust in institutions is at an all-time low. Change fatigue is eroding even the most committed teams.

At Birch + Bloom, we design and facilitate gatherings that feel like a breath of fresh air, where people can exhale, reconnect, and do the real work of rebuilding clarity, trust, and momentum.

Whether you're leading a team, an organization, or a community through transition, we help you move:

  • Away from performative check-ins, top-down solutions, and disengagement

  • Toward honest dialogue, shared ownership, and grounded action that lasts

If you’re ready to gather differently and lead in a way that actually works in the times we are living in, you're in the right place.

Ways We Collaborate

  • Custom-designed sessions to help your group move through complexity, conflict, or co-creation. We hold space that supports full participation and leaves people feeling seen, heard, and clear about what comes next.

    Ideal for:

    • Strategic planning or visioning retreats

    • Organizational change or leadership transitions

    • Board alignment and renewal

    • Dialogue and decision-making under pressure

  • We support organizations and institutions in engaging the communities they serve with integrity, intention, and relational care. From public consultations to shared visioning, we design processes that are human-centred, culturally aware, creative and accessible.

    Ideal for:

    • Municipal and regional planning

    • Nonprofit program development

    • Multi-stakeholder conversations

    • Dialogue-based engagement initiatives

  • We curate and facilitate experiences that bring teams into deeper connection through reflection, nature, creativity, and values-based inquiry. These gatherings help people reconnect to purpose, one another, and the work they’re here to do.

    Ideal for:

    • Organizational transitions and culture shifts

    • Burnout recovery and team reconnection

    • Leadership development

    • Visioning and realignment

  • With over two decades of experience in leadership, facilitation, and civic dialogue, Cristin brings depth, clarity, and care to every audience. Her speaking work is shaped by a commitment to relational leadership, grounded presence, and the real stories behind meaningful change.

    Cristin speaks to moments when the path feels unclear, offering reflection, insight, and connection in uncertain times.

    Speaking topics include:

    • Leadership in Uncertain Times
      Leading with presence and steadiness when the path ahead is unclear.

    • Building Real Belonging at Work
      Fostering trust, connection, and care in teams and organizations.

    • Sustainable Rhythms for Purpose-Driven Leaders
      Moving beyond burnout and urgency toward leadership grounded in humanity and service to community.

If your team or community is navigating change, future planning, or you're looking for a thoughtful partner to support meaningful dialogue and future planning, contact us.