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 In-service workshop

Workplace Wellbeing workshop for teams and leaders

Your team learns to catch the thinking that makes hard days harder, finds out what each person needs to work well, and leaves with practical ways to refill. Every person who attends also gets the Phoenix Cups® 101 & Wellbeing Challenge online course, free.

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For any workplaceFacilitated by Christopher PhoenixAdd Sandi Phoenix for leadersUp to 2.5 hours, or a full dayIn person Australia-wide or live on Zoom

 Why teams book

When the workweek takes more than it gives

Your team spends the working day tuned in to other people: clients, colleagues, the inbox, and the meeting that ran over. It's skilled, caring work, and by the end of the day some of them have little left for themselves.

This workshop gives your whole team two things to take back to work. The first is a way to notice the thinking that drains them. The second is a shared language for the needs that keep them going, so asking for what they need gets easier.

Afterwards, your team can

  • Spot unhelpful thinking styles
  • Name their own Phoenix Cups profile and what fills each Cup
  • Notice the needs that may sit behind a colleague's behaviour
  • Plan reliable ways to fill their Cups at work and at home
Christopher Phoenix presenting to an audience at the Childcare and Education Expo

 On the day

What your team practises together

Your team works through two parts. Expect stories, laughter, a little mind reading, and even a hypnosis demonstration along the way.

First

The power of thinking

 

How the mind runs on autopilot, eight common unhelpful thinking styles, and how to become aware of the stories we tell ourselves.

Then

The Phoenix Cups

 

Five Cups for five basic human needs. Each person discovers their Cups profile, learns how to build their Skill to Fill™, and gains an understanding of Life Needs Balance, where we aim for full Cups in every part of life.

Christopher Phoenix on stage with five workshop participants taking part in an activity

 For leaders

Leading for wellbeing

The way you lead can fill, or empty, the Cups of every person on your team.

Sandi Phoenix presenting to a seated group, with Phoenix Cups graphics on the screens behind her

Each of us is responsible for filling our own Cups, with one exception that matters at work. People in positions of power can fill or empty the Cups of the people they lead: through how work is planned, how decisions are made, and how much say people have in their own work.

For a leadership team, Sandi Phoenix can join Christopher Phoenix and lead this part of the day: what your decisions do to your team's Cups, and how to lead in ways that make them easier to fill. Tell us about your leaders when you enquire, and the session is tailored to them.

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 Psychosocial safety

Where this fits with your safety duties

Australian work health and safety laws ask employers to manage psychosocial hazards, such as high job demands or low job control, as they manage physical ones. Under WHS laws, employers must eliminate or minimise psychosocial risks so far as is reasonably practicable, and Safe Work Australia's model Code of Practice, Managing psychosocial hazards at work, sets out how. In Victoria, the Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations 2025 have applied since 1 December 2025.

A workshop on its own doesn't meet those duties, and it isn't a risk assessment. WorkSafe Victoria says training must not be the main control. What this workshop adds is the language underneath the work: it helps people name what drains them and what they need, so conversations about workload, control, and support are easier to start. Use it alongside changes to how work is designed and managed.

What it adds to your safety plan

  • A shared language for needs across the whole team
  • A way for each person to name what's draining them
  • A starting point for leaders' conversations about workload and control
  • A Cup filling plan each person writes for themselves

 A working day

Where a workday drains you, and refills you

Five Cups stand for five basic human needs. Here is one ordinary working day, seen through them.

  1. 8:45am

    Safety Cup

    Drains

    The 9am meeting moves for the third time, and the plan for the day goes with it.

    Refills

    A clear plan that holds.

  2. 10:30am

    Connection Cup

    Drains

    A whole morning of messages, and not one real conversation.

    Refills

    Five minutes with a colleague who asks how you are.

  3. 12:15pm

    Freedom Cup

    Drains

    Someone tells you exactly how to do a task you've done well for years.

    Refills

    A say in how the work gets done.

  4. 2:30pm

    Mastery Cup

    Drains

    A full day of work, and nothing finished.

    Refills

    One task done well, and noticed.

  5. 4:30pm

    Fun Cup

    Drains

    The same task, the same way, all afternoon.

    Refills

    A laugh, or a new way into an old job.

Each person's Cups are a different size, so the same day drains people differently. In the workshop, everyone maps their own.

A person holding out a mug printed with the five Phoenix Cups

 Included

A free online course for every attendee

Every person who attends gets their own login to the Phoenix Cups 101 & Wellbeing Challenge, usually $48. They map their five Cups, write a one-page Cup filling plan, and practise it with about two weeks of short daily wellbeing challenges, at their own pace over two months.

  • Self-paced online, with two months' access
  • Video, audio, and text lessons
  • Printable Cup filling plan templates
  • A certificate of completion

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 The thinking

Psychology and philosophy, made practical

Your team practises tools drawn from psychology and philosophy, translated for everyday working life.

Psychology

Cognitive therapy & ACT

 

Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy links what we think, feel, and do. ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Steven Hayes and colleagues) adds the skill of making room for thoughts of all kinds without judging them, and moving forward with them.

Philosophy

Philosophy

 

Chris draws on philosophy to give the workshop its depth, and to give your team fresh ways to think about wellbeing, at work and beyond.

Framework

The Phoenix Cups framework

 

Sandi Phoenix founded the framework in 2012, and she and Christopher Phoenix co-authored The Phoenix Cups: A Cup Filling Story in 2019. It grew from Glasser's Choice Theory and draws on research including Ryan and Deci's Self-Determination Theory.

 Who runs it

Facilitators

Christopher Phoenix runs Workplace Wellbeing on his own, or with Sandi Phoenix beside him.

Christopher Phoenix presenting at a lectern, with the five Phoenix Cups on the screen behind him

Christopher Phoenix

Chris is the wellbeing specialist for Phoenix Support for Educators. He began his career in the corporate sector, is a PhD candidate in philosophy, and co-authored The Phoenix Cups: A Cup Filling Story with Sandi Phoenix. He has appeared on Sunrise and Triple M, and brings his thinking into the room with humour, storytelling, mentalism, and a hypnosis demonstration.

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Sandi Phoenix and Christopher Phoenix smiling together at a conference

Sandi Phoenix

Sandi Phoenix is Managing Director of Phoenix Support for Educators and founded the Phoenix Cups framework in 2012. When she joins Chris, Sandi leads the leadership work and the psychology behind the Cups, and Chris brings the thinking, the stories, and the stagecraft.

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For conferences

Book them together. One of them gives the keynote, then both run breakout sessions, so delegates hear the big idea in the main room and put it to work in smaller groups straight after. Ask about a conference program

 In their words

What teams say after a day with Chris

‘I really enjoyed the full day session that my employer organised. It was fun, creative and interesting. I learnt a lot about myself and now have the tools to learn more about other people and the ‘why’ for their actions. Highly recommend and would absolutely go to another session! Thanks for everything Chris!’

Rachel

‘The session with Chris and our team was fantastic! It was truly enlightening for me, and I believe it had a positive impact on our entire team.’

Soo L.

‘Chris has a dynamic and super fun and relatable personality in the delivery of the content’

Molly

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 Booking options

Book the Workplace Wellbeing workshop your way

On its own

Workplace Wellbeing

 

Up to 2.5 hours, at your workplace or on Zoom, with Christopher Phoenix. Each person leaves with tools for their own wellbeing and a shared Cups language with the people they work with.

With part two

The full day

 

Workplace Wellbeing in the morning, then Creating a Culture of Wellbeing in the afternoon, in person. In part two, your team turns its Cups language into a shared plan for your workplace. Read about Creating a Culture of Wellbeing

Together

Chris and Sandi

 

Add Sandi Phoenix for the leadership work and the psychology behind the Cups, for a team day or a conference keynote with breakout sessions.

Christopher Phoenix presenting Creating a Culture of Wellbeing to a large audience

The details

Who attends

Your whole team, staff and leaders together, or a leadership team on its own

Length

Up to 2.5 hours on its own, or up to 5 hours as the full day

Where

In person at your workplace, anywhere in Australia, or live on Zoom (the full day is in person)

Facilitators

Christopher Phoenix, or Christopher and Sandi Phoenix together

Investment

A fixed rate, plus GST and any travel costs, quoted on request

Included

A free login to the Phoenix Cups 101 & Wellbeing Challenge for every attendee

 Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is this workshop only for education and care teams?

No. Christopher Phoenix runs Workplace Wellbeing for teams of every kind: offices, community organisations, health, schools, and businesses of every size. Education and care teams can book the same thinking as the Educator Wellbeing workshop.

Does this workshop meet our psychosocial safety obligations?

No workshop does that on its own, and this one isn't a risk assessment. Employers must eliminate or minimise psychosocial risks so far as is reasonably practicable, and training should sit beside changes to how work is designed and managed. This workshop gives your people a shared language for their needs, which makes those changes easier to talk about and plan.

Can Sandi Phoenix present with Chris?

Yes. Sandi Phoenix can join Christopher Phoenix to lead the leadership work and the psychology behind the Cups. Ask for both when you enquire, and we'll quote for the two of them.

Can the session be tailored for our leaders?

Yes. Tell us about your leadership team when you enquire. The session can focus on how leaders' decisions fill or empty the Cups of the people they lead, for a leaders-only group or as part of a whole-team day.

Do Chris and Sandi present at conferences?

Yes. One of them can give the keynote, then both run breakout sessions, so delegates move from the big idea to putting it to work. Tell us about your conference when you enquire.

Can we run it online?

Yes, for the workshop on its own, as a live Zoom session. The full day, with Creating a Culture of Wellbeing, runs in person at your workplace.

How does everyone get the free online course?

Each attendee gets their own login to the Phoenix Cups 101 & Wellbeing Challenge, so their progress and plan stay with them. We arrange access with you when you book.

 How booking works

Three steps to your workshop day

  1. Send an enquiry

    Tell us your location, team size, the dates you have in mind, and whether you'd like Sandi Phoenix to join Chris.

  2. Get your quote

    We send a quote and the facilitators' available dates.

  3. Workshop day

    Chris, or Chris and Sandi, work with your team, in person at your workplace or live on Zoom.

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