{"id":396,"date":"2025-07-02T17:24:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/?page_id=396"},"modified":"2026-05-12T23:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T23:02:19","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/christinespinder\/testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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“Christine’s coaching and facilitation has transformed our systems, our networks, and ourselves as individuals. Over 2 years, Christine facilitated our national growth, working with team dynamics, conflict resolution, allyship, collaborative leadership, storytelling and restoration as evaluation, and somatic exercises to promote generative dialogue, celebration, and resilience among front-line harm reduction participants.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The impact of Christine’s sessions has resulted in national team\u2019s ability to find strategic and innovative pathways forward in the face of complex inter-organizational dynamics, as well as a sense of cohesion and connection among our members and workshop participants contributing to heart-centered, whole person regard and resilience that enables people to keep moving forward in their work through times of both chaos and celebration.<\/span> “<\/span><\/p>

Courtney P, Manager, National Harm Reduction Peer Network.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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“My personal experience receiving coaching from Christine has been enriching.\u202f It has allowed me to better understand my role, purpose, and personal leadership style in community harm reduction that will serve me throughout my career<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Christine coaches with deep capacity for collaboration and creativity with her responsiveness to the emerging needs of everyone she works with.\u202f Christine\u00a0<\/span>attunes to<\/span>\u00a0the structural undercurrents behind stuck\u00a0<\/span>points, and<\/span>\u00a0skillfully\u00a0<\/span>facilitates<\/span>\u00a0discussions that generate innovative transformation<\/span>.”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Katherine, National Program Manager.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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“Chri<\/span>stine is a strong Ally and a co-<\/span>facilitator with whom I have worked for last 4\u00a0<\/span>years ,<\/span>\u00a0\u202fit is rare to come across a white facilitator who can work authentically and be in synchronicity with an experienced\u00a0<\/span>racialized<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>facilitator .<\/span>\u00a0She has done deep work on her race pr<\/span>ivilege and is creative, funny<\/span>, open<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>compassionate<\/span>\u00a0and willing to take a deep dive into equity\u00a0<\/span>work .<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>She’s<\/span>\u00a0e<\/span>specially gifted with body embodiment\u00a0<\/span>guidance which<\/span> transcends all boundaries.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Priti<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Gami<\/span>\u00a0Shah, International\u00a0<\/span>Educator\/ Facilitator\/\u00a0<\/span>Justice ,<\/span> Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Trainer\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cChristine Spinder is a master practitioner crafting beautiful ways forward in these challenging\u00a0times.\u00a0She is both visionary and grounded, an all too rare combination. Scratch and you will find more treasures, from her stunning intuition, brilliant innovative strategy, and collaboration-heightening facilitation, to her national spokesperson fluency, iconic textile art and passionate sharing from her decades of somatic embodiment cultivation. Christine lives out loud, and she is dedicated to supporting emergence of what\u2019s best in us, individually and collectively.\u201d<\/p>

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\u00a0<\/span>I found in Christine’s\u00a0<\/span>Tools for Change<\/span><\/i> course this beautiful delving into the praxis and practical realities of the work with a clear invitation to understand them at an energetic and spiritual level. I felt like my synapses were firing in all directions. I felt so enlivened, engaging in the type of deep, juicy dialogue that I crave alongside other\u00a0practioners. To me it\u00a0felt like getting\u00a0to live in a new paradigm of my work and practice. I left so inspired. I came to the end of every session invigorated and curious, and able to invite more of my being, my mind, my heart,\u00a0body\u00a0and spirit into my facilitation work, beautifully guided and\u00a0facilitated. “<\/span><\/p>

Natty <\/span>Abadiir<\/span>, International\u00a0<\/span>Anti-Racism Facilitator<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cField Shift shone a light on the invisible elements of group work that are often felt but not explored. Christine brings deep experience and skill in facilitation<\/strong>, and provides a space for everyone to speak to and experience the unexplainable. This work has encouraged me to expand my senses in service of better dialogue and inclusive outcomes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>

Virginia Cullen, CAO Municipality of\u00a0 Whistler\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cI\u2019ve attended hundreds of diversity workshops. Christine\u2019s was different.<\/strong>\u00a0I felt the shifts as they happened inside me. It was physical, something I hadn\u2019t tapped into before, a conscious awareness. And it feels great, more real and so much more clear.\u201d<\/p>

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Diversity Engagement Workshop for United Way BC Staff Retreat.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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“I was deeply inspired by Christine’s “Inner Work” of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion workshop this morning. Thank you for an incredibly mind-opening and moving experience that awakened parts of me I didn’t know were there.\u202f I would be honored to stay connected for inspiration as I grow in my journey of becoming an ally!” <\/span><\/p>

Ravi B, Limitless Allyship Workshop Participant.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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“I’ve<\/span>\u00a0been in leadership and development symposiums around the world, and Christine was the best. She clearly connected the roots of complex systems with the branches of how they really show up, and shared real\u00a0<\/span>tools for how to work with them,<\/span>\u00a0so we can do the same.\u00a0<\/span>Simply the best<\/span>.”<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Assar\u00a0<\/span>Ziir<\/span>, MOSAIC Leadership Training<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cOne of the best facilitators I\u2019ve ever worked with,<\/strong>\u00a0and I\u2019m over 20 years as a Health Director. Everybody in the room, all 120 of us, were engaged, connected, and saying Yes.\u201d<\/p>

Brenda, Interior Health Director, Raising the Profile Project.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cChristine Spinder is an excellent mentor.\u201d<\/p>

“Ruth Alfred, Namgis Elder, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Vancouver Coastal Health, and Co-Founder, the Restoring Collective<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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“Wow! One day, and I feel cleansed, clear,\u00a0<\/span>grounded<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and ready to make things happen again. Incredible.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Vancouver Coastal Health Vice President,\u00a0<\/span>Root<\/span>\u00a0and Rise Leadership Retreat<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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“I look at this\u00a0art\u00a0and something moves inside me.\u00a0Its\u00a0like something\u00a0is\u00a0waking up. And it feels good. Really good.”\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>“Christine’s art is like watching music.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cI love watching Christine facilitate. Its like watching art.\u201d<\/p>

Kung Jaadee, Haida storyteller and educator<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cMy first experience of a human murmuration.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>

Donna Morton, CEO Clean Finance<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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