Healthy relationships are built on more than simply caring about another person. They require communication, mutual respect, trust, boundaries, accountability, and the ability to recognize when a relationship has become unhealthy.

The Healthy Relationships & Boundaries Workshop helps participants better understand relationship dynamics while developing practical skills for creating safer, healthier connections with others.

Participants explore the differences between healthy, unhealthy, and abusive behaviors, learn to recognize relationship red flags, identify controlling or manipulative behaviors, strengthen communication skills, and understand how personal boundaries contribute to emotional and physical safety.

Through interactive discussions, real-world scenarios, reflection exercises, and practical activities, participants are encouraged to examine their own relationship expectations and develop skills that can be applied to romantic relationships, friendships, family relationships, workplaces, and everyday interactions.

This workshop is appropriate for schools, colleges, community organizations, recovery programs, domestic violence programs, victim advocacy organizations, nonprofits, workplaces, faith-based organizations, and community groups. Content can be customized for the age, experiences, and needs of each audience.

Participants will learn how to:

• Identify characteristics of healthy relationships. 
• Recognize unhealthy and potentially abusive relationship behaviors. 
• Understand the role of boundaries in healthy relationships. 
• Recognize relationship red flags and warning signs. 
• Identify manipulation and controlling behaviors. 
• Develop healthier communication skills. 
• Understand the importance of trust and mutual respect. 
• Recognize the difference between conflict and abuse. 
• Strengthen self-respect and personal standards. 
• Understand consent and personal autonomy. 
• Identify patterns that may contribute to unhealthy relationships. 
• Develop practical strategies for building healthier connections.

 We understand that relationships, experiences, and educational needs vary greatly between audiences. That's why the Healthy Relationships & Boundaries Workshop can be customized based on participant age, organizational goals, available time, and desired learning outcomes. Whether you're looking for a short prevention presentation, an interactive workshop, or a multi-session educational series, we'll create an experience that provides practical relationship skills participants can use in everyday life. 

Perfect for schools, colleges, workplaces, community organizations, awareness events, recovery programs, and conferences. Participants receive an introduction to healthy relationships, boundaries, communication, red flags, respect, and recognizing unhealthy relationship behaviors. 

A more interactive experience that allows participants to explore relationship dynamics, communication, boundaries, consent, trust, conflict, manipulation, and red flags through discussions, scenarios, reflection exercises, and practical activities. 

Designed for organizations seeking comprehensive relationship education. Participants take a deeper look at healthy versus unhealthy relationships, communication styles, boundaries, conflict resolution, controlling behaviors, emotional safety, self-worth, and strategies for creating healthier connections. 

The multi-session format allows participants to explore relationship concepts more deeply while practicing communication, boundary-setting, conflict resolution, self-awareness, and healthy decision-making skills over time. 

Content can be customized for students, adults, survivors, recovery communities, workplaces, colleges, nonprofits, advocacy organizations, faith communities, and other groups. Examples, activities, discussions, and learning objectives can be adapted to make the workshop relevant to your audience. 

• In-Person Workshops 
• Virtual Workshops 
• Hybrid Events 
• School & College Programs 
• Workplace Workshops 
• Conference Sessions 
• Recovery Program Workshops 
• Community Education Events 
• Prevention Programs 
• Support Group Workshops

 Relationships influence nearly every part of our lives, yet many people are never formally taught what a healthy relationship actually looks like.

Unhealthy behaviors can sometimes be mistaken for love, loyalty, protection, or concern. Jealousy may be interpreted as caring. Control may be mistaken for protection. Constant communication may initially feel like attention. Over time, these behaviors can contribute to unhealthy relationship dynamics and make it more difficult to recognize when boundaries are being crossed.

Education can help change that.

The Healthy Relationships & Boundaries Workshop gives participants practical language and tools for identifying healthy behaviors, recognizing warning signs, communicating their needs, establishing boundaries, and making informed decisions about their relationships.

Participants also learn that healthy relationships are not conflict-free. Disagreements happen. What matters is how people communicate, respect boundaries, handle conflict, take accountability, and respond to one another's needs.

At The Jane Doe Foundation, we believe relationship education is an important part of prevention. Helping people recognize healthy and unhealthy behaviors can empower them to build safer relationships and recognize concerning patterns earlier.

Healthy relationships should provide connection without costing you your identity, safety, or self-respect.

 Learn the characteristics of healthy, unhealthy, and potentially abusive relationships and how relationship patterns can change over time. 

 Identify behaviors that may signal jealousy, control, manipulation, isolation, disrespect, coercion, or other unhealthy relationship dynamics. 

 Develop practical skills for expressing needs, listening effectively, handling disagreements, and communicating respectfully. 

 Understand how emotional, physical, digital, and personal boundaries help create safer and more respectful relationships. 

 Explore how consistency, honesty, accountability, independence, and mutual respect contribute to healthy connections. 

 Understand the importance of consent, personal choice, respecting another person's limits, and recognizing that consent can be withdrawn. 

 Learn the difference between normal relationship disagreements and patterns involving intimidation, coercion, control, threats, or abuse. 

 Recognize behaviors such as guilt, pressure, isolation, monitoring, excessive jealousy, blame-shifting, and attempts to control another person's choices. 

 Explore how confidence, self-respect, personal values, and past experiences can influence relationship choices and expectations. 

 Identify repeated relationship patterns and develop practical strategies for making healthier choices and building safer connections. 

 Every Healthy Relationships & Boundaries Workshop is designed to be engaging, practical, and appropriate for the needs of the audience. Participants receive education, interactive experiences, and resources they can continue using after the workshop. 

 A professionally developed, trauma-informed curriculum covering healthy relationships, boundaries, communication, consent, trust, respect, relationship red flags, manipulation, conflict, and personal safety. 

 Participants may receive healthy relationship checklists, red-flag guides, communication tools, boundary exercises, reflection worksheets, and additional educational resources. 

 Real-world scenarios, group discussions, relationship examples, self-reflection activities, and practical exercises help participants apply what they learn. 

Participants are encouraged to explore relationship topics, ask questions, and share perspectives in a respectful environment while maintaining their personal privacy and comfort. 

Dedicated time allows participants to ask questions and clarify concepts related to boundaries, relationships, communication, and warning signs. 

Organizations may request Certificates of Participation for attendees completing the workshop or educational series. 

Participants receive information about relevant Ohio and national resources, including domestic violence services, sexual assault services, victim advocacy, counseling, crisis support, and other community organizations. 

Organizations may receive additional worksheets, educational articles, self-assessments, relationship resources, and digital materials to reinforce continued learning. 

Content can be tailored to your audience's age, setting, needs, available time, and learning objectives. 

• Professionally developed trauma-informed curriculum 
• Interactive presentation and activities 
• Healthy relationship and red-flag resources 
• Boundary and communication exercises 
• Guided discussions 
• Question & Answer session 
• Community resource information 
• Follow-up educational materials 
• Optional Certificates of Participation 
• Customized content for your audience 
• Practical tools participants can use in everyday relationships

 If you'd like to bring this workshop to your school, organization, or community, we'd love to work with you.

Complete the request form below, and we'll contact you to discuss your audience, goals, scheduling, and customization options.