Meagan Yarmey PhD, MA, MSW, RSW
Applied Wellbeing Design
For institutions and organisations that want to build wellbeing
as a structural capacity, not manage it as a recurring problem.
This work is grounded in doctoral-level research in applied psychology, direct experience designing and leading institutional wellbeing systems, and over two decades at the intersection of psychological science, clinical practice, and organisational design.
This work also extends to how performance actually functions under pressure. In high-performing environments, capability does not always translate consistently into action, communication, or decision-making. This is often addressed as a confidence or skills issue. In practice, it reflects how individuals and systems respond to evaluation, visibility, and pressure. Understanding that dynamic changes how wellbeing, performance, and leadership are approached at both the individual and institutional level.
This is system-level design grounded in direct experience of how these environments actually function.
At Havergal College, I was appointed to design and lead the school's first institutional wellbeing function from the ground up. This included a school-wide audit, a comprehensive Wellbeing Framework with defined domains, developmental pathways, and measurable outcomes, mental health literacy programming across the full community, and a partnership with Dr. Suniya Luthar at Columbia University on a school-wide resilience study.
At the University of Waterloo, I led national curriculum design for the Mental Health Literacy Certificate following an environmental scan of programs across Canadian and American post-secondary institutions. Program recommendations were adopted by Campus Wellness leadership.
Earlier consulting work included contributing to a biopsychosocial model of resilience for the Department of National Defence.
What the Work Involves
Wellbeing audits and needs assessments. Framework design with defined domains, pathways, and measurable outcomes. Applied work on performance under pressure, feedback, and evaluation dynamics. Professional development for faculty, staff, and leadership. Strategic consultation on implementation and systems-level integration.
Who This Is For
Schools, universities, healthcare systems, and organisations at a point where existing approaches are no longer sufficient and a more fundamental shift is needed.
Engagements are tailored to the specific context and goals of each institution. Conversations typically begin with understanding what you are trying to build and where things are not holding.
Speaking and Workshops
Available for keynote presentations, workshops, and professional development on performance under pressure, feedback and evaluation dynamics, impostor syndrome, and wellbeing design.
A brief conversation to understand what you are building and whether this work is the right fit.