My life’s work is devoted to helping you

win without losing yourself.

As a well-being strategist, mental health advocate, speaker, and community builder, Chivon John is devoted to reshaping our approach to well-being. With over a decade of being a leading voice in the wellness industry, she knows firsthand the importance of showing up for our individual and communal needs. Through a lifelong journey of self-exploration, Chivon has navigated her career with the fundamental belief that radical self-care cannot exist in silos; it must first begin with community. 

Her transformative work positions her as a sought after speaker, consultant and advisor for individuals and organizations seeking to maximize success through wellness. With certifications in Global DEI Strategy, Mental Health First Aid and Positive Psychology, her groundbreaking efforts amplify her role as a mental health advocate, as she spearheads organization-wide initiatives aimed at supporting collective well-being. As self-care is often believed to be an individual undertaking, Chivon challenges this idea, concluding that healing is best achieved when provided through ecosystems of care.

The Truths That Shape My Approach

  • Well-being is the foundation of everything we do.

  • Self-compassion is an underrated strategy for sustainability.

  • You can’t outrun, outperform, or outwork your self-image.

  • Ambition belongs to your whole life — not just your career, and it should fuel you, not deplete you.

  • Loving what you do doesn’t make you immune to burnout.

  • Mental health isn’t just about how we cope — it’s about what reckoning with what we are forced to cope with.

  • True resilience isn’t just about enduring — it’s about recovering, replenishing, and allowing yourself to be supported.

  • Exhaustion isn’t just the result of doing too much — it’s often the weight of carrying too much, for too long.

  • There is no future of work, without well workers and communities.
  • “Shouting ‘self-care’ at people who actually need ‘community care’ is how we fail people.” – Nakita Valerio

 

 

Accolades

2015 Canada's Top 100 Black Women to Watch
2016 Toronto Ambassador for Global Women's Entrepreneurship Day from the United Nations
2016 Member of the Canadian delegation at the G20 YEA Summit in Beijing, China
2019+ Board Member for Taking It Global
2020 Advisor for Queen’s University Compass North Accelerator Program
2019-2020 Investor and Mentor for the Founders Fund

Fun Facts

I’m an INFJ and Enneagram Type 5 which means that I’m a devoted advocate that cares deeply about what I do and the people I do it for.

I’m a proud multi-hyphenate. I view my work through the lens of creating a portfolio career rooted in supporting individuals and organizations to redefine their approach to wellness

In addition to my work as a Wellness Educator and Mental Health advocate, I am an award-winning Program Manager and certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 10 years experience

Movement is a big part of my wellness practice. I’m a former fitness competitor that competed for 3 years and my current fitness obsession is Hyrox.

Official Bio

Chivon John is a wellbeing strategist, facilitator, and mental health advocate devoted to reshaping our approach to well-being. As the Founder of LightWork, a consultancy that reimagines well-being as both a personal and collective practice, Chivon supports individuals and organizations in building life and work environments that center sustainability, capacity, and collective thriving.

Her work amplifies often overlooked dimensions of well-being — from building a “rest ethic” that matches our ambition, to redefining resilience through recovery and community care, to acknowledging the unseen weights that quietly shape our capacity to show up.

Chivon’s insights have been featured by Forbes, Fast Company, The Globe and Mail, CBC, TVO, and more. She currently serves as Associate Director of Well-being in the education sector and sits on the Board of Directors for TakingITGlobal. 

Whether on stage or in strategy rooms, she is committed to making well-being a foundational practice woven into how we work and live.

 

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