About Meliora Wellbeing

Founded by Ber Roberts, Métis Registered Nurse and Life Promotion specialist

Meliora Wellbeing was founded by Ber Roberts, a Métis Registered Nurse and Life Promotion specialist whose work bridges Indigenous knowledge and clinical health practice.

Through a Two-Eyed Seeing approach, Ber integrates Indigenous ways of knowing with evidence-informed health literacy to strengthen identity, land connection, and the protective factors that support long-term mental wellness for individuals, communities, and organizations.

About Us
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Our Approach

At Meliora Wellbeing, the focus is on strengthening the conditions that allow people to live well.

Through Life Promotion and a Two-Eyed Seeing approach, Indigenous knowledge and clinical health literacy are brought together to build protective factors that support mental wellness, identity, and connection to land and community.

The work focuses on practical knowledge, prevention, and strengthening capacity over time.

  • Life Promotion

    Strengthening identity, belonging, and protective factors that support long-term wellbeing

  • Two-Eyed Seeing

    Bringing Indigenous ways of knowing and evidence-informed health practice together

  • Practical Application

    Providing tools, learning experiences, and programs that support real-world change

Ber Roberts

Métis RN | Speaker | Life Promotion Specialist

Ber Roberts is a Métis Registered Nurse, speaker, and Life Promotion specialist whose work brings together Indigenous knowledge and clinical health practice to strengthen mental wellness in communities and organizations.

Through a Two-Eyed Seeing approach, Ber integrates Indigenous ways of knowing with evidence-informed health literacy to build protective factors that support identity, connection to land, and long-term wellbeing.

Her work focuses on prevention - strengthening the conditions that allow people and communities to live well before crisis occurs.

Areas of focus include:

• Life Promotion and prevention-focused mental wellness

• Two-Eyed Seeing integration in health and community programs

• Indigenous determinants of health and cultural protective factors

• Workforce resilience and sustainable care for helpers

• Land connection and nature-informed wellbeing

Outside of her professional work, Ber is also a canoeist, climber, world traveler, and parent of three teenagers. Time on the land and in nature continues to shape her perspective on resilience, balance, and what it means to live well.

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Ways to Work With Meliora Wellbeing

Prevention-focused mental wellness through coaching, speaking, professional training, and strategic consultation.

  • Speaking & Facilitation

    Individual and group facilitated sessions across health, community, and leadership settings

  • Program Development

    Life Promotion frameworks, land-based healing-centred models, and curriculum design

  • Workshops & Learning

    Life Promotion, healing-centred approaches, and Two-Eyed Seeing integration

FAQ

  • What is Life Promotion?

    Life Promotion is a prevention-focused approach that strengthens the conditions that help people live well.

    Rather than focusing only on illness or crisis, Life Promotion focuses on strengthening protective factors such as identity, belonging, connection to land, relationships, and meaning. When these foundations are strong, mental wellness and resilience are more likely to follow.

  • What is Two-Eyed Seeing

    Two-Eyed Seeing is an approach that brings together Indigenous ways of knowing and evidence-informed practice.

    Rather than choosing one perspective over the other, Two-Eyed Seeing recognizes that both knowledge systems have strengths. When used together, they can support more complete and culturally grounded approaches to health and wellbeing.

  • What is the difference between Life Promotion and Health Promotion?

    Health Promotion often focuses on behaviour change and reducing risk factors for disease.

    Life Promotion focuses on strengthening the broader conditions that help people live well — including identity, belonging, cultural connection, and purpose. It emphasizes prevention and the protective factors that support wellbeing across the lifespan.

  • Who is this work for?

    Meliora Wellbeing works with:

    • Indigenous communities
    • Health and social service organizations
    • Leadership teams and workforce groups
    • Helpers, caregivers, and health professionals

    Programs are designed to support individuals, organizations, and communities in strengthening prevention-focused mental wellness.

  • What kinds of services does Meliora Wellbeing provide?

    Services include:

    • Public and keynote speaking
    • Workshops and training
    • Strategic consultation and program design
    • Land-based facilitation
    • Curriculum and educational resource development
    • Professional resilience and burnout prevention training

    Programs can be adapted for conferences, community programming, leadership development, and workforce training.

  • Is this meant to replace healthcare?

    No

    Meliora Wellbeing does not replace clinical healthcare or treatment. The focus is on strengthening knowledge, awareness, and protective factors that support wellbeing.

    This work complements existing health and community services by focusing on prevention, health literacy, and capacity building.

  • What does land-based healing mean?

    Land-based healing focuses on reconnecting people with land, nature, and place as part of wellbeing.

    This can include facilitated experiences that strengthen awareness, nervous system regulation, cultural connection, and relationship with the natural world.

  • Can programs be customized?

    Yes.

    Yes. Programs are often adapted to the needs of each organization or community. This may include speaking engagements, workshops, leadership sessions, or longer-term program development.

Testimonials

Surprised Lawyer

Jo-Anne Yau LLM

It's not often that I can be moved off of my very strong opinions, but you really got me to thinking - which is far more than many lawyers can say about changing my mind, haha! Your passion for your work really shines, Ber.

Breathwork opened up a new realm of self-care and resilience for me

Rosanna Taylor, Kinesiologist

Taking the Breathwork and Your Health class was incredibly beneficial for me. As a health professional, I already have many tools in my toolbox to deal with everyday stress. However, diving into the world of breathwork opened up a new realm of self-care and resilience for me. Through guided practices and expert instruction, I learned how to harness the power of my breath to navigate through challenging moments. Through this class I also discovered that I am a mouth breather, and have been given tools to work towards correcting this. I really appreciate how knowledgeable Ber is, and her ability to share her knowledge in an easily digestible way. Also, being able to do this class in the comfort of my own home made it that much easier to relax and really experience the benefits of breathwork. I wholeheartedly recommend this course to anyone seeking to enhance their resilience, vitality and overall quality of life.

I recommend functional breathing; for me, it helped with anxiety, sinus congestion, and sleep apnea.

B (A Reformed Skeptic)

I am so grateful for learning functional breathing from Ber. Learning to breathe through my nose and use the other functional breathing tools has made a huge difference both to my sleep quality and when I am uncomfortable (whether physically or due to stress). My sinus congestion is much better, and I now know that just shifting the way I am breathing helps to clear my sinuses when they need it.

I have mild sleep apnea, and my sleep quality was better within a few days once I learned nose breathing. It’s simple and has been so helpful for me. I am glad that I kept going past my initial skepticism (I wondered how something so simple could make a difference?). I recommend functional breathing; for me, it helped with anxiety, sinus congestion, and sleep apnea. I’m glad I took a little bit of time it took to understand and start using these tools.

Helped my 9 year old with severe anxiety

KS (Edited For Confidentiality)

My 9-year-old has severe anxiety about anything healthcare-related. I brought her in shaking and breathing very fast.

When we saw Ber, she was beyond amazing with her. She was so patient and did not rush us. She did a breathing technique with her and was able to calm her down. In the end, my daughter was so proud of herself. It was helpful for her to have such a patient and understanding nurse.

You were able to break down the process and gave me many strategies where it all made sense

Anonymous

I was so nervous coming in, I did not want to go and felt out of my element. I was almost certain I was not going to come back. Then I met you, Ber, you were so warm and welcoming which made me feel comfortable. I could see how you were able to meet others where they were at, and effortlessly related to them on their level.

For me, you were able to break down the process and gave me many strategies where it all made sense. I can see your passion and skill for teaching. I came in anxious wanting to leave and I left ready to come back, all because of you Ber.
Thank you

Ber taught me new ways to manage my pain

Retired Nurse

I was a nurse for 40 years and thought I knew it all. While recovering from surgery I met Ber. After talking and being asked all the good nursing questions about my pain, Ber had a different perspective on what I was experiencing.

Ber taught me new ways to manage my pain. She explained why I was having that particular discomfort and what to do about it. To my surprise, the discomfort was relieved almost instantly. I was amazed by what she knew and how to apply it in the nursing setting without the use of any medication.

Love it!!

Leah

Just what I needed to listen to right now. OMG! I had one breathwork session... it blew my mind, body, and spirit!! This is amazing! This is where I want to put my energy! Love it!

Excellent Presenter

Donna

Ber's presentation is so fabulous. She is an excellent presenter and I love the information and ideas. Bush Therapy! Outside is the best therapy. Thanks for Sharing!

Feel like I just finished a Ted Talk

Dex

Wow wow! You built some public speaking skills, great job keeping on topic, adding analogies, engaging the audience, and rolling with the technical stuff. Great pace and confidence in your voice. I feel like I just finished a Ted Talk!

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