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The Values Lab: Living What You Stand For

A 4-week relational lab for people questioning what matters to them, exploring the stories behind their values, and experimenting with how to live in closer alignment with what they stand for.

Taught by Angela Montijo, LCSW

Live Online4 sessions x 90 min

Course Overview

The Values Lab is a 4-week relational learning experience for people who want to better understand what they stand for and how to live in closer alignment with those values.

This course is rooted in the understanding that values are not abstract concepts floating somewhere above our lives. Values live in our relationships, our decisions, our boundaries, our habits, our reactions, and the ways we move through the world every day.

While many learning spaces focus on analyzing systems from a distance, The Values Lab invites participants to ground themselves in what is within their direct proximity: their inner world, their immediate relationships, their routines, and the environments they help shape. Inspired by the emergent strategy principle “small is all,” this course centers the understanding that meaningful change often begins locally and relationally.

Many people move through life carrying values they inherited but never examined. Others know what matters to them but struggle to live in ways that reflect it because of expectations, burnout, survival, or systems that pull them away from themselves. This course offers space to slow down and explore those tensions.

Together, participants will explore:

• What values are and how they shape our lives

• The stories and experiences that formed our values

• The gap between what we say we value and how we actually live

• How values influence relationships, work, identity, and decision-making

• What it might look like to move through life more intentionally

This is not therapy, leadership training, or productivity coaching. The Values Lab is a relational, reflection-based learning space rooted in conversation, witnessing, storytelling, and experimentation.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is designed for:

People who feel a sense of misalignment between their values and how they are currently living

Mid-career professionals experiencing burnout or questioning their direction

Care workers, educators, and helpers who spend time supporting others but rarely have space for their own reflection

Individuals in transition (post-grad, career shifts, life changes) who are re-evaluating what matters to them

Thoughtful, introspective people who want a structured space for deeper reflection and conversation

You do not need to have everything figured out.

Curiosity and a willingness to engage honestly are enough.

What You'll Learn

Develop a clearer understanding of their core values and how those values shape their decisions, relationships, and behaviors.
Identify areas of alignment and misalignment between what they value and how they currently move through life.
Examine how family, culture, systems, and lived experiences have influenced their values.
Practice using values as a guide for making decisions and navigating everyday situations.
Leave with a personalized values map, IKIGAI reflection, and a 90-day alignment experiment.

What's Included

Live Sessions

Interactive classes with your instructor

Session Recordings

Lifetime access to all recordings

Community Access

Connect with fellow learners

Certificate

Proof of course completion

Real-World Project

Participants will create a personal “Values Map” and complete a 90-day alignment experiment, identifying one or two ways they want to more intentionally live their values in their daily lives. This may include shifts in decision-making, boundaries, relationships, or priorities, depending on each participant’s context.

About the Instructor

Angela Montijo, LCSW

Relational Facilitator & Educator

Angela Montijo creates reflective, conversation-based spaces where people can examine their lives with honesty and care. Her work is grounded in relational facilitation, where learning happens through storytelling, curiosity, and being witnessed. She brings a background in education justice and community-based work, offering a lens that connects personal reflection with broader systems and lived experience. Rather than offering answers, she creates space for people to make meaning of their own. Through With Care Collective, Angela designs workshops and group experiences rooted in the belief that the future is relational.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. This is a reflective, facilitated group space. While personal insights may emerge, this course is not a substitute for therapy.

Not directly. While values may influence work decisions, the focus is broader: how you want to live and what you stand for.

That’s exactly what this space is for.

Very. This is a small-group, conversation-based experience. Participants will engage in reflection, discussion, and shared exploration.

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Format

Live Online

Class Size

15 students max

Sessions

4 sessions

Duration

90 min each

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