Practicing Connection
Improve your resilience and readiness in a rapidly changing world.
Jessica Beckendorf and Erin Carlson Rivera host this exploration of personal and collective practices that empower us to work together to help each other, our families, and our communities improve our resilience and readiness.
Practicing Connection
Latest Episodes
Collective Action & Working Together At Scale: Lessons from Early Matters
What does collective impact work actually look like? In this interview episode, we hear from a statewide “backbone” organization and a local coalition working in tandem to make changes on early childhood education and child c...
Jumpstart New Connections Using a Cheat Sheet
How do you get to the important conversations faster?Sometimes getting to know a new collaborator can take more time that you have to spare. In this episode Erin and Jessica discuss how a cheat sheet can jumpstart the conversation...
Reframing with Strengths: A practice for when people do annoying things
What if the person frustrating you isn't missing a strength - just misusing one? In this episode of Practicing Connection, Jessica and Erin walk through a practical, evidence-based way to find the strength that's showing up i...
Positive Rants: How to Reframe Negativity So You Can Move Forward
What do you do after you listen to understand someone else?It can be a real challenge to figure out how to collaborate with someone who only complains. Listening to understand is a great first step, but what do you do next?...
The Military-Civilian Divide: Why Transition is More Than Culture Shock. With Dr. Seth Hayden
Many professionals want to help military families. Few understand the invisible barriers they're navigating.When service members and military families transition to civilian life, they're often told to expect "culture shock." But ...
