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SUMMARY:Supporting Military Families Across the Deployment Cycle
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By completing this course\, the service provider will be better equipped to assist military families experiencing service-related absences by offering support\, services\, and resources. \nLearning Objectives: \nBy the end of this course\, learners will be able to: \n\nExplain the impacts of service-related absences on military family members\nAnalyze common stressors and coping processes\nApply research and theoretical models to real-world situations\nIdentify protective factors that foster resilience\nDesign practical support strategies for families\nRefine supports for military-connected communities\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Using Thinkific” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2333004d” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\n\n\nRegister and enroll on Thinkific.com\, the platform used to host OneOp courses\, for free! For help getting started on Thinkific email us at contact@oneop.org  \n\n\n\nInteractive components and links to videos are included\, so make sure you have a strong internet connection.\nUnits and resources will open in a new window be sure to turn your pop-up blocker off.\nThe content includes audio and video\, ensure your computer can play audio and video files\, and open PDF files.\nTo ensure progress is saved\, please pause and resume learning between units.\nIn order to receive certain continuing education credits and/or a certificate of completion for general use\, some users may be required to take a cumulative post-test at the end of the entire course. You will have five attempts to pass the final post-test at 80% or better.\nIt is expected that students will view all materials\, engage with the activities\, and complete reflections.\nFor information about this course or assistance with completion please email contact@oneop.org \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”3%” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Course Author” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2333004d” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The course was developed by OneOp with contributions from Dr. Keith Tidball \nInstructional Designer\nJen Chilek[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”3%” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Continuing Education Credit” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2333004d” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]This course has been approved for continuing education (CE) credits for many different professionals accredited through the credentialing agencies listed below. \n\nCertified in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS): This webinar is approved for 2.0 continuing education (CE) credits from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 1/30/2028.\nBoard Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA): This webinar is approved for 2.0 continuing education (CE) contact hours by The Patient Advocate Certification Board. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 1/30/2028.\nBoard Certified Case Managers: This webinar is approved for 2.0 continuing education (CE) clock hours from the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 1/30/2027.\nCertified Family Life Educators (CFLE): This webinar is approved for 2.0 continuing education (CE) credits from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 1/30/2029.\nCertified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES): This webinar is approved for 2.0 continuing education credit from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 1/30/2028.\nHuman Resource Professionals: This webinar is approved for 2.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 7/31/2026.\nSocial Workers\, Licensed Professional Counselors\, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists: This webinar is approved for 2.0 continuing education (CE) credits from the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. Check with your state licensing agency for reciprocity and/or credit approval if licensed for other professions or in one of the following states: CO\, FL\, HI\, IA\, KS\, KY\, MI\, NY\, ND\, OH\, OK. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 1/30/2028.\nCertificates of Attendance: OneOp Certificates of Attendance are available for those interested in additional documentation of professional development activities.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Evidence-Based Interventions for Supporting Military Spouse Career Development
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Frequent relocations\, deployments\, childcare responsibilities\, and irregular service member schedules often disrupt employment and educational opportunities. As a result\, military spouses experience an unemployment rate of 21% and earn roughly 38% less than their civilian peers (U.S. Department of Labor\, 2024). These factors\, combined with limited access to consistent support networks\, underscore the need for targeted\, evidence-based career interventions. \nCognitive Information Processing (CIP) career theory offers a proven framework to help military spouses strengthen their career decision-making and problem-solving skills. By addressing the negative career thoughts that can hinder progress\, CIP-based strategies empower individuals to clarify goals\, explore options\, and take purposeful action toward career success. \nThis webinar is designed for career counselors\, workforce professionals\, and other providers supporting military spouse career readiness. 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SUMMARY:Reframing Feedback: A Practice for Receiving Criticism Well
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\nMost of us cringe when we hear “I have some feedback for you.” But learning to receive feedback well is one of the most powerful skills you can build for collaboration and growth. \nIn this episode of Practicing Connection\, Jessica and Erin talk about how to prepare your mindset\, identify which feedback deserves your attention\, and turn even tough conversations into moments of learning. \nErin also shares a practical approach you can use the next time feedback catches you off guard – helping you respond with curiosity instead of defensiveness. \nListen in to find new ways to make feedback feel less threatening\, and more like an investment in your growth. \nLinks and resources from this episode: \n\nReframing Feedback Handout\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”][00:00:00]\nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Hi\, thanks for listening to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Jessica\, my new co-host is here as well. Today we’ll be talking about how to receive negative feedback\, and Erin’s gonna be sharing a practice with us. Hi Erin\, how are you? \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Hi Jessica. I’m having fun! \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Great! \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: I wasn’t expecting to be this excited to actually be recording things\, so this is kind of fun. Plus it’s finally sunny again here in Wisconsin\, which is a treat. We’ve had a string of all of the temperatures in the negatives. We had an exploding tree watch warning from the weather people recently\, so no trees exploded in my neighborhood. \nI am very relieved\, and I’m very relieved that it’s a little bit warmer\, and that we have sunshine again. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, that is very good. I have been hibernating\, reading a lot more than I [00:01:00] have in the past several years. I’m just chewing through the books and that’s been awesome. Both reading fiction and nonfiction as well. It’s something I used to do a lot more of and I’ve picked it back up again\, and that has been really feeding my soul lately. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Oh\, that’s wonderful. I love when you can kind of return to something that was joyful that you fell out of the habit of\, that’s such a fun thing to be able to do. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, we’d love to hear what’s inspiring you. So please drop us a line at practicingconnection@oneop.org. We see and respond to every message and can’t wait to hear from you. \n– break – \nSo let’s learn more about how to receive negative feedback. Erin\, can you tell us a little more about what you’ll be sharing and the practice you’re going to be sharing\, and why you chose it? \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah. Well\, I’m gonna start with why I chose it. It is\, for a lot of [00:02:00] people\, performance evaluation season. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Mm-hmm. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: So while not everybody does performance evaluations in January\, a lot of people do. So\, I wanted to kind of share it in a timely manner. Also I am new to a job\, so I’m getting a lot of feedback\, and I’ve had to spend some time thinking about how do I – don’t make that face\, Jessica\, it’s not all bad! \nBut I have been getting lots of feedback and so I’ve been thinking a lot about\, “How can I use this well?” And so I wanted to share some of that with you today. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: One thing I’d love to say though\, that’s such a good point. Sometimes it’s just hard to receive feedback\, period. Whether negative or neutral\, or even positive sometimes. And I think any feedback at all can feel negative sometimes. I mean\, unless someone’s like\, ‘you’re wonderful\, great job\,’ or whatever. That doesn’t feel negative\, hopefully ever. But I mean\, any like neutral feedback\, or collaborative feedback\, [00:03:00] it can feel negative even when it’s not. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah\, I think especially if you’re really fatigued or overwhelmed\, sometimes feedback feels like just one more thing you have to carry and process and manage. And it’s like a little straw on your camel back and you’re like\, “I don’t know how many more of these I could take.” Yes\, this is exactly why I wanted to talk about this today. \nSo\, I don’t really enjoy negative feedback. I don’t think I know anybody who does\, but I have been able to see how changing how I respond to negative feedback can make it go from ‘one more thing I have to manage’ to an opportunity to build connection with the people that I work with\, especially when I’m on teams\, especially when I’m collaborating. \nIf I’m able to respond well to negative feedback\, it can build trust\, which I find really exciting. \nSo today I want to talk about how do we think about negative [00:04:00] feedback mindset shifts\, and then I’ll walk you through a practice. And I think of it as like a standard script that I can use if I’m surprised\, because sometimes you know you’re going to get feedback\, for example a performance evaluation\, and sometimes it comes completely out of the blue. They don’t ask your permission\, they don’t tell you they want to talk to you. It’s just\, someone comes up to your cubicle\, “Hey\, I wanna talk to you. You shouldn’t do this thing.” And you’re like… \nSo I want to give you a plan for how you’re going to respond to surprise\, negative feedback\, so that in the moment you don’t have to decide how to respond. \nYou’ve already kind of pre-thought about\, ‘here’s a thing I can do\,’ and sound professional. And it can be trust building and collaborative\, even if I’m having a bad day. So that’s my hope. So that’s where we’re heading today. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, I’m really glad that we’re talking about this. You know\, finding ways to positively respond to negative feedback has helped mea lot. Even [00:05:00] though I’m not always still good at it\, I have figured out a couple things that I can do to help. \nSo like just listening for what values are surfacing while the person’s giving you feedback or reflecting on that interaction and thinking about what values we’re surfacing. \nOr just allowing myself some time to consider the feedback before responding when you can\, right. Like you just said\, sometimes you’re just getting it in the moment\, you’re getting the feedback in the moment or\, you know\, the person said\, “We need to meet.” Period. And you start anticipating what that might be. \nSo getting negative feedback can be awkward and uncomfortable\, but it’s also an opportunity to make meaningful changes. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yes\, that’s exactly why it’s worth doing a little bit of work. So I actually encourage people to do prep work before you’re in the moment of receiving negative feedback. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Like right now. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yes. Right now. Okay\, I mean maybe once the podcast is over\, but [00:06:00] schedule time now before you’ve even worried about getting negative feedback\, to think about how you respond to feedback. \nAnd this is one of those\, ‘think about thinking’ things\, that is so annoying\, and it’s like\, ‘I have to have a task where I think about how I’m thinking.’ \nAnd yes\, yes you do. It will be so helpful. I promise it’s worth it. There are several things that I found helpful and we’re going to talk about one of the mindset shifts first. And this is helping yourself getting out of all or nothing thinking. \nI see this in myself often when I get negative feedback. I think if there’s negative feedback about one thing\, it means every single thing that I’ve done is terrible. And that’s very\, very rarely the case. There’s almost never where someone’s like\, “We need to throw out this entire thing. There is nothing worth keeping here.” Most of the time\, it’s like a couple of tweaks\, or maybe up to like 20% of a thing needs tweaking or changing\, or\, “Oh\, we gotta mash it with this thing over here.” \nSo it is [00:07:00] really easy to hear one bad thing and think that everything is wrong\, but it’s a really powerful shift when you can go from thinking\, ‘If one thing is wrong\, I did a bad job\,’ to\, ‘90% of this is ready to go\, and now I know what 10% needs work.’ \nIs that an easy shift? No. Is it a helpful shift? Yes. \nHave you ever noticed that Jessica\, or dealt with this shift? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yes. Well\, the thing is\, I don’t know that I tend to think everything wrong\, it really depends on the context sometimes. But one of the ways I’ve noticed this is in writing. I find words to be very sacred\, and so I used to be that when I wrote something and I asked somebody to review it\, it was really hard for me to see lots of red lines or\, you know\, lots of red text if you’re using the track changes or whatever it is\, you know\, it used to be really hard for me. \nAnd then\, I discovered that\, no\, no\, no\, it was\, [00:08:00] you know\, some red text\, some red lines. And the red lines were not ‘get rid of this immediately\, it sucks.’ The red lines were challenging me to think and make it a little better. And frankly\, I really now have come to\, you know\, appreciate that feedback. \nBut what I used to see when I would write something\, someone needed to edit it\, I used to see\, ‘Oh\, there’s so many comments on here that the whole thing is just terrible.’ And then I started to do a lot more editing\, and it took me maybe just a couple of times where I was like\, ‘Oh\, this is awesome. They’re making my work more awesome.’ \nAnd so I don’t know if that’s exactly the shift you’re talking about\, but it started to help me understand that it doesn’t matter even if they have red lines on every single paragraph\, which was never the case. But even if that happened on every [00:09:00] paragraph\, it was not them telling me it all sucks. It was them saying\, “Hey\, I see opportunity here\, and here’s my thought on how it could be a little better.” Which was awesome. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: I love that. I love the idea of\, “They’re helping me be more awesome.” What a great mental catchphrase! \nI think a lot about\, ‘What script is my brain running? What is it telling me?’ And so if I can switch it from\, ‘They’re telling me it’s bad\,’ to\, ‘They’re helping me be more awesome\,’ what a gift. \nSpeaking of gifts\, another gift has to do with a mindset shift. It wasn’t until I started thinking about feedback that I realized how much doing theater as a child was a huge gift to me\, and one of those was receiving negative feedback. It made it easier for me. \nWere there ever any times someone was talking about performance anxiety for giving a speech and they were talking about\, okay\, what sensations are happening in your body? When else did you feel those? And then they were [00:10:00] talking about rollercoasters and how a lot of what you feel\, like anxious\, kind of your breath changes\, it’s the same thing that happens right before going on one\, apparently for some people. \nI find rollercoasters terrifying\, but for some people it’s like this anticipation. And so they’re able to mentally feel the anxiety in their body and say\, ‘Oh\, this is also what excitement feels like.’ And then they’re less scared\, and they’re more able to be excited about doing a scary thing\, not just scared of doing a scary thing. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, as someone who really loves rollercoasters\, I concur with that. The risk is worth the reward\, for sure. Not the risk\, but the\, you know\, the anxiety\, and the – it’s excitement/anxiety. You’re excited\, but you’re also a little scared\, and it’s amazing. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah. And isn’t that a much more pleasant feeling than just being terrified. So I thought\, ‘Okay\, obviously that wasn’t gonna work for me thinking about roller coasters\, because I still cry every time I go on a roller coaster.’ And you [00:11:00] know\, like sometimes I need to cry. It’s very cathartic\, it’s great\, but I was like\, ‘Okay\, I don’t want to cry when I get negative feedback from my coworkers\,’ right. \nSo I was like what are some other examples where I can do that\, a mirroring thing and mentally tell myself\, “Oh\, it’s like this situation. I’m safe in this situation. You don’t have to be scared right now.” And for me\, that was in theater. I think you’ve also done some theater stuff. Are you familiar with “getting notes?” \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, yeah\, absolutely. Like\, in my case\, where I was doing it\, it was for an improv group\, and we got notes mostly during\, we got “side coaching\,” a lot of times they called it. But\, yeah\, we got notes during our rehearsal. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Sure. That’s fair. Okay. So I didn’t do improv\, I did more traditional theater. And there’s\, before you do your big performance\, you have a dress rehearsal where you’re in costume\, you run it as if there’s an audience and if there’s a show\, and the director almost always is taking tons of notes. \nAnd then after you’ve run through the whole [00:12:00] show\, they bring everybody together\, you all sit on stage and the director just runs through the show from top to bottom and says every single thing\, good or bad\, that they thought about while running the rehearsal. And so you hear everybody’s feedback\, you hear the good stuff\, you hear the bad stuff. \nAnd I don’t know what it was. Maybe it was just because everybody’s there. But that was never scary to me. Maybe it was ’cause I did children’s theater and they were really nice about it! \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Maybe\, because you were all getting feedback at the same time together. We’re going to be good and bad. Maybe someone only got good notes because they had a fantastic rehearsal. I don’t know. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah\, well\, I think too\, some of it was\, there was not time to go in depth on anything\, so it was just like\, “Hey\, this wasn’t working. Try this next time.” And so it was very direct and specific. And so that was all really helpful for me. So I’ve started to think about\, ‘Oh\, maybe that is the mental attitude that I want to have when I’m receiving negative feedback. Think of it as I’m getting notes in a show.’ \nAnd [00:13:00] sometimes I didn’t agree with the director’s feedback. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Mm-hmm. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: And that was okay. So that gave me kind of a framework where I’m taking myself out of having my like “flight or fight” response into\, “Oh\, I’m getting notes at a show.” \nAnd now I will admit\, not everybody does theater and not everybody had that experience with theater\, but I bet that everybody has some experience somewhere where they got negative feedback and it wasn’t hard. \nLike maybe you really love cooking and you have somebody taste test it\, or you are really into fitness and you’re used to having somebody coach your form at the gym \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Mm-hmm. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: You love trying out new outfits and you get feedback on them from your friends. Whatever your thing is\, I bet there’s somewhere in your life where you can get feedback and it doesn’t feel scary. \nAnd so thinking about putting on that mindset when you’re getting feedback can be such a helpful pivot. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I really love this and because\, I have not had the same frame of reference as [00:14:00] you\, but a similar point of reference – I get that feeling\, and I love that you brought up all those other examples of where we might have experienced that. \nLike I also have\, you know\, I have some friends where if they told me something didn’t look good on me\, I might have a bigger problem with it than other friends\, if they told me that. And you know\, now probably anyone could tell me anything and it wouldn’t bother me\, when it comes to what I’m wearing. \nBut I just mean\, I love that you brought up all those different possible examples\, and if people can kind of reflect back on when you received feedback. And it wasn’t difficult for you to receive that feedback and get back in touch with that feeling and that memory. That’s a really powerful thing. \nAnd\, so\, let’s get into the final piece that you have for us\, because the script you were talking about earlier\, I’d like to hear more about that. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Sure. I love a script. I don’t fight or flight. I tend to freeze\, which is not helpful. [00:15:00] I mean\, it is helpful sometimes\, but it can be very frustrating. \nSo I often think that if I make a plan beforehand that I don’t have to freeze. If you’re a person who fights\, then you’re like\, ‘I don’t have to decide how nice to be right now.’ \nYou could just go with your plan. Right? Like\, I think it’s applicable even if you’re not a freezer. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: But this is what I call a “method for the moment.” The first step is to just take a breath\, to just pause. And this can be like a two second pause\, but pause just to remind yourself\, “Hey\, I’m okay.” \nNumber two is quickly discerning\, is this someone whose opinion matters to me? And sometimes you do not like this person at all. You think their advice is terrible\, but they’re your supervisor or they’re an important collaborator. So even if you think their advice is terrible\, they’re still somebody whose opinion matters because you’re trying to maintain a relationship with them. \nIf you do care about their opinion\, [00:16:00] that’s an opportunity to get curious. If you have capacity\, ask a couple of questions. Some good ones are\, “Can you tell me more about why you think that? Can you give me some examples to reference for what you think it should look like?” Often people’s feedback is very vague\, even when it’s negative. \nWhich is shocking\, like you’re used to it being really specific\, but sometimes it’s just\, I don’t know\, you’re too angry or something\, and you’re like\, “Oh\, can you tell me more about\, do you have an example? Can you tell me what you think I should aim for?” \nIf you don’t care about their opinion\, you can just say\, “Oh\, thank you for sharing that with me. I’ve got to move on regardless.” \nSo this is kind of where there’s like a bit of a divergence. You decide if you care about their opinion. If you do\, be curious\, if you don’t\, say thank you. Once you’re done being curious\, you can also just say thank you. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I just wanted\, I’m wondering if\, say you do care about their opinion\, but you don’t feel any reason\, like you feel like the feedback was fair and that they gave [00:17:00] you enough information. Can you just go right to thanking them? Or should you get curious no matter what? \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: I\, you know\, I think being curious is for your benefit. So if you feel like they gave you feedback that is valid\, true\, fair\, and helpful\, and you don’t need more information to do something with it\, you could just say\, “Wow\, thank you so much for telling me that\,” and move on. The curiosity is just there for you to get something meaningful out of the interaction\, if it’s a person you trust\, who doesn’t have the skill to give you the specifics you need. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: The other thing that I recommend is thank them for their feedback\, but don’t commit to doing anything immediately \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I like that\, that’s great. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Because so many people\, if you don’t have a lot of practice being calm while you receive negative feedback\, are in this really heightened state of like\, almost panic sometimes. \nAnd so if you just say\, “Hey\, thank you for letting me know that. Can I circle back with you after I’ve had some time to think [00:18:00] about it?” That’s an easy script. Most people respect that. If they don’t\, there’s a bigger issue there. \nAnd I think what’s really helpful about that is then you have time\, once they’re not looking at you\, to kind of think through\, ‘Okay\, is there anything I want to change or do differently in response to this feedback?’ \nAnd then you can circle back and just say\, “Thanks again for that feedback. In the future I’d like to try doing this.” \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And you can come up with your own plan. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah\, exactly. I really encourage people to come up with a plan with somebody else. If you have the opportunity and you don’t want to just come up with a plan on your own\, find a buddy to make a plan with\, because I think so often there’s this pressure to immediately say\, ‘Oh\, I have to immediately tell somebody.’ \nAnd the thing is like in most cases\, you don’t need to immediately tell somebody\, ‘Oh\, I’m gonna completely change my life.’ \nSo once you’ve thanked them and the conversation is over\, make a follow-up plan. Decide if you need [00:19:00] one\, and then\, if you’re not quite sure what you want to do in response to the feedback\, I have a couple of questions you can ask yourself\, which is\, “What is one thing I could do differently or try? Who is a person I could ask for advice\, coaching or mentorship about this?” And\, “Who is someone who knows me well enough\, who I trust enough who can fact check this for me? \nSometimes people are wrong. Sometimes your response is not proportional to their feedback. So that’s kind of a place where you can pause and reflect while you’re making your plan\, and get input from people you trust. \nAnd that’s it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That might happen the most to me. I’ll get feedback and I like\, in my head\, the feedback was a hundred times different than when I go back a day or two later and I look at it again\, and I’m like\, ‘Oh\, this actually isn’t a big deal.’ \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yes. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I said one of my strategies I found is I need a little bit of time\, and then I can go back and read it again [00:20:00] and we’re good. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah\, absolutely. And that is again\, why I tell people\, start by taking a breath. Start by deciding if this opinion matters. Then\, be curious\, then thank them\, then end the conversation. \nAnd I think that’s really the gift for me\, is realizing negative feedback doesn’t have to turn into a fight\, and it doesn’t have to turn into me setting a bunch of goals with a person spontaneously. \nIt can just be\, ‘Oh\, thank you for sharing that with me. I will go reflect on that.’ And then it’s over\, right. \nIt doesn’t have to be long. And I think a lot of people are just so afraid that it’s going to be a big\, terrible thing. Prepare yourself for maybe it’s not so bad. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Right. I mean\, I’m going to overanalyze it enough in my head anyway. \nNot with these new tools though\, and the new mindsets! So thank you so much for sharing this\, Erin. And I think there’s going to be a download available that we’ll have some of this? \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah\, I realize that this method is not like five words that you can bullet point on your hand\, [00:21:00] so I’ll make a little printout that you can have on hand to read through\, if that helps you remember stuff better. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Awesome. Thank you. And we’ll link to that in the show notes. \nWell\, that’s it for this episode. Thanks so much for joining us. If you enjoyed this episode\, click the share button in your podcast app to share it with a friend. We’ll be back next week with a new episode. Until then\, keep practicing. \nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of One-Op and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:From One Season to the Next: A New Chapter for Practicing Connection
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Together\, they explore how slowing down\, creating space\, and staying curious can help us stay connected through seasons of change. \nChange is both inevitable and deeply human – and this special episode is all about how we navigate it together. \nJoin us for an episode that honors the past\, embraces the next chapter\, and reminds us that connection is something we can keep practicing – no matter where we are in the journey. \nCommunity Challenge: \nThis week\, take a moment to name the space you’re in right now – not just what you’re doing\, but what you’re experiencing. Maybe it’s a transition\, a settling-in\, or a building phase. \nThen ask yourself: What am I ready to release to make space for what’s next? \nShare one insight or small practice that’s helping you stay grounded in your work or community using #PracticingConnection. Let’s normalize the in-between – together. \nLinks and resources from this episode: \n\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]\n\n\n\n\n\nJESSICA BECKENDORF: [00:00:00] Hi\, welcome to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Jessica Beckendorf. This episode is a little different from what we originally planned\, my longtime co-host Coral Owen had hoped to join me today for a conversation welcoming our new co-host\, Erin Carlson Rivera. \nUnfortunately\, Coral was not able to be here when we’re recording\, but she did share a few reflections with us before stepping away from the podcast\, and I’d love to share some of her thoughts with you later in the episode. \nCoral has been an incredible partner and presence here at Practicing Connection and at OneOp\, and while we’ll miss her behind the mic\, we’re so excited for what’s ahead for her\, and grateful for everything she’s helped to build here. \nAnd now I’m thrilled to announce my guest today: our new co-host Erin Carlson Rivera. \nErin is a [00:01:00] self-described “chaos wrangler” and communication expert\, who spent the last decade with UW Madison’s division of Extension\, working across programs from community development to urban agriculture\, and probably everything in between. Because that’s what Extension does\, right? She’s passionate about systems that make work simpler\, kinder\, and more sustainable outside of work. \nErin loves to garden\, so do I\, and paint in gouache style\, and in her words\, “Eat cheese and read fantasy novels.” And I’m pretty sure that eating cheese is a prerequisite of living in Wisconsin\, because that’s also on my list. So Erin\, welcome. I am so happy that you’re here. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Thank you. It’s good to be here. It’s weird to be on this side of the microphone\, but I’m having a good time. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, you’ve been co-producing for a little while now. So\, let’s actually start with what brought you here. \nYou’ve already been doing so much incredible work with OneOp\, and with UW Madison Division of Extension. So what drew [00:02:00] you to saying yes to co-hosting Practicing Connection? \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Oh\, that’s a good question. I think it was a weirdly good fit for everything I was already doing. I was often given the fun task of onboarding new people to the office culture\, \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Mm-hmm. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Which meant that I did a lot of coaching people and a lot of teaching them about communication and boundaries. And it turns out that’s a lot of what we talk about here. \nAnd one thing I love about Extension is how much the work is not possible unless you’re collaborating with other people. And this podcast is such a fun combination of sharing stories about collaboration\, and then getting into really nitty gritty specific details about\, “Here’s a thing to try\,” and it just is such\, you know\, like these are the conversations that I’m having with my coworkers [00:03:00] all of the time. \nI\, like low key\, can’t believe they’re not sick of me\, where I’ll be like\, “Hey\, have you tried this?” I try to only offer advice when advice is asked for and not be the person who’s always telling everybody\, “Try this\, try this\, try this.” \nBut here is this lovely platform where I can tell people\, “Try this\, try this\, try this\,” and it’s expected and wanted and not\, you know\, your micromanaging coworker telling you everything to do. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I would say ‘leader\,’ right? You’ve already brought up how you’ve had to onboard and coach\, and that’s a role that you’ve seen yourself doing\, and we talk a lot about leadership on this podcast\, so I would say you’re a leader. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Well\, thank you. Okay. The other less serious\, more fun reason I said yes is because since high school people have been telling me that I have a really soothing voice and they really love listening to me talk. [00:04:00] And I was like\, great\, here’s a way where I can share my soothing voice. You know\, it feels like a gift. \nI have very little to do with what my voice sounds like other than\, you know\, taking care of it and vocal lessons for singing. But you know\, my talking voice is just how I talk. So it feels like a fun way to kind of share this thing that has been really supportive to other people. \nIt feels a little weird to say that\, look\, I’ve lived in Wisconsin long enough that I’m very Midwestern\, and I feel like stating facts sometimes feels like bragging. \nBut\, yeah\, that’s my other reason. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, I’ve had similar feedback about my voice\, so hopefully we are not gonna put anyone to sleep. I’m kidding\, I’m kidding. We’re just\, it’s going to be a great compliment\, is what I’m trying to say. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: We’re going to have a good time. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, you know\, before today’s recording\, Coral shared a few reflections about her time with Practicing Connection\, and I want to share some of those words with our listeners. \nSo Coral says\, “When I think back over my time with Practicing Connection\, the [00:05:00] moments that really capture what this podcast is about for me are the ones where we slowed things down enough. To name what people are actually living inside of\, not just what they’re doing on the surface. Episodes where we talked about ambiguity\, transition\, gratitude\, and hard seasons. \nThose stand out not because they offered big answers\, but because they made space for honesty. To me\, the heart of the podcast has always been about normalizing the in-between and reminding people they’re not doing it wrong\, just because things feel unclear. Those conversations captured the spirit of the show\, thoughtful\, human\, and grounded in real life rather than perfection.” \nI wish I could do an impression of Coral so that you could actually hear that in her voice. But I do want to add that I love what she said about the spirit of the show being thoughtful\, human\, and grounded in real life. I particularly love that because that was intentional from our very first planning session\, like years ago\, and it [00:06:00] remains an important pillar of how we do things around here. \nSo Erin\, when you hear that\, what does that bring up for you? \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Wow. Yeah\, that is also one of the things that I love about this podcast. I’ve just\, you know\, I’ve worked at Extension a lot. I’ve seen a lot of different partnerships and a lot of different people. I’ve worked with a lot of different people and I’ve seen a lot of really cool things die\, because people wanted it to be perfect before it started\, or perfect before they could make changes\, or being so uncomfortable with ambiguity that everything just fell apart. \nAnd I love the hopefulness of this podcast\, and how we make space for people to be messy\, but still equip them and empower them. Hopefully give them tools that they can use to continue trying to make changes\, you know\, to be in process and not get stuck in the mess\, but be realistic [00:07:00] about\, “Hey\, this is messy and it doesn’t have to be messy forever. Here’s some things\, here’s some stepping stones in the river so you can get somewhere new.” \nAnd that has always been one of the things that I just love about this podcast is this space for being messy\, but still kind of – challenge is the wrong word; encouraging people to try new things\, to take risks\, to not let messiness prevent them from trying. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, and to do it together\, right. And I heard that\, in some of what you were saying there\, this idea of connection and collaboration are really\, really important to\, well\, not just the podcast\, right\, but really\, the podcast is the mechanism for the work that we’re trying to put out there in the world\, and the tools that we’re trying to help people with. \nAnd so\, you know\, people are not out there alone in the wilderness. We’re really trying to show them that\, not alone. And that\, we need to be a little messy together. We need to [00:08:00] coalesce together. We need to maybe ebb and flow between those two things\, to make some of those little baby steps. \nSo when you think of connection and collaboration in your own life or work\, what experiences or communities have shaped your perspective the most? \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah\, this is such a good question. Okay. And I say that about every question\, and I’m so sorry\, but Jessica\, you do genuinely – you ask me questions and I go\, “Huh? Oh shoot. I have to think about that one.” \nOkay. So for me\, when I’m thinking about the collaboration\, one of the very first things that I think about is being in choir. Or being in a theater production. I am a theater kid\, former theater kid\, and former choir kid. And I spent a lot of time making art\, doing plays\, singing with groups of people in school who I normally would not hang out with. And maybe we didn’t even really like each other that much. [00:09:00] But we had this shared\, common goal of\, we wanted to create something that was an experience for our community. \nAnd I\, you know\, it sometimes feels silly to think so much about choir\, but I think it genuinely is such a helpful metaphor for how to do things in community. Because if you don’t all know what you’re doing\, if you don’t all know the communication conventions\, yeah\, if you don’t know ‘what is my role\,’ one person can’t be an entire choir\, and nobody should try to be an entire choir. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Doesn’t autotune help?! \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: You know\, stacking audio\, but the joy of a choir is having people working together and working harmoniously. And sometimes you sing in unison\, and sometimes you’re all singing different things. I love that. And I love how when you’re in a section and you’re all singing the [00:10:00] alto line\, I was an alto\, you’re all singing the alto line and you have just some note that you’re holding for 16 beats. \nAnd nobody can actually hold breath that long unless you’re a trained opera singer. Okay\, you can\, 16 isn’t that long\, but I think you get what I mean. There’s a really long note and then you stagger your breathing. \nAnd I just think about that every time I’m on a team. I want to say\, “Hey\, let’s all plan our vacations so they’re timed.” And I just think about singing in a choir where you don’t want everyone to take a break at the same time. You kind of want to intersperse it. That’s such a silly metaphor\, but I genuinely think that it’s been really impactful\, because those are some of the places where I first learned\, ‘here’s what it looks like to be a group of people all coming here for the same goal\, even if we are different.’ \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And even if we don’t all get along\, like you said before\, which I think is\, that’s such a great point to bring up. I was a show choir and marching band person as well. [00:11:00] And that was such a good point you brought up about\, you know\, I didn’t get along with every single person in my choir or band. \nI knew I wasn’t a strong singer\, also in alto\, by the way. I knew I wasn’t a strong singer. And what people thought of that\, you know\, I avoided those people and I stuck with the people who were\, but we still had a common goal we helped each other out\, right? I wasn’t a strong singer and so I didn’t do solos. \nOther people did that\, and that helped the whole choir out. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That point. \nSo I’d like to switch gears a little bit here\, Erin\, we’ve talked a little bit about how you’ve been part of Practicing Connection in different roles in different seasons. I mean\, really\, you’ve been behind the scenes with us since last June. Ao for\, you know\, a good seven months or so. Seven\, eight months. \nSo what do you see in your time here so far? What have you seen as the heartbeat of this podcast? I feel like that’s a [00:12:00] really hard question and I’m so sorry. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah. You really didn’t pick any softball questions for me. Okay\, yeah. I would say for me\, the heartbeat of this podcast is this idea that what we do matters. Both the interviews and the practicasts really highlight how much it’s possible to make changes. And when I’m really grumpy\, I really need someone to tell me that it doesn’t have to be like this forever. \nYou know\, I’ve had some like navigating processes of burnout and I kind of really wish I had listened to this podcast earlier\, because I think a lot of what really shines for me with this podcast is just\, ‘here are tools\, here are pictures of how it could be\, here are pathways to get to somewhere new.’ \nAnd I just love how hopeful that is\, and this idea that we can make small changes and it will impact our life. And even if things are hard\, we [00:13:00] can do it better. And maybe you’re not in a place where things are hard\, but you could still have it be more or better\, or different in a good way. And that you don’t have to change everything all at once to get there\, you just have to start the process and take little steps. This podcast is so good at really focusing in on the idea that you can just do small things and they can make a big impact\, I love that. \nSo for me that’s what\, what about you? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. So I guess I would say\, and this is something that we’ve kind of already touched on\, but for me\, the idea that none of us are out in the wilderness doing this alone\, even though it sometimes can really feel that way. \nAnd whatever your profession is\, there’s a lot of people out there that are doing what you’re doing in their communities\, and I guess for me\, the heartbeat of this podcast is kind of reminding people that they’re not alone. \nThat you can locally [00:14:00] and\, you know\, nationally\, internationally\, seek out a community of people who care about the big issues you’re trying to address in your community\, or who care about the big issues you’re trying to address for military families. You’re not alone in that. And that to me has been the deep down heartbeat of this podcast. \nAnd maybe I’ll share a little bit\, Coral reflected on this as well\, I love how we’re all coming at this from like different angles\, ‘cause I think it’s pretty well-rounded. And look\, we’re not trying to just\, you know\, advertise for the podcast here\, but it’s a pretty well-rounded podcast\, right? \nBut Coral’s reflection goes like this: \n“I think the heartbeat of the podcast is the permission it gives people to be where they are. There’s no expectation to be\, “Figured out.” It’s about noticing\, reflecting and staying connected to yourself and others while things are unfolding. That steadiness\, that willingness to sit with complexity feels really central to [00:15:00] what this show has been.” \nAnd this is now Jessica again\, my thoughts exactly. I think everything you said\, Erin\, spot on. Everything Coral said\, spot on. And of course\, everything I said I was\, I think is spot on. And really\, this idea of not being alone\, and of having this idea that what we do matters\, Coral’s idea of sitting with complexity\, I mean\, it’s all so relevant to this moment of transition\, right? \nWe have this big moment of transition for this podcast. And I guess I’m wondering\, Erin\, how do you stay grounded and connected when you’re moving through a big change? \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah\, well\, aside from eating cheese\, like a good Wisconsinite – it’s required. Really. It’s literally required. No. \nI mean\, the cheese here is so good. Why would you not? Why would you not? I actually know people who don’t love cheese and I love them. You don’t have to like cheese to be my friend\, to be [00:16:00] clear. I would say that\, okay\, we’re talking about change. \nWhat I do most during really tumultuous times\, big transitions\, is I like to make art. I don’t always share it with other people. Sometimes I do\, but often I’ll do what I call ‘sketch noting’ as a reflection. And I’ll ask myself a big question\, something like\, “What am I going to miss?” Or\, “What do I want to bring with me?” Or\, “What am I happy to leave behind?” Sometimes that’s a really long list. \nOr it could be a more forward-looking something. It could be\,  “What am I excited about\, about this new thing?” And then I’ll just do little sketches\, or I’ll draw little comics. \nI find that that really helps me actually pause and think about what I’m doing\, because I have to figure out how to turn words into an image. And then it makes me figure out\, “What do I actually mean by this?” And [00:17:00] also when I make little comics and sketches of my reflections. I actually go back and look at my reflections later\, \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Mm-hmm. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: So I feel like it helps me learn better\, because I’m slowing down\, I’m pausing\, I’m reflecting. \nSo really\, I think the true answer to your question is I do reflections\, like a true practicing connection podcaster. I pause and reflect about my life\, but I just do it with art\, because my attention span is too short just sit there and think in only words\, \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Hmm. I really love that. The show has always encouraged that idea\, the taking a breath\, reflecting\, giving space for uncertainty and even more directly\, like we’ve actually had graphic recorders during some of our workshops. We’ve encouraged listeners to engage in creative destruction like blackout poetry\, and I’m looking forward to incorporating more of that kind of thing. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: As someone who one of her first jobs out [00:18:00] of college was in the creative economy\, economic development space\, I love to hear anytime someone wants to incorporate more art into their daily practice. You will hear me talk about this again! \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yes. Oh yeah. I mean\, we’ve also done like improv related stuff too\, because that’s where some of my background is. So I’m looking forward to it. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Yeah\, I think it’ll be fun. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: As we wrap up this conversation and look ahead to what’s next for Practicing Connection\, I’m feeling really\, really grateful. I’m feeling grateful for where we’ve been and where we’re going. \nSo\, Erin\, I’m wondering when you imagine the future of this podcast\, I kind of want to shift\, right\, so I’m grateful for where we’ve been and of course I’m grateful for where we’re going and\, clearly as a new co-host\, I’d love to hear your thoughts on where we’re going. \nSo\, when you imagine the future of this podcast\, what do you hope it makes possible for our listeners and for the OneOp community? \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: I want to talk about [00:19:00] how we can make collaboration joyful\, how we can make work joyful. I think sometimes work can be a slog\, and that feels terrible when you’re doing work you care about\, but it feels worse when you’re doing work you don’t care about. \nI think community is really important\, and I also think that learning how to be joyful together opens up possibilities that aren’t there if we’re only being practical. I think joy and practicality are super compatible\, and people look at me\, they make faces at me when I say that. \nI also think whimsy and practicality are surprisingly complimentary\, so I love that this has been a very hopeful\, reflective space that leaves space for messiness\, and I don’t want that to ever change. \nBut I do also want the tools that we give people and the stories that we give people to also inspire [00:20:00] joyfulness\, because I think when things are hard\, and any system with people in it is gonna have hard stuff: you know\, people are messy and that’s hard. \nAnd leaving space for people to be messy sometimes means that you have to deal with hard things you normally wouldn’t have to deal with if you could just kick ’em out for being messy. And so for me\, what I have found that sustains a community is when you can develop ways of being joyful together\, and develop an identity\, not just around what you’re fighting or what you dislike\, but also about what you love. That’s kind of what I want to bring to this podcast. \nI don’t know exactly what that’s going to look like yet\, but that’s my hope for the future of the podcast\, is that we can have hope and joy as part of our work life\, which feels not at all how work is pitched to you. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Part of me thinks “Erin\, that’s really unrealistic\,” but I think – \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That’s because you’ve been told that. Yeah. This is because like society has told us that. [00:21:00] Yeah. So beautifully said. \nThank you so much\, Erin. I am so excited to begin this next chapter with you. \nERIN CARLSON RIVERA: Thank you. I’m excited to be here. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And that’s it for this episode. I want to thank Coral Owen for sharing her reflections in this episode and for all she’s contributed to Practicing Connection over the years. I’m deeply grateful to have worked alongside her and to carry forward what we built together. \nI also want to thank my co-producer and now co-host as well\, Erin Carlson Rivera\, our announcer\, Kaylyn Global Mathis\, Maggie Lucas and Joyce Vaughn for their help with marketing and Nathan Grim who composed and performed all the music here on the podcast. \nThank you so much for listening. Until next time\, keep practicing. \n[00:22:00]\nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of One-Op and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3. \n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Meaningful Growth: How to Make the Most Out of Every Learning Opportunity
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Get ready to take charge of your learning with intention! \nJessica shares a practical reflection exercise designed to help you filter the noise\, focus on what matters to you\, and connect your learning to your real-world goals. \nWhether you’re attending a conference\, a webinar\, or any PD event\, discover how a two-minute pause can make your growth more personalized\, empowering\, and connected. \nTune in for step-by-step guidance\, insightful questions\, and actionable strategies to transform the way you learn. \nLinks and resources from this episode: \n\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]\n\n\n\n\n\nCORAL OWEN: [00:00:00] Hello. Thank you for listening to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Coral\, my co-host\, Jessica is here today as well\, and we’re going to be talking about setting learning intentions. Jessica is going to be sharing today’s practice with us. Jessica\, how are you? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Hey Coral. I’m pretty good. I’m actually really looking forward to this topic series\, because I’ve had a few professional development opportunities lately\, and I realize how long it’s been now since that’s happened. To be honest\, going to these professional development opportunities\, it all felt so hectic that I’ve really appreciated what I’m learning. \nAs we’ve been putting these episodes together\, the really nice thing is that even though it’s been a while since the last conference I attended\, I’d actually forgotten how refreshing and inspiring and motivating it can be to hear how others are approaching their work\, to talk with them in the hallways and to ask them questions about how they approach [00:01:00] their projects. \nIt’s really been nice and it came at\, I think\, the perfect time for me. \nCORAL OWEN: Those can be such great touch points. I agree. I remember actually we met at a conference\, I think it was in San Antonio\, a very long time ago. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, 2016. \nCORAL OWEN: I think so. I had first begun with OneOp\, and you weren’t even quite on the project yet. Look at us now. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I know\, I know! \nCORAL OWEN: But yeah\, just so many wonderful\, just kind of a-ha light bulb moments\, and seeing people doing similar things\, maybe with a slightly different approach or angle. And it’s just like a great\, you know\, idea incubator and some fresh inputs to kind of reenergize your work. So I’m so glad that you’ve had that opportunity recently. Good deal. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Awesome. And that was a really good conference too\, I remember. \nCORAL OWEN: For sure. Oh man. And we would always love to hear what’s inspiring y’all\, our listeners. So do drop us a line if you’d love to reach out. You can reach us at Practicing [00:02:00] connection@oneop.org. We do see and respond to every message\, and we can’t wait to hear from you. \n– break – \nAlrighty. Let’s learn a little bit more about setting learning intentions. Jessica\, can you share a bit more about the practice you’re going to be discussing today and why you selected it? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. You know\, as a team we’ve been kind of going round and round thinking about how we can best support all the participants who will be attending our annual academy this year. And our co-producer\, Erin\, she’s\, you know\, new to the team\, within the first couple of minutes of a brainstorming session she said\, “Well\, what if we produce episodes about making the most of professional development opportunities?” I don’t even think we came up with other ideas because it just felt so perfect. The idea for this series came out of the recognition that participating in professional development can often [00:03:00] feel really overwhelming. Kind of like drinking from a fire hose. \nLike I just said before\, right\, it’s been a little bit hectic and overwhelming being at these opportunities. So with so much information coming at you\, it’s really easy to walk away feeling like you may have missed what mattered the most. That’s why we’re starting with exploring the practice of setting a personal learning intention. \nAnd that’s what this practice is all about. Even a simple two minute reflection\, asking yourself what you most want to take away can really transform the experience from just kind of an information overload into maybe some meaningful growth\, or some meaningful learnings and takeaways. \nAnd I would say that we see this idea of a learning intention\, and I’m saying we\, because I think\, you know\, this has been a very co-produced episode – We see this helping in several ways. First of all\, setting a learning intention can help you design a [00:04:00] personalized experience for the learning\, right? \nThe presenters have really great learning objectives\, but if you’re setting your own learning intention\, it can ensure that you get what you wanted to get out of it\, so that the content is really meaningful and relevant to you. And then part of the reason for that is that it helps you focus. \nIt helps to kind of filter the flood of content so that you can recognize and retain what’s most valuable to you\, because you’ve identified what’s most valuable to you. And I’d say the other thing that we see this\, potentially helping with is kind of putting you in the driver’s seat of what you want. So\, I mean\, because you’re in the driver’s seat\, you’ve been empowered to listen for the content that you really want to listen for. You have developed that personalized experience. \nYou’re able then to kind of possibly increase your engagement and the likelihood of applying what you’ll learn\, because of this empowerment and the focus you’ve been able to put on [00:05:00] the topics that are meaningful to you. And then finally\, it really encourages connection\, right? If you set an intention about what you wanna get out of this\, it encourages you to notice the opportunities to connect with your peers and to tailor the experience to collaborative growth. \nAnd we’ll talk more about this in an upcoming episode. We’ll dive into this idea of connection\, and making that part of your plan for making the most out of your professional development. \nCORAL OWEN: I absolutely love the intention for this episode. So can we go ahead and just dive right in? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. So like I mentioned a little bit ago\, even doing a two minute reflection can really help. So I’m going to start with an approximate two minute reflection. And then I’m going to share some follow up questions that can help if you’re stuck or unsure about what you learned. So for this two minute [00:06:00] reflection\, you’re going to start with just taking a moment\, get out a piece of paper if you want to write it. \nYou can also just think about this\, that’s fine. Get out a piece of paper\, a pen perhaps. If you want to\, you can close your eyes\, take a couple of breaths\, and just think\, “What do I want to get out of this? How does this connect to my current work or goals? What has made learning hard for me in the past and how can I support myself this time?” \nIf you identify a couple of things that you need in order to support yourself\, you may want to set those things up for yourself\, right? So write down what you need\, and kind of pursue those things that will help support your learning. So let me give you an example. Maybe because it’s a webinar\, for example\, it’s easy to be distracted by email or other notifications coming in. \nSo [00:07:00] maybe you need to just turn off all notifications\, close your email. Or maybe you need to identify if there’s anyone else you know that’s attending\, where you could maybe organize a watch party\, a virtual watch party\, or a discussion group so that you’ve kind of committed to the learning. So\, whatever it is you need\, try to arrange for that so that it will support you. \nAnd then lastly\, try to capture this. I know I said you don’t have to write it down\, and you certainly don’t\, but you may want to capture it and write it down. So\, for example\, my intention is to learn practical strategies for leading meetings so I can help my department communicate more effectively. \nRefer to this at least once during the event and maybe revisit it at the end to reflect on your progress. So if you’re stuck\, we do have actually a short list of questions that you can use to help [00:08:00] you identify what might be most important to you. I’ll admit there are times when I can’t think of an intention because I’m feeling rushed. \nI maybe just got back to 15 emails\, and now the webinar’s about to start\, and I just didn’t have any time to do it. And so\, the set of questions that we have can help support\, you could do either before the session or after. And we’re gonna have them available as a download\, but I wanna share a little snippet with you. \nSo these questions help you do things like uncovering your personal motivation for being involved\, in this particular webinar or training\, connect your learning to real world context. So that’s kind of about how does it support the work that you’re doing already\, to explore growth and change. So what might you do differently in your role? And then to focus on connection and collaboration. Who can you connect with about this? [00:09:00]\nSo\, we have a set of\, I think it’s about a dozen or so questions that can kind of help you think through that and support your professional development. \nCORAL OWEN: This was so wonderful\, Jessica. Thank you so much for guiding us through these questions and reflection points today. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. You know\, I know that we do have so many great intentions when we sign up for webinars and conferences. I can’t tell you how many webinars I’ve signed up for and not been able to attend\, right? And I am always looking for ways that I can maybe just slow down my brain just a little bit. And it’s one of the reasons why I’ve really enjoyed diving into this topic\, because I think it’s something that I could work on quite a bit myself. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. Just to be able to filter some of the inputs that we’re receiving and give it greater context into how it can apply\, I think is just always such a wonderful skillset to have at hand. \nWell\, that is it for today’s episode. Thank you all so much for joining us. If you enjoyed this [00:10:00] episode\, click the share button in your podcast app to share it with a friend or colleague who may find it of interest. \nWe’ll be back next week with a new episode\, and until then\, keep practicing. \nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of One-Off and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3. \n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Medicare Made Simple: What Caregivers and Providers Need to Know Now
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SUMMARY:Do You Ever Struggle to Stick to Your Goals?
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Discover the WOOP method\, a powerful tool that uses obstacles as stepping stones to success. \nIn this replay episode\, one of our most popular from 2025\, discover WOOP: a science-backed goal-setting practice that helps you overcome obstacles and achieve your goals. \nLearn how to apply this simple yet powerful tool to transform your habits and improve your well-being. \nPractical links from this episode: \n\nhttps://woopmylife.org/\nhttps://woopmylife.org/en/practice \n\nWe’d love to hear what’s inspiring you! Share your thoughts using the “Send us a text message” feature or email us at practicingconnection@oneop.org. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJESSICA BECKENDORF: [00:00:00] Hello. Thanks so much for listening to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Jessica\, and I’m flying solo today for the first time ever! I will be rejoined by my co-hosts soon\, but today it’s just me. And I’ll be sharing a practice for goal setting that I have used successfully in the past. It’s called WOOP. \nThat’s WOOP\, and it stands for Wish\, Outcome\, Obstacle\, Plan. This practice has been instrumental in helping me overcome obstacles and change habits. I come back to it whenever I need to rethink my thinking about an issue. Let me give you an example. I used to forget to pack my lunch. Almost every day\, I would rush out the door without a lunch\, and very likely without having eaten breakfast [00:01:00] as well\, but that’s another issue for another practice on another day! \nThe problem was that this didn’t align with my financial goals. I wanted to save money\, not spend it every day. And the other problem was that this didn’t align with my health goals either. I used it as an excuse to eat fast food or to eat poorly in general\,right? \nThat food tastes good\, right? I really needed to make a change though. So one day I was listening to a podcast episode that highlighted this practice. I remember thinking that the funny name would probably help me remember it\, and when I mess up\, I could just say\, “Whoops\,” and try again. I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I chuckled to myself about that very unfunny thought. \nI don’t recall who was being interviewed on the podcast\, this was quite a while ago. But what I learned was that this tool was [00:02:00] backed by research\, and that it really helped people with things like changing their behavior and realizing their goals\, becoming more physically active\, adopting a healthier lifestyle and diet. Taking better care of their own wellbeing. \nExhibiting more pro-social behavior\, and improving their performance. It sounded really impressive\, so I went to their website to learn more. The website is https://woopmylife.org/\, and I’ll make sure to have a link for you in the show notes because they’ve got some really great resources: videos\, and even an entire kit for you to use to implement this tool in your work and life. \nSo WOOP is based in the science of human motivation. It uses the very obstacles that get in our way as the catalyst for achieving our goals. It does that by helping us to imagine what those inner obstacles are. So these are the things that may be [00:03:00] the thoughts and the behaviors that we currently have\, that we can change\, that are internal to ourselves. \nSo these are not external obstacles. These are all internal obstacles. So it helps us imagine those\, and then create a plan for when those obstacles are happening. What can we do to move through that or to get around it and achieve our goals anyway? \nSo let’s learn more by getting into the practice and sharing an example. \n– break – \nAgain\, WOOP stands for Wish\, Outcome\, Obstacle and Plan\, and you can practice this in a few ways. I like to use WOOP in its shortest version. So on their website they have a kit and there’s a worksheet called “WOOP In One Glance” in that kit. That’s how I started [00:04:00] using this tool\, mostly because I’ve primarily used this tool to forge new habits\, versus making longer term goals. \nBut it can be used both ways and you can find out more at their website@woopmylife.org. So let’s get started. Start with your wish. In three to six words\, choose your wish. Choose something that is challenging\, but feasible. I’ve heard things like\, “I want to run a marathon\,” as being a wish. But my first time practicing whoop\, I said\, “I wanted to stop eating fast food for lunch.” \nI thought that would be challenging\, but also feasible. So now the next step is\, in three to six words\, again\, identify what would be the best outcome of fulfilling your wish. My answer was that\, “I would feel healthier and more energized\,” right? \nSo the next step we’ll move on to is\, what’s the obstacle? [00:05:00] Identify your main inner obstacle that holds you back from fulfilling your wish. So again\, you’re trying to do this in three to six words\, and in my case\, it was forgetting to pack my lunch or forgetting to take my lunch with me before I left. That’s more than six words\, but the word limit is really a guide to help keep you focused. \nAnd then finally\, in again\, three to six words\, note what action you can take to overcome your obstacle. So in this example\, I thought it would be a better idea to drive past the fast food restaurants and instead pull into the grocery store parking lot to make up a salad or get some other healthier foods. \nThen you’ll wanna put it all together like this: So\, you’re gonna kind of create a little bit of an “If –  then” statement. So “if”: state your obstacle\, “then I will”: state your action or thought to overcome your [00:06:00] obstacle. So “if\,” obstacle\, “then I will\,” action. Here’s what it sounds like with my example. “If I forget my lunch\, then I will go to the grocery store.” \nThat’s it. I am telling you\, this practice has been such a helpful tool in my toolbox to help me change behaviors and improve my resilience and relationship with myself. \nThat’s it for this episode. Thanks so much for joining us\, or for joining me today! If you enjoyed this episode\, click the share button in your podcast app to share it with a friend. \nDo you have a favorite practice you’d like to share with us? Click\, “Send us a text message” at the top of the description of this episode. When you click the link\, your text messaging app will open and you’ll see a seven digit number with the words “do not remove.” Type your message after that and click send. \nWe’ll share your feedback on a future episode. If you’re listening on a computer\, you can email us at practicing connection@oneop.org instead. We’ll be back next [00:07:00] week with a brand new episode. Until then\, keep practicing. \nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection podcast is a production of OneOp and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, U. S. Department of Agriculture\, and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, U. S. 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SUMMARY:2025 Military Personal Finance Year in Review
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Drawing on insights from Personal Financial Managers\, this session explores military-specific financial events\, highlighting relevant research published in 2025\, and anticipated changes in 2026. 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During this time\, he has taught over 200 Command Financial Specialist Courses\, training thousands of Command Financial Specialists for all the branches of the armed forces and Coast Guard. 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An Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) for more than 16 years\, she currently manages the base Personal Financial Readiness program ensuring Service Members and families are empowered and equipped with the education and knowledge necessary to establish a solid financial foundation and achieve their financial goals. 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SUMMARY:2026 Reset: Creating Space\, Choosing Direction
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column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”About This Episode” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][vc_column_text](Season 7\, Episode 2) \nBefore you set new goals for 2026\, take a pause.  \nThis episode guides you through a gentle two‑part reset – honoring what you’re completing and choosing one honest intention for how you want to move through the year\, without pressure or over‑planning. \nThe new year often comes with pressure to have a clear plan\, big goals\, and a “new you.” In this episode of Practicing Connection\, Jessica and Coral offer a different kind of reset: a simple\, integrated practice in two parts – “Completion Creates Space” and “Intention Gives Direction.” \nYou’ll be guided to notice how you’re arriving\, name what you’re closing or completing\, release expectations that no longer fit\, and then choose a single word to orient how you want to be in this next season. \nThis reflection is less about productivity and more about alignment\, making room for what matters without rushing who you’re becoming. \nFurther links and resources from this episode: \n\nSubscribe to our newsletter: https://oneop.aweb.page/practicing-connection-newsletter\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” 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gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]JESSICA BECKENDORF: [00:00:00] Hi\, thanks for listening to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Jessica\, my co-host. Coral is here as well. Coral\, how are you? \nCORAL OWEN: Hey Jessica\, I’m doing really well\, thanks. I am a little bit in that ‘early new year’ head space where there’s a mix of reflection and possibility\, and also just a little bit of pressure of having to figure things out. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I get that\, that pressure can really sneak in fast. There’s so much talk at the beginning of every year really about like resets\, goals\, fresh starts\, ‘new year\, new you\,’ you know\, \nCORAL OWEN: That was literally the next line I was going to lead with. Yeah. New year\, new me\, and not to completely throw all that out\, but just to counter that sort of like ‘revolutionizing’ and completely switching everything out. \nI really just want to slow the conversation down a bit more today. Honestly\, a meaningful reset is not just about deciding what’s next\, it’s also about acknowledging [00:01:00] what we’re coming out of\, and sort of that more gentle\, hence sustainable\, approach to a fresh start\, while also acknowledging what we’re leaving\, what we’re transitioning from. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I love anytime you can sneak a gentle way of doing things in. I love it. \nSo today we’re focusing on a reset that helps create clarity\, alignment\, and purpose\, while also letting go of what’s no longer serving us. And you’re going to be guiding us through this\, as a single practice with two parts. \nCan you share a little bit about that? \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, absolutely. And so we already talked a little bit about this whole\, you know\, ‘we’re coming out of and then transitioning into\,’ and so hence the framing of today’s reflection and practice as an integrated practice where there is a pairing of two parts that are indeed meant to work together. \nSo the whole idea here is simple. It’s that completion is creating the space that we need to invite intention\, which gives us direction. And [00:02:00] if we skip that completion and just jump feet first or head first\, depending on how adventurous you are in the new year\, if we just jump straight in with the intention of moving forward and adding\, a lot of times we just carry a little bit of old weight\, maybe even some baggage into a new chapter or a new season. \nAnd so this practice that invites you to pause\, close the chapter intentionally\, it doesn’t mean you have to have everything wrapped up and finalized. We’ll get into that here in just a second. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: You don’t have to drop everything either. \nCORAL OWEN: No\, no. It’s not like\, ‘Okay\, 2025\, you know\, December 31st\, all that’s finished and it’s a clean slate.’ \nBut it’s\, yeah\, just kind of buttoning up some loose ends\, acknowledging\, and then we choose a direction that feels aligned without this pressure or over-planning. So\, really excited to dig into this because this honestly is one of my favorite times of year\, due to this sort of fresh feel\, but still carrying a version of ourselves\, into that fresh start. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, that [00:03:00] feels like a really grounded approach to a reset. And so\, I guess let’s just get right into the practice. Yeah\, take it away\, Coral! \nCORAL OWEN: Awesome. So we’ll kick things off\, with the beginning. And so if you’re able\, this is a great moment to slow down or\, you know\, if you’re sort of in a more hectic space right now while you’re listening to it\, maybe just pause right here and come back to us when you have a little bit more calm and centeredness or quiet\, because this is a reflective piece that we are starting with. \nSo we would invite you to grab a notebook. Just take a few quiet minutes if you can find those in your day\, and you can also move through this entire bit once or return to it into segments\, sometimes that can be helpful. So this is not about judgment or productivity\, it’s just about alignment and awareness – is the energy I would invite you to bring into this. \nSo for the first part of the first piece\, it’s this whole idea again of completion. Or the wrapping up\, the resolution is creating space. [00:04:00] And this is true in that endings deserve attention as well\, because it gives us that threshold over which to step into a new space. \nSo we’re going to set the scene\, we already talked about that. We’re going to take a breath\, remind ourselves that this is about noticing\, not about evaluating\, and just check in with yourself\, see how you feel. How am I feeling as I begin this reflection? “Am I good?” is a question to ask yourself. And again\, there is no right answer here. It’s just really important to acknowledge the energy that you’re bringing into this reflective practice. \nSo first\, step two of part one\, we’re going to reflect on the year or season you’re moving out of. Doesn’t have to be this huge deep dive or anything wild. Just a few things to consider and just\, again\, put that bow on the previous year of 2025. \nSome things to think about. What am I completing or closing? What challenges did I move [00:05:00] through? What efforts or growth deserve acknowledgement? And they don’t have to be huge. They might be very small bite-size\, but very meaningful nonetheless. And perhaps\, what did I learn about myself? \nYou may have other questions that are worth consideration\, but those are just a few to begin with\, and again\, completion does not require perfect outcomes. It simply asks you what to name\, what was real to you in this previous year. \nFrom there\, we are going to release what is no longer serving us. So you may ask yourself what expectations\, roles\, or commitments am I ready to set down? Another question you may follow that up with is\, what am I holding onto out of habit\, guilt\, momentum\, that is not out of alignment. \nAnd you can even tell yourself sometimes these expectations\, or just bits of ourselves that can get real sticky\, in sort of a\, you know\, not intentional way\, you can even tell yourself\, “I’m allowed to let this go.” That permission of just setting something down [00:06:00] that is perhaps holding you back or holding you down\, this release may actually be a little bit emotional\, or a lot emotional. \nThat’s okay. But this is what is going to give you clarity and space to move into part two. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That\, Coral\, is often one of my favorite parts of an end of year reflection. As you know\, I do end of year reflections all the time\, and I really love to just think through\, well\, for one thing\, I always feel really accomplished going through all the things that I’m proud of and what I learned about myself. \nI always feel really accomplished doing that\, but it really does feel good to kind of close that chapter and start thinking fresh\, start thinking for a new direction. So let’s get into part two now. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. So now that we’ve created some space\, we’ve moved into intention\, and we’re moving into this intentionality\, not as a list of goals\, just to\, you know\, tick the box on\, but as an orientation of where we’re headed to make sure that we’re moving in a purposeful [00:07:00] direction. \nSo for the next bit\, you could call this step four\, we are going to choose one word. So ask yourself what word captures how I want to move through this next chapter or next year. \nAlso\, this is something that I do reflect on myself. Sometimes the year feels very big. Maybe you just focus on the first quarter or first six months of the year. Because sometimes it’s hard to know what is life going to look like a year from now? \nSo if 12 months feels like a big chunk of time\, shrink it down. That’s okay\, you don’t have to do an assessment of what you want to accomplish\, but more so how do you want to be? And this being can be encapsulated in that one word that feels honest and supportive. \nJess\, do you have a\, actually just as a sidebar\, do you have a word that you’re considering for 2026? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I do. I’m still kind of formulating it\, but right now the word that comes to mind for [00:08:00] me is\, ‘ease.’ \nCORAL OWEN: I like that a lot. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Building in more ease. I mean\, how I want to be is ‘ease’. That doesn’t make sense grammatically\, but that’s the word that’s coming to mind for me. So\, I’m going to continue kind of iterating on that. \nCORAL OWEN: I love that. One of my mantras a year prior was Let it Be Easy\, and this year it’s ‘expand.’ \nSo\, awesome. Thanks for sharing that\, Jess. \nSo from there\, step five is\, define it for yourself. So a few things to consider once you’ve selected your word – and also you can change your word as you move through the year\, we’ve actually got a mid-year check-in episode\, I think it was July 31st of 2025\, if you want to reevaluate\, you can go back to that one. \nBut for now\, as we’re considering our word of 2026 to kick the year off\, you can ask yourself\, what does this word mean to me right now? Additionally\, how would I recognize it’s showing up in everyday life? \nSo this is not [00:09:00] necessarily like your slogan\, but more as a lens by which you can use to just anchor yourself when you’re making decisions. You know\, is this decision\, direction\, action\, activity in alignment with – insert your word. It can give you clarity pretty quickly. \nSo from there\, to wrap things up\, step six is carry it forward gently with grace. So there is nothing here to force\, and again\, when decisions come up\, you can ask\, what would it look like to move in this direction today? \nThis is simply that intention doing its work quietly and consistently. No big\, heroic movements. It’s just that incremental shift in the direction that is going to lead you to where you’d like to be. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I love how this keeps intention from turning into pressure and putting pressure on yourself. It feels like something that you can return to again and again\, especially if you’re doing it gently\, and\, in [00:10:00] my case\, with ease. \nCORAL OWEN: I see what you did there. Exactly. Yeah. This is not meant to be a one time\, you know\, go through it\, reflect\, and then stick it on the shelf. This is something that can anchor your year. I actually\, with the word\, have written that some people will do\, like\, stamp jewelry\, or I tend to write it someplace on my big grass calendar that’s in my office. \nYou know\, write it at the bottom of that calendar\, just someplace that you can see it consistently. A sticky note on your desk or your laptop\, so that you can have that north star if you will. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Nobody can see me\, but every year I get mine tattooed on my face\, and then I just like get a line crossed through it\, and then I get the next one. \nCORAL OWEN: Rinse\, repeat\, \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Right\, right. And you said\, you know\, don’t do this and then put it on the shelf. I would say\, do this and put it on the refrigerator\, [00:11:00] so that you can see it every time. \nSo that you’ve got something like you said\, some sort of reminder somewhere that you look at regularly. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. That’s a great suggestion. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I look at my refrigerator regularly. I don’t know about you\, but – \nCORAL OWEN: A thousand percent. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So as we wrap up\, maybe take a moment to notice what feels lighter or what feels clearer. Even just a little bit\, just a little lighter\, a little \nclearer. \nCORAL OWEN: Yep. And just remember to bring everything home: completion\, create space\, and intention that gives you direction. You don’t have to rush either part. We’ve actually talked about\, just in recent episodes\, that in between space of ‘becoming.’ \nThis is a really key thing to keep in mind here\, right? That sometimes there is a wrap up phase that we do carry into the new year. It’s not like a light switch. So don’t rush the completion\, but acknowledge things that may be coming to a close. And then go ahead and just start those sort of bite-sized atomic [00:12:00] habits (that’s a great reread at the end of the year too)\, that are going to begin edging you in the direction you want to be in. \nAgain\, you’re not completely becoming someone new. It’s about moving forward\, maybe shedding a bit of your old skin\, and growing towards wherever it is you want to be with more alignment and less weight. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Okay. Awesome. Thanks so much\, Coral. That’s it for this episode. Thanks for joining us. \nIf this conversation resonated\, click the share button in your podcast app. Share it with a friend or a colleague. We’ll be back next week with a new episode. Until then\, keep practicing. \n[00:13:00]\nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of One-Op and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Beyond Sleep: Four Kinds of Rest We All Need
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you actually need right now. \n“Get more rest” is common advice\, but it can feel discouraging when sleep or a day off doesn’t make a dent in your exhaustion. \nIn this episode of Practicing Connection\, Coral and Jessica unpack four different kinds of rest: physical rest for your body\, mental rest from constant thinking and decision‑making\, emotional rest from hosting and holding others’ feelings\, and creative rest that gives you space to play and explore without being productive. \nThrough real‑life examples and practical ideas\, they invite you to notice which type of rest you might be craving and experiment with small\, accessible ways to restore yourself in this season. \nFurther links and resources from this episode: \n\nSubscribe to our newsletter: https://oneop.aweb.page/practicing-connection-newsletter\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a 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tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”][00:00:00]\nCORAL OWEN: Hey there. Thanks for listening to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Coral\, my co-host\, Jessica is here as well\, and today we are going to be talking about getting the rest you actually need. Jessica\, how are you today? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I’m doing pretty good. As you know\, we’re recording this toward the end of the year. I found myself really needing to focus on rest\, so\, I’m looking forward to talking about this topic today. I think I’ve kind of self-inflicted an impossible to-do list during the holiday season this year. \nAnd it’s all stuff that I enjoy doing\, but I cram it into the same week that I should be also resting and enjoying myself and time with my family. So\, I mean\, have you ever come back to work after a vacation and felt like you needed a vacation from your vacation? \nCORAL OWEN: No\, never. Yeah\, Jess. All the time. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Oh\, okay! I was like\, “I need to learn from you!” \nCORAL OWEN: All the time! \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: But okay\, so this also afflicts you. \nCORAL OWEN: Oh yeah. No\, there [00:01:00] are so many times\, I mean\, even if it’s just not even like a big\, chunky break\, like\, the holiday season\, even if it’s just sometimes like a long weekend or we’ve taken a short trip somewhere. Or even if it’s just like a staycation at home\, I’m like\, “Oh\, hmm\, why am I so exhausted? \nSo\, yeah\, sometimes it’s just a wonder where that battery drain comes from. But no\, that is so incredibly relatable. I think a lot of people probably feel the same way. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. And it’s really discouraging sometimes\, like even more so if\, quote\, “get more rest” is the only advice or support that people offer when you share about how you’re doing. \nSo like that just kind of adds to that frustration when you’re sharing about\, you know\, “Hey\, I’ve got a lot on my plate.” \n“Oh\, well just say ‘no’ to more things.” Or\, “Well\, you should get some more rest. Oh\, you should rest.” \nSo before I learned about different ways to rest\, I would get resentful anytime someone told me to rest. So why should I rest if it doesn’t [00:02:00] help? Because I’m taking time off right now and I’m feeling it with things I enjoy\, but also it’s like a long list of things. \nSo I know that I could say no to some of those things\, but you know\, it could also be that you don’t need more rest\, you just need a different kind of rest\, and that’s why I’m excited to talk about this today. \nCORAL OWEN: That’s really interesting. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever thought about the different types of rest\, but as I think\, I’m just thinking through my mental catalog of instances. Like in memories in the past. It’s like\, yeah\, I’ve definitely had\, you know\, sort of that classical recipe. \nWe were like\, “Get some rest.” And I’m like\, “Oh yeah\, I’ll catch up on some sleep or go sit on the beach for a little extra time.” But I think there are different seasons of life or different spaces where we’re in different roles and we can’t necessarily just unplug. \nThere’s a lot more activity or different types of ways we’re moving through life\, so I am actually very excited to learn more about what you’re going to be walking us through today.[00:03:00]\nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, you know\, I think often when we talk about rest\, we think about sleeping more\, or sitting and doing nothing. Maybe reading\, this is a kind of rest. \nBut maybe the part of you that needs rest isn’t your body. Maybe you need to rest your brain or you need to take a break from being productive\, which is the loop I’m in right now\, right? \nSo I’m doing things I enjoy\, but I have this need to be productive. It isn’t always intuitive to figure out what kind of rest you need. \nSo I’m going to be walking through four different kinds of rest for each type. We’re going to have a short explanation of what it is\, and a few ideas for how to try out that type of rest. \nSo we’re kind of doing this a little different. Normally\, we like to talk a little bit\, and then we have a specific practice\, but we’re actually going to go through a type of rest and then we’re going to talk about how you can try that out\, and then we’ll go into the next type. \nCORAL OWEN: That sounds great\, and again\, I’m very\, very much looking forward to this because it’s such a [00:04:00] salient and I think very ubiquitous topic to explore this time of year. \nIs there anything\, Jessica\, that we should be listening for in particular as you’re walking us through these practices today or types of things you’re unpacking? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, that’s a really good question. So I would say that as you listen\, I would encourage you to look for what sounds exciting or interesting that can often be a sign that that’s something you’re craving right now. \nCORAL OWEN: That sounds good. I’m gonna file that away. Do you want to kick things off? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. So\, the first kind of rest is one that most people are going to be familiar with\, and that’s physical rest. That’s often the first type of rest we think of when someone says we should get more rest. \nSo this kind of rest can look lots of different ways\, but it typically deals with sleep\, stillness\, or letting your body physically recover. \nThe goal is to give your body time to heal or restore its energy. So\, signs you might need physical [00:05:00] rest are things like trouble staying awake\, a general fatigue\, consistent headaches\, tight muscles\, or being sore or achy. Some ways to get physical rest are to\, the obvious\, take a nap or let yourself sleep in or sleep a little bit longer. \nWear comfortable clothes and lounge. That’s a great way to get this kind of rest\, clearly from the energy behind that. That’s one of my favorite ways – is just to throw on some uncomfortable clothes and lounge. Or you could take a slow walk or do gentle stretches to help relax your body. \nAnd drinking water without doing other tasks at the same time is another way to get this kind of rest. And one thing that people don’t always think about when it comes to physical rest is giving yourself a break from overstimulating things like screens\, bright lights\, loud sounds and dramatic temperatures. \nConsider dimming your lights\, putting [00:06:00] down your screens for 10 to 20 minutes and giving your body a break from stimulation. The one exception that I have to this is sometimes\, I really enjoy those sound baths\, and I’ll go to YouTube when I’m going to take a little break like this. \nI’ll go to YouTube first\, which we’re trying to tell you\, put down your screens\, but I’ll go to YouTube and I’ll find one of these sound bath videos. I’ll turn that on\, and often those sound baths will\, like\, they’ll dim their own screen and they’ll go dark after a little. I don’t watch it. I just listen\, you know\, I close my eyes and listen. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, those are a lot of great suggestions. and I think too\, one of the things that comes to mind is sometimes I have a tendency to stay up maybe a little longer than I should. So also back\, you know\, walking that time to bed backwards rather than like\, okay\, say you can’t sleep in\, can you go to bed a little earlier too? \nBut those are all wonderful suggestions. What is the second type of rest that you’re going to take us through? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. This might be the second most thought of type I [00:07:00] would say: mental rest. You know\, this is taking a break from thinking – tasks like problem solving or meetings or answering emails\, answering text messages quickly\, switching between contexts\, or constantly keeping track of time\, right. \nTaking a break from those kinds of things. The main goals of this kind of rest are mental quiet\, which sounds lovely when I say that. Just those two words together. Mental. Quiet. \nAnd space to stop paying attention or remembering. And I would even say permission to stop paying attention or having to remember something. \nSome signs that you might need mental rest are maybe you’re having a hard time making decisions. You’re having a hard time understanding what people are saying when they’re saying it. You’re struggling to initiate tasks\, or you keep forgetting something important. \nAnd this is a common type of rest. Mental rest is a common type of rest needed by parents\, managers and people who work with [00:08:00] ideas or relationships. But obviously we all need a little bit of mental rest sometimes\, right? \nAnd a few ways to get this type of rest: I schedule a chunk of time where you can just default your decisions\, reread or rewatch something familiar and enjoyable\, or you could track time by how the sun changes\, instead of maybe your phone\, or by listening to a playlist or an album instead of setting a timer. So there’s just a few examples. \nThere’s probably a lot of other ideas for taking mental rest as well. It’s just kind of trying to give you a taste\, find what works for you. \nCORAL OWEN: Those are all such key things. And I think a lot of times\, and I’m just going to speak for myself here\, I think so many of us are so accustomed to operating at such a high operational tempo and cadence and just being on overdrive. \nOne of the other things too that come to mind here is\, just talking about deep work. [00:09:00] There’s so many just things that we’re keeping a touch point on day to day. That a lot of times that task switching is what sends me in personally\, into the sort of just overload space where I find that\, sometimes it’s even hard to realize that you need that mental brain break. \nBut yeah\, this is a great suggestion list. Thank you. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, let’s go into emotional rest next. So I think the first two\, the physical rest and the mental rest\, were two that I think we most often would think of when we’re thinking of rest. But emotional rest is also a thing. \nSo this can look like not having to hide your own emotions\, or help others process or carry their emotions. It can also be a break from having to be ‘on’ as a host or a leader\, or just having to be on a break from just having to be on period. If you’re in a helping profession\, or you work in a highly formal setting\, this might be a form of rest that you need. \nOne of the main goals of emotional [00:10:00] rest is having space to be your authentic self without having to be a caretaker for someone else. So some of the signs that you might need emotional rest are maybe you’ve got lots of resentment when people ask you for help\, or you’re feeling overwhelmed by your feelings. Maybe you’re irritable or you want to pick fights over small things. You start\, you know\, yelling at people in traffic or thinking of yelling at them. Like sometimes that’s what I do. I don’t say it out loud\, but I think it. \nOne thing going wrong might ruin your whole day. So that’s another sign that you might need emotional rest\, or maybe you feel like no one actually knows you. And so some ideas for getting this type of rest: maybe schedule time with a friend who knows you really well. \nSchedule some blackout hours where you don’t answer your phone or email. Maybe schedule some buffer times between formal or high stakes situations so that you can prepare [00:11:00] yourself mentally and emotionally\, and so that you can kind of debrief with yourself mentally and emotionally after. \nCORAL OWEN: Just take some space. That’s a great one. Jessica\, is there a fourth? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. The next one is Creative rest. So this is actually\, rather than\, it’s not about taking a break from creativity. This is about space to try new things without needing to be productive. \nSo a lot of us might be in jobs that require a little bit of creativity. Many people are\, even if they don’t think of it that way. Anytime you have to do problem solving or\, you know\, any kind of creation of programming or whatever\, that is creative work. \nBut a lot of people don’t think of it that way. But that’s also being productive. And so this is about the space to try new things\, about having to be productive. So this type of rest is especially important for people who are starting new things. \nPeople who are doing creative or problem solving work\, some signs that you might need this type of [00:12:00] rest are maybe\, you’re jealous of someone else who is trying fun new things. Maybe you’re not enjoying things that you used to love doing. You can’t name a single thing in your life that you don’t have smart goals for. \nOr maybe you’re bored or irritated\, maybe you dream about quitting your job to join the circus or start a business\, or to live alone in the woods. Those are just a few signs that you might need creative rest. \nAnd here’s some examples of what you can do to get this kind of rest. Maybe you could explore something that you’re curious about without an end goal. So just go down a rabbit hole. Or\, you don’t have to have a goal in mind. Just be curious. You could play without pressure to be good at what you’re doing. \nYou don’t have to become skillful at something – you can just play. Maybe trying out a new sport or trying out a new hobby just for [00:13:00] fun. Not having to be perfect at it. Not having to suddenly become good and then monetize it or whatever that is\, like\, just do it for fun. \nCORAL OWEN: That’s such a fun one to end on. What\, just for giggles\, Jess\, what’s something that you would spend your creative rest time on? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I do a lot of things. I often like to joke that I am a – this actually took the pressure off quite a bit: a long time ago\, I decided that my favorite hobby is learning new things and taking on new hobbies\, and trying those hobbies out once. And then putting that away sometimes for many years. \nSo I\, a long time ago\, I used to buy\, like I used to think I was gonna be like a wood carver or whatever\, and I would buy all of the materials for being a wood carver. And then I would maybe make something once. And usually it was beautiful and I was proud of it and I loved it\, but then I wouldn’t want to pick up the tools or anything again. \nAnd so I really [00:14:00] reframed how I thought about my own – so I have not answered your question yet – right now I would say\, I have been doing some creative writing. \nI enjoy writing. A lot of\, I don’t know\, it’s a mix of things\, but sci-fi right now has been what I’ve been writing\, sci-fi comedy kind of thing. And then I also crochet\, but it only\, I only do like one or two projects a year. So how about you? Do you have something? \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah. It’s been fun being a toddler mom. My little guy’s three and a half and his best buddy is five. And just with the kids\, I find that a lot of the creative things that they get into\, of course\, require parental supervision to make sure things don’t go sideways. \nSo like\, we made gingerbread houses last week and they were\, you know\, wildly just creative and fun and nonsensical. I’m like\, “For sure we can have an entire roof of marshmallows. That totally works.” You know\, so just [00:15:00]\, that’s been really fun to actually\, I found myself a lot more\, yeah\, enamored with just the fun little goofy things that these kids get wound up in. \nI’m like\, this is actually a blast. So yeah\, just\, just kid crafts right now. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I went to the library not too long ago with a friend and we\, it was a Lego night\, and we grabbed a Lego kit. Each of us had a Lego kit and we just sat there quietly for the most part. We talked sometimes\, but we were mostly silently putting things together\, and it was lovely. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, just stuff like that. So I think that that’s always a fun place to start too. So\, awesome. \nWell\, Jess\, thank you so much. Very selfishly\, perhaps I’ve really enjoyed this conversation today\, and seeing these new categories\, really\, it does get me excited about rest in a way that I’m normally not. \nI think a lot of us tend to just be in that high performing\, always on space. And so to think through different ways [00:16:00] that we’re not\, you know\, maybe feeling like a\, not a potato\, but being a couch barnacle\, is good. And obviously that’s one of our categories. \nBut\, I think giving ourselves permission to rest in different ways that may align with where we actually need to be\, stepping back or turning that dial down a few notches\, is just\, it’s really nice. Thank you so much. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I really enjoyed this and I really needed it right now\, so it was great. \nCORAL OWEN: Hopefully this also resonated with all of our listeners. And as always\, thank you all so much for joining us. That is it for today’s episode. Also\, we want to pass a special thanks to Erin Carlson Rivera for producing today’s episode. If you enjoyed our talk today\, click the share button in your podcast app to share it with a friend or a colleague\, and we will be back next week with a new practice. \nUntil then\, keep practicing. \n[00:17:00]\nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of One-Op and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Supporting Military Couples Through Employment and Financial Transitions
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These challenges are not isolated—they ripple outward\, affecting overall health and well-being – from stress and sleep to energy and connection- alongside family readiness\, finances\, and relationship dynamics. \nThis 90-minute interactive webinar takes a holistic\, integrated approach to equip military family service providers with the tools to support military couples through these transitions. Using insights from the 2024 Active-Duty Spouse Survey and real-world case scenarios\, we’ll explore how employment barriers and financial stress intersect with relationship health—and how coordinated supports can make a measurable difference. Participants will leave with practical strategies\, workflows\, and referral pathways—connecting couples to resources such as SECO\, MyCAA\, Military OneSource\, and MilSpouse Money Mission—to promote stability\, resilience\, and readiness.\n \nLearning Objectives: \n\nRecognize how PCS moves and other transitions impact spouse employment\, income stability\, and relational/mental well-being\nApply an integrated\, whole-family approach that aligns employment support\, financial counseling\, and relationship/mental health awareness\nImplement strategies to address employment gaps (e.g.\, self-advocacy\, resume/skills translation\, portable careers\, informed financial decision-making)\nDemonstrate effective multidisciplinary collaboration among financial counselors\, employment readiness specialists\, and behavioral health providers\nConnect couples with validated resources and coordinated referral pathways that sustain family readiness and 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gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Dr. Jenny Rea” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Jenny Rea\, Ph.D.\, is an Assistant Professor in Human Development and Family Science and Human Services in the Norton School of Human Ecology\, College of Agriculture\, Life & Environmental Sciences (CALES) at  the University of Arizona. Motivated by a deep commitment to military families\, Dr. Rea connects rigorous research with practical outreach. 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Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close February 12\, 2029. \nBoard Certified Case Managers (CCMC): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) clock hours from the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close February 12\, 2027.\nCertified in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close February 12\, 2028. \nCertified Personal and Family Finance Educator (CPFFE): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). 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Check with your state licensing agency for reciprocity and/or credit approval if licensed for other professions or in one of the following states: CO\, FL\, HI\, IA\, KS\, KY\, MI\, NY\, ND\, OH\, OK. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on February 12\, 2028. \nOneOp Certificates of Attendance are available for those interested in additional documentation of professional development activities.\n\nIf the survey button above does not appear\, please access the continuing education survey through this link: https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06v0I5ljqF0RwfY. 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SUMMARY:Flamingos and Focus Days: One Simple Practice for a More Intentional Year
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about boundaries\, comparison\, joy\, and work rhythms – and invite you to do the same\, in three simple prompts. \nIn this special reflections episode\, Coral and Jessica step away from resolutions and dig into something more honest: what they’re stopping\, keeping\, and starting in the new year. \nThey talk about protecting a true no meetings day\, letting go of comparison with past versions of themselves\, and keeping small practices like tiny Post‑it to‑do lists\, buffer time between meetings\, and spontaneous phone calls that make work feel more human. \nYou’ll also hear how “getting your pink back” through joy outside of work can change how you show up to your roles. \nThe episode closes with a simple reflection you can do in just a few minutes: name one thing to stop\, one to keep\, and one to start this year. \nFurther links and resources from this episode: \n\nSubscribe to our newsletter: https://oneop.aweb.page/practicing-connection-newsletter\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” 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Thanks so much for tuning into the Practicing Connection podcast. I’m Coral\, and today we’re trying something a little different. \nSo this is our reflections episode\, and we’re going to share something that we’re letting go of: one thing we’re keeping and one thing we are starting in the new year. \nAnd the whole idea is to slow down just long enough to notice what is actually working for us\, what’s not\, and what we want to perhaps experiment with next. \nAnd of course\, I am not doing this alone. My lovely co-host\, Jessica\, is here to guide us through it. Jessica\, how are you feeling today? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: “My lovely assistant.” That’s what. I’m doing good. I’m doing great. I’m feeling really motivated. You know\, anytime I get a chance to stop for a moment and assess where I’m at\, it actually feels really good. \nAnd I guess maybe years ago I used to maybe beat myself up a little bit when I would assess where I’m at\, and if it wasn’t sort of quote unquote “good enough” or whatever\, but now it just feels really good. \nJust pause for a [00:01:00] moment\, see where I’m at\, make adjustments. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. I really do feel that too\, and it’s so easy to move from one thing to the next. Just things are so busy\, and I think so many people can relate to that\, and it’s so\, you know\, I think just natural to jump from one thing to the next without pausing to ask\, ‘is this still serving me? What do I wanna do more of?’ \nAnd I am honestly\, I’m really glad that you came up with the idea for this episode\, because I am already planning out my 2026 calendar. And so being able to actually\, you know\, craft this episode with you and walk through it\, it was a great opportunity. \nSo I’m really looking forward to talking through some honest answers today. And yeah\, it’s a good practice. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I’m speaking of honest answers\, we’d love to hear from you\, our listeners\, how have you added moments of pause into your life? Share your strategies with us at practicingconnection@oneop.org. [00:02:00]\n– break – \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So\, let’s talk about the first section of the episode\, what we’re choosing to stop in our professional lives and why. \nSo this is what I’m stopping and one expectation that I want to\, I’m gonna say\, I want to gently stop is the idea that I’m available to meet every day of the week. I have a split appointment across two\, sort of three\, projects\, and the default has become that my calendar is kind of fair game all the time. \nIt’s not sustainable\, and it doesn’t leave much room for the deep focused work that those projects actually require. And I want to be clear\, this is not an expectation that others have placed on me. It’s an expectation that I’ve lived up to by not protecting more time. And it’s kind of funny because I actually feel like I often protect my time through things like time blocking\, but sometimes time blocking isn’t enough. \nSo here’s my stop. I’m working toward at [00:03:00] least one true ‘no meetings’ day each week. I know it may not be perfect right away\, but even naming that boundary and beginning to protect it feels really important. My hope is that it gives me a little more calm\, a little more focus\, and ultimately better work across all the projects I’m responsible for. \nSo Coral\, what’s on your stop list? If I had to sum it up\, mine was kind of about boundaries. What are you putting a boundary around this year? And what do you think about what I just said\, like this ‘no meetings’ day. Did you ever do that? \nCORAL OWEN: Oh yeah\, it’s something I’ve aspired to for quite some time. I actually implemented that for myself this past year. Usually it’s Fridays\, and it has made a huge difference. So I am so excited to see how that serves you in the year. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Did I tell you how many regular meetings I have scheduled for Fridays? They’re regularly scheduled meetings on Fridays. \nCORAL OWEN: I know\, I try to get on your calendar all the time. But no\, that is such a good one. And you know\, one of the sayings [00:04:00] that I love\, and just\, lean back onto quite often is this concept or practice of\, ‘Your no’s protect your yeses.’ And that’s really what this practice for you is making me think of. Saying no to more meeting times so that you can say yes to\, not to put words in your mouth\, but\, you know\, maybe deeper calm\, deeper work\, creativity. \nSo\, personally\, one of the things I am personally parking in 2025\, there’s a few of them\, but the top is the list of the comparison game. And I have worked very diligently and intentionally\, over the past number of years\, to really get good at defining my own measures of success. \nI call it like\, you know\, have your own measuring stick of success\, rather than looking at someone else’s and going\, well\, ‘How do I stack up to that?’ I really am good at\, you know\, keeping the rails on\, and looking just at my own progress and status. \nBut I do\, I have found myself a lot this year. Maybe it’s just the stage of life that I’m in\, in my mid thirties. but I have found myself from time to time thinking\, “Oh\, I used to be [00:05:00] more…” blank\, or\, “Better at… “ blank. And it’s just so not helpful. \nAnd so\, the personal comparison to different seasons of life and different versions of myself is what I am definitely going to stop\, as of 2025. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Coral\, that is wonderful. That was actually my other one I chose. Yes\, it was my other one. This comparison\, and especially professional comparison\, like\, “I have so many amazing colleagues that are doing so many amazing things\,” and I often look at their work and I’m like\, “Oh wow. Well\, what I’m doing isn’t nearly as good as what they’re doing.” \nBut the thing is\, I’ve heard the same thing other people have said\, “Whoa\, what you’re doing is really amazing.” And so I think we all kind of do it to each other\, but it can lead to unhealthy thoughts about your own work. It can lead to unhealthy thoughts about your season of life. And yeah\, that was my other one\, but I decided to talk [00:06:00] mostly about protecting my time instead. \nCORAL OWEN: Wow. Yeah\, both of those are very impactful\, so probably a lot of real relatability there. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, once you clear out a few stops\, it’s easier to see what’s worth holding onto. So let’s talk about what we’re keeping\, Coral. Let’s start with you. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah. So I know that we are focusing on the professional realm here\, but there is a lot of overlap\, at least that I found in\, you know\, just kind of energetic availability and bandwidth of how your personal life allows you to show up in your professional life. And so I’m\, you know – three and a half years postpartum and momming and just wearing a lot of different hats\, has really absorbed my time. \nAnd I had a friend recently\, she shared an anecdote about how flamingos – just stay with me here about how flamingos\, they lose their vibrant coloration while caring for their young\, like just a very intense season. And as they come out of that period\, they get their pink back bit by bit. [00:07:00] I loved that and it really resonated with me. \nAnd what I’ve related to this closely this past year is I’ve begun to create and hold space for things. Mainly in\, you know\, kind of my personal side of life\, like playing music again and you know\, being more intentional. Just these small things that have kind of fallen by the wayside since\, you know\, having my son a couple years ago. \nAnd I really feel like I am stepping back into that full color version of myself. And the reason I’m talking about this is that just this like joy and spark\, it’s allowed me to tap into that creative side professionally a lot more. And I just\, I feel like I have just a lot more like solution space thinking: positive\, kind of diverse avenues of like where we could take a particular project or insights\, it just feels good. \nSo yeah\, I’m just\, I’m going to keep holding space for just those small touch points that have nothing to do with my identity\, or maybe a little bit [00:08:00] of\, you know\, mom visits. There’s always some overlap\, right? \nBut yeah\, just those kind of seemingly nonsensical things that just bring whimsy and joy and a lot of creativity to a lot of different spaces. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I love that. And I love this idea of\, during times of intense\, we might lose our color a little bit. And then\, when things have calmed down a little bit\, you can come back. I love the phrase\, stepping back into your ‘full color self.’ \nThat’s beautiful. Well\, I brought a few keeps with me\, so you can stop me anytime and just make me shut up because I couldn’t choose between them. \nSo one thing I’m definitely keeping\, and this is such a little logistical detail\, but I have these tiny two and a half – they’re not really that tiny\, they’re just the standard size post-it notes. I think they’re about two and a half by two and a half inches. That’s where I write my daily to-dos. It sounds kind of silly\, but limiting myself to what fits on that little [00:09:00] square has made a really big difference. It forces me to choose what really matters for the day. \nAnd I actually also\, I try not to fill it. I try to only fill the top two thirds of it\, but it forces me to choose what really matters. And it keeps me from staring at a huge list and feeling immediately overwhelmed. And on days when I actually stick to the post-it\, pun not really intended\, I end the day feeling more accomplished and less frazzled. \nSo for me\, that little square is not just a piece of paper\, it is a daily prioritization practice that I want to carry forward. \nCORAL OWEN: So Jess\, this is so funny. I actually started doing that a couple months ago too. It’s such a game changer. Good for you. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, yeah\, I have\, oh\, I gotta lie. So I’m also keeping the habit of building buffer time between meetings. Only a month or two ago I started to space [00:10:00] things out a little bit more intentionally\, even though it does make my calendar look and feel a little bit cluttered\, to be honest. I need to figure out what to do about that feeling of being cluttered. \nBut the breathing room has been huge. It’s given me time to process\, to reset\, to jot some notes or just grab water. Sometimes I’ll take like a five minute walk\, instead of just jumping from one thing to the next on fumes\, or coming in late to meetings. \nAnd look. I don’t mind the whole lateness thing. But it’s more\, I feel stressed if I’m joining a meeting late. It doesn’t mean that my days are magically slow or easy\, but those buffers have made my schedule feel a lot more humane. So that’s definitely something I want to keep doing. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, there’s even like research to back that up about task switching\, and how much time it takes you to shift from one 15 or 20 minutes or\, it’s at least that long. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, it’s why interruptions can be really difficult for people. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And I did bring one more. I wasn’t going to share it and – \nCORAL OWEN: Good [00:11:00] things come in threes. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Okay. Yeah. Right. So the last keep for me is making more phone calls. I rediscovered recently how much I love a good no-video call\, or even if it’s video\, a quick unexpected check-in where someone’s just calling me on Teams\, randomly. \nSo\, even if the call is in video\, as long as it’s spontaneous\, I’ll take it. I’m also holding the assumption that if I call someone randomly\, spontaneously\, I have zero expectation that they’ll answer. And if they call me\, I’m making the assumption that they feel the same if they’re just calling me randomly. \nThat removes a lot of pressure\, and it keeps it from falling onto the to-do list. Because you know\, text and email are great\, and instant messaging or messaging apps\, but sometimes all of those written messages – and as we were talking about before we started recording\, even a recorded message that is sent to you the same way that a written message would be sent to you – it just kind of feels like another pile of [00:12:00] tasks sometimes that I need to get to. \nSo picking up the phone even briefly has helped me feel a little bit more connected\, and a little bit less buried in text-based communication. So that’s a practice I want to keep\, but I promise I won’t do it to anyone who really abhors phone calls. \nCORAL OWEN: I definitely have my phone call people\, and then my text people\, and then my voice memo. Yeah\, just know your people. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Exactly. And you know\, you can even talk ahead of time. If there’s a new connection you’re making\, you could say\, “Hey\, I enjoy phone calls\, even random ones. I won’t do that if that’s not something that you like. But if you’re okay with it\, I have no expectation you’re gonna pick up. But sometimes I think that’s nice.” \nAnd believe it or not\, there are some people who are like\, yeah\, “I’m cool with that.” \nCORAL OWEN: I just love that\, that’s such a simple way to practice connection going into the new year. That’s awesome. \nAlright\, so Jess\, we’ve talked about some things to let go. We’ve talked and honored about what’s working. [00:13:00] Let’s perhaps move into imagining what’s next. So what little experiments do we want to try this year? Do you want to go first? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I’ll go first. So the new practice that I’m starting is kind of related to that boundary I mentioned earlier. I feel like it’s almost cheating\, because I already mentioned it. \nI want to institute a true ‘no meetings’ day. I’ve been thinking about this for a while\, but I’m ready to treat it as a real experiment\, instead of just a nice idea. \nMy hope is that carving out one meeting-free day will help my work feel calmer\, more connected and more creative. Calmer\, because I’m not scrambling from call to call more\, connected\, because I can actually focus on the relationships and the projects and\, you know\, some of the creative work and the deep work in front of me\, and more creative because there’s finally that uninterrupted time and space to think and to make. \nSo it might take some negotiation with my different teams\, but that’s the thing I’m committed [00:14:00] to trying to start. I may have to begin with two half days and work my way up to a whole day\, but I have to start somewhere. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. So I\, again\, I’m very excited to see how that works out for you. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Me too. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, so for me personally\, I think I already alluded a bit to how this recent season of life has been a little bit of a ‘hold onto your hat’ sort of operation. And ultimately just kind of has left me feeling a bit more reactive than proactive. \nSo I actually am a business owner\, as well as my podcasting endeavors here\, and so one of the things that I am looking forward to just doubling down on going forward into 2026 is holding Mondays specifically as a strategy day of\, it’s actually very similar to yours\, of deeper work\, longer range planning\, and really moving the needle on some bigger initiatives\, rather than just kind of trying to keep the boat afloat. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: You guys\, we did not plan that\, to have such similar – but well\, let’s get [00:15:00] into a reflection for all of the listeners. So\, here it is. Are you ready? \nCORAL OWEN: Ready. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: All you have to do is jot down. So grab paper and pen\, or get out your keyboard or your tablet. Jot down one thing to stop\, one thing to keep\, and one thing to start in the new year. \nI bet you didn’t know we were going to do that. We were going to go for – \nCORAL OWEN: Coming in from left field. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, right. One thing to stop\, one thing to keep and one thing to start in the new year. \nCORAL OWEN: Simple\, but so impactful. Awesome. \nThanks Jessica\, so much\, for the great conversation\, the awesome practices and stops and starts that you shared today. It was really fun talking through all of that\, and we look forward to hearing from you all\, as you’re working through your own reflections on 2025 and going into the new year with some fresh perspective and practices. \nAnd so that is all for this [00:16:00] episode. Thank you so much for joining us\, and we will be back next week with a new episode. Until then\, keep practicing. \nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of One-Op and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Leading Through Uncertainty: Navigating Ambiguity as an Adaptive Practice
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In this conversation\, Jessica and Coral reframe uncertainty as an adaptive practice rather than a problem to “fix fast\,” especially for leaders who feel pressure to hold it all together. \nYou’ll learn two grounded tools: a Values‑Based Decision Filter to choose direction when information is incomplete\, and The Next Small Step to move the work one inch forward without needing the full plan. \nTogether\, they offer “handrails\, not heroics” for navigating uncertainty with steadiness\, honesty\, and care for yourself and your team. \nFurther links and resources from this episode: \n\nSubscribe to our newsletter: https://oneop.aweb.page/practicing-connection-newsletter\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]JESSICA BECKENDORF: [00:00:00] Hi\, and welcome back to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Jessica. \nCORAL OWEN: Hey everybody. I’m Coral. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Today we’re taking on a topic that shows up everywhere this time of year\, and I would argue always\, in organizations\, in teams\, and in our personal lives. And that’s the experience of not knowing\, not having all the answers\, not being sure what’s next. In other words\, ambiguity. \nCORAL OWEN: Yep. And the truth is ambiguity. It isn’t just a workplace issue\, right\, Jess? It’s not a leadership issue either. It’s a human issue\, and anytime something is changing\, whether it’s a strategy\, a role\, a habit\, a direction\, there is this window of time where you don’t\, and we don’t have the full picture yet. And that gap\, it can feel really uncomfortable. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, it really can. And I think a lot of times\, leaders especially [00:01:00] feel responsible for holding it together during those moments\, even when they are just as affected by the uncertainty as everyone else. \nCORAL OWEN: That is so true\, and this is why we wanted to talk about ambiguity from a different angle today\, not just as something to push through or fix as fast as possible\, even though that’s probably what we would most like to do. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. \nCORAL OWEN: But rather is something that we can learn to navigate more intentionally\, and something that we can practice in grounded and very human ways. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So to help us get into this conversation\, you brought two practices to explore\, and I’m really curious: not why these specific practices\, but why bring practices at all into a conversation about ambiguity. \nCORAL OWEN:Yeah\, that’s a really good question\, Jess. So\, ambiguity\, it feels big and fuzzy and when things feel that way\, people tend to either freeze or overwork like kind of at the extremes. \nSo these practices and practices period\, it helps us create a bit [00:02:00] more structure where there might not be a whole lot of structure in the moment. \nAnd it’s not to control the uncertainty\, but it gives us a way and a framework within which to engage and show up within it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So it’s kind of like a way to stay steady. When the situation isn’t steady at all\, when it’s swirling all around us. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. It’s a way to just kind of anchor us and give us\, you know\, a guidepost by which to navigate. And the two practices that we’re going to be going through today\, it’s the values-based decision filter and the next small step. They’re actually not related to resolving ambiguity\, although probably. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Now I’m really confused! \nCORAL OWEN: I know our listeners are probably like\, “Wait\, what? How is this even helpful?” \nBut\, you know\, hang in there with us. So these are all about helping you move through it without losing your grounding. One helps orient you\, and the other helps you move in the direction of resolution. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, so it’s more like handrails than solutions. Or like walking sticks.[00:03:00]\nCORAL OWEN: Jess. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Stop me now before I keep going. \nCORAL OWEN: Okay. We’re just gonna roll with it. So yes\, they’re like simple things that you could hold onto\, and the path ahead isn’t fully visible and gives you stability. How’d you like that? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I love it. I love a good walking stick too\, by the way. So before we get into the practices\, let’s talk about why ambiguity is so hard in the first place. Because it’s not just a leadership challenge\, right? It’s not only for leaders and people in leadership positions. It’s a human challenge. \nCORAL OWEN: Definitely\, and ambiguity taps into our most fundamental wiring. As humans\, we all want patterns. We want predictability. Because it’s safety\, right? It’s security and it’s knowing. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: We want to put things in boxes neatly with a bow\, yep. \nCORAL OWEN: And life is anything but\, and so we want to know what’s expected of us. It gives us a way to understand where things are headed and what’s going on. And so when information is incomplete\, or paradigms [00:04:00] are shifting\, oftentimes we’ll feel anxious and patient and thrown off. \nAnd it’s not just our team. It’s oftentimes the leaders that are rolling through this while also trying to give some assurance in these times. So\, it’s a tough space to be in for a lot of people. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, well\, and then on top of that\, leaders often feel pressure to have answers for others when they don’t have the answers for themselves\, yet they can’t even give those answers\, so that’s gotta feel really tough. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. I know that both of us have been in leadership roles. I’ve certainly felt this way in the past\, when guiding different organizations and teams\, and it is\, I truly believe\, one of the most difficult aspects of leadership\, is leading through these times of change or ambiguity. \nYou’re thinking\, “Ah\, I should know more\, I should be further along\, I should have this guidance.” But we’re rolling through something called Adaptive Leadership Practices today\, and it’s not having everything figured out. It’s about helping to help everyone else stay steady in the discomfort and move [00:05:00] through uncertainty together. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, let’s talk more about that. This idea of ambiguity as something we practice\, not something we magically become comfortable with. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, exactly. Adaptive leadership means learning to make progress\, even when information is incomplete. Like we were saying earlier\, a lot of people tend to either kind of freeze or rush\, and maybe it’s not in the most productive direction. \nAnd so\, this is all about moving in small intentional ways\, making sure that we’re making steady progress\, not getting ahead of our skis\, and letting clarity emerge through action and not before it. \nAlso\, it’s relational. It means leaders aren’t navigating ambiguity alone. You know\, teams make sense of this change together. The conversations are creating clarity collaboratively\, and sometimes the best thing a leader can say\, and sometimes it’s hard to do this\, but something along the lines of\, “Here’s what we know today\, and here’s what we’re still figuring out.’ \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, that kind of [00:06:00] honesty builds trust\, instead of pretending everything is sorted when it isn’t. I can think of one amazing example\, and I’ve had the opportunity to tell him several times\, you know\, we were going through some pretty turbulent times for a while\, as we completely shifted the way we operated as an organization. \nAnd by we\, I’m not talking about OneOp\, I’m talking about the other organization that I belong to. But\, that is a skill. It’s a skill to be able to do that. Something that we can practice. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. And I think\, you know\, just what you noted there\, Jess\, you know\, a skill is something that can be cultivated and practiced. It’s not something that everybody’s inherently good at. Just like\, “Oh yes\, I’m wonderful at change.” \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. \nCORAL OWEN: So yeah\, that’s what we’re hoping to help you all with today. \nAlright\, let’s go ahead\, and that’s a great segue into our first practice\, which is the Values Based Decision Filter. Sounds pretty official\, but it’s very approachable. So\, essentially when things are feeling uncertain\, we often wait for more information\, like we already [00:07:00] talked about before: making a decision. \nBecause with more information we feel like we can make a more correct choice. But sometimes what we need is actually a way to choose the next direction based on our values\, and not on complete clarity. \nSo here’s how this value-based decision filter works. First off\, you’re going to name the value that matters most in this season. Not all your values\, just one. “What’s the most clear guiding value here?” It might be integrity\, transparency\, learning\, stability\, compassion\, courage. There’s a whole number of them that you can choose from. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I just wanted to\, we did this in another episode and I just want to clarify the ‘season’ comment. What do we mean by ‘season\,’ really quick? We’re not necessarily talking about the winter season\, which we happen to be recording right now in December. But\, yeah\, what do we mean by season? \nCORAL OWEN: Thanks Jess. So in case y’all missed that mini conversation within an episode\, one or two back perhaps\, by season\, simply referring [00:08:00] to this chapter that we’re most recently moving through. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. And so the first step then is just naming the value that matters most in this season\, which is\, that is what you decide. You decide what the season is\, and you decide what that one value is most important to you right now. \nCORAL OWEN: So from there\, step two\, you’re going to ask which option\, even if it’s small or imperfect\, aligns most with this value. And the whole idea is that this filter\, it gives you a way to move forward without having to wait for all of the answers to be provided\, or to come into the light. And so this value becomes your compass by which you can make small\, incremental moves forward. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I love how grounded that feels. You’re not forcing certainty\, you’re just choosing direction based on what matters most right now. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly. So values can help you find and they can give structure when the circumstances may not lend themselves to such. \nAlrighty. So part two is the next small [00:09:00] step. So when ambiguity feels overwhelming\, and it can certainly happen from time to time\, usually it’s because we’re trying to solve the whole situation at once. So instead of trying to tackle the whole elephant\, in one bite\, as my father might say\, you instead want to pause and ask\, “What is the next small step I can take that moves us one inch forward?” \nJust one step. Just one inch. Something that you can do in the next day or the week and something that doesn’t necessarily require full clarity. \nAlright\, so just some examples\, because that could feel a little bit nebulous maybe. Maybe it’s setting up a meeting to gather perspectives. Maybe it’s clarifying one decision that can be made now. You might take a crack at drafting their first version of something. \nA couple other thoughts: Maybe it’s testing one small piece of a larger idea\, like a\, you know\, kind of a mini pilot test. You might put a temporary structure into place\, and so sometimes\, these might be ‘no thank you’ bytes of like\, “Ooh\, we tried [00:10:00] that\, it didn’t work.” \nBut\, you know\, often clarity emerges and we can derive that from action. Or just doing a little bit of a/b testing\, rather than just sitting still. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, that takes so much pressure off. You don’t have to solve everything. That was also me just telling myself that right now you don’t have to solve everything\, just move the work forward in a way that’s honest and manageable. \nAnd\, you know\, sometimes that’s actually just reaching out to a person to check in on\, like\, how their leg of the project is going. Sometimes it is setting up a meeting and doing something a little bit bigger than that. \nBut I just wanted to also mention that it could be super small\, like just reaching out to someone. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, just to keep that touch point and that momentum alive\, nurturing it. So yeah\, ambiguity\, it becomes much more tolerable when we break it into smaller adaptive steps. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So as we wrap up today\, maybe take a moment to reflect on an area of your life or your leadership where things feel a little unclear: not to [00:11:00] fix it\, just to notice it. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly. Ambiguity\, it’s not something that we will unfortunately ever eliminate. But it is something that we can learn to navigate with more steadiness and intention\, and hopefully these two practices of anchoring your decisions and your values and taking the next small step can help you stay grounded while still making progress. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I feel like if we had a title for this episode that was\, “Solving Uncertainty\,” we’d probably get a lot of listeners\, but then they would be disappointed that we were just trying to help them move through! \nAnyway\, thanks so much for joining us for this conversation on navigating ambiguity as an adaptive practice. \nIf this episode resonated with you\, feel free to share it with someone who might be navigating their own season of uncertainty. \nCORAL OWEN: We will be back soon with another episode. Until then\, keep practicing. \n[00:12:00]\nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of One-Op and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Ready & Able: Disaster Preparedness for Providers Supporting People with Disabilities
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Logan has more than fifteen years of experience helping people with disabilities live independently and have access to community services. She has worked for FEMA for over three years to make sure the needs of people with disabilities are included before\, during and after disasters. 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URL:https://oneop.org/learn/160115/
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement
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SUMMARY:Connected Teens: Navigating Friendship Beyond Norms
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Whether you’re a parent\, educator\, or youth advocate\, this webinar will equip you with practical strategies to help teens navigate social interactions with peers who may learn in ways outside traditional norms. \nYou’ll discover actionable approaches for helping teens build strong\, inclusive relationships while learning how students can better support and understand each other. This session offers valuable insights into fostering empathy and creating a more connected\, supportive social environment where every teen can thrive.\n \nLearning Objectives: \n\n\nDiscover three strategies for encouraging positive interactions among neurodivergent youth.\n\n\nIdentify three common social patterns in neurodivergent youth and learn ways to support them.\n\n\nUnderstand the term double empathy and recognize common misunderstandings neurodivergent youth encounter.\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”13″ left_padding_desktop=”15″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Presenter” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”5″ top_margin=”0″ constrain_group_7=”yes” bottom_margin=”0″ left_margin=”0″ constrain_group_8=”yes” right_margin=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”5px” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”208651″ image_size=”custom” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”5px” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” position_desktop=”relative” custom_image_size=”thumb” margin_top=”10″][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Jennifer Gerlach\, LCSW” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Jennifer Gerlach\, LCSW\, is a psychotherapist who specializes at the crossroads of neurodiversity and mental health. 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Discover the Uniquely Wired series today.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Letting Go to Move Forward: Creating Space for Your Next Self
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navigate this “liminal” space well build resilience and better decisions during change. \nIdentity shifts don’t happen on a calendar – they unfold in the in‑between\, where the old no longer fits and the new isn’t solid yet. \nThis conversation introduces two grounded practices: Subtract Before You Add (making space by letting go of one expectation\, role\, or internal rule) and The Values Check‑In (choosing one value for this season and taking a 2–5 minute micro‑action that lives it). \nThese approaches reflect evidence‑aligned ideas that subtracting creates clarity and capacity\, and that values‑based actions engage motivation and sustain change – especially during transitions at work and in life. \nFurther links and resources from this episode: \n\nSubscribe to our newsletter: https://oneop.aweb.page/practicing-connection-newsletter\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a 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tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]JESSICA BECKENDORF: Hi\, and thanks for listening to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Jessica. \nCORAL OWEN: And I’m Coral. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Today we’re digging into something a lot of us feel this time of year\, even if we don’t always have the language for it. The experience of being in between versions of ourselves\, that stretch of time where the old ways of doing things don’t quite fit anymore\, but the new ways haven’t fully settled in yet. \nCORAL OWEN: Yep. And that “in between it” can feel really strange\, uncomfortable. Even can feel a little bit disorienting. And so often we’re really quick to jump into new habits and new roles without acknowledging that transitions have their own emotional terrain and strain\, and identity work. \nIt also does not happen instantaneously\, and so it doesn’t happen\, you know\, like a light switch. Once the calendar flips to January\, it’s like\, okay\, here we are\, the whole new year\, new me. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yep. \nCORAL OWEN: Doesn’t really happen that way. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Right. I mean [00:01:00] there is an element of\, I’ve heard some good arguments for the element of ‘fake it till you make it\,’ but you don’t just flip a switch and suddenly you’re a different person. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, for sure. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So before we go any further\, then\, let’s ground this in a simple definition. When we talk about identity shifts\, we mean the gradual process of moving from who we’ve been: our habits\, roles\, expectations\, into who we’re becoming. And there’s always a period of transition where both feel a little bit unclear. Isn’t that referred to as liminal space? \nCORAL OWEN: Yes. Exactly. We’ve actually done a couple of great episodes on liminal space. Shameless flag! \nExactly though\, Jessica\, it’s not about reinventing yourself in some dramatic way. It’s kind of like shedding skin\, right? And it’s about recognizing that you are changing\, like in the process of becoming\, and giving yourself permission to learn and experiment and adjust without needing everything straight away to feel polished and [00:02:00] certain. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So I noticed that you brought two practices today. Not a long list\, not a whole framework or anything like that\, just two practices. Why these two specifically? \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, so identity transitions\, they already ask a lot from us energetically. You know\, brain space\, all that. So we don’t need more complexity. What we need are some grounded entry points that help us understand what is shifting and what is supporting us as we move through this transition. \nSo today we’ve got two practices. The first one is called\, ‘subtract before you add.’ And I’m really excited about this one\, because I don’t think it gets quite as much airtime\, like this process of becoming. \nAnd then the second one is called the\, ‘values check-in.’ And they are intended – you don’t have to use them together\, but they can work together really seamlessly to create a really smooth\, grounded space for you to begin your transition. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I love that. Keeping it simple but meaningful. \nCORAL OWEN: Yep. [00:03:00] And one helps you\, the first one\, I think I gave a little maybe extra love to the\, “Subtract before you add.” \nThis one will help you release what doesn’t fit or what doesn’t feel in alignment anymore. And the other one anchors you into what matters most right now. And so together\, they give you clarity without forcing you to have the whole picture figured out. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, let’s get into the practices then. Can you get us started Coral? \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. So first\, let’s start with the subtract before you add. So a lot of people think identity change. When we think about these things\, the instinct is to start stacking new habits straight away\, or expectations on top of what is already a full life. \nAnd you know. We’ve got plenty of hats that we’re already wearing. But a lot of times this identity work usually begins most effectively by letting go initially\, not by adding more straight to the plate. \nSo here’s the reflection at some point. Whether it’s this week that you’re making these changes\, or when you’re feeling\, you know\, [00:04:00] ready to start making these shifts\, ask yourself \, “What expectation\, roles\, or stories am I hearing that don’t fit who I am becoming?” Whether this is like a personal shift or a life shift. \nSo just some offhand examples may be\, you know\, feeling like the person who always says yes to things. Maybe you feel responsible for smoothing things over all the time. And these are not bad things\, right? But these are maybe things that maybe are not serving you in this next space that you’re moving into. \nA couple of other things that maybe\, a standard of productivity\, or perhaps a different version of yourself from a different season of life that is not going to be in alignment for where you’re headed. And so we start with that. \nAnd then from there\, you’re going to ask yourself\, “What is one thing that I could set down for this season?” \nSo it’s not something that you have to say adieu to forever\, but just one thing that you are sticking a pin in: one pressure\, one role\, one internal rule that may not be in [00:05:00] alignment for where you’re headed. That’s it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Coral that feels really doable. And I imagine even naming just one thing could create a surprising amount of space. \nCORAL OWEN: That is one hundred percent it. So we have to\, with just these full fledged identities that we’re carrying\, the narrative stories\, identities\, habits that go along with who we have been\, we have to create space and make room for something. \nSo by subtracting a little bit\, setting something down\, we are holding space and creating\, you know\, kind of a little spot for\, those new habits\, identity\, awarenesses and things to take shape and take root. \nAll right\, so that is part one\, creating space. We’re just sticking a pin in some things to hold space for the next bit of what is to come. The second practice that we’ve got for y’all today is called the ‘values check-in.’ \nSo when we’re in these transitional identity spaces\, sometimes [00:06:00] things can just feel a little bit blurry\, but values provide the clarity that we need even when the direction is still forming. \nSo here’s how this works. You want to choose one value that feels most important in this season\, not your top five for life\, just the one that is going to\, you know\, be most in alignment for right now. Maybe it’s stability\, courage\, health\, connection\, integrity\, curiosity\, you decide. And then we’re going to ask ourselves\, “How would I know I’m living with this value?” What does it look like in small concrete behaviors? \nNot big sweeping goals\, just indicators. You know\, things like ending your workday on time\, taking one small step towards something you care about. Maybe it’s checking in with someone you want to stay connected to. Maybe it’s honoring your bandwidth and just saying no to something\, that you perhaps would’ve originally said yes to. \nAnd then finally\, “What is one micro action that I [00:07:00] can take this week that aligns with that value?” Two to five minutes\, or one simple statement – it doesn’t have to be anything huge. \nAnd so really\, coming down to the crux of this\, everything in a nutshell\, identity grows through consistent\, aligned actions. Not\, like\, stepping into the brand new identity one day. It’s this gradual process of becoming\, and so there’s a lot of thoughts around setting habits to step into identity. \nAnd so that’s where this practice is rooted. Just setting those small\, intentional actions and habits in our day so that we are stepwise walking our way into that next version of ourselves that we want to become. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: This reminds me a lot of\, there was a book series I was reading\, it was just a fiction series\, and I remember the character in that was like\, “I’m gonna be known as girl who does this\, or the girl with a really nice sports car\,” whatever it was like\, and she was really confused about her identity\, right? \nThat [00:08:00] was this kind of surface level. She was wanting to project this out there\, and she wasn’t connecting back to like what the actual values were. Which – obviously it was a fiction book\, it was not meant to be super deep or anything – but it reminds me of that\, and these activities are a helpful way to move forward without forcing clarity. \nYou know\, you might not know everything about who you’re becoming yet\, but you can live your values today. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly. Values can guide in that correct trajectory\, even when certainty or that solidified identity hasn’t fully arrived to us yet. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I just want to ask a question for some clarity. You’ve said in both of these activities you were talking about\, “in this season.” What do you mean by that? Is it that that season could just be right now\, just giving yourself the permission that it doesn’t have to be forever? \nOr are you talking about the new year? What do you mean when you say\, “Decide what’s right in this season?” \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah. Thanks for [00:09:00] picking up on that\, Jess. That’s a phraseology that I actually use for myself quite often. But just to unpack that\, in case it was a little confusing\, you know\, we are always\, hopefully\, growing and iterating on what that next best version of ourselves is. \nWe’re constantly learning\, and I know the people in our Practicing Connection community\, we’re constantly learning new things\, and maybe realizing new things or taking on new roles\, whether it’s personal or at work. \nAnd so with that comes about changes in just who we are fundamentally. I mean\, we’re picking up new skill sets or new identities or new habits. And so\, you know\, maybe we’ve been in a particular role or wearing a particular hat for some time\, and as we are iterating in our self-identity and how we are walking through the world\, I think that viewing it as different seasons of life and who we are in different phases of our entire lifespan can be a really helpful framework to [00:10:00] step from season to season to season. \nAnd with that\, kind of like how a tree has different sets of leaves that it has throughout the year (unless you’re here in Florida!)\, you know\, who we are can look different. It’s beautiful throughout. But sometimes we need to shed those leaves in the fall and kind of have that regrowth and reboot. \nAnd that’s how I see this set of practices coming together\, that we can kind of shed some leaves so that we’re growing new ones that are going to serve us in that next season. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I love that you used the metaphor of a tree\, and I’m sure that\, I mean\, it’s used all the time in this kind of a context. This is all reminding me of Lev Vygotsky’s Theory of Psychological Development\, and the emphasis on development as a continuing process of transformation. \nAnd that’s exactly what you’re talking about. That’s what these practices help you do. \nSo\, as we wrap up today\, maybe take a moment\, you know\, wherever you are\, to pause and acknowledge where you were at in your own in-between season. You don’t [00:11:00] have to have it all sorted out or anything. Just notice what’s shifting. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. And just like we were talking about\, this doesn’t happen in one day\, and so this identity work does not need to be rushed. The in-between space\, this is where so much learning and clarity happens and becomes and takes shape for us. \nAnd these two practices of subtracting what no longer fits\, and then grounding ourselves in values that align for where we’re headed\, can really help us navigate the space with more steadiness and tension and just more grace. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Thanks so much for joining us for this conversation on navigating identity shifts in the in-between. If this resonated with you\, feel free to share it with someone who might be in their own season of becoming. \nCORAL OWEN: We will be back next week with another episode. Until then\, keep practicing. \n[00:12:00]\nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of One-Op and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:FinTech: Navigating Regulations and Risks in Financial Counseling
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Tom has conducted hundreds of financial readiness briefs at military installations around the world\, and he highlights the red flags of investment scams and steps to protect investments in his “Never Stop Learning” presentations at libraries\, senior centers\, and community events.   \nTom is an attorney who spent ten years in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement\, where he investigated violations of the federal securities laws\, including insider trading\, Ponzi and pyramid schemes\, accounting and broker fraud\, and unregistered offerings. 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Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close December 4th\, 2027.\nBoard Certified Case Managers: This webinar has been approved for 1.0 continuing education (CE) clock hour from the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close December 4th\, 2026.\nCertified Family Life Educators (CFLE): This webinar has been approved for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close December 4th\, 2028.\nHuman Resource Professionals: This webinar has been approved for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close July 31\, 2026.\nSocial Workers\, Licensed Professional Counselors\, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists: This webinar has been approved for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. Check with your state licensing agency for reciprocity and/or credit approval if licensed for other professions or in one of the following states: CO\, FL\, HI\, IA\, KS\, KY\, MI\, NY\, ND\, OH\, OK. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close December 4th\, 2027.\nOneOp Certificates of Attendance are available for those interested in additional documentation of professional development activities.\n\n\nIf the survey button above does not appear\, please access the continuing education survey here: https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0kMbXpXnu9oOXZk. If you have any questions\, contact ce@oneop.org. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:7 Small Practices for Better Conversations
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We compare empathetic listening with familiar active listening techniques\, share personal experiences of when basic reflection felt flat or even patronizing\, and then walk through a concrete\, seven-step process you can try in everyday conversations. \nDrawing on communication research and Jessica’s own practice\, the episode highlights how noticing emotions\, staying present\, and checking your understanding can reduce misunderstandings and support stronger\, more collaborative relationships at work and at home. \nLinks\n\nSubscribe to our newsletter: https://oneop.aweb.page/practicing-connection-newsletter\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]CORAL OWEN: [00:00:00] Actively listening with empathy can help us build emotionally supportive environments\, nurture authentic relationships\, and enhance collaboration and teamwork. \nHey everyone\, welcome to this week’s Practicing Connection practicast. I’m Coral. Today we’re sharing the practice of empathetic listening\, which is an approach that builds deeper connections by bringing empathy to our conversations. My co-host\, Jessica\, is going to walk us through a small collection of practices here in a bit. \nFirst\, let’s talk about what makes empathetic listening unique. So\, Jess\, over the years\, we’ve come across a lot of different listening practices. What makes empathetic listening stand out from other ones? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I’m gonna answer that by talking about a different way of listening: active listening\, which is I think what we hear about the most. That’s the skill that most people are familiar with. Active listening means doing the work to really listen to someone’s words and checking with them that you understood the words often by paraphrasing or summarizing what they’ve just said.[00:01:00]\nBut for me\, active listening sometimes felt a little bit limited. I’ve been on the receiving end\, and I think most of us have\, and sometimes it actually even felt a little bit patronizing. Like the person was just repeating my words\, but not really connecting to me or connecting to how I felt. I sometimes didn’t actually even feel heard. \nSo that’s actually what first drew me to the idea of empathetic listening when I first learned about it. If active listening is about repeating content and understanding the words\, empathetic listening is about reflecting the feelings underneath those words. So really seeking to understand someone’s inner world. \nFor example\, active listening often sounds like\, “What I hear you saying is…\,” and then there’s a bit of a rephrasing of the person’s words. And empathetic listening could begin with\, “It sounds like that was frustrating\,” or\, “You sound really excited about that.” \n[00:02:00] So\, one way I’ve seen it framed is that empathetic listening asks us to listen with our heart and mind\, not just our ears and eyes. It’s a step beyond listening to a reply. Empathetic listening really is about listening to truly understand. \nAnd I really want to make a note here that I’m not saying that active listening is not good\, and that empathetic listening is always superior. I’ve really come to actually appreciate active listening as a kind of almost beginner skill that leads toward these deeper levels of listening. So\, you know\, even if it’s basic\, it shows you’re committed to hearing someone. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, that really rings true for me too. Like sometimes just restating the words\, it doesn’t quite go far enough. Especially if we’re dealing with really strong feelings. And I think the next question is\, what exactly is empathy? We talk about it a lot\, but let’s just maybe get a common ground understanding of what that actually means. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, that’s a really good question. I’ve seen empathy [00:03:00] described as a skill\, a choice\, and even a quality. But the good news is that anyone can show and practice empathy. So it doesn’t have to be a quality that you naturally possess or anything like that\, but for some people it might come a little bit more naturally to exhibit empathy. \nAnd for others it might take just a little bit more intention. Whether you’re somebody where it feels like it comes a little bit more naturally\, or whether it takes a little more intention and attention\, that’s perfectly fine. \nIn communication research\, empathy is usually broken into two types: Affective empathy\, which is the feelings that we experience in response to another person’s emotions\, and Cognitive empathy\, which is the ability to recognize and understand another person’s emotions. \nAnd empathy is really powerful. Research shows that groups who practice empathy are more supportive\, they communicate better\, and they’re able to work through challenges more effectively. \nAnd interestingly\, empathy is also contagious. [00:04:00] If it’s encouraged in a group or if it’s displayed in a group\, more of the others on the team will display it. I actually didn’t know this\, which is kind of funny because I teach on emotional intelligence\, I really only learned about this when preparing for this episode. \nBut it really does make sense because in emotional intelligence\, we talk about emotional resonance and how our emotions can catch on with those around us. So if we’re all showing a little empathy\, it makes sense that it would grow. \nCORAL OWEN: I didn’t know that either\, so that’s really fascinating. But it really does make sense. And\, okay\, so my next question is\, what are the benefits if we put empathetic listening into practice? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. That’s a great question because empathetic listening is about demonstrating a real willingness to understand. One of the biggest benefits is that it helps us bridge misunderstandings and work through conflicts. It also deepens relationships. \nThink about the [00:05:00] experience of someone really getting you. They check in to confirm if they’re understanding your feelings\, not just your words. If someone was doing that\, if someone was checking in to confirm if they’re understanding the emotion behind the words\, wouldn’t you be more likely to open up or maybe ask about their experience as well? \nSo they’re really seeing you. You might be more likely to say\, “Well\, tell me about\, have you ever experienced this in workplaces?” \nSo let’s get down to\, you know\, what we’re really here to talk about\, right\, in workplaces. Empathetic listening creates conditions where teams can work together more smoothly and communicate openly\, because people know their perspectives are genuinely going to be considered. \nAn important part of this too is that as humans\, we often come into conversations with our own agendas or emotions. We want to be heard\, we want to offer advice\, we want to connect. And empathetic listening helps us pause those [00:06:00] impulses and just be in the conversation\, focusing fully on the other person or people\, and the connection between us. \nCORAL OWEN: That’s a really\, really helpful way to look at it. So now that we’ve unpacked all of that\, could you walk us through how empathetic listening actually works\, step by step? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, of course. So you could think of this as a process or a collection of many practices. Any of these could be practiced on their own or in some sort of succession. So I’ll give you kind of the order that I think they build on each other. But again\, each one of these could be practiced just on their own. \nSo start by reflecting on your patterns\, right? You might even be able to reflect on this as I’m speaking right now: notice how you usually listen. Are you eager to jump in\, share your story or offer solutions right away? Or do you find yourself getting distracted? Or tuning out until something feels [00:07:00] more personally relevant to you? \nHow you listen or how you can tap into knowing how you listen. Think about that. Then ask yourself about your needs or your fears. Is the reason you engage in the listening patterns that you engage in\, because you’re listening to fix\, connect or guide the conversation\, do you have concerns about not being heard\, or do you have concerns about being judged? And maybe that’s why you have the patterns of communication that you have. \nThe third thing is to adopt a learning mindset. This is really about remembering that everyone that you talk to is the expert in their own life\, right? \nSo when someone shares a story about themselves with you\, treat that as a gift and accept it as their true experience. Your job is not to question whether what they’re telling you is right or not. Your job is to get curious about what they’re telling you. \nOkay. Fourth thing is to practice presence. [00:08:00] And this is about paying attention in the moment by putting away devices\, gently bringing your focus back to the speaker. It is really natural. I want to be clear about this. It’s natural for our mind to wander\, but keep returning to the person that you’re in the conversation with or the people that you’re in the conversation with. \nAnd the fifth thing is listen for more than words. Notice body language. Notice energy shifts\, facial expressions or changes in tone. These give clues to the feelings that are beneath the surface\, so that you can comment\, and notice them. And then the sixth thing is to get curious\, what might be driving their words\, which values\, which concerns or experiences might be at play. \n“It sounds like you were very excited about that\,” or\, ‘Wow\, I’m really hearing that you value your family a lot.” So being able to notice those things is really powerful\, [00:09:00] and then ask questions that invite them to share more. “Can you tell me more about that?” “Wow\, it sounds like you really valued your family in that moment.” “Can you tell me more about why you did what you did?” \nYou know\, those kinds of examples really illustrate that ‘getting curious’ piece and lastly\, reflect back those feelings. So say things like\, “It sounds like that was really overwhelming. Did I get that right? Was that overwhelming for you?” \nIf they clarify\, “Actually\, I was more anxious than frustrated or overwhelmed\,” well\, that’s helpful. So be curious about that new feeling\, you know\, and have them tell you a little more about that. \nSo\, I know it was seven mini practices and we sometimes don’t do a roundup of practices because it’s a lot to take in\, but again\, any of those seven can be practiced as an individual practice. So if you just start with reflecting back feelings and trying that out\, that is enough\, right? You don’t have to do all the other things. \nOr [00:10:00] if you just start with trying to get curious about your own patterns of communication and why you react that way\, that’s enough too. You don’t have to practice any of the others. So\, I welcome you to try out one or all of these. When you practice these steps\, even just one or two at a time\, you’ll notice the quality of your conversation start to shift. \nCORAL OWEN: I love all of those\, and I love that they can be sort of an à la carte approach\, Jess. But also you can use them sort of as a framework\, and\, you know\, build that momentum\, and tend the different aspects throughout. And truly\, like even just one step\, such as checking for understanding of someone else’s feelings\, that can by itself make such a big difference. \nAnd I love what you said about treating someone’s story as a gift. That’s such a nice idea and practice too. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. And I just wanna be clear too\, as you practice\, just like with all of the practices that we give on this podcast\, these steps become more natural and can [00:11:00] even start to happen in the space of a few seconds\, some of them. \nSo even if it feels strange at first to check in about someone’s emotions\, most people really appreciate the effort and the care. \nCORAL OWEN: I would say that rings true in my experience. So thanks Jess. Always appreciate the practices that you bring. And this one\, as always\, was wonderful. Thanks so much for walking us through empathetic listening. \nAnd for everyone listening\, give even one of these ideas a try in your next conversation and see what happens. \nAnd if you like\, share your experience with us in the Practicing Connection LinkedIn group\, where we explore skills that help us build healthier teams and communities. \nWe’ll be back next week with another wonderful episode and until then\, keep practicing. \nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of One-Op and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Youth Substance Misuse: Understanding Prevention and Communication Strategies
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This webinar provides insights into the vulnerability factors that contribute to youth substance misuse—including high mobility\, family stress\, deployment-related separation\, and peer influences. Protective factors such as family cohesion\, positive role models\, community connectedness\, and structured activities that build resilience are also highlighted. \nStrengthening parent-child communication is a key focus of this session. Participants explore strategies parents and caregivers may use for creating open dialogue\, setting clear expectations around substance use\, and building trust through active listening. These skills are essential for parents and caregivers in military communities\, where children may face additional stressors and vulnerabilities due to transitions and separations.  \nThis session is designed for professionals working with military families\, educators\, service providers\, and community advocates who want to deepen their understanding and enhance their ability to support prevention and early intervention.  \nLearning Objectives: \n\nIdentify key vulnerability and protective factors that influence substance use among youth\, with attention to the unique challenges and strengths of military-connected families.\nExplain the role of effective parent-child communication as a protective factor and demonstrate strategies such as active listening\, boundary-setting\, and clear expectation-setting.\nDescribe protective factors and resilience-building strategies for military-connected youth.\nDiscover community resources and strategies for supporting youth exhibiting substance 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SUMMARY:Finding Gratitude in Tough Moments
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\nIn this episode\, discover three practical gratitude habits you can use to find steadiness and clarity – no matter what your day brings. \nThis week on Practicing Connection\, Jessica and Coral move past “feel-good” gratitude to share three real-world practices for professionals dealing with high stress\, teamwork struggles\, or just a long task list. \nWhether you lead teams\, support families\, or show up for your community\, these simple daily habits help you spot what’s sustaining you\, even when appreciation feels out of reach. \nWith flexible options for busy days and tough moods\, you’ll learn how these gentle gratitudes can boost resilience\, spark hope\, and steady you through the hardest times at work and beyond. \nLinks\n\nPracticing Connection episode: “Fuel your Day with Savoring: The ‘Catching Joy’ Practice”\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]JESSICA BECKENDORF: [00:00:00] Hi\, and thanks for listening to the Practicing Connection podcast. I’m Jessica. \nCORAL OWEN: And I’m Coral. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And today we’re talking about gratitude\, not as a buzzword or a holiday theme\, but as a real practice. One that can be complicated when life is stressful or uncertain. \nCORAL OWEN: That’s a really good point\, Jessica. Gratitude. I feel like it’s often talked about like it should come so easily\, in those hard moments though. And I just think it’s important to acknowledge that a lot of people are navigating some really difficult spaces right now. Gratitude can feel really far away and when we’re struggling\, like just being told\, “Oh\, just\, just be grateful.” It can sound very – \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: – A daily gratitude practice. \nCORAL OWEN: Oh yeah. Just start\, start in your journal. Although I’m sure it always comes from a well-intentioned space\, it can feel really dismissive. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, yeah. Exactly. So before we go any further\, let’s ground this in a simple definition: [00:01:00] gratitude is the practice of recognizing and appreciating what helps us. What sustains us even when things aren’t easy. \nCORAL OWEN: Precisely\, and again\, this is not about pretending everything is sunshine\, rainbows\, and roses all the time. It’s making room to notice what’s still good\, what’s steady\, and what’s life giving alongside what is also so difficult. It’s kind of like both gratitude and struggle can coexist. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So I noticed that you brought three different gratitude practices today in our notes\, instead of just one. Why three? \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, so this is the party pack of practices\, today. But\, you know\, in all seriousness\, there is no one size fits all way to practice gratitude. Some days we just have the bandwidth for reflection. Other days we’re just trying to make it through. So instead of offering just one structured approach\, we figured sharing three practices that meet y’all\, our listeners\, wherever you are. \nWhether it’s a quick [00:02:00] pause\, a simple reflection\, or a way to study yourself when things feel a little bit overwhelming\, you can just pick and choose what is serving you in the moment that you’re at. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, that is such a great way to frame it\, like giving people options instead of an expectation\, and that I think that you and I have talked about this\, I have trouble with gratitude practice. And I think that’s been hard ’cause it feels like sometimes it feels like a task. \nSometimes it feels like\, when you’re given the advice to start a daily gratitude practice\, I don’t know\, it just feels like an expectation\, somehow. \nCORAL OWEN: Or like another thing on your to-do list. And I think really\, you know\, what the hope is here with the practices that we’re sharing today\, Jess\, is not that this – it should not feel contrived or forced. Just finding something\, just something in whatever practice you may opt to try\, that feels a little bit more fluid and a little bit more aligned with where you’re at. \nAnd so our three practices\, we’ve got the noticing practice\, the one line journal and the [00:03:00] grounding gratitude check-in for you. And I’m excited to unpack all three of these. They build from small moments of awareness into a deeper sense of presence. And you can use them individually\, or you can rotate through them depending on what you need that day. \nWe’re just all about giving y’all tools that you can leverage\, and pick from your toolkit if you will. Whatever meets you in the moment. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, let’s get started with these practices. Coral\, can you share the first one with us? \nCORAL OWEN: The noticing practice: so this one is\, I think\, the most simplistic and it’s usually where I start\, and recommend starting when gratitude feels just a little out of reach. And so at some point in your day\, all you need to do is pause for a moment and look for one\, it can be even a neutral thing or a pleasant thing happening right now. \nMaybe your coffee tastes good. That was mine this morning. Maybe the sun feels warm or\, you know\, just kind of nice and sunshiny through the window. Maybe the song on the radio is hitting just right and has a good vibe. You don’t have to force a feeling. It definitely does not need [00:04:00] to be profound. \nJust the act of noticing what’s around you is enough. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. And you know\, this is really similar to an episode we did recently on savoring. And so if you wanna go deeper with this one\, I recommend finding that episode on savoring. We’ll put the link in our show notes. I think that this is a really refreshing take also on gratitude\, right? It’s not about chasing a sense of gratitude\, but it’s about being open to what’s already there. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly\, and the hope is over time\, noticing will help shift your focus from what’s missing to rather include what’s present around you and the things that are quietly supporting you. Even if they’re small and seemingly very minute. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Awesome. I love this practice. Let’s move on to the next one\, the one line journal. So tell us a little bit about this one. \nCORAL OWEN: So the second practice is called the One Line Journal\, as you already noted. And again\, it’s very short and approachable\, we [00:05:00] hope\, and it’s just one sentence a day. You can start with the phrase\, “Today I noticed\,” or\, “Today I appreciated.” \nA couple examples: “I noticed how calm it felt driving home without traffic\,” or\, “I appreciate that my neighbor waved when I walked by.” And again\, these don’t need to be big\, monumental things. They can be just these small moments that are happening throughout your day. And the one sentence helps make that act of noticing more tangible. And over time you may start to see patterns\, small moments that help you feel grounded or connected without even realizing it at the time. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I love that this builds awareness slowly. It’s not about big gratitude lists or journaling every detail. It’s just one little honest line. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly\, and it doesn’t have to come from inside you\, right? It can be things that are happening external to you as well. And I think sometimes if we’re having a tough time finding just that [00:06:00] kind of neutral or\, you know\, somewhat positive connection point in the small day-to-day around us\, it can help bring that vibrance back. \nAnd it’s really about consistency more than volume. Here\, the goal is not to collect all the happy moments\, right? But to recognize the ordinary ones that get us through the day-to-day\, that make life feel a little bit more manageable. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Oh\, I love that. Okay\, now let’s dig into the third one\, the grounding gratitude check-in. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, this is one of my favorites\, truly. And this third practice is for those days when gratitude just feels impossible. And it’s also a little bit of a sensory\, grounding technique. And so\, you know\, if you have spaces where you’re feeling anxious\, overwhelmed\, or just not in that head space\, this is one that I would encourage you to turn to. \nAll you need to do is take a slow\, steady breath anytime that you feel like you need to leverage this. And we’ve got three checkpoints: One thing you can see. You’re naming one thing you can see. Secondly\, [00:07:00] one thing you can touch. And thirdly\, one person\, place or thing that helps you feel supported. \nAnd this brings you back to your body instead of your thoughts\, and it can help your nervous system to calm down a bit. So you can reconnect with that sense of presence. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I love this one. This is an incredibly grounding activity. I remember\, a long time ago\, my friend in a workshop that she and I both taught together\, she would have people kind of rub their thumb and their forefinger together\, or one of the fingers on their hand\, and have them feel like the ridges of their fingerprint\, and just really ground them there. \nAnd I ended up buying her\, and I got myself one too\, I ended up buying her this stone that is intentionally meant for you to like – has like a thumbprint in it. And yeah\, it’s intentionally meant for you to kind of rub your thumb on and get connected to a sensory\, you know\, I guess a sensory moment. So I really appreciate this practice [00:08:00] because it’s not about thinking your way into gratitude\, it’s about finding it through grounding and awareness. \nI think I’ve also seen this in like a one thing. You can see two things. You can touch three things. I’ve seen something similar to this\, but I love how simple this one is. \nCORAL OWEN: Totally. And sometimes the most real form of gratitude\, especially when times are challenging\, is simply noticing that you’re here and you’re breathing and you are not alone. And sometimes that is simply enough. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well that is a beautiful practice. Thank you so much for sharing. I’m really glad you shared three. I think I gave you some crap at the beginning of this\, but I’m really glad you shared three. \nCORAL OWEN: Thanks so much. I really did enjoy pulling these together for today’s episode\, Jessica. So thanks so much for walking through these with me. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, as we wrap up today\, maybe take a moment wherever you are to pause and notice one thing that brings a bit of steadiness or relief. [00:09:00] You don’t have to call it gratitude\, but you might find that’s what it is. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah. And just to reiterate\, gratitude – it doesn’t erase what is hard\, right? But it can soften the edges of when things do feel challenging. And it’s one way to remind ourselves that even in difficult seasons\, there is something that is still holding us. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, thanks so much for this conversation on finding gratitude in tough moments\, Coral. \nIf this resonated with you\, our listeners\, share it with someone who might need that reminder today. \nCORAL OWEN: And we will be back soon with another episode. Until then\, keep practicing. [00:10:00]\nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of One-Op and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Fuel Your Day with Savoring: The "Catching Joy" Practice
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Yes! This episode focuses on savoring\, the active\, intentional effort to prolong and intensify positive feelings. We discuss the science showing how this simple skill directly counteracts compassion fatigue by building your emotional ‘reservoir’ for well-being. You’ll learn: \n\nThe difference between savoring\, mindfulness\, and gratitude.\nThe step-by-step Catching Joy practice for maximizing present enjoyment.\nHow to use reminiscing (savoring the past) as a powerful tool to draw strength and confidence.\n\nLearn how to actively amplify the positive connections and small victories that fuel your vital work in the Military Family Readiness System. \n  \nLinks: \n\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/ \nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org \nYale’s Science of Well-Being Class on Coursera\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]CORAL OWEN: [00:00:00] Hey there. Thanks so much for tuning into the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Coral\, and today’s episode is all about a simple\, yet profound strategy for wellbeing. Savoring. My co-host Jessica is here to guide us. Hey Jess. How are you feeling today? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Hey\, Coral. I’m actually feeling really focused and present today\, which is a perfect mindset for this topic. I was kind of just enjoying my second cup of coffee and paying attention to the warmth of the mug. Especially since it’s been getting colder out now\, and also enjoying the rich smell. \nAnd so sort of like a little moment of savoring before we started. And of course once I start digging into something\, I start practicing it like crazy. And so that was a little mini savoring practice that I did. \nCORAL OWEN: I love that. I feel like that’s really a common experience for coffee lovers and tea lovers of course\, too. And it really does highlight how these moments are all around us\, even in the most seemingly [00:01:00] mundane day-to-day experiences. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, exactly. And we’d also love to hear from you\, how have you added moments of savory into your life? You can share your thoughts with us at practicingconnection@oneop.org. \n– break – \nCORAL OWEN: All righty. So before we dive into today’s practice\, Jessica\, can you tell us a little bit more about what inspired you to focus on savoring and how it relates to our work supporting families? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Absolutely. My inspiration for this came from an unexpected place\, taking Yale’s Free Science of Wellbeing class. I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of that\, but I took it on Coursera a few years ago after reading about it\, and savoring was actually one of the core modules. And I found it so powerful for grounding myself and for amplifying joy. \nI often practiced it with small things\, like really tasting a meal\, and I think [00:02:00] foods are probably very natural\, right? We think of savoring and we think of food a lot of times. That’s a very natural way to practice it\, but also just watching a gentle snowfall outside my window\, or enjoying the pleasure my dog gets from a good scratch. \nLike really paying attention in that moment\, and just really amplifying that\, and understanding that this is a good moment\, right? \nAnd so the link to our work\, within the Military Family Readiness System\, is all about stress and burnout prevention. The work of supporting others can be tireless\, often managing complex needs and systems. And the evidence shows that savoring is a powerful tool to interrupt the stress cycle. \nStudies consistently demonstrate that intentionally focusing on positive feelings and experiences or savoring them can increase our overall happiness\, can boost positive emotions and even reduce the symptoms of depression. \nSo it shifts our focus from what’s [00:03:00] overwhelming to what is enriching\, even for just a few seconds. \nCORAL OWEN: That is so interesting. It actually kind of sounds like a cousin to the concepts like mindfulness and gratitude\, which I know many of our listeners may already be practicing. Can you clarify or kind of distinguish how savoring is different from these other concepts and practices? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I think that’s an important distinction. And frankly\, any one of these\, doing any one of these things you mentioned like mindfulness\, gratitude\, I think are going to have the effect of boosting your positive emotions. These things can all also work together\, but they are not necessarily the same. \nSo mindfulness is about paying attention to the present moment without judgment. Whether the experience is neutral\, positive or negative\, it’s about awareness. And then gratitude is the focus on the gifts\, contributions\, or good things that have been done for or given to us. Often looking at the source of a positive outcome. \nIt’s kind [00:04:00] of\, past or present focused usually. Awe\, which we just talked about in an episode\, is a specific emotion that recognizes vastness and the connections to the outside world. Like we will realize how small we are\, but how connected we are to whatever it is that we’re recognizing as vast. \nAnd then savoring\, on the other hand\, is specifically about amplifying and prolonging positive emotional experiences. It’s the intentional effort to keep the positive feeling going and to feel it more deeply. So if mindfulness is noticing the positive flavor of a piece of chocolate\, savoring is making the flavor last and really feeling the enjoyment that comes with it. \nIt’s about maximizing the good of the experience. \nCORAL OWEN: I love that. That’s also so helpful to have it broken down like that. Thank you. And it’s so nice to have that concept and have it become [00:05:00] actionable. We’d spend so much time noticing problems that need fixing. I feel like savoring is sort of this deliberate practice of saying like\, “Hold on\, wait. This is good\, and I’m gonna soak it up.” And it’s like a simple tool for making these positive moments\, no matter how small they are\, really count. \nAlrighty\, so here comes the practical bit. Jessica\, can you walk us through step by step how someone can try this in their own life or even in their workday? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, definitely. We’re gonna try an activity that I’m currently calling “Catching Joy.” I’ve tried like three or four different names for this. I’m calling it catching joy right now. So this is a quick and easy practice you can do with almost anything. A sip of tea\, a phone call that went really well\, or even a moment of quiet between tasks. \nSo the first thing you’re going to do: choose your moment. Just stop what you’re doing for a moment and consciously pick something positive that’s [00:06:00] happening right now. It can be tiny\, like a ray of sun coming through the window\, the successful completion of an email or the smell of your lunch. The key is to stop the autopilot and decide I’m going to pay attention to this moment of goodness. \nCORAL OWEN: That pauses everything\, isn’t it? Just creating that space for the moment to simply exist. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. Yeah\, it really is. And so what that does then is in step two\, because you’ve taken that pause and decided to pay attention to the moment\, then you can engage all your senses. This is where the depth comes in. Don’t just think about the moment. Experience it fully. If it’s your cup of tea\, then notice the smell\, the temperature on your lips\, the taste as it washes over your tongue. \nIf it’s a positive interaction with a client or with a partner\, notice the sound of their voice\, the feeling of relief or [00:07:00] connection in your chest\, and the sight of their thankfulness. Ask yourself\, “What does my body notice right now?” \nWhatever it is that you’ve chosen to pay attention to\, just ask\, what does my body notice right now? \nAnd then step three: internalize and label the feeling. So as you experience this with your senses\, give the positive emotion a name. Are you feeling joy? Are you feeling contentment? How about satisfaction? Just silently say it to yourself: “I’m feeling a wave of deep satisfaction.” I know that contentment for me comes up a lot when I’m practicing this. \nNaming the feeling helps your brain register it more powerfully as a positive memory and part of your experience. I mentioned earlier that one of the ways I’ve used this is just really savoring a gentle snowfall now. After I’ve done that a few times and really spent the time savoring it\, I actually notice the gentle snowfall [00:08:00] more quickly now\, and I’ll stop for a moment and make sure that I savor those moments. \nAlright\, the last step: extend the experience. This is also called basking. Don’t rush away. Hold the feeling for an extra five to 10 seconds before moving on. We’re not talking about an inordinate amount of time here. Take a deep breath and deliberately allow the positive feeling to spread through your body. \nKind of like soaking up the sun\, you know how the sun feels in the spring. The first time it starts getting a little warm and you go outside and you just put your face up to the sun. So soak up the feeling. By extending it\, you help cement the positive memory and emotional response\, making it easier to recall later. \nCORAL OWEN: That four step catching joy practice\, by the way\, Jess\, I love that name. It’s just so simple and practical for the present moment. I was wondering\, do you have an example of how the principle of savoring can also be used to draw strength from the past?[00:09:00]\nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. That’s a really good question. I really actually struggled when I was looking for a practice I wanted to choose for savoring\, because there’s a lot of different ways you can practice savoring. I’m going to give you an example that highlights how versatile savoring is. \nWe often talk about future coping strategies\, but reminiscing the intentional recall of a positive memory is one of the most powerful ways to savor\, and it’s a form of emotional resilience. It’s like applying the catching joy practice we just went through to a memory\, instead of to the moment that you’re in. \nSo I have a good example that connects to overcoming performance anxiety\, or stage fright. Or public speaking anxiety is another way of putting that\, which most people can relate to. Because we know that public speaking is the most feared activity among people. So I often get extra nervous when I’m doing public speaking [00:10:00] in front of peers\, but I have a memory that I intentionally returned to. \nSeveral years ago\, I participated in a musical improv night during a conference. I cannot sing well\, and I was on stage with people who had many more years of training than I did\, and I was nervous about that. But I did it anyway\, and I ended up absolutely loving the experience. \nTo help with public speaking anxiety\, now I think of that night\, and I remember. I’ll never forget this specifically: taking a moment to look around while I was on stage\, noticing who was there with me\, what the stage looked like\, because I was feeling such a powerful sense of belonging and creativity with the group. That was a moment of present moment savoring\, right? \nSo I took a moment during that performance too. Engage in sort of a\, you know\, four step catching joy activity that we just went through. Now though\, when I’m stressed\, I [00:11:00] reminisce about this. I replay the specific words I sang\, which I’ll never forget either\, right? I can almost feel the stage lights and I can recall the rush of positive feeling. \nIf I can sing terribly in front of a room full of peers and strangers and love every second\, then I can definitely present my work to colleagues. That’s how it helps me. \nCORAL OWEN: I love that so much. That’s such a powerful example\, it’s almost like a savoring memory bake. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, exactly. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, and it just perfectly demonstrates that energy boost that we can get from the catching joy practice. It doesn’t disappear\, right? It gets banked and filed away for later\, and you’re consciously capturing that feeling of connection and confidence in the moment\, and then you can intentionally pull it out whenever you need that boost in the future. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, exactly. I mean\, savoring is about amplifying the signal of the good. Whether it’s the smell of your coffee right [00:12:00] now\, or the sense of accomplishment from a year ago. It all builds your emotional resilience. So here’s a challenge for all of you\, all of our listeners: try the Catching Joy practice just once a day this week or one day this week. \nDon’t wait for a huge event. Just find a positive moment in the mundane: your lunch break\, the first sip of water\, or a successful phone call. And if you’re facing a stressful moment\, try my technique\, savor a positive memory by reliving the sensory details and letting the good feelings wash over you. \nCORAL OWEN: I love that so much. Thanks so much for sharing this practice\, Jessica. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Oh\, I loved it. \nCORAL OWEN: Alrighty\, well that is a wrap for today’s episode. Thank you all so much for joining our conversation today on the power of savoring the moment both in the present\, but also in the past. \nIf you found value in our talk today\, you can share this episode with a friend or a colleague. We will be back next week with something new and until then\, keep practicing. [00:13:00]\nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of OneOp and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Creating Safe Pathways: Employment Advocacy for Military Spouses in Crisis
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This session is designed to equip service providers with the knowledge and tools needed to effectively support military families. \nAttendees understand why military spouse employment education is relevant to domestic abuse victim advocates. This session serves as a reminder of factors to consider when working with military families impacted by domestic abuse. Join us for a discussion focused on enhancing the ability of service providers to support families impacted by domestic abuse and ensuring they are equipped to respond effectively in critical moments. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nIncrease awareness of how employment status and conditions may intersect with domestic abuse and family violence\nIdentify key factors related to military spouse employment that may influence vulnerability and resilience in households impacted by domestic abuse\nAnalyze barriers to employment that are specific to the military lifestyle\, and their implications for client support and advocacy\nExamine education and career resources for facilitating conversations with military spouses experiencing domestic abuse\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”13″ left_padding_desktop=”15″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Presenters” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”5″ top_margin=”0″ constrain_group_7=”yes” bottom_margin=”0″ left_margin=”0″ constrain_group_8=”yes” right_margin=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”5px” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”210686″ image_size=”custom” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”5px” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” position_desktop=”relative” custom_image_size=”thumb” margin_top=”10″][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Kristyn Birkeland\, MSW” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Kristyn is a dedicated advocate with more than 19 years of experience supporting U.S. military members and their families worldwide. In her current role as a Victim Advocate and Crisis Counselor\, she provides compassionate\, trauma-informed support to individuals experiencing domestic abuse\, sexual trauma\, suicide risk\, neglect\, grief and loss\, disordered eating\, and interpersonal violence. 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As a career coach with the Department of Defense Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) program\, she provides personalized career guidance to military spouses across the globe. A proud military spouse and former U.S. Navy Command Family Ombudsman\, she brings deep insight and empathy to her work\, shaped by years of advocacy\, support and crisis response within the military community. 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Her past roles include supporting military families as a Family Employment Readiness Specialist and serving as a Prevention Educator with both the Navy and Army. As a Navy veteran spouse and former active-duty spouse of 10 years\, she deeply values the resilience and dedication of military families. 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Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close November 18\, 2027.\nBoard Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA): This webinar is approved for 1.5 CE contact hours by The Patient Advocate Certification Board. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close November 18\, 2027.\nBoard Certified Case Managers: This webinar is approved for 1.5 CE clock hours from the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close November 18\, 2026.\nSexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARC) and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Victim Advocates (VA): This webinar is approved for 1.5 CE credits from D-SAACP Credentialing. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close November 18\, 2028.\nCertified Family Life Educators (CFLE): This webinar is approved for 1.5 CE credits from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). 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SUMMARY:Reconnecting with Wonder to Spark Creativity
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The community is designed for people who support military families in a variety of settings both on installations and in our communities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Listen” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][vc_raw_html]JTNDZGl2JTIwaWQlM0QlMjJidXp6c3Byb3V0LXBsYXllci0xODE0NjM4MCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRSUzQ3NjcmlwdCUyMHNyYyUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmJ1enpzcHJvdXQuY29tJTJGMjA5OTk4MyUyRmVwaXNvZGVzJTJGMTgxNDYzODAtcmVjb25uZWN0aW5nLXdpdGgtd29uZGVyLXRvLXNwYXJrLWNyZWF0aXZpdHkuanMlM0Zjb250YWluZXJfaWQlM0RidXp6c3Byb3V0LXBsYXllci0xODE0NjM4MCUyNnBsYXllciUzRHNtYWxsJTIyJTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMnRleHQlMkZqYXZhc2NyaXB0JTIyJTIwY2hhcnNldCUzRCUyMnV0Zi04JTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGc2NyaXB0JTNF[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”About This Episode” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][vc_column_text](Season 6\, Episode 46) \nWhen the complexity of your work leads to burnout and tunnel vision\, where do you find the energy to create solutions?  \nToday\, we’re exploring the science of awe – that powerful feeling we experience in the presence of something vast. We’ll share simple\, evidence-based practices for weaving micro-moments of wonder into your busiest days\, helping you downshift your nervous system and instantly restore your perspective. \nIn high-stress roles\, we often get stuck in rumination and burnout. This episode explores the restorative power of awe\, the feeling of wonder and humility in the presence of something vast (as defined by Dr. Dacher Keltner). \nWe discuss the science showing how awe reduces cortisol and inflammation\, while significantly boosting creativity and perspective. You’ll learn the three-part practice: \n\nMicro Awe: The daily “Awe Walk” to reset your stress response.\nThe Weekly Deep Dive: Spending extended time in nature to boost creativity by nearly 50%.\nAwe in Community: Using Dr. Keith Tidball’s concept of urgent biophilia to foster shared purpose and resilience.\n\nAwe doesn’t demand more of your time – it asks for your attention. Tune in to learn how to find those moments of wonder and bring new energy to your work supporting military families. \nFurther links and resources from this episode: \n\n\n\nFinding Awe in the Ordinary | Greater Good Magazine\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]JESSICA BECKENDORF: [00:00:00] Hi\, thanks for listening to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Jessica. \nCORAL OWEN: And I’m Coral. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Today we’re exploring something that might sound a little bit magical – \nCORAL OWEN: Aww. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, awww! That’s what I was just saying beforehand. I can’t not do it. So specifically we’re gonna be talking about how cultivating moments of awe in nature can help prevent burnout and reignite creativity. \nCORAL OWEN: This topic is actually one of my favorites\, Jess. I know that we were talking about that a little bit in our pre-show recording. But yeah\, seriously\, we’ve all\, I’m sure we’ve all had those experiences like standing under trees after a rainstorm\, catching the glow of a sunset\, seeing a flock of birds move in unison. \nIt’s those moments where time feels like it just slows down a bit. And these moments of awe are more than beautiful. They’re actually deeply restorative. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And [00:01:00] before we go further\, let’s actually get into what we mean by awe. \nSo psychologist Dr. Dacher Keltner describes it as\, “The feeling we experience in the presence of something vast\, that transcends our current understanding of the world.” \nIt’s that mix of wonder\, humility and curiosity that pulls us out of ourselves and reminds us that there’s more to life than what’s right in front of us. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly\, and just because you’re reading that definition\, it does kind of give the sense that\, “Oh man\, we really need to\, you know\, like be in front of the Grand Canyon or something.” \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Mm-hmm. Yeah. \nCORAL OWEN: It can also be a lot more micro than that. But we’ll talk about that in a second. But truly\, awe does have this incredible ability\, whether micro or more on the grand scale\, to shift our perspective from me to we\, and remind us that we are part of something bigger. \nAnd that shift in perspective can really [00:02:00] spark creativity\, restore motivation\, and bring us back into alignment with what really matters. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And what’s really interesting to me is that science backs that up\, right? So researchers studying emotions like all people like Dr. Keltner and Florence Williams have found that these experiences help downshift our nervous system. They reduce hormones like cortisol. They lower inflammation. They even ease rumination\, that repetitive like mental loop that we get stuck in when we’re burned out. And that is definitely one area that I need to reduce. \nCORAL OWEN: I think we can all find relativity in that. And truly the best part is\, like we already mentioned\, you don’t have to go to great lengths to find these massive vantage points like the Grand Canyon or the Atlantic Ocean. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Great Lakes too! So\, oh\, you said “great [00:03:00] lengths\,” but I was like\, “Oh\, well I could go to the Great Lakes. That’s only like 45 minutes from where I live.” \nCORAL OWEN: A little more than around the block than us. But yeah\, I mean\, you don’t have to go to the Great Lakes to experience this phenomenon. And according to\, I know a lot of people perhaps have read The Nature Fix\, which is by Florence Williams. Then there’s other research of course from psychologists like Paul Piff\, that even these small daily moments of nature can produce measurable benefits. \nAnd even as small as a dose of just a few minutes\, like noticing a tree outside your window\, or watching the clouds move\, can begin that restorative process. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. And when we extend that\, when we spend a little more intentional time outdoors or share those experiences with others\, we not only boost creativity\, but we also deepen community connection\, which is awesome. \nThat’s where the work of Dr. Keith Tidball comes in. [00:04:00] His concept of urgent biophilia highlights how people naturally turn to nature and greening projects during or after stressful times. So planting\, rebuilding\, restoring as a way to heal together. \nCORAL OWEN: Yes. And so today we’re talking about awe as a simple\, accessible tool for resilience and renewal\, and I’ve put together a couple of practices that can bring this to life. \nSo starting with more small personal moments of awe and then deepening it to more of a weekly rhythm\, and finally\, expanding outward to include community. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So let’s get into it then. \nCORAL OWEN: Sounds good\, shall we? So\, let’s start small\, okay? Because awe does not have to take a lot of time. It does not have to be grandiose. These micro practices can be woven into your daily routine\, even on your busiest days\, which I would actually argue\, it matters even more. \nSo one of my favorites is what researchers call an “awe walk.” And this can be a short walk\, five to ten [00:05:00] minutes around your neighborhood\, a local park\, even in your office courtyard. And the goal – yes\, of course exercise is great\, and movement is wonderful\, but that actually is not the primary focus here. It’s your attention. \nAnd as you walk\, look around with curiosity\, what’s one detail you might normally miss? Like the pattern of the leaves against the sky\, the way the light hits the building\, sounds of the birds\, wind. You know\, anything truly\, you just have this act of noticing\, and maybe you might even whisper\, “Wow.” \nAnd when you finish\, just take a slow breath. There is a lot of presence in breath as well. And ask yourself\, “What surprised me just now? Does my body feel different than before?” \nThese small moments of awe help reset our stress response to loose and rigid thinking. And also surprisingly\, perhaps open creative pathways\, which is something that we all need when we’re running on empty. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I really love how simple that is. It doesn’t require scheduling or special equipment\, just a [00:06:00] few intentional minutes to notice what’s already around you. \nCORAL OWEN: Precisely. Awe is everywhere. Just a lot of times we get a little busy and perhaps forget to look for it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Hmm. \nCORAL OWEN: So part two\, and this is something that is maybe not as quickly accessible. We would invite you to maybe do this next practice once a week\, once a month\, whatever suits your schedule. Still with regularity\, but perhaps less\, a little bit less frequency than daily. \nDo take a little bit more time to immerse yourself in a setting that evokes wonder. This might be walking along the beach\, going to the Great Lakes\, hiking a favorite trail\, perhaps even star gazing. And again\, the goal here isn’t to do anything in particular\, necessarily. It’s to be with the experience. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I think that that’s a really important distinction here because we’re talking about awe\, but awe isn’t an action. Awe is a [00:07:00] feeling\, right? \nSo you’re\, feeling the awesomeness or the\, you’re feeling the awe right\, and the act and the practice is putting yourself into the mindset or the position to be able to notice what might make you feel that sense of awe. \nCORAL OWEN: A hundred percent. It really is experiencing wonder\, but it’s creating the space. Jessica\, you’re so right. That’s a great distinction. \nSo kind of with that sense of\, “How are we creating the setting to allow awe and wonder to come in.” Some things that may help: leaving your phone behind or putting it on airplane mode. You also give yourself twenty or thirty minutes to explore\, slowly and silently\, and then when something catches your attention. Maybe it’s a sound\, a color\, a scent. Something that fills the senses. \nJust pause. Let it fill your awareness for a few breaths. [00:08:00] And this simple act of attention\, it can expand your sense of space and time. \nIt creates mental spaciousness. Studies do show that extended time in nature boosts creativity by nearly 50%\, which I thought was incredible. Simply by allowing the brain’s default mode network to rest and reset. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That’s really fascinating\, and it really makes sense too. Some of my most creative ideas come after a time outdoors when I’ve really stopped trying to solve a problem. And look\, I live in a city\, and I still consider\, you know\, as I’m taking a walk\, I’m still noticing the nature around me. There’s still nature around. I intentionally walk through\, it’s this tiny little pocket park\, but I intentionally walk through that park. I notice all of the nature around me\, and even after my city walks or whatever\, I still have some of my most creative ideas. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, it’s not uncommon\, Jess at all. [00:09:00] It is really something that when we’re trying to force something\, or just\, you know\, staring at the screen\, you know\, or even pen to paper\, just waiting for something to come along. Sometimes we just need to kind of break out of that groove and just go do something different. \nAnd these moments of awe can really kind of allow that creativity to come back in. And it really does soften the edges of\, “I have to figure this out\,” and lets those insights kind of emerge more naturally. \nAll right\, so something that we alluded to earlier is that having a community element can really just lift this to a whole new level. And Dr. Keith Tidball\, whose research we talked about earlier\, his research on urgent biophilia\, it does show that communities often do turn to nature after disruption or stress. \nIn his work in particular\, after natural disasters such as hurricanes\, et cetera\, and initiatives such as planting trees\, starting gardens\, [00:10:00] cleaning rivers\, awe is a way to restore both the land and the spirit. And when we share awe\, we don’t just restore ourselves\, we also help restore one another. \nSo to move forward with this incredible realization\, as a practice\, here are just a few suggestions that you might try to invite community into your awe practice. You could invite a friend for a sunrise walk or an evening sky watch. I think there are some astronomy clubs\, Jess\, that you – \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I just joined one right before we recorded. I was telling Coral how I just joined an astronomy club and\, it’s pretty nice to not be alone in\, you know\, as alone as I love to be in the quiet of the night sky\, it’s nice to not be alone. \nCORAL OWEN: That sounds really fun actually. A couple other ideas you might share: A “wow” photo or a wonder photo from your week in a group chat or a team [00:11:00] space. \nFor teams that I’ve worked on previously\, we’ve used Slack and\, you know\, I just might be like\, “Hey\, this was for my coffee walk this morning\,” and everybody kind of chimes in with theirs. Kind of fun. \nOther ideas for consideration? Perhaps volunteering at a local park cleanup\, beach cleanup\, community garden or environmental project. And the thought here is that these shared moments build connection\, purpose\, and resilience\, and it really is just such a powerful antidote to burnout’s isolation. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, it’s beautiful how something as simple as noticing nature can ripple outward from calming one person’s nervous system to strengthening a whole community. \nCORAL OWEN: That really is the heart of it. Awe helps us connect with ourself\, but it also connects us to creativity and to one another as well. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Thanks so much for sharing that\, Coral. As we wrap up today\, maybe you’ll find a moment\, even just a few seconds\, to look up at the sky\, feel the [00:12:00] air on your skin\, or notice the color of the leaves where you are. Those small pauses have the power to shift your whole day. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly. In awe\, it doesn’t demand more of our time\, like Jess already said. All it’s doing is asking for our attention\, and then in that attention we can often discover a little wonder\, a little spaciousness\, and perhaps even a spark of inspiration we maybe even didn’t know that we’d lost. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, thanks so much for spending part of your day with us here on Practicing Connection. If this conversation resonated with you\, we’d love for you to share it with someone who might need that gentle reminder to step outside and breathe. \nWe will be back next week with another episode. Until then\, keep practicing. [00:13:00]\nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of One-Off and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Ending the Day Strong: A 5-minute Daily Reset
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Jessica introduces a five-minute daily practice built around three guiding questions: \n\nWhat was energy-generating today?\nWhat was energy draining?\nAnd what can I do differently tomorrow?\n\nThis small act of awareness – done daily – can help you see patterns\, make gentle adjustments\, and bring focus to what matters most. \nWhether you’re juggling deadlines\, family\, or transitions\, you’ll learn how everyday reflection can restore clarity and control. \nAnd check out this episode from our archives for more perspective on great tracking practices: \n“Energy and engagement tracking\, Nov. 30\, 2023” \nFurther links and resources from this episode: \n\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]Hi there. Thanks so much for listening to the Practicing Connection podcast. I’m Coral. My co-host Jessica is here today as well. And we are going to be talking about fighting overwhelm with daily reflections. And Jess is going to be sharing a practice with us. Jessica\, how are you? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF I’m pretty good today. You know what? I can’t complain. It’s still warm-ish outside. The sky is blue against all the beautiful fall colors. The fall rush of activity has calmed down. It seems like September is always such a busy month. This actually kind of feels a little bit like the calm before the storm though\, with the end of the year holidays around the corner. So I’ll share a little bit more about this in a minute. \nBut I just went over my calendar between now\, which is earlier in October as we’re recording this\, and the end of the year. And I started to claim\, like pre-claim\, time on my calendar to block it off way ahead so that I can be prepared when my schedule gets full. And I’m going to stick to it! \nCORAL OWEN Love that for you. No\, I will say the calendar bit\, very relatable. Here in Tampa Bay is\, we’ll call it “Florida Fall.” Like the mercury dipped below 70 the other day. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF Like Wisconsin summer? \nCORAL OWEN (01:20.856) \nProbably. And literally the entire neighborhood busted out their like hoodies and beanies and it’s only 69 degrees. So\, but no\, I totally feel you on the calendar bit. I actually began a similar practice about a month ago by grouping similar work into like particular time windows each day. And it really has\, I’ve tried to stick with it\, you know\, like Monday we’re doing this and you know\, Tuesday we’re doing that\, and trying to primarily just keep like for instance calls to the afternoon. \nSo I’ve got a bigger chunk of time in the morning to just move through things and think a little bit more deeply. But it really has helped me stay focused. I’m getting more done\, doing better quality work and thinking. I really just don’t feel so scattered with my energy. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF Yeah\, it’s really hard. Context switching is really hard\, like going from one project to a different project where\, you know\, there might be some connective tissue between the two\, but it’s maybe it’s weak connective tissue and it’s a lot of work to kind of do that switching constantly. So that sounds like a really smart strategy. \nCORAL OWEN Absolutely. I know that a lot of people probably can relate to this. Even if you have one role\, oftentimes people will wear many different hats within the same role. So yeah\, maybe we should do another episode about that\, at some point. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF We probably should\, yeah! \nCORAL OWEN (02:42.497) \nWell\, for today\, at least\, we are going to be digging in more about daily reflections. Jess\, can you tell us a little bit more about the practice you chose today and why did you decide to dig into this? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF Well\, I mean\, and daily reflections is not new to this podcast\, right? There are so many different ways that you can do daily reflections. And that’s why we cover it so many different ways as well. \nAnd so I’ve been planning out my time\, like I mentioned a little bit ago\, for the rest of the year. And I was struck by just how busy the last two months of the year can get. \nAt work\, you know\, there are project deadlines\, of course. There’s reporting to finish before the end of the year\, many of us have. And it’s often in months that are also packed with travel and important personal commitments. \nMeanwhile\, if you’re in the Northern hemisphere\, like we are\, the days are getting shorter\, which is really annoying\, but that’s another story. All of that can actually combine into making like November and December really\, really hectic\, stressful\, and completely overwhelming. \nHence my going through and pre blocking my time to make sure that I had some. And it’s really hard to know what will help me navigate through all of that. So that’s why. \nCORAL OWEN Yeah\, for sure. There is just so much happening in these periods of time and seasons. What particularly makes a reflection practice helpful in spaces such as these? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF (04:12.482) \nThis is the reason why I often suggest reflection practices\, because I know that everyone needs something that’s low commitment and really simple. If you’re overwhelmed\, adding a huge task isn’t going to help. Because I practice daily reflection almost daily\, I’m not perfect\, I know that it doesn’t take long and it’s not a huge task. \nAnd when it comes to this time of year\, toward the end of the calendar year\, it’s not the time to make huge changes or to do deep inventories. To navigate overwhelm when you need something that is incredibly surprisingly achievable. That’s why reflection\, daily reflection helps. \nSo this particular daily reflection is just that. It’s really simple\, takes about five minutes and it invites you to find one small thing that you can change. \nCORAL OWEN That does seem pretty approachable. There is a part of me saying immediately like\, “Well\, if it’s that simple\, how is it actually helpful?” So what would you say in response to that? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF Yeah\, I do think that sometimes practices like this can feel overly simple\, and\, “It’s only a few minutes so I can skip it today.” \nHence\, even my own admission that I practice daily reflection almost daily. So it does seem overly simple for such a big issue and for something that can create such a big change. \nI understand why someone might think it wouldn’t be helpful. The power really in this practice is doing it daily. By making it simple\, we make it easier to do every day. So consistency\, because consistency is the key for this practice to have big impacts\, if you do it once\, but never again\, you won’t get the same impact as doing it daily or even weekly. \nAnd by doing it regularly\, then you can start to see patterns. You can test possible next steps. You know\, we can test different things\, and maybe immediately start to see impacts of some of those small changes that you implement. \nIt’s kind of like that\, how a bunch of tiny steps can build up into a big momentum over time. Baby steps\, think\, used to be the term that we would all use\, ‘baby steps.’ \nCORAL OWEN Mm-hmm. Well\, while you were unpacking all of that\, I immediately just thought of brushing your teeth. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF Yes\, right! A small daily practice that has big impact on your health. \nCORAL OWEN 100%. So this is yeah\, mental. Mental and energetic and calendar health\, even. So\, and I totally agree that if you’re reflecting over time\, it’ll be easier to notice how your choices are impacting your experience. But having just like a very narrow aperture on say a day\, you probably won’t see much\, but if you expand it outwards a bit more\, a couple of months\, six months\, year\, it probably is a huge shift. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF Yeah. And the particular questions that’ll be sharing in a little bit\, I think\, are especially helpful for taking that larger look over time. And I think you’ll see\, you’ll see why in a little bit. \nBut yeah\, exactly. Long-term doing regular reflection kind of gives you those opportunities to have agency and ownership over your own growth. And you know\, when you notice what is going on during your days and you have the opportunity to decide what changes you want to make. \nI think it’s especially helpful in situations where a lot of what you do is dictated by others. Or I would say a lot of what you do sometimes feels like it might be dictated by others\, right? I talked about trying to claim time ahead of time before my schedule gets crazy. \nWell\, guess who allows my schedule to get crazy? It’s really me. I mean\, that’s not always the case\, I know that\, but sometimes it is a very real situation where your schedule is dictated by others. And sometimes it’s a little more of a self-created situation or a perceived situation. \nAnyway\, regardless of what it is\, if you feel stuck or trapped\, it can feel impossible to figure out next steps. And so this reflection can help highlight what changes you’re able to make. And while it isn’t going to magically get rid of the hard things in your life\, it can help you proactively decide how you want to navigate them. And making these deliberate choices can be really empowering. \nCORAL OWEN I love that and it really does sound great. How does one go about implementing this and how does it work? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF All right\, so this reflection is designed for the end of the day. I recommend scheduling just five minutes every day for at least a week. \nMaybe that looks like the end of your workday on your commute home\, or while you brush and floss your teeth. Although if you’re doing it while you brush and floss your teeth\, it’ll be harder for you to write down your thoughts\, but that’s okay. Whatever space you have for pausing to think is absolutely the correct space. \nOnce you reach your reflection\, time and space\, ask yourself these three questions. And I’ll go into a little more detail in a second here. But the three questions are\, what was energy generating today? What was energy draining today? And\, is there anything I want to do differently tomorrow? \nYou might help find it really helpful to jot down a few notes each day to help keep track of what you’re seeing over time. But I would avoid writing more than a short list or one to two sentences per question. It is absolutely imperative that we keep it simple or we’re not going to keep doing this. \nYou can\, if you like\, especially if you’ve chosen brushing your teeth as the time that you’re going to\, that you’re going to reflect\, you can just reflect on these questions and not write them down. The reason we recommend writing them down is because our memories are\, at best\, inconsistent. So in order to see patterns and reap those larger results we were talking about\, just quickly jotting a few thoughts down will be key. And it doesn’t really take much more time than just sitting and reflecting. \nCORAL OWEN Those are great questions and I’m just curious\, not to put you on the spot\, but what might it look like to answer them? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF Yeah. Okay. Great. Put me on the spot\, won’t you? \nNo\, of course I came prepared to answer this question. So one general tip is to do your best to approach your answers with curiosity rather than judgment. The first time you do the reflection\, the questions might be hard to answer\, but if you keep answering them consistently\, you’re going to start to look for your answers throughout the day. You’re going to start to notice things more easily. And the reflection itself is going to go more quickly. \nSo here’s a few tips on each of those three questions. So first\, what was energy generating today? When you’re overwhelmed\, it’s easy to miss the good stuff\, but it’s really important to notice what is going well. And this is what will help sustain you throughout the busy seasons. \nYour answers can be something small like\, ‘trading a genuine smile with a stranger at a grocery store\,” or something really big like\, ‘finishing a month’s or year’s long project.’ \nJust try to be specific and honest with yourself about what actually gave you energy. And I think a caveat here is sometimes we might give an answer because we think it should be something that gives us energy. Like I’m going to just use like\, spending time with our kids. \nI don’t have children\, and I’ve said that on here before\, but I think sometimes saying something like\, “spending time with our kids\, or\, ‘finishing that months long project\,’ like we might say something like that because we think it should give us energy\, but I just really want you to reflect on\, was that something that gave you energy? Was that something that just was a lovely release\, but maybe didn’t give you energy? Does that make sense\, Coral? \nCORAL OWEN Yeah\, that totally does make sense. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF Okay\, great. I want to make sure\, because I do this kind of practice a lot and I just want people to make sure that they are able to check in really on something that gave them energy versus was just a release. \nAnd if you can’t come up with a single thing that was energy generating\, that’s okay. Just make note of it and move on. So that was what was energy generating today. Now here’s some tips for what was energy draining today. \nI think it’s often easier for us to recognize this one. So this is another question where I encourage you to be specific and honest with yourself. If your instinct is to say “everything\,” that’s actually\, well it’s not being specific for sure. And it’s possibly not being honest with yourself. I think it’s sometimes easier for us to recognize that we felt bad versus recognize why we felt bad today\, right. Or why that was energy draining in this specific case. \nSo try coming up with a list of one to three specific things\, big or small\, that drained your energy\, right? So doing anything with financials drains my energy. I know that. I’ve identified it over the years. If I had to do a whole bunch of travel expense reimbursements or anything to do with finances\, I know that that day\, I’m going to be able to list that very specifically. ‘I had to deal with finances.’ \nAnd again\, if you can’t think of a single thing that was energy draining\, that’s okay. Just ask yourself\, what was overwhelming for me today instead? And still\, if you can’t find an answer to that\, that’s okay. Just note that there was nothing energy draining today. \nIf you find the same thing coming up from day to day\, get curious about it. What about this thing is draining? How can you shift things in your favor\, and who or what can support you? \nIn the case of my issue with dealing with financial tasks\, for me\, what’s draining about it is the sheer level of detail and rules involved and process. You know\, you have to do this before you do that\, and you have to explain this to a great level of detail. And it’s just a lot happening. \nAnd one of the things that helped me shift things in my favor was getting to know\, believe it or not\, getting to know what some of those rules were so that I could do it flawlessly each time I did it. Now it still doesn’t take away the fact that I dislike doing it and that it drains my energy\, but it helps me get through it faster and easier than before. So that’s an example of how that can work. \nSo those were some tips for what was energy draining today. Now the last question is\, is there anything I want to do differently tomorrow? And this is the question where we try to hone in on converting the energy-draining activities into more neutral activities. \nLike I said\, with my financial tasks\, I was able to turn something that was super energy draining into more of the neutral space. It still is energy draining\, but it’s less energy draining than it was before. So this is about turning those activities into more neutral activities\, or adding more energy generating activities into our day. \nSo something might immediately pop up for you when you think about this question\, but sometimes the energy draining things aren’t something we can get rid of\, right? I have to do those financial tasks\, right? I can’t get rid of those. So if that’s the case\, just try asking yourself\, how can I make this easier or kinder for myself? \nThose were tips for the third question\, “Is there anything I want to do differently tomorrow?” You might find it helpful to jot down a few notes each day to help you track what you’re seeing over time. We’ve said that a couple of times. I do think that that is a really helpful way of getting that wider view\, but we really want to keep it simple. \nSo don’t do any more\, as a reminder\, any more than one to two sentences per question. If you notice something specific keeps popping up as energizing\, try to do that more. And then of course\, if you notice something that keeps draining your energy\, and nothing you’ve tried makes a difference\, that’s a sign that you might want to ask someone you trust for help thinking through how to shake things up. Or maybe you don’t need to ask somebody for that. You can just think of other ideas for taking things up. \nCORAL OWEN Delegate it! \nJESSICA BECKENDORF (16:36.142) \nOr if you can delegate\, then by all means delegate. \nCORAL OWEN I say this as I’m teaching my three year old how to load the dryer. Anyway\, that was all in jest. \nNo\, seriously\, Jess\, thank you so much for doing a deeper dive into those questions. Those were wonderful tips that provided a lot of clarity. My tendency would be to hear those questions or read those questions and think through it more high level\, but getting so granular as to the point of ‘a genuine smile from a stranger at a grocery store\,’ those micro moments sometimes really can be a lot more impactful than I think we might give them credit for\, for better or for worse. \nSo\, yeah\, doing that deep dive was really helpful. So thank you so much for this reflection. And yeah\, it kind of feels like maybe like a closing ceremony to your day\, and just really wraps things up nicely and just with a little bit of\, not formality\, but just a little bit of a ritual\, helping you pivot to that next activity\, whatever it is you’re you’re doing from there. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF Yeah and you know part of the purpose of that final question is that it can set you up with momentum already for the next day. \nCORAL OWEN (17:49.654) \nOh that’s such a good point. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF Right? Yeah so if decision fatigue is one of the things you struggle with while you’re feeling overwhelmed\, that third question is going to help you get started with your next day. \nCORAL OWEN (18:00.184) \nThat’s a really wonderful point and I love that so much. \nAll right. Well\, that is all for this episode. Thank you all so much for joining us and a special thanks to our co-producer\, Erin Carlson Rivera\, for producing this episode. \nAs always\, if you enjoyed this or any of our episodes\, please be sure to click the share button in your podcast app to share it with a friend or a colleague. We will be back next week with a new episode and until then\, keep practicing. \nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of OneOp and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oneop.org/learn/ending-the-day-strong-a-5-minute-daily-reset/
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement
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SUMMARY:Building Bridges: Helping Children Connect Across Differences
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program at the University of Vermont. As a publicly engaged interdisciplinary researcher\, Dr. Meyer’s scholarship focuses on young children’s physical development\, disparities in developmental screening\, and equitable early childhood policies and practices for inclusion. A key aspect of her collaborative work is developing policy and practice solutions that are co-created by and through the active involvement of diverse families and community members. 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URL:https://oneop.org/learn/160106/
CATEGORIES:Health and Well-Being
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SUMMARY:Unlocking Global Talent: Supporting Foreign-Born & OCONUS Military Spouse Employment
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However\, for those born abroad and navigating life stateside or stationed outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS)\, the path to employment is often steep and isolating. In this session\, Lydiah Owiti\, foreign-born spouse\, legal and international development professional\, and founder of the Foreign-Born Military Spouse Network\, will guide us through the unique challenges and opportunities faced by these two often-overlooked cohorts. Participants will explore and understand how to provide informed and tailored programs and resources that help spouses navigate challenges such as host-nation work permits\, credential recognition\, language barriers\, and more. Attendees will walk away with actionable strategies to engage employers and strengthen community partnerships. 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SUMMARY:Planting Seeds: 3 Minute Connections That Transform Your Relationships
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Inspired by the “3-Minute Rule\,” they explore how three minutes a day spent reaching out – with no agenda -can strengthen bonds\, expand networks\, and boost both appreciation and purpose. \nListeners get actionable steps to make this practice stick\, hear about the ripple effects of genuine connections\, and find out how consistency in small gestures leads to a thriving community – both personally and professionally. \nBonus: Try the “3 for 3” connection habit! \n\nFor the next five days\, spend three minutes each day reaching out to three people: send a quick thank you\, a simple check-in\, or let someone know you’re thinking of them (no agenda\, no ask).\nShare your favorite message (anonymized if needed)\, or a reflection on how this small habit affected you\, in our LinkedIn group.\n\nLet’s plant connection seeds together and inspire others to keep the ripple going! \nLinks\n\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” el_id=”trans”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” el_class=”entry” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Transcript” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”trans-title”][nectar_btn size=”large” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” nofollow=”true” el_class=”read-it” button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]JESSICA BECKENDORF: [00:00:00] Hi\, thanks for listening to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Jessica\, and today Coral will share a practice with us about something that might sound small\, but it can have an incredible ripple effect. The simple act of reaching out. We’ll explore how a few intentional minutes each day can strengthen our relationships\, our communities\, and even our sense of purpose. \nHi Coral. How are you? \nCORAL OWEN: Hey Jessica. I’m doing really well\, thanks. I absolutely love this topic because it reminds me that connection doesn’t always have to be a big\, time-consuming effort. It can kind of feel that way sometimes\, but often\, it’s really the smallest gestures that can create some of the deepest impact. Simply a text\, a quick check-in\, or just a short note that says\, “Hey\, just thinking about you.” Doesn’t have to be huge or massive to make a massive impact. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, absolutely. You don’t have to like stand outside their window holding a [00:01:00] boombox above your head. I know it’s a different kind of a declaration\, but anyway\, and I really think that so many of us want to be better about that. We mean to reach out to people. I mean\, I know I do all the time. I think about people I want to reach out to. We mean to reach out to people that we care about or to follow up after a really good conversation. I mean\, hello conferences. \nBut it’s really easy for that intention to get lost in the day-to-day busyness. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, absolutely. I think a lot of us\, I’m actually totally speaking for myself here\, you know\, thinking about connection. It’s like\, “Oh\, I need to call so and so\,” and it’s just like trying to find the time and space to do that big catch up\, it can feel really intimidating. And what we’re going to talk about today is really a way to build that habit into your life in a very simple\, approachable\, doable way. \nAnd it only takes but a few minutes to help you stay genuinely connected. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, let’s talk about it before we get into the actual practice [00:02:00] itself. Why does this matter? \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, so when we talk about practicing connection\, we’re often thinking about how to build and strengthen relationships over time with our colleagues\, friends\, family\, community members. But the catch is the connection. It doesn’t just happen\, right? It takes intention\, even when that action itself is quite small. \nAnd so I like to think of it as\, aptly named: practice for today\, as well as planting seeds. So you might not see anything grow straight away. But each little outreach\, each little moment of care or gratitude\, it really does have the potential to bloom in unexpected ways. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. And that\, I mean\, I know that the term ‘planting seeds’ gets used for a lot of things\, but it really is such a beautiful image and in this case\, it really takes the pressure off. You’re not reaching out with an agenda or expecting something back from the person. You’re just tending to your relationships in small but consistent ways. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly. And\, this idea really [00:03:00] has been wonderfully captured. If you’re familiar with the entrepreneur\, Jesse Itzler\, he shares this practice in a very similar vein. He calls it the Three Minute Rule and\, put simply\, it’s the practice. That did inspire today’s episode in the large part. But the idea is simply to spend three minutes a day\, and you can certainly modify this too\, to suit your own daily timeline. \nBut as a core practice\, we invite you to just spend three minutes a day reaching out to three people. And the anchor here though is that there’s no ask\, no goal. It’s just a moment of connection. And whether it be a text or a quick note or a voice memo\, which I’m a huge fan of\, bit by bit\, these really tiny\, small gestures\, or seeds\, if you will\, they build a powerful network of really genuine relationships. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I love that. It’s really practical\, but it’s also heart centered\, right? And it’s something you could even say human centered. \nCORAL OWEN: I love that. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And it’s something that we can all do\, you know\, no matter how full our [00:04:00] schedules are. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly. Alright\, so let’s just cut to the chase\, and here is how to try it each day. Take three minutes. You can even literally set a timer if that is helpful\, and reach out to three people. It could look like sending a quick thank you to a colleague\, writing a text to a friend you haven’t talked to in a while\, writing a short message or sending a quick voice memo to someone who has made an impact on your life. \nAnd again\, just to reiterate\, the key here is there’s no ask\, there’s no agenda. It’s just connection. And you could even say\, “Hey\, so and so\, no need to reply. I just wanted to let you know X\, Y\, and Z.” It can be as simple as that\, and you know\, truly\, it doesn’t have to be perfect or profound. It’s just this simple\, straightforward note of just thinking of you sharing that small sentiment that can make someone’s day\, and just help keep that relationship alive. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, and the [00:05:00] great thing about this is it’s small enough to actually do. You know\, we all have three minutes somewhere in our day\, even though it sometimes doesn’t feel like it. So like between meetings while the coffee’s brewing\, you know\, before we log off for the day. and I think you and I talked a little bit about this beforehand\, that we can also make this about one person\, right? \nWe could\, you could even just reach out to one person. You don’t have to make it three. It doesn’t have to be perfect like you said. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, absolutely. I’m thinking the car line school pickup. There’s lots of places that we can\, you know\, while we’re in the midst of waiting\, not to fill space with more things\, but I think intentional things that we can slot into those waiting spaces can really add up. And really\, the key here is doing it consistently. \nIt becomes part of your rhythm. And whether it’s three people a day or one person a day\, kind of the cool math here is that if you do the three people a day\, it adds up to over a thousand [00:06:00] connections and touch points for that year. And you know\, not every one of those will lead to something big\, but together collectively\, it forms a web of trust and generosity that strengthens both your personal and your professional relationships. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. And it’s not just about the other person\, right? So reaching out like this keeps you in a mindset of appreciation. I would say it reminds you that connection is everywhere\, and it takes just that small little spark to keep it alive. And the more you’re reminding yourself that this is something that’s really important to do\, the more you’re going to notice those moments that you can write about\, or that you can reach out to a person about. \nCORAL OWEN: I think that’s such a really\, that’s a beautiful reflection too\, and that is the beauty of it. You’re not just building your network. You’re building your capacity for gratitude\, for empathy\, for presence and just absolute generosity in showing up for\, yeah\, for the people that you are connected with. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So that’s the practice for this episode. Planting [00:07:00] seeds\, the three minute connection practice. Every day\, set aside three minutes to reach out to three people. No agenda\, just appreciation and connection. You can even tell them\, “No need to get back to me.” \nCORAL OWEN: Mm-hmm. Yeah. And just as a fun bonus\, if you would like to take this a little bit of a step further and really set the habit\, we’ve created a fun\, bonus 30 x 3 challenge. It’s a 30 day tracker to help you get and then keep this habit going. \nAnd it’s just a fun way to visualize the connections that you’re building\, and sort of see your “Garden of Outreach” grow over the month. And we’re going to link a printable version in the show notes for your reference. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Thanks so much for joining us for this episode of Practicing Connection. If you found it helpful\, share with a friend or colleague who might enjoy a simple way to nurture their relationships. \nWe’ll be back next week with another practice. Until then\, keep practicing. [00:08:00]\nCREDITS: The Practicing Connection Podcast is a production of OneOp and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy\, US Department of Defense under award number 2 0 2 3 4 8 7 74 3 3.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:From Clicks to Consequences: Understanding Youth Online Sexual Behavior
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/5hvtQdzHaIE”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”20″ constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”15″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”About This Webinar” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Electronic and online sexual behavior has become increasingly more critical to understand and address in children and adolescents. Our society’s reliance on and 24-hour access to social networking and media means that children are regularly exposed to mature content and sexual themes. In response\, clinicians working with children and adolescents\, ages 8-18\, need to feel equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to address these issues alongside caregivers. This means understanding not only how youth interact and engage with online media\, but also how youth perceive their interactions. \nThis didactic presentation explores the pathways by which youth encounter sexual media online and the subsequent effects on their social and emotional health. Considerations for military-connected youth experiences will be included. The presenters also introduce various therapeutic techniques to address online problematic sexual behavior and empower clinicians to address this topic in their work with children and families. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nIncrease awareness around youth-frequented\, accessible pathways to online sexually explicit media\nUnderstand how online sexual content impacts the social and emotional health of military-connected youth\nLearn techniques to effectively intervene in online problematic sexual behavior\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”13″ left_padding_desktop=”15″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Presenters” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”5″ top_margin=”0″ constrain_group_7=”yes” bottom_margin=”0″ left_margin=”0″ constrain_group_8=”yes” right_margin=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”5px” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”206634″ image_size=”custom” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”5px” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” position_desktop=”relative” custom_image_size=”thumb” margin_top=”10″][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Nikki Croteau-Johnson” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Nikki Croteau-Johnson\, MA\, LPA\, is a psychologist with over 24 years of clinical experience working with children\, adolescents\, and their families in outpatient and forensic settings. She has specialty training in several evidence-based treatments and is a trainer-in-training for PSB-CBT™ through the National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth. She is the Clinical Director for the Problematic Sexual Behavior Program for Children and Adolescents at the North Carolina Child Treatment Program\, where\, in addition to providing direct clinical services\, she oversees the implementation of a statewide PSB program.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”5″ top_margin=”0″ constrain_group_7=”yes” bottom_margin=”0″ left_margin=”0″ constrain_group_8=”yes” right_margin=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”5px” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”206633″ image_size=”custom” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”5px” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” position_desktop=”relative” custom_image_size=”thumb” margin_top=”10″][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Curtis Brownlee” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Curtis Brownlee\, MS\, LCMHC-S\, is a licensed mental health therapist with over 17 years of clinical experience. Curtis maintains a robust private practice and provides supervision to newly licensed clinicians. 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Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close October 23\, 2027. \nBoard Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA): This webinar is approved for 1.5 CE contact hours by The Patient Advocate Certification Board. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close October 23\, 2027. \nBoard Certified Case Managers: This webinar is approved for 1.5 CE clock hours from the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close: October 23\, 2026.\nCertified Family Life Educators (CFLE): This webinar is approved for 1.5 CE credits from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close October 23\, 2028.\nCertified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES): This webinar is approved for 1.5 CE credits from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). 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