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Format: Practicing Connection Podcast

Replay of Collaboration

In this episode, we explore different perspectives on collaboration. Is there a mindset that leads to collaboration? How can we encourage collaborations that create something new? What makes for a good collaboration?

Heather Plett: On Holding Space and Mutual Liberation

In this episode, we talked to Heather Plett  about what it means to practice "holding space" for ourselves and others, what it looks like when we hijack space, how holding space is an act of mutual liberation, and the practice of honoring shared needs and shared responsibility in community.

What is Practicing Connection?

In this episode, Jessica and Bob discuss the concept of "practicing connection" and the podcast and other programming that have emerged from it.

Replay of Social Justice and Family Well-being

For this episode, we talked to Shawn Trenell O'Neal, author of the upcoming MFRA course, "Introduction to Social Justice Lenses for Family Well-Being." Shawn is DJ, musician, and sound engineer, whose PhD research at the University of Colorado - Boulder examines the "processes of colonization and settler colonialism and its effects on cultural components such as visual art and music." 

Coming to Reflection “On Slant”

In this episode, we share the year-end reflections of some of our past collaborators. Inspired by our conversation with  Bjørn Peterson in a previous episode, we asked our contributors to share something that helped inspire their reflection; a piece of art or poetry, a song, a quote or whatever inspired them. The episode features the reflections of Allison DeMarco, Kalin Goble, Bjørn Peterson, and podcast hosts Jessica Beckendorf and Bob Bertsch.

Replay of Working Out Loud

In this episode, hosts Jessica Beckendorf and Bob Bertsch explore john Stepper's Working Out Loud framework in the context of building relationships for resilience. Jessica and Bob discuss five elements of Working Out Loud: purposeful discovery, relationships, generosity, visible work, and growth mindset.

Supporting Military Families with LGBTQ+ Youth with Cathy Marcello

In this episode (Season 4, Episode 2), co-hosts Jessica Beckendorf and Bob Bertsch talk with Cathy Marcello about the challenges faced by military families with LGBTQ+ youth and all of us can do to support those families. Cathy leads the MilPride program for the Modern Military Association of America, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ military and veteran non-profit.

Grounding Yourself in Your Strengths and Values

In this episode (Season 4, Episode 3), co-hosts Jessica Beckendorf and Bob Bertsch talk grounding yourself in your strengths and values - one of the eight ways of cultivating community resilience that we identified in our “Connecting Communities in Asset-based Community Recovery” project.

Practicing Depolarization with Randy Lioz

In this episode (Season 4, Episode 4), we welcome guest Randy Lioz to talk about the challenges polarization poses to collaborative efforts and how to engage in some depolarizing practices to improve our relationships and collaborations.  Randy is the founder of D.O.C. (Depolarizing Organizational Cultures), a workshop facilitator, speaker and writer.