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SUMMARY:How Your Zip Codes Shape Your Health: Mapping Determinants and Outcomes
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SUMMARY:Ending the Day Strong: A 5-minute Daily Reset
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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]
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URL:https://oneop.org/learn/160106/
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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. They will also learn how to support foreign-born and OCONUS spouses in building meaningful\, sustainable careers\, no matter where they’re from or where they’re stationed. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDifferentiate the key employment challenges faced by OCONUS spouses versus foreign-born spouses residing in the U.S.\, including legal\, cultural\, and credentialing barriers.\nDesign targeted career support interventions\, such as credential translation guidance\, bilingual résumé clinics\, or host-nation job search strategies to meet these needs.\nLeverage existing community resources (e.g.\, Military OneSource\, state licensing boards\, nonprofit peer networks) to reduce employment gaps and isolation.\nEngage and educate employers on the unique value of military spouse talent\, including the benefits of hiring foreign-trained or internationally experienced professionals.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” 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use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Lydiah is a Kenyan-born lawyer\, project management and international development consultant\, and the Founder & CEO of the Foreign-Born Military Spouse Network (FMSN). As a foreign-born military spouse herself\, she brings a unique blend of lived experience and policy expertise to her work. Through FMSN\, she leads efforts in outreach\, advocacy\, and empowerment—championing inclusive employment solutions and tailored resources for foreign-born military spouses.[/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=”40″ bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”15″ 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=”top” 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=”2/3″ 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=”Continuing Education (CE) Credit” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][nectar_btn size=”jumbo” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” el_class=”Continuing Education” button_id=”Continuing Education” text=”Continuing Education” url=”https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ekEnUNKQ47n0KSG”][vc_column_text]\n\nCertified in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS): This webinar has been approved for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close October 30\, 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 October 30\, 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 October 30\, 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. 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URL:https://oneop.org/learn/160107/
CATEGORIES:Military Service and Family Life
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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
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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. 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SUMMARY:Cultivating an Engaged Attitude
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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 43) \nHow do teams build real momentum and commitment together?  \nDiscover how small shifts – like rotating leadership and showing authentic presence – can spark engagement and creativity in group projects. \nIn this episode of the Practicing Connection podcast\, Coral and Jessica take a real-life approach to cultivating an engaged attitude – essential for building commitment and making group projects thrive. \nThey explore the power of rotating ownership in meetings\, why engagement ebbs and flows for everyone\, and how showing up – whether as a leader or a supporter – fuels stronger teams. \nJessica shares practical strategies to move beyond autopilot\, including rotating facilitation\, intentional participation\, and appreciation. \nTogether\, they reveal how engagement is built day by day\, with honest effort\, small shifts\, and shared leadership. \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” 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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. Welcome to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Coral. Today we’ll be talking about cultivating an engaged attitude. It’s a key to building commitment and advancing group projects\, and Jessica is going to be sharing a practice with us. \nJessica\, how’s your week going? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Hey Coral. I’m doing pretty well this week. You know\, as I started to think about this topic\, I realized that most of the time I stay on track and maintain good momentum. Kind of chugging along. \nBut like anyone\, there are times when I just don’t feel as engaged\, or I get distracted or I notice that I am participating mostly because it’s what’s expected in that moment. \nI have a feeling that those moments happen for a lot of people\, maybe everyone. And it’s just kind of part of the normal rhythm of work. But I’ve been thinking about it quite a lot this week as I’ve been preparing for this. \nCORAL OWEN: I really\, as always\, appreciate you [00:01:00] sharing that. I think everyone cycles between\, you know\, various levels of focus and autopilot\, and it actually really makes me appreciate those moments when something shifts\, either for myself or someone else\, and suddenly we’re all a little bit more invested again. \nRight? So maybe this is actually kind of one of the more honest ways to begin this conversation about engaged attitudes today. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: By not claiming that we’re engaged all the time. \nCORAL OWEN: All the time. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: No. Exactly. I think that part of cultivating an engaged attitude means noticing those moments and kind of getting a little curious about what helps us reconnect\, or even just admitting that\, “Today I’m here because I should be\,” which I know we just talked about this\, right. \nDon’t do things just because you should. But just showing up is okay sometimes\, especially if you notice that like\, “You know what\, today I’m just showing up.” So sometimes starting there is the most authentic choice we can make. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. And as [00:02:00] always\, we do love to extend the invite to you all our listeners to let us know what’s inspiring you. So you can always drop us a note via email at Practicing connection@oneop.org\, we do see and respond to every message\, and we can’t wait to hear from you this week. \n– break – \nAll right. That honesty gives us such a great starting point for today’s conversation. Jess\, let’s learn a little bit more about cultivating an engaged attitude\, and can you tell us a little bit more about the practice you’re gonna be sharing today\, and why you chose it specifically? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, of course. I really wanted to focus on rotating ownership today. Rotating roles more specifically in meetings rather than just kind of asking everyone to be engaged\, and giving tips on how to do that. Although I do have a few tips on that because I’ve noticed that when the groups I’ve worked with switch up who takes the lead\, so whether that’s running a meeting\, guiding a [00:03:00] discussion\, sharing observations and feedback\, running different parts of a project\, it’s a really small but powerful way to get everyone involved at different times. \nAnd so teams with shared leadership roles can see more commitment and more creativity and stronger group bonds because the work isn’t just falling on a few people. \nYou know\, it kind of gives each person a real stake in the group’s progress. And as I’ve noticed myself sometimes\, stepping up or supporting someone else as they step up\, which I think is really important sometimes \,just stepping up or supporting someone is exactly what helps you move out of autopilot and kind of back into engagement. \nAnd like we talked about in the opening\, there are days when you’re not leading and it would be easy to tune out. But in those moments\, engagement might mean\, well\, it might mean showing up\, right? We have those days\, but it might mean also [00:04:00] paying closer attention. Asking a question\, giving genuine shout out to someone who’s trying something new\, or just supporting the person taking on a leadership role by trusting their process and participating fully in it. \nSo rotating ownership I think can help everyone reconnect\, whether you’re upfront or in a support role. \nCORAL OWEN: I love this idea of this practice. So how to actually go about it. Jess\, could you walk us through how a team might try this? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, absolutely. So\, this is two steps with a third optional step. The first step is to actually rotate leadership. So you could rotate leadership for parts of a project\, for meetings\, or even for individual meeting agenda items or roles. But let’s focus on a standing meeting. The easiest way to do this is to set up a schedule and rotate the meeting facilitation\, even if it’s just for a 15 minute standing meeting. \nThe meeting facilitator’s job is going to be to ensure [00:05:00] that you connect to the meeting’s purpose and guide the agenda. Basically\, the meeting facilitator would engage fully with the why and the how of the meeting. Even if all you do is rotate who the meeting facilitator is for your meetings\, it has the potential of having really big benefits. \nAnd a couple of tips: if it’s your turn to be the leader\, you might consider preparing a discussion point\, a reflection prompt\, or just simply checking in with the group on something meaningful. Or\, you might consider asking for feedback. Inviting the quiet voices\, right? That’s a tip for facilitation. \nIf there’s always one or two people who are speaking up\, make sure those who aren’t speaking up as much have some space too\, and make sure to model openness so you could ask others and you could share yourself. “What are your hopes about this project?’ Or\, “What could make our work together smoother?” \nOkay. Step one is really just the rotating leadership. Step two\,. [00:06:00] if it’s not your turn to be the leader\, you’re going to practice presence. If you aren’t leading or facilitating\, you still have ownership over your presence. Again\, sometimes we recognize sometimes just showing up is all you can give that day. \nBut most of the time you’re going to be able to challenge yourself to bring two unique things. First\, maybe a question or reflection. So this means asking an honest question\, sharing maybe a brief observation or appreciation presenting a creative solution or voicing a hope for the team’s process\, even if it’s really tiny. \nAnd then the second thing that you could challenge yourself to bring is genuine appreciation\, right? So this means that you could actively watch and listen for opportunities to celebrate wins\, or share appreciation for something a team member did or said during the meeting or in their recent work. \nAnd if you’re stuck on that\, if you’re like\, “I didn’t hear anything\,” you could start by [00:07:00] acknowledging the person leading\, right? So\, “Thanks for guiding us through this\,” or\, you know\, “I like the angle that you’re bringing\,” or\, “I enjoyed the way you facilitated the reflection.” Whatever that is\, that’s where you could start. \nSo\, challenge yourself to either ask a question or a reflection\, and share a genuine appreciation\, or do both of those things for a bonus. So this step is really about pushing yourself gently to kind of move from passive to present. Sometimes all it takes is a thoughtful comment or a gesture of support to be engaged\, and what those two things are doing\, the rotating of the facilitation role in a meeting and the others who are not facilitating or leading the meeting making a point to be engaged in one of those two ways. It’s really helping to build a culture\, a team\, or a group culture that is engaged. \nOkay\, step three is the optional step. I think it could be really powerful [00:08:00] if you choose to do this\, but I know that not all teams like this would not be something that you would have the time to do always. But if you can do it\, I think it would be awesome. \nSo at the end of the meeting\, take a moment or think through this yourself. How did it feel to lead or to intentionally support the leader? You guys can discuss this\, or you could just think about that. “So how did it feel to lead or to intentionally support the leader?” Did rotating roles nudge you out of autopilot even briefly\, and maybe what new perspectives or creative ideas surface? Did anyone seem more present? \nIt’s okay if engagement doesn’t look or feel dramatic\, just being a little more present\, a little more open can bring momentum over time. \nCORAL OWEN: I just love this\, Jess\, and it really is so flexible depending on what sort of structure and culture your team has. [00:09:00] There’s something that I think every person can take away from this. And it also reminds me of what you shared at the top of today’s episode about sometimes just chugging along until you’re pulled into action. \nThe rotating roles and even just the act of noticing and participation. It just means everyone has moments to be seen. Step up\, even if it looks different each time. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, and you know\, because it looks a little different every time\, some really rich discussions and ideas can come out of it that maybe wouldn’t have happened otherwise. \nCORAL OWEN: 100%. So first off\, I do want to say just thank you so much for sharing today’s practice\, and we want to thank all our listeners for joining us for today’s episode as well. If you did enjoy today’s episode\, click the share button in your podcast app to share it with a friend or a colleague. \nBe sure to tune back in next week. We’ll have a new episode and a new practice for you. And until then\, you know what it is – keep practicing. \n[00:10:00]\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:Military Children's Family Relationships
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This presentation will focus on evidence about the role of military service in shaping children’s family relationships\, how those relationships connect to their well-being and adjustment\, and how practitioners can use this evidence to support military families. \nLearning Objectives: \n\n\nUnderstand the history of military policies and their influence on the characteristics of the service force and military families.\n\n\n\nIdentify the demographics of children in military families.\n\n\n\n\nUnderstand the challenges and resilience that children in military families demonstrate.\n\n\n\nIdentify how deployments shape children’s adjustment directly and indirectly through the family environment.\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=”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=”211451″ 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=”Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Shelley M. MacDermid Wadsworth is a Distinguished Professor of Human Development and Family Science at Purdue University\, where she directs the Military Family Research Institute\, which she co-founded\, and serves as Director Emerita of the Center for Families. Dr. MacDermid Wadsworth holds an M.B.A. in Management and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Human Development and Family Studies from The Pennsylvania State University. Her primary research interest is the relationship between work conditions and family life\, with special focus on military families. She is an author of over 140 articles and chapters. Her research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health; the Departments of Defense\, Veterans Affairs\, and Agriculture; state governments; and numerous private philanthropies. She has served on federal advisory committees for the National Academies of Science and the Department of Defense\, and has testified in Congress on multiple occasions regarding military and veteran families. Dr. MacDermid Wadsworth is a recipient of the Morrill Award\, Purdue University’s highest faculty honor\, for outstanding career achievements that have had an impact on society. She is a fellow of the National Council on Family Relations\, from which she also received the Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring (2018) and the Burgess Award for continuous and meritorious contributions to theory and research in the family field (2022). She has been named a “Top Ten Extraordinary Contributor” and in 2024 received a lifetime achievement award for contributions to work-family research worldwide.[/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=”114570″ 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=”Shawn D. Whiteman” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Shawn D. Whiteman is the Interim Dean of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Utah State University. He received his B.A. (Shippensburg University) and M.A. (Wake Forest University) degrees in Psychology and his Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies (The Pennsylvania State University).  After spending the first 11 years of his career in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Purdue University\, he joined the faculty in HDFS at Utah State University in 2016. Broadly\, Shawn conducts research on the connections between family socialization processes and youth’s health and socioemotional adjustment. He is specifically interested in how siblings directly and indirectly act as sources of social influence and social comparison within families and how their family experiences foster similarities and differences in their relationship qualities\, attributes\, and health-related behaviors. 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SUMMARY:Shifting from “Should” to “Get To” for Renewed Energy at Work
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This episode gives you one simple language hack to turn daily obligations into energizing opportunities. \nIn this episode of the Practicing Connection podcast\, Jessica and Coral explore the powerful impact of language on motivation and energy at work. \nBuilding on last episode’s Motivation Mapping\, they introduce the “Should-to-Get To” reframe – a simple\, real-time habit that helps replace pressure and obligation with purpose and appreciation. \nCoral shares practical steps to notice “should” statements\, reframe them\, and align daily tasks with intrinsic motivators like growth and service. \nListeners can expect: \n\nactionable advice\nthoughtful reflection questions\, and\nreal-world examples of how language shapes our experience and energizes our workday.\n\nLinks\n\n“Should To-Get To” Worksheet.pdf\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 my co-host Coral is here as well. Today we’re going to be talking about motivation again\, and specifically how the language we use can either drain us or energize us. We’re exploring how shifting from “I should” to\, “I get to” can change the way we approach our professional roles. \nHey Coral\, how are you? \nCORAL OWEN: Hey\, Jessica. I’m doing really well\, thanks. I’m quite excited about this conversation today because it builds on the practice we shared\, I think a couple episodes ago\, about motivation mapping\, and that practice helps us step back and see whether we’re being fueled more by extrinsic motivators like deadlines\, or recognition\, or intrinsic motivators like purpose\, values and things of that nature. \nThe practice we’re talking about today\, it’s like the quick everyday version of that and helps us notice in the moment when we’re running on [00:01:00] shoulds\, and shift our energy to the get to’s. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I always like to say\, don’t should all over yourself is\, well\, I love that it sounds like motivation mapping is the reflection piece\, and this kind of reframe is the habit that you can carry into your daily life. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, 100%. And it is just a really practical\, real-time way to reconnect with that intrinsic motivator\, and it’s just something that you can have in your hip pocket to access on the fly when you need it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. Well\, as always\, we’d love to hear from our listeners. Drop us a note at Practicing connection@oneop.org and let us know how you’ve caught yourself saying I should\, and turned it into\, I get to. \n– break – \nLet’s dig into this should to get to reframe. Coral\, can you walk us through what it looks like as a practice?[00:02:00]\nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. So even if it sounds a little cliché\, the words that we use with ourselves\, they truly do matter. And when we say “I should\,” or\, “I have to\,” we’re typically operating out of extrinsic motivation. So external expectations\, pressures\, obligations\, and that language makes these tasks. Or can make these tasks feel heavy and draining. \nAnd when we shift to an\, “I want to\,” or\, “I get to\,” we’re reframing the same task in terms of intrinsic motivation. Things like purpose\, meaning\, or growth. And then suddenly like magic\, the task can feel a little bit lighter\, intentional\, or more connected to our values. \nAnd I do want to say\, I don’t want this to come off as like\, you know\, “Oh\, there’s a silver lining in everything\,” because there are some really heavy things or just sort of mundane\, you know\, root things that we move through on a day to day. \nBut really connecting these back to the benefit and the value and the purpose is really where this practice holds its [00:03:00] power. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. What I’m noticing here\, in what you’re saying\, is that it’s not about pretending\, right? It’s not saying\, “I get to\,” instead of “I have to.” It’s not about pretending just to move through your day. It actually is about trying to connect it back to something that matters to you. \nCORAL OWEN: A hundred percent. A hundred percent yes. Thank you for saying that\, Jess. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So\, tell us about the practice. Let’s go through it. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. So like I said\, it’s very simple and straightforward. Step one is identifying your shoulds. A great place to start is your to-do list. So\, for instance\, if you’re just getting in touch with this practice at the start of your day\, you can jot down three tasks that are on your to-do list that you’ve been thinking of as shoulds or have tos. \nSo for example\, “I have to answer these emails\,” or\, “I really should prepare for this meeting.” From there\, step two is reframe these shoulds or have to’s with get to\, and you’re going to take each one and rewrite [00:04:00] as I get to\, but tie it back. And this is really the crux of this\, is you’re gonna tie it back to something meaningful\, like one of your key values\, for instance\, or something you enjoy. \nSo a reframe of those two examples from step one would be\, instead of\, “I should answer these emails\,” “I get to support people who are counting on me for my input and expertise.” Instead of\, “I have to prepare for this meeting\,” “I get to help shape decisions and share my expertise and make an impact from there.” \nStep three is just notice a shift\, however slight it may be. So you want to say that reframe vision out loud again. It doesn’t change the task\, but it changes the energy that you’re bringing to it and you’re giving it. \nAnd from there\, step four\, carry it forward. See if you can use this throughout your day and notice when you may catch yourself saying should or have to. \nAnd you know\, just try pausing\, reframing and see how that may change your perspective even in the slightest of [00:05:00] angles. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. I really like how simple that is. It makes me think about a time very recently that I had a big deadline for a presentation I was giving. I kept telling myself\, “Okay\, I have to get this done. I have to get this done. I need to work on this.” And it felt really stressful. If I had kind of reframed it as\, “I get to share important information with my colleagues\, or\, “I get to share about my work with my colleagues because I do a lot of work that my colleagues don’t know about.” \nAnd so\, it was really actually an opportunity for me to share what I’m doing with them. I think it would’ve felt more purposeful. And in the end it did feel perfect\, right? I delivered it and it felt great. But leading up to that was stressful. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, like when you can find and tap into that deeper purpose in the process of the doing of the thing\, when we tend to feel the most stress\, rather than just like you’ve arrived at the finish line. And now we’re like seeing the impact and seeing the purpose and connecting in real time [00:06:00] with all of the buildup. \nThat’s exactly it. That task\, that process\, it didn’t change\, but your relationship to it while you’re still\, you know\, feeling the deadline and feeling the heat maybe a little bit. That’s the thing that changes. \nAnd this ties right back to what we talked about with the motivation mapping episode from a couple weeks ago\, is when you’re stuck in this should orientation or should language\, again\, we’re relying on these extrinsic factors like the deadline or meeting someone else’s expectation sort of parameters. \nAnd again\, yes\, it does work in the short term. It keeps things on track\, but it can drain us and our energy. And when we shift to the get to\, we’re reframing it in the lens and in the orientation of intrinsic motivators like our purpose\, our growth\, alignment with values. And that is just such a renewable\, energetic resource. \nAnd it’s what sustains us when things get hard or feel like a little bit of a slog\, and especially or [00:07:00] more long term. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: You know\, kind of like what we said earlier\, it sounds like the mapping exercise is kind of the bigger picture reflection\, and the should to/get to reframe is the micro practice. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly. These truly compliment each other. The mapping can help you see those patterns from a more macro level\, and the reframing is really that real time practice that can help you. In a manner of just a couple seconds\, stay aligned in the moment and tap back into\, you know\, what truly is the purpose and the sustaining force behind all of the efforts. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Awesome. Well\, I brought along a couple of questions that our listeners can reflect on as they try the practice. The first one is what’s one should that feels heavy in your work right now? It’s a really great place to start. What feels heavy in your work right now that you’re telling yourself you should do? \nHow could you reframe it into an I get to [00:08:00] that connects with your values? And then finally\, when you make that shift\, what happens to your energy or your sense of motivation? \nCORAL OWEN: I love those questions. Those are so\, again\, just so straightforward. But can really just even in the span of a few minutes\, by pausing on those questions\, it can help shift the entire tone of our day. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That’s the practice for this week. The should to/get to reframe. We’d love to hear what you discover when you try it out. Email us at practicingconnection@oneop.org and share your reflections. \nCORAL OWEN: Also\, if you would like a worksheet to guide this practice\, check out the show notes. We have created a template where you can write your shoulds and reframe them as get to’s. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Awesome. Thanks for joining us today. If you enjoyed this episode\, click the share button in your podcast app and send it to a friend who might benefit. We’ll be back next week with a new episode. \nUntil then\, keep practicing. \n[00:09:00]\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:Nourish to Flourish: Nutrition Strategies for Breast Cancer Survivors
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CATEGORIES:Health and Well-Being
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SUMMARY:Counseling Military Families with Eating Challenges
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Disordered eating can jeopardize both physical and mental well-being. Yet\, these conditions often go unscreened and unaddressed. This session examines the role that counselors\, social workers\, and other health professionals have in supporting military-connected clients exhibiting disordered eating.  \nAttendees of this session will gain a deeper understanding of factors (both military-specific factors and general factors) contributing to eating disturbances in military families. The webinar also provides practical strategies and resources to identify\, address\, and support military family members experiencing unhealthy eating patterns.  \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDefine and recognize disordered eating trends amongst military-connected populations \nUnderstand the professional’s role in supporting and treating individuals with disordered eating \nIdentify benefits and resources available to service providers working with individuals experiencing maladaptive eating behaviors \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=”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” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”CPT Ryan Farley\, MS\, RD” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]CPT Farley currently serves as Chief of Food Service at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He has worked with eating disorder patients in some capacity for over 5 years. Before commissioning\, he worked at a combined inpatient and outpatient treatment facility (RWJ Hospital Eating Disorder Center\, Somerset\, NJ)\, where he gained experience in the treatment of eating disorders from initial diagnosis through sustaining recovery. While in uniform\, he has worked specifically as a referral for the Walter Reed behavioral health department for service members and civilians experiencing disordered eating. [/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=”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” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”CPT Brooke Guttormson” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:25|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]CPT Guttormson holds an M.A. in Psychology and a B.S. in Dietetics. She has focused on mental health and nutrition practices for 10+ years. She continuously seeks ways to intertwine nutrition with mental health. CPT Guttormson completed her dietetics internship at the North Dakota State Psychiatric Hospital\, with her work including a focus on how mental health impacts eating behavior. 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Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close October 9\, 2027.\nCertified Nutrition and Wellness Educator (CNWE): 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 October 9\, 2027.\nBoard Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) contact hours by The Patient Advocate Certification Board. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close October 9\, 2027.\nBoard Certified Case Managers: 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 October 9\, 2026. \nRegistered Dietitian Nutritionists (RD/RDN) and Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians\, Registered (NDTR): This webinar awards 1.5 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close August 5\, 2028. \nCertified Family Life Educators (CFLE): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close October 9\, 2028.\nSocial Workers\, Licensed Professional Counselors\, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists: This webinar is approved for 1.5 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 October 9\, 2027. \nCertified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education credits from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. 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CATEGORIES:Health and Well-Being
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SUMMARY:Take Charge: Small Shifts to Grow Your Autonomy
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into what it means to be a “manager of one” – someone who brings autonomy and ownership to even the smallest daily choices. \nThrough personal stories and research-backed insights\, they break down the Autonomy Audit: a practical\, step-by-step approach for identifying where you can claim just a bit more agency in work\, home\, and life. \nListen in to learn why autonomy matters\, how to spot opportunities for more control\, and ways to experiment with self-management – plus\, an easy challenge you can try this week. \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” 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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. Today’s episode is all about completing an autonomy audit\, which is a powerful tool for becoming what I like to call a “manager of one.” \nMy cohost\, Jessica\, is here to guide us. Hey Jess. How are you feeling today? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Hi Coral. I’m alright. It’s been one of those weeks though. I made this really optimistic plan\, and actually every Monday I start out and I’ll take a look at my calendar\, and I’ll block off time. So this week I blocked off time to do the work. I color-coded my calendar because I’m on different projects\, and so it’s easy for me to then\, at a glance\, see how much time I’m spending on each project. \nI did all of that. But the universe had some surprises for me: extra meetings that were unexpected\, last minute tasks\, a couple of tasks that I forgot about that I needed to deal with\, and really it just felt [00:01:00] like the universe was conspiring against me. \nCORAL OWEN: Oh man\, that is so relatable. Yeah. As a toddler mom and just as a general person rolling through life\, it’s very relatable. But I appreciate your honest\, honest reply for that. Always. Oh man. It totally is like\, “Here’s my plan\, and then life throws in a plot twister.” But I mean\, honestly\, just kinda getting back to the root of today’s theme\, that’s kind of what being a manager of one is all about\, right? \nIt’s finding those little places where we can take charge and shift and pivot so that things work with us the best that we can\, even when it kind of feels a little bit chaotic or even a little bit out of control. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. And it’s funny too because I started out feeling totally in charge\, and so those plot twists\, while less interesting than some of my favorite television shows\, they’re incredibly real [00:02:00] life. So yeah\, exactly. That’s\, you know\, when things get out of control\, you can get back to that feeling of at least being a little bit back in control. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, one of my favorite things\, kind of on the side\, I like to do triathlons and stuff like that. But one of the best pieces of advice that my college coach ever gave me was\, he would say\, “The plan is written in pencil\, not in pen.” \nAnd so that approach\, it gives you that approach of like\, “Oh\, okay\, we can\, you know\, erase some stuff and kind of shift and pivot but be flexible\, but still\, like the overall progression is still in a forward direction.” \nSo\, yeah. Applicable in all areas of life apparently. And you know\, I know that there are people listening to this episode as well that are already probably going\, “Oh\, yeah. Very relatable.” And we always love to hear what y’all’s strategies are as well. \nAnd so\, if there are ways that you practice autonomy\, or help get a little bit more of an [00:03:00] ownership feel back in certain places in your life that may feel a little bit out of reach sometimes\, we would love to hear about them. You can drop us an email to practicing connection@oneop.org. and we do check and reply to every message. So thanks for sending those our way. \n– break – \nAll right. Before we dive into today’s practice\, Jess\, can you tell us what inspired you? And I know that you already alluded to this a little bit\, but what inspired you to focus on the autonomy audit and how does it relate? And this is kind of a two part question. How does it relate to becoming a manager of one? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I picked this practice because I’m actually most motivated and fulfilled when I have a little bit of freedom. It’s been like this ever since I can remember. So sometimes that means freedom over my schedule. Sometimes it means freedom over how I choose to tackle problem solving\, or how I prioritize [00:04:00] tasks when I feel trusted to make choices. \nI get a little boost of energy. And that’s kind of what the manager of one mindset is about\, recognizing where we can direct our own work\, even in small ways. And there’s some good science behind it too. There’s\, you know\, studies that show that even a little more autonomy increases our motivation\, our wellbeing\, and our creativity. \nThe autonomy audit is a really simple tool to notice and expand your agency. So when things get overwhelming\, it’s easy to feel boxed in or it’s easy to default to autopilot. But if we can pause and ask like\, “Where do I still have some agency?” That’s being a manager of one. Those small moments of ownership can really boost our engagement and satisfaction and help us spring into action. \nAnd modeling this on a team has a ripple effect too\, right? It has a [00:05:00] positive effect on everyone around you. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. I’m just reflecting on scenarios\, you know\, working in teams and whatnot\, and where this has cropped up in just notable instances. And it does have that contagious energy\, like in a positive way\, and can help give everybody a boost around you. So I can’t wait to dig into this. And so yeah\, for the practical bit\, can you walk us through step by step how someone might try this? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, definitely. If you’re listening and you want to join in\, you can grab a notebook\, or open up your notes app or you could just follow along mentally. \nSo the first step is listing your responsibilities. You might even already have a project list somewhere\, but this is about writing down your main responsibilities. \nSo start with the big picture\, like work\, home\, volunteering or personal projects\, but don’t stop there. Under each of those major headings\, list out a few specific projects or tasks that you’re currently working on. \nFor example\, in the work [00:06:00] category\, maybe you have a client presentation or a regular team meeting and updating a report\, right? Maybe you’ve got those three projects. \nAt home\, it might be planning meals\, organizing the garage\, or helping kids with homework. Breaking it down this way can give you a clearer view of where your autonomy might vary from project to project\, and you can also just look at one of these big buckets of responsibilities\, right? \nYou don’t have to write them all down and put projects under each one of them and do this activity with all of those projects. So you can just take a look at one of those big buckets of responsibilities\, like only look at your work projects or your home projects for this activity. So list your responsibilities. \nCORAL OWEN: That’s such a great point\, and I could see how this could easily kind of get overwhelming. And so I would\, yeah\, just focus on one specific area where you’re maybe feeling a little bit stuck\, or low energy. I think it sounds like a great place to start. \n[00:07:00] So where does it go from there? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yep. So after you’ve listed some areas of responsibility\, then you’re going to go through and rate your autonomy. \nSo to do that\, there’s a set of three questions that you can\, if you want to\, you can journal on them or you can just do a gut check and think about them. \nSo the first question is\, “How much control do I actually have here? \nThe next question is\, “Am I steering or am I mostly following directions?” \nAnd then the third question is\, “Is there an area I wish I had more say or flexibility?” \nAnd after considering those questions\, give each responsibility an autonomy rating\, high\, medium\, or low. You don’t have to spend a lot of time on this. \nLike I said\, you can let your gut be your guide because you can always go back and dig a little [00:08:00] deeper. You’re really looking for how much control you feel like you have right now\, so that you can assess whether there are any immediate wins you can get. \nAnd then the third step is\, choose a responsibility with a medium or low autonomy. And brainstorm ways that you can get a little bit more influence. So\, you could brainstorm a couple of tweaks to boost your sense of ownership for that responsibility. For example\, can you propose a new way of doing the task? Can you switch up your routine for one that you would prefer? Or could you take a low risk action on your own instead of waiting for approval? \nSo pick one tweak and try it this week. I didn’t mean for that to rhyme. Think of it as a micro-experiment afterwards. Then you can notice\, did you feel more engaged\, energized\, or confident? \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, like a little bit of a pilot test. I like that. Jess\, do you have [00:09:00] any examples of how you’ve done this in your own personal life? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I do. So prepping for this episode actually got me thinking about a project where I was stuck and I was waiting for feedback that never came. And it was kind of a sticky situation because our team was trying to move forward on something\, and everyone was so busy\, right? And I asked for feedback and it was really difficult to get it. \nSo I actually ended up sketching out my own plan\, and then I shared that with my team. It felt really risky because I like to be more collaborative than that\, right? And in my head\, I was not being collaborative by doing this thing on my own. \nBut actually\, it turned out that it actually got things moving. People had something to react to. They actually appreciated having a starting point. And then they could build on my ideas. And so that’s when I realized that I was actually practicing being a manager of one. So I was [00:10:00] taking that initiative\, not waiting for permission and just making the first move. \nCORAL OWEN: That’s a great example\, and there’s so much to be said for creating your own momentum\, it can kind of have like a snowball effect too in a positive direction. I love that example so much. It’s a lot of momentum and confidence\, not just for you\, but also for your team as well. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, exactly. So here’s our challenge: if you’re listening\, try an autonomy audit and take a small intentional step toward becoming a manager of one\, and then notice what shifts for you. \nDo you have a little more energy or engagement\, or maybe a creative spark that kind of came out of nowhere? \nWhether it works perfectly or surprises you\, or it turns into a learning moment\, share your story with us. We’d love to learn from your experience. \nCORAL OWEN: Well\, this was a great one for sure. And this is a wrap for today’s episode. \nThanks Jess so much for sharing this practice with us\, and thank you all for joining our conversation today on [00:11:00] becoming a manager of one. \nIf you found value in our conversation today\, please share this episode with a friend\, and we’ll be back next week with something new. \nUntil 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]
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\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\, \nCORAL OWEN: And I am Coral. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And today we’re going to be talking about motivations\, specifically\, how to better understand what fuels us as leaders. And how to align our work with what matters most. Coral\, how are you? \nCORAL OWEN: Hey\, I’m doing great Jess. Thank you. This topic has been on my mind a lot recently\, to be quite honest. And so\, you know\, so often in leadership we hit stretches where we feel drained or disconnected and we wonder why. And sometimes it’s because we’re leaning heavily on external motivators\, like deadlines\, recognition\, pressure\, general routine. \nAnd none of these are inherently bad\, by the way\, just as a side note\, but those internal drivers that really sustain us and connect us to the work\, they can kind of get lost in the doing of the thing\, if you will. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Mm-hmm. Yeah\, that really resonates with me. I’ve noticed that when I’m motivated by things like [00:01:00] learning growth or connection\, I feel energized even when the work is really challenging. But if I’m only driven by a deadline or not trying to let someone down\, I can feel depleted pretty quickly and burned out. \nI mean\, I know depleted kind of means burned out\, but I mean\, burned out\, like I think a step beyond depleted even. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, exactly. And this is where today’s practice of motivation mapping comes in. It’s a practice that helps us pause and really take a look at the mix of motivators that are in play. \nAnd so\, extrinsic\, intrinsic\, we’ll get into those in just a second. And once we see sort of how everything is comprised\, we can make small shifts to reconnect with our work with our values\, and strengthen our intrinsic motivation to better sustain our energy. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: All right. This is very intriguing. Coral\, can you share a little more about what motivation mapping is and why you selected it? \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. So motivation mapping is a tool for taking [00:02:00] stock of what’s driving you in a given project or area of responsibility. You can think of it like checking the fuel mix in your tank. \nAre you running mostly on extrinsic motivators\, like external rewards\, deadlines\, recognition\, or are you primarily fueled by intrinsic motivators\, things like purpose\, growth\, alignment\, learning\, like you said\, Jess\, that are really\, centered with your value sets. \nAnd like we just mentioned\, neither type of motivation is inherently better than the other. Extrinsic motivators keep us accountable and on track. But if they’re the only thing driving us\, like you already alluded to\, Jess\, we tend to burn out. \nIntrinsic motivators\, on the other hand\, are renewable. They sustain us through setbacks because the work itself becomes meaningful. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Hmm. Yeah\, this is fascinating. I remember reading a book a while back where they talked about one extrinsic motivator\, which was salary\, for example. You know\, an external reward for work done. \nAnd one of the things that they mentioned was [00:03:00] that the research shows that when you get to a certain amount\, that becomes less of a factor and that you need to focus on internal motivators. \nBut what I saw happening with that was people grabbing onto the\, “Oh\, people only need to make this much money\, and then we need to do the internal motivators.” And I think that it’s more nuanced than that. And so I’m excited for this activity. \nCORAL OWEN: So\, yeah\, that’s a wonderful example\, by the way\, Jessica. So here’s how you can try motivation mapping yourself. \nStep one. Pick a focus area. So you’re not going to tackle your entire portfolio\, okay? Just choose one project\, task\, or responsibility that you’re working on right now. \nFor example\, it might be leading a new initiative at work\, preparing a presentation\, bookkeeping\, managing a big transition for your team. \nStep two\, you’re going to list your motivators. You can draw two columns on a page\, one for intrinsic and one for extrinsic. [00:04:00] For the intrinsic column\, write the motivators that come within things like\, “I care about impact\, I’m learning new skills\, this connects with my internal values.” \nThe extrinsic column\, jot down the external drivers. “There’s a deadline. Getting a great salary from this. My team or boss expects us. I’ll be evaluated. People are depending on me.” Things of that nature. \nStep three – there’s only four steps by the way – step three is you’re going to just take notice of the balance. Not judge it. Just notice it. \nSo look at your list and circle of motivators that feel really strong right now. They’re kind of primary ones. Do they fall all in one column? And what does that tell you? This reflection piece about your current experience of this work\, is it primarily externally dominated or internally? \nThen step four\, if you notice that you’re running mostly on extrinsic motivators\, ask yourself\, “How can I reconnect this task with something that feels intrinsically meaningful to me?” \nFor example\, if you’re [00:05:00] writing a report\, mainly because it’s due and that can\, you know\, kind of grind the gears a little bit sometimes\, try reframing it as perhaps a chance to highlight your team’s contributions or clarify a bigger vision\, something along those lines\, and that shift\, it taps into purpose. \nWhich is far more sustaining\, and it really can give us a bigger\, broader context about the impact of what’s going on. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Wow. I really like how practical this is. You know\, sometimes we don’t realize we’re running on fumes until we stop and look at what’s fueling us. And I can attest to this. I often don’t realize that I’m running on fumes until I’m forced to stop and look at what’s fueling me. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly. And you know\, for our listeners\, having a few additional reflection questions as you try to map out your motivation may help anger you. So here are a few that we might suggest. \n“When was the last time you truly felt energized in your work? What values were being honored in those moments?” [00:06:00]\nAnother one: “Looking at your current responsibilities\, where are you noticing a potential imbalance in your motivators?” \nAnd then a third to kind of bring this home: “What’s one small way that you can reconnect to your values in that area this week?” \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, those are awesome prompts. You know\, even taking five minutes to think them through could shift how you approach. I mean\, I think we’re often sharing prompts like this\, these kind of big questions and it feels it could feel really big. \nDon’t let that scare you. Just look at the question and let your mind do the work and just spend a few minutes thinking through them and that could shift how you approach your work. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. And again\, this shift doesn’t have to be big. Sometimes it’s not even a fundamental shift of how we’re working. It’s just a matter of shifting perspective\, and even these small reframes can reconnect us to our deeper motivation. \nMaybe instead of\, “I have to get this done\,” you think\, “This is gonna help create a better experience for the people that I’m [00:07:00] serving.” \nAnd that little alignment with values can change the entire energy that you’re bringing to the work and to your day. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, and you know\, it seems like this is something that leaders could use with their teams too. So like asking your team\, “What’s motivating us about this project?” Or asking a group\, right? \nIf you’re working on a coalition with others\, ask yourselves\, “What’s motivating us about this project?” \nThat could really spark a conversation that helps the people that are involved in that team or that group feel more connected\, and less like they’re just going through the motions or they’re just coming together\, choosing a task\, and then going and doing the task\, right. \nCORAL OWEN: I absolutely love that. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well. Awesome. Thanks so much Coral for sharing this. \nThat’s it for today’s practice on motivation mapping. We’d love to hear what you discover when you try it. You can email us at practicing connection@oneop.org and share your reflections. \nCORAL OWEN: Also a little bit of a [00:08:00] bonus freebie for this episode. \nIf you would like a worksheet to walk through this practice step by step along with the reflection questions as well\, just check the show notes for this episode and we have a downloadable template that you can use. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Thanks again for joining us today. If you enjoyed this episode\, click the share button in your podcast app and send it to a colleague or a friend who might benefit. We’ll be back next week with a fresh episode. \nUntil 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]
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SUMMARY:Empowering Neurodivergent Teens to Thrive in School
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SUMMARY:Scaling Your Skills: Feedback & Mentorship That Works
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Coral shares a step-by-step method that makes seeking input approachable and turns it into real progress. \nLearn how to choose the right people to ask\, reflect on what you hear\, and take small\, sustainable actions. \nPlus\, find out how to invite mentorship into your journey – even if you don’t have a formal mentor. Perfect for anyone who wants to develop new skills\, boost confidence\, and foster authentic connections at work. \nLinks\n\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\nOneOp Academy is a free online series designed for anyone interested in positive change\, whether you’re an educator\, community leader\, student\, or just passionate about supporting families. \nThis year’s Academy spotlights the unique challenges facing military connected youth\, from mental health to resilience education to community support. \nExplore the 2025 OneOp Academy and register today at oneop.org/series/2025academy[/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 my co-host Coral is here as well. Today we’re going to be talking about feedback and mentorship for skill growth\, and Coral’s going to be sharing a practice with us. Hi Coral. How are you? \nCORAL OWEN: Hey Jess. I’m doing well. Yeah\, as I was preparing for this week’s episode\, I was reflecting really heavily on the role that mentorship has played in my own professional experience\, particularly most recently in scaling a business. \nAnd it’s only been after several years of flying solo before I finally realized that I could save myself so much heartache and also have such a greater impact if I had sought support from a mentor\, which is\, you know\, I’m a couple years deep into a very formalized\, coaching and mentorship program\, which is\, it’s been wonderful. But it took me a while to get there and yeah\, I just\, wow\, it’s made such a difference. \nBut it can be tough to ask for that level of support. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. Yeah. [00:01:00] I love that perspective. It really does take courage to ask for feedback directly. I’ve been involved in several training and coaching programs\, a big part of the program involved obtaining feedback. And\, you know\, it’s often helped me make changes\, which a lot of people would expect\, right? \nWhen you’re getting feedback\, a lot of people feel like\, “Oh\, well that’s about\, you know\, changing and getting better.” I would say for me\, even more so\, it’s helped me see strengths that I have that I didn’t notice. Other people knew\, other people could see it\, but I didn’t notice them until someone started to point them out to me. \nCORAL OWEN: I love that and that’s such a perspective shift I had as well of help other people who are seeing us doing the thing or cultivating the skill or process\, or whatever it is that we’re looking to elevate and hone\, and they can often see things from\, well\, they are seeing it from a different perspective and helping us lean into the things that we’re strong in. And further hone [00:02:00] those pieces\, help level up the things. \nAnd then\, you know\, maybe shift\, pivot a little bit and we’re actually getting into that today. But\, yeah\, a lot of people just think that they’re\, “Oh\, feedback.” Like\, “I don’t wanna ask people how\, you know – ” \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: – “Like I already know\, I’m already\, I’m so hard on myself. I already know how terrible I am. I don’t need anyone else to point it out!” \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah. So this is definitely a different framework for perspective that is not just like\, “Hey\, you could really use some work on X\, Y\, and Z.” \nIt’s about that really holistic perspective of receiving feedback or even developing a more formalized mentorship relationship\, if you so desired. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, before we move on\, I’ll just quickly give a little bonus exercise here. One of the best questions that I was asked\, when I was trying to get feedback in one of these programs was\, they told me to ask\, “When I walk into a room\, what shows up when I do?” And people gave me feedback on that\, and that was pretty interesting. \n[00:03:00] It was pretty cool. But let’s learn more about feedback and mentorship for skill growth\, Coral. Tell us a little bit about the practice that you’re going to be sharing today and why you chose it. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, absolutely. So\, much of professional development really happens outside of these formal trainings and courses and conferences that we\, you know\, do attend from time to time. But once you decide that\, you want to keep growing a skill or seeking it out and cultivating\, that the real work is in weaving it into your day to day\, not just in that\, you know\, kind of finite space that we’re learning about it or you know\, kind of developing that brain awareness of it. \nAnd so feedback and mentorship are two of the most effective ways to do that. They give us outside perspective\, accountability\, encouragement. But also as we already noted\, asking for feedback or arranging mentorship\, it can feel intimidating. It can also\, could just feel like\, I hate to say that like a burden\, you know\, just kind of a heavier load to add to both our plate\, but also to ask someone else who already is so busy [00:04:00] to take on that\, level of guidance and mentorship. \nAnd so I wanted to share a really simple structured practice that makes it very attainable\, very easy to access\, and hopefully just something that is a very\, approachable way to go about this. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well that sounds super useful. Let’s walk through the practice. \nCORAL OWEN: Sure thing. So here’s a practice that you can try next time. You want to develop a skill more deeply in your place or professional space. The first step is of course\, choosing the right person. So think about someone who you have seen applying the skill\, or who interacts with you in the context where you’re trying to grow. \nAnd it doesn’t have to be a supervisor. It can be a peer\, a colleague\, even someone that you support. And sometimes the end user perspective is actually the most helpful. So from there\, once you’ve settled on this person\, step two is\, or perhaps a little bit in tandem\, using a simple framework in asking for feedback and one that I have leveraged in the past. \n[00:05:00] Jess\, I think\, you know\, in kind of our pre-show conversation\, you mentioned that you’ve used this before\, with a slightly different spin. I’ve come to call it start\, stop\, continue. Here’s how it works. Just very straightforward. So this is asking\, “What’s something new that I could start doing that would help me use the skill more effectively\,” or something of the sort\, right. \nNumber two here\, stop. You can ask what is\, and this is\, you know\, the question that you’re asking of this person who is helping you along in this process\, you can ask them\, “What is one thing I’m doing right now that might be getting in the way of progress?” \nAnd then thirdly\, continue to ask\, “What am I already doing well that I should keep doing?” \nSo the reason I love this framework so specifically is that it makes feedback concrete and balanced. And you’re not just hearing what needs fixing\, you’re also hearing what’s already working\, which is really important for motivation\, but also just for that holistic [00:06:00] perspective like we talked about. \nAll right\, so step three is reflecting and acting. Once you’ve gathered this feedback and had that input from your mentor\, from your experience: write it down\, look for patterns\, and then choose one small doable action to try straight away. we actually talked about this in our prior episode last week about those just like bite-sized nugget actions that you can do\, rather than trying to\, you know\, just change everything straight away\, just choose one thing in a very specific context and just try that in a very\, minute sense. \nDon’t try to change everything at once. It can get a little overwhelming sometimes. So that’s just the very ground floor asking for feedback\, and it can be\, you know\, multiple times over\, or kind of a continuing sequence. \nIt can also just be a one-off\, like\, “Hey\, you know\, can we watch me do this thing\, and let me know what should I start doing? What should I stop and what should I continue?” \nIf you have something [00:07:00] that is a little bit meatier in nature\, or that may take more continual progress\, you know\, more of a long term\, you may want to explore mentorship\, and a mentor does not have to be a formal role. It can be someone who’s a step or two ahead of you and the skill you’re developing. And when you’re reaching out you might say\, “I’m working on developing this skill and I really admire how you approach it. Would you be open to occasional check-ins or giving some advice as I keep practicing?” \nAnd by and large most people will simply be flattered that you asked and oftentimes are happy to share their experience. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I mean\, like you said\, Coral\, in our pre-conversation\, before we started recording\, I love the start\, stop\, continue framework. I’ve used it with groups in a totally different angle. It really does though in this context\, it makes feedback less overwhelming for both the person asking and the person giving it. \nCORAL OWEN: A hundred percent it\, it just lowers the [00:08:00] barrier\, right? And so instead of\, “Hey\, can you give me some feedback?”\, that can feel really huge both to you and to the person that you are liaising with. And instead being very specific and giving three small buckets that that person who’s advising or supporting you can fill\, just\, yeah\, it’s a lot more straightforward and specific and just clear. \nThere’s clarity around it. And the mentorship element\, if you choose to dig in a little bit deeper\, it builds on that and you can still continue using that start\, stop\, continue framework. And it just gives you that ongoing perspective and encouragement as you integrate your new skill into your daily work. \nContinue to hone whatever practice it is that you’re cultivating and leveling up what you’re doing. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Awesome. Well\, that is it for this episode. Thanks so much for joining us. If you enjoyed this episode\, click the share button in your podcast app to send it to a friend who might benefit. We’ll be back next week with a new episode. Until then\, keep practicing. [00:09:00]\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:The Academy | Launching Leaders: Preparing Military-Connected Teens for Adulthood
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Presenters will highlight the critical role of positive youth-adult relationships and examine ways to support military-connected teens in their transition to adulthood. Drawing on recent research\, this session explores practical strategies and resources like the Cooperative Extension 4-H program.  \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDefine key protective factors within the career and financial domains of Military Family Readiness and understand their crucial role in promoting resilience and positive transitions for military-connected teens.\nGain specific practical strategies for fostering protective factors to help military-connected teens build essential life skills to support a confident and informed transition to adulthood.\nIntegrate positive youth development initiatives and community-based programs that expand support systems and deliver targeted services to promote military-connected teens’ well-being.\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=”201990″ 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=”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 for the Human Services program within the College of Applied Science and Technology at the University of Arizona. Driven by a passion to understand the challenges faced by today’s military families\, Dr. Rea’s work actively connects research with practical outreach. 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Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close September 24\, 2028. \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 September 24\, 2026.\nBoard Certified Disability Management Specialists: This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) clock hours from The Commission for Case Manager Certification. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close September 24th\, 2026.\nBoard Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) contact hours by The Patient Advocate Certification Board. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close September 24\, 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 September 24\, 2027. \nCertified Nutrition and Wellness Educator (CNWE): 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 September 24\, 2027. \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). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close September 24\, 2027. \nCertified Personal Finance Counselors (CPFC): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from The Center for Financial Certifications (FinCert.org). **Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on September 24\, 2028.\nCertified Family Life Educators (CFLE): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on September 24\, 2030.\nMichigan Certified Teachers (SCECH): This webinar is approved for 1.5 SCECH from the Michigan Education Association’s Center for Leadership and Learning. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on September 24\, 2028.\nCertified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education credit from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on September 24\, 2027.\nRegistered Dietitian Nutritionists (RD/RDN) and Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians\, Registered (NDTR): This webinar awards 1.5 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Prior Approval Program. Eligibility for CE credit will close on July 22\, 2028.\nHuman Resource Professionals (SHRM): This webinar is approved for 1.5 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 is approved for 1.5 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. 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Familiarize yourself with the narrative by watching this introductory video. \nIn this webinar\, we will follow a case story. View a transcript of the video here. \nWebinar Slides (PDF) \nAdditional Resources \nThe Academy Homepage[/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″ 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_column_text]Photo Credit: Mariia Vitkovska/iStock[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Don't Keep It to Yourself! Creating a Culture of Shared Learning
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In this special round-up episode\, Jessica and Coral explore why teaching others is the secret weapon for growth. \nInstead of just one practice\, you’ll get a toolkit of real-world ways to share what you’re learning\, from quick tips to full team huddles. \nListen in to discover how knowledge sharing deepens your understanding\, boosts your confidence\, and creates a ripple effect far beyond your own desk. \nWhether you’re a seasoned leader or just starting out\, you’ll walk away ready to build a culture of curiosity\, generosity\, and ongoing development. \nLinks\n\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\n\nOneOp Academy is a free online series designed for anyone interested in positive change\, whether you’re an educator\, community leader\, student\, or just passionate about supporting families. \nThis year’s Academy spotlights the unique challenges facing military connected youth\, from mental health to resilience education to community support. \nExplore the 2025 OneOp Academy and register today at oneop.org/series/2025academy[/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] Hi everyone. Welcome to this episode of Practicing Connection. I am Coral and I’m here with my co-host\, Jessica\, and today we’re diving into something a little different\, but super essential\, which is how to share what you’ve learned with others. Hey\, Jessica\, how’s your week going? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Hey\, Coral. I’m good. Honestly\, this theme has been on my mind a lot. There’s something about wrapping up a learning journey and then turning around to share it that just feels right to me. But I also work in the education field\, so I guess that makes sense. I might be a little biased. \nCORAL OWEN: That does track. I love that though\, yeah. Any personal stories or moments from this week where you just found yourself wanting to shout\, like\, “I learned this\, everyone needs to know!”? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yes. As a matter of fact I’m in a systems thinking class right now\, and we have been talking about VMCL\, which stands for Vision\, Mission\, Capacities and Learning. I just finished the [00:01:00] portion that discusses developing your learning systems\, these are the systems of feedback that you set up to continually learn from. \nAnd the systems you set up so that your team can make the most of their professional development by sharing what they learn with others on the team. So\, super relevant to today’s topics\, and I do feel like I have to note that the class and the podcast converging at the same time was not planned. \nCORAL OWEN: But a very happy accident\, I think\, as Bob Ross would say. But yeah\, V-M-C-L\, that’s a new one for me. But I am so excited to dig into this more. And it is such a nice feeling when things align like that\, isn’t it? \nSo I know in previous episodes we typically zero in on like one practice specifically for our listeners to try\, but I was thinking maybe we shake things up a little bit. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, and there’s actually a pretty fascinating reason behind it. Studies show that when you teach others\, you [00:02:00] invest more effort\, you spend more time on the material and you achieve better outcomes\, even if your student is just a digital teachable agent. It’s called a protege effect. And this protege effect happens because teaching requires you to organize your thoughts to identify gaps and to explain ideas clearly\, which deepens your own understanding and memory. \nAnd I have to say\, I went down just the tiniest rabbit holes that I’m gonna bring up here right now. I don’t know if you’ve ever heard that term\, “Those who can’t\, teach.” Have you heard that before? \nCORAL OWEN:Yeah. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: It’s pretty derogatory and it’s really not helpful. And frankly\, it’s not even the original phrase that came from Aristotle. Aristotle said\, “Those who can\, do\, and those who understand\, teach.” \nCORAL OWEN: Oh. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. And so it kind of\, yeah\, during I forget which play\, but during like a play\, they kind of messed with the [00:03:00] language a little bit. \nAnd it ended up turning into this long-term derogatory thing that we say basically\, “People who teach\, they teach because they can’t actually do the work.” And that’s not true at all. Teachers have to both be able to do it and they have to be able to stay on top of everything and understand. \nSo anyway\, this is why the protege effect works. It’s not just about mastering the content either. So reviews of decades of research show that regular knowledge sharing among employees leads to greater innovation\, to better team performance and stronger collaboration. So when knowledge sharing is part of your group’s routine\, it helps you grow\, adapt\, and succeed\, especially in times of change. \nBut here’s the thing\, most effective sharing doesn’t just happen one way. So research also shows that combining different types of knowledge sharing\, like mini workshops\, quick writeups emails\, peer coaching and more [00:04:00] actually builds a much richer culture of learning. \nThat’s why we’ve put together a roundup of practices today\, and I think we’ve done this a couple times in the last month and it’s been kind of fun. \nCORAL OWEN: It really has been. And it’s kind of like a smorgasbord or charcuterie of strategies. You can just take what works and\, you know\, try and iterate as you go through some different strategies. So\, yeah\, let’s do it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I think you just invented something\, a “Charcuterie of ideas” instead of a smorgasbord. I love it. \nCORAL OWEN: I’ll take credit. I’ll take full credit. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: All right\, please do. Okay. So the first practice that we pulled together is hosting a mini workshop or a “lunch and learn.”  \nIn my organization\, during the pandemic\, we actually did these learning popups where if you had knowledge to share\, you would just send everyone an email and say\, “Hey\, if you can make it great\, but I’m gonna do it this time\, this day\, and we’ll record it in case you can’t make it.” \nBut [00:05:00] whatever way works for you. This doesn’t need to be anything fancy. Just carve out 20 minutes\, 30 minutes to show your team what you’ve learned. Use a practical example and invite questions. Making it interactive actually will boost both your team’s retention and your own. \nCORAL OWEN: I just\, I love that idea of like a popup workshop or\, you know\, just something like\, “Oh\, hey\, I learned this thing\,” and just harnessing that energy and that excitement and then passing it along. You know\, I think too\, sometimes we kind of overcomplicate this idea of a workshop. Like it has to be this full blown training\, complete with slides and handouts and\, you know\, all of these knowledge checkpoints. \nAnd really just like you said\, even 15 or 20 minutes can be so useful to spark some great conversation and brainstorming\, even innovation. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And you can use slides if you want to\, especially if it helps you get your point across. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Whatever works for you. But let’s move on to the next one. So this next one is\, create bite-sized training resources. [00:06:00] So you could record a short video on a new tool that you’ve learned. You could write a quick how-to with or without screenshots\, whatever your preference. \nIt’s your resource. Or you could make a checklist to share in your team chat\, or if you’ve got a team wiki or you know\, some other space where you typically share things like that. This approach caters to different learning styles. So some people might prefer the checklist or they might prefer a video\, but it also caters to your own style of wanting to share information. \nSo\, catering to different learning styles is another element that is kind of found to increase knowledge\, retention\, and sharing at work. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. I personally trend towards the videos. Screen capture with some of the voiceovers. But I love that there are so many formats\, especially leveraging different types of technologies these days for quick gathers of information with a little bit of an additive narration or whatever\, that make it so [00:07:00] easy to distribute and capture knowledge\, and share it along with people who may benefit from it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I mean\, I would say an incredible example of this is when you created a training video for me on how to post these podcast episodes to our WordPress page\, and I think it’s silent. And if it isn’t silent then\, you know\, I never heard the sound. But even when it was silent\, like I could see\, you know\, the mouse was circling a certain thing and clicking on it. \nAnd I still use that sometimes to remember if I miss something\, right? I don’t want to miss something. It was perfect. And then you posted it in a shared space and it’s an easy shared folder\, it was easy to find. \nSo\, let’s move on to the next one. This is another favorite of mine. Try doing one-on-one peer coaching. \nShowing a colleague firsthand how you’re using a new process or a new skill can really spark change and the peer tutoring effect actually boosts your own mastery as well. \nCORAL OWEN: Agreed. Jess\, this is actually one of my favorites as well\, and I’ve [00:08:00] noticed that when I take time to walk someone through a process\, I almost always catch myself noticing opportunities to elevate how something flows or help it work more smoothly. And teaching never fails to sharpen my own skills as well. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. Alright\, next up\, if you love writing\, this is for you. \nYou can create and send a tips-and-tricks email or a mini newsletter to your colleagues\, or to whoever you’re trying to teach what you’re learning to. You could sum up your top learning points and how it’s helped you. This really makes the knowledge easily accessible and it creates a record for your team to refer back to and for you to refer back to. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. I think there are\, this was\, you know\, probably eight\, ten years ago when I first started a particular professional track in my life. There were a number of blogs that I would refer to about\, you know\, educational technology and learning so much from those just widely available resources. \nBut having [00:09:00] that sort of personal knowledge database to you to track your own journey\, which is something that we talked about in our previous episode. It’s really cool to see those skills develop as well. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. And I would say too\, if you do this one\, you could easily then turn it into I think the second practice we shared\, the creating bite-sized training resources. Like you could repurpose it too and vice versa\, right. \nSo next up we have team huddles and book clubs. I love this option. Team huddles or book clubs can offer a regular space for everyone to share what’s working for them. \nSo having these structured opportunities for exchange is linked to more resilient and innovative teams. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, this is something that I’ve actually done with colleagues throughout the years\, especially the book clubs. And initially some people were like\, “Oh\, I don’t have time every week to do this.” But sometimes it would kind of be like you said\, popup trainings. It would be kind of like a popup book club. \nLike if there was a particular book that a [00:10:00] few folks were interested in\, it’s like\, “Hey\, well let’s just do a popup book club for\, you know\, a particular four or six weeks\,” and then maybe it’d be dormant for a little while until the next quarter\, and then we kind of pop it back up or breathe more life into something else. \nBut yeah it’s just so fun when it’s sort of baked into the way that you work. And there is sort of that culture shift as well of\, you don’t have to overthink it\, it just becomes part of what you do. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. All right\, last one. Invite a teammate to shadow you as you try a new skill\, or run a live demo so others can see it in action. Interactivity like this\, including observation and hands-on trial\, is shown to significantly improve retention and understanding. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. Things a hundred percent stick way better when we’re able to see them and experience them firsthand. You’re so right. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, so that’s why we did a roundup this time because the research is pretty clear that when sharing is varied\, [00:11:00] when you can employ more than one option when it’s regular and part of daily life\, everyone\, including the person doing the sharing\, learns more. They feel more confident\, and it contributes to a stronger\, more adaptable team. \nCORAL OWEN: Awesome. Yep. And you heard it here. So I would love to\, I know that we’ve got our mailbag open so we would love to hear if y’all try out some of these practices or combine a few\, and see what works. \nPlease share with us what’s working. Jess\, what is the best way for everybody to get in touch with us? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, so share your stories\, your struggles\, your wins at practicing connection@oneop.org\, and maybe we’ll feature them on a future episode. \nUntil next time\, keep learning\, sharing\, growing\, and of course\, 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]
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SUMMARY:Flexible Spending Accounts: Tools for Service Members
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Participants will learn how to enroll and manage these accounts and what expenses are eligible. The session also covers service member-specific situations where a FSA would be a helpful financial planning tool and where to find appropriate resources for FSA support. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nCompare the Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (DCFSA) and the Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (HCFSA)\nSummarize the FSA enrollment process\, account management\, and eligibility requirements\nDetermine Service member- specific situations where a FSA would be a helpful financial planning tool\nIdentify appropriate resources for FSA support\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=”209275″ 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=”Beth A. 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SUMMARY:5 Strategies for Integrating New Skills into Daily Practice
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You can just take what works for you\, remix\, adapt and pivot. \nLinks\n\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\nSend us a text\n\nOneOp Academy is a free online series designed for anyone interested in positive change\, whether you’re an educator\, community leader\, student\, or just passionate about supporting families. \nThis year’s Academy spotlights the unique challenges facing military connected youth\, from mental health to resilience education to community support. \nExplore the 2025 OneOp Academy and register today at oneop.org/series/2025academy[/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. Today we’ll be talking about how to move from learning into doing\, specifically five strategies that can help you integrate new skills into your daily practice. My co-host\, Coral\, is here to guide us through today’s practice. Hey Coral\, how are you? \nCORAL OWEN: Hey Jessica. I’m doing really well\, thanks. I just finished facilitating a workshop last week and one of the things that came up in conversation was how energizing it can feel to leave professional development opportunities\, but a week later it kind of sometimes fizzles. It’s not a bad thing\, just\, you know\, noting reality. \nAnd that’s actually exactly what we’re going to talk about today is how to keep that momentum going\, so those skills don’t just stay in a notebook\, but actually begin to show up in your day to day. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yes\, I am so looking forward to this topic. I love this. Keeping those notes in the [00:01:00] notebook often happens to me. I can relate to that so much. So I’m really looking forward to hearing about what these practices are you’re going to be sharing with us\, and we would love to hear what strategies you use to apply skills in your work or daily life. \nSend us a note at Practicing connection@oneop.org. We see and respond to every message and we can’t wait to hear your ideas. \n– break – \nOkay\, let’s get into it. Coral\, can you walk us through these five strategies for building new skills into daily practice? \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. So these are practical\, approachable steps that anyone can try regardless of your role\, your team structure or where you’re based. And so we’re going to be walking through each of the five\, and I’ll share each one\, along with some examples as well. And so my hope is that as you listen\, that y’all can take what speaks to you and adapt it to [00:02:00] suit your own work and life. \nBut please don’t feel compelled or overwhelmed that you have to try all of them at once\, or all of them at all. You can just take what works for you as always\, or you can remix them. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Right. \nCORAL OWEN: 100%. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, this sounds great. Let’s get going. \nCORAL OWEN: Awesome. So yeah\, let’s get right down to it. So the first strategy is all about micro goals. So when we learn something new\, it can feel overwhelming to apply it perfectly straight away. Micro goals break the skill down into bite-sized manageable actions. And so\, if you just learned a new communication technique\, for example\, your micro goal\, it might be to use it just once during a single meeting this week. \nSmall steps can make this skill less intimidating\, and it also gives you little wins that build confidence. It’s like training a muscle. It just\, you know\, builds that strength and momentum over time. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I like that\, it’s less sort of\, “How do I overhaul everything\,” and more\, “How can I try [00:03:00] one thing in one moment?” \nCORAL OWEN: A thousand percent\, and we’re also reducing that friction to start by just a monumental degree. So\, okay. Our second strategy is one that we actually highlighted in the January 16th episode at the start of this year. A personal favorite\, not to play favorites\, but this one is habit stacking\, and the idea here is pairing your new skill with something that you already do regularly and often automatically. \nFor instance\, if you review your to-do list every morning\, you can immediately follow that with applying a new productivity technique that you’ve learned\, such as tackling your highest priority task first. And essentially this existing habit that we anchor into it becomes the trigger for the new one that you’re cultivating. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I think\, if I remember right from that episode\, you had a fantastic example of like when you make your coffee\, ’cause you know\, you make coffee every morning\, that you pair that up with something else. I don’t remember what that was\, but I do remember it was a [00:04:00] great example because I also make coffee every morning. \nSo\, super practical. I use this often myself. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. And yeah\, taking advantage of what’s already working with your daily rhythm helps keep this very approachable. And you’ll note that this is going to be a trend throughout all of these strategies\, is to really just grease the skids so that you can feel like you can take action easily\, quickly\, and keep it sustainable. \nAnd so straight into our third strategy\, which is daily reflection. So at the end of the day\, each day\, you can briefly check in with yourself asking\, “How did I use my new skill today? Did I use it?” Again\, these don’t have to be massive practices. This one can just be a 30 to 60 second check-in\, and maybe it’s a brief note in your planner or\, I know a lot of people were using bullet journals a while back. \nNot sure if that’s still in vogue. But\, you know\, maybe it’s just a little bullet that you mark in whatever your strategy: voice\, memo\, et cetera. The point is [00:05:00] simply to capture both the successes and the challenges. And this reflection also reinforces the new action. Helps you see patterns and trends over time. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, seeing those trends is really helpful. I did this for a while where I had a couple of personal goals\, because unfortunately I tend – fortunately or unfortunately – I tend to prioritize work. And so I had this period of time where I was trying to prioritize some personal goals. \nAnd I have to tell you\, it was super motivating to see the trend of when I was tracking it\, to see the trend of\, that I was actually spending time on a goal that I had. So you might not even realize you accomplish something a few times a week until you start to look at that. And that’s what I noticed as well. Like I actually was doing the things that I wanted to do\, but they were taking up less space in my brain. \nAnd so because I could see the tracking\, it helped to create some more momentum to keep it going. \nCORAL OWEN: Exactly. And I think too\, the piece here [00:06:00] is that these\, you know\, micro goals are\, you know\, things that we’re really breaking down to be so bite sized. It is such a brief touchpoint within our day that sometimes you even forget that you did it yesterday\, the day before. \nSo having that concrete documentation where you can see that trend over time\, it really just reinforces\, “Oh\, okay\, I’m actually doing the thing.’ And then\, you know\, that doing of the thing\, it can grow and grow over time into whatever you hope it is becoming. À \nAlright. Our fourth strategy is creating reminders and queues. So again\, you might see a little bit of overlap in some of these\, and that is okay. For this fourth strategy\, reminders and cues\, it really comes down to the fact that we are juggling a lot\, all of us. \nI know that to be true\, and so sometimes a helpful nudge can be exactly what we need. And so this reminder or cue can look as simple as a sticky note on your monitor\, on your desktop\, whatever. \nSometimes calendar alerts are helpful\, even digital prompts like [00:07:00] notifications or\, you know\, an alarm that is labeled on your phone. Whatever it is. So just a simple example might be if you want to trial a new question technique\, you can set a reminder for your calls or your meetings that says simply\, “Use open-ended questions.” \nAnd things like this\, these tiny triggers\, what they do is they just help bring that skill to the forefront of your brain when you actually need it. Rather than having it done in a notebook\, where you have to like go look for it and\, you know\, just again\, it’s just it brings it to top of mind when you actually have the space to use it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That is really\, I mean\, that’s just so realistic. Without reminders\, even the best intentions can get lost in the shuffle of a busy day. And can I just say\, as someone who teaches interpersonal communication\, the example you used of getting a message that you’ve sent to yourself that reminds you to use open-ended questions is just wonderful. \nCORAL OWEN: Thank you. Yeah\, and this is really\, it’s not about [00:08:00] willpower. This one specifically\, it’s about designing your environment so that skill has space to show up. \nAlrighty\, bringing it on home. This is our final one\, but certainly not the least of them all. And that is building the skill into meetings and processes. \nAnd I know this might seem it’s a little bit different in flavor than our other four\, I like this one though\, because it’s really cool and you’ll see why here in a second. But this one is\, it’s all about weaving your new learning into the structures that already exist. \nSo\, again\, just for instance\, to give this a little bit more\, give it some legs\, you might volunteer to lead a portion of a meeting where you’re using that skill\, or suggesting to add it to the team workflow. And the magic of this one is by embedding it into your regular work patterns. You make it part of the culture of\, you know\, your work team or\, you know\, your day-to-day life. \nAnd it’s not just an individual endeavor any longer. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: This one feels [00:09:00] really impactful\, because it’s not only enforcing your learning\, but it’s reaching entire teams\, and it’s kind of starting to build in maybe a culture of using the new things that you’re learning. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, exactly. This is truly one of the best ways to sustain change of any sort is when others are a part of it. It doesn’t just live in your head\, but it becomes part of our collective practices. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, I really appreciate you sharing these strategies with us because they were super clear and super actionable. Thank you so much. \nCORAL OWEN: Thanks Jessica\, and since this one did have\, you know\, quite a number of things that we touched on\, I just want to do a real quick recap just to bring it on home. \nSo\, as a reminder\, the five strategies we discussed today were micro goals\, habits stacking\, daily reflection\, reminders and triggers\, and building skills into meetings and processes. \nAnd again\, just as a very warm reminder\, you do not have to [00:10:00] do all of these at once. You don’t have to do all of them ever. Just simply start with the one or two that resonate most with you\, and then build from there and see what happens. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Or don’t build. You don’t have to even build. If you don’t\, if it works really well for you\, then just keep going with it. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That’s it for this episode. Thanks so much for joining us. If you enjoyed this episode\, please take a moment to share it with a friend or colleague. We’ll be back next week with a new episode. \nUntil 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]
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SUMMARY:The Academy | Creating Accessible Youth Development Programs in Military Communities
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This webinar will explore how camps\, 4-H\, and military youth services can support the well-being and growth of all young people\, including those with disabilities. Participants will learn best practices for accommodating youth with disabilities and practical strategies for creating accessible and supportive environments. Speakers from Cooperative Extension and military-connected programs will share real-world examples and resources to help service providers enhance their programming and promote meaningful participation for all youth. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDescribe the benefits of including youth with disabilities in youth development programs.\nIdentify strategies to bridge gaps in accommodations and supports for youth with disabilities.\nExplore research- and evidence-based practices to design and implement accessible youth development activities.\nRecognize disability etiquette and background information to better support youth with disabilities.\nAccess resources and examples of inclusive youth programs within both Cooperative Extension and military-connected settings.\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” 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Master’s Program of Nutrition\nRegistered Dietitian\, Picatinny Arsenal \nLTC Khan\, a Registered Dietitian\, holds a PhD in Public Health from Rutgers\, an MPH in Global Health from New York Medical College\, and a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of New Mexico. She completed her internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She has served in various leadership and academic roles\, including at Walter Reed\, Tripler Army Medical Center\, and Keller Army Community Hospital\, and has deployed to Iraq. Currently\, she leads research initiatives\, supports the Virtual Clinic at Keller Army Community Hospital\, and contributes to curriculum development and military nutrition research. Her expertise includes clinical nutrition operations\, performance nutrition\, public health nutrition\, and professional education. She has numerous publications and presentations and is a DoD Nutrition SME and Clinical Practice Guideline contributor. Her awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal\, multiple Meritorious Service and Achievement Medals\, and badges including Air Assault and Parachutist. \nLTC Khan lives in Chester\, NJ\, with her husband\, LTC Saleem Khan\, and their two daughters. 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Her teaching and research focus on youth development and professional development for youth practitioners. She has over 30 years working with youth and adult audiences\, striving to create inclusive environments that benefit everyone. Eleven of those years she served as Director of the Texas 4-H Conference Center and facilitated youth camp and educational programs. 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She has held professional positions including recreational therapist\, wellness program manager\, and community alignment coordinator\, supporting individuals of all ages with chronic conditions and disabilities to enhance their health\, community participation\, and quality of life. In her role as Disability Community Coordinator for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service\, in partnership with the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities\, Erin leads regional and statewide initiatives to improve community access and build partnerships that support the health and well-being of people with developmental disabilities. She provides education and training to agency staff\, community partners\, and youth development professionals on strategies to create accessible recreation opportunities and promote meaningful participation of people with disabilities. Erin is passionate about improving health outcomes and expanding access to recreation for all people. 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Eligibility for CE credit will close September 10th\, 2027.\nCertified Nutrition and Wellness Educator (CNWE): This webinar awards 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Eligibility for CE credit will close September 10th\, 2027.\nCertified Personal and Family Finance Educator (CPFFE): This webinar awards 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Eligibility for CE credit will close September 10th\, 2027.\nBoard Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA): This webinar awards 1.5 continuing education (CE) contact hours by The Patient Advocate Certification Board. 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SUMMARY:From Outreach to Impact: Extension’s Role with Military-Connected Communities. With Rachel Brauner and Karrie Calloway
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resources\, but transforms lives. \nJoin host Jessica Beckendorf and guest co-host Rachel Brauner for a compelling conversation today with Karrie Calloway\, Texas 4-H Military Liaison and a passionate advocate for military-connected families. \nKarrie shares her unique journey from farm-to-table learning and culinary arts to leading statewide initiatives that support youth\, families\, and thriving communities. \nIn this episode\, we discuss: \n\nThe daily work of connecting Extension agents\, volunteers\, and installations to create meaningful support networks.\nPractical\, high-impact ways anyone can do to include and empower military-connected families in their programs.\nThe crucial role of volunteers in building bridges for military youth and families.\nSustaining yourself in service-oriented work—and why ongoing connection matters.\n\nWhether you’re an Extension professional\, service provider\, volunteer\, or simply interested in community-building\, you’ll walk away inspired by 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button_id=”read-it” text=”Read More” url=”#trans”][vc_column_text el_class=”pod-trans”]JESSICA BECKENDORF: [00:00:00] Hi\, welcome to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Jessica Beckendorf\, and I’m so excited today to welcome not only our guest\, but also a guest co-host\, Rachel Bronner from OneOp. Rachel works with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service\, specializing in military and community health. She brings a ton of expertise supporting service members and families. Rachel\, welcome. Would you mind introducing yourself a bit? \nRACHEL BRAUNER: Hi. Thanks for having me. As you mentioned Jessica\, I support OneOp’s efforts\, especially within the lifespan caregiving area\, but I also serve as an extension program specialist for military and community health with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service\, as you mentioned. And in this role I really develop and deliver educational programs that supports providers\, service members\, military families\, and those department defense civilians. \n[00:01:00] And a lot of my work really focuses on topics like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia\, caring for older adults and individuals with disabilities\, especially those when we think about maybe children with special healthcare needs. I also have done work surrounding mental health and alcohol and substance use. Then I also work closely with military professionals across the country to really help better understand caregiver needs and provide services that help reduce those challenges of caring maybe for either a wounded service member or\, as I mentioned\, those individuals with special needs. \nAnd then I’ve had the opportunity to really support prevention and education programs throughout the state of Texas\, really in those family support programs on Texas military installations. So a lot of the work that we’ve done here\, is work in partnerships with Joint Base San Antonio\, Fort Bliss and Fort Hood. \nSo I’m just excited to be here today and help support this podcast. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: One thing I didn’t mention is that this is your [00:02:00] first time on this podcast. I’ve been going through the different collaboration teams\, on all of our colleagues and collaborating on episodes like this. So I’m so happy to have you here and you do fantastic work\, Rachel. And I’m also looking forward to our conversation today. \nI’m also delighted to welcome our guest\, Karrie Callaway. Karrie is a true bridge builder with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Harris County\, where she connects agriculture\, education\, health and community engagement to make a real difference. As the Texas 4-H military liaison\, Karrie leads programs for military connected youth and families supporting resilience\, leadership and life skills across Texas\, from military bases to local communities as well. Your experience\, Karrie\, I was just blown away. \nSo she’s also a certified chef and educator who creates innovative farm-to-table learning experiences for all ages. And she partners with schools and [00:03:00] organizations to bring nutrition and garden-based education into communities beyond her professional work. Oh\, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg\, by the way. With Karrie\, she’s got a lot of really cool experiences. Beyond her professional work though\, Karrie is also a military spouse and a parent\, roles that further inspire her passion for serving military families and building stronger\, healthier communities. Karrie \, welcome to Practicing Connection. \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: Thank you for having me. Thank you. Great introduction. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Thank you. I mean\, it was a really difficult one because you have so many cool background experiences. So\, you have mentioned in a previous conversation we had that serving people has always been heavy on your heart. So when you think about your journey into extension and this focus on military families\, would you say the work found you or you found the work? \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: The work definitely found me. I think it actually started a little bit from [00:04:00] childhood\, now that I think about it. Just again\, feeding the homeless and feeding kids\, or giving out toys during Christmas time. And then Extension finding me\, it just was a heartfelt thing to kind of serve my community\, because I grew up doing it. \nRACHEL BRAUNER: And Karrie\, your early experience is from growing up around farming\, your journey into the Extension program itself and the work that you’re doing\, and as Jessica mentioned\, those farm to table practices\, do you see some of the trends carrying throughout your work with the families today? \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: Yes\, I definitely do. I grew up in a family catering company. So I grew up cooking my whole life. Again\, serving in hospitality and just that idea\, which I didn’t really know of\, again\, farm to table. I grew up\, you know\, during summertime\, coming to Texas and running around large landmarks. \nAnd so just that connectivity between [00:05:00] food and agriculture really was instilled in me as a very young child. But then to find Extension\, that has both these pivotal things that we do to serve our community\, we teach people how to cook and be healthy. alongside of this agriculture production of farming and livestock and 4-H and the idea of STEM education for youth. \nI think it’s like a streamline of all of the things that\, again\, was instilled in me as a child. And so to be able to translate that and actually teach that to the community\, it’s very heartfelt and it’s very fulfilling. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. I would say Extension work definitely found me also. So that resonates with me a lot. Like it was just sort of a\, it’s almost like every\, all of my experiences leading up to that was preparing me exactly for Extension work. \nSo\, it sounds like you had a similar kind of [00:06:00] experience. \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: Yes\, the journey of getting to extension is a very long one\, and people say I’m so young to have such a heavy journey. But\, I went and studied at a culinary school in New York called the Culinary Institute of America. And then once doing that\, I decided to move and go to Australia\, and I noticed just the agriculture production and when it relates to restaurant or restaurateur\, how that correlates. And I wanted to bring that experience back with me to America. So I went and studied plant and soil science\, and in that journey\, again\, Extension found me. \nWhile I was going to school\, I lived in Houston\, a lot of hospitality work while studying my undergrad\, and again Extension found me and I found building out different community gardens and just again\, while studying\, I wanted to be hands-on. It was very important for me. [00:07:00] So started building out these community gardens and Extension got word of me building out these community gardens in Houston\, and they came and sat and I fed them barbecue and I cooked for them and I went on this long-winded journey and they were like\, “You’re gonna be a student aide\, we’re gonna build you up.” \nSo all four years of my undergrad\, I was a student aide with Extension. And as soon as I graduated\, David Wright\, my director here in Harris County\, he picked me up and said\, “Hey\, we need you\, we need you as community engagement. You’ve been doing this work for four years in research\, on the community\, and it really has taken like wildfire.” \nI think the first two weeks of working for Extension\, Fox News called me and I was like\, wait\, what? What’s going on here? And they wanted more information and to talk about again\, agriculture production. \nSo it’s literally something that found me and then something that’s stuck. I love it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I didn’t realize that the answer to that question was going to be so literal\, that like literally they found you. [00:08:00] Incredible. \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: Incredible. Yes\, actually. So\, definitely\, I was interviewing and looking for work right after college and I got an email in the middle of an interview and it was from David Wright and he said\, “We want to interview for this community engagement job.” And I was like\, “Community engagement? I’m a chef and a farmer. How does that correlate?” \nI mean\, I do serve the community\, and then I realized what that entailed. And during my interview process\, I mentioned that I was a military spouse and he was like\, “Oh\, I have something else\, something great for you.” And I was like\, “What is it?” And he’s like\, “We work with these military families and these kids.” \nAnd he got really excited and fired up. And then I got really excited and fired up. And so it literally\, again\, the work found me and just the right time\, right moment. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Awesome. \nSo Karrie\, from your personal journey\, let’s zoom out a little\, [00:09:00] to the kind of work you do now. A really big part of your role is connecting people: extension agents\, installations\, community partners\, which we know isn’t always easy. Your role as a liaison is about building bridges\, between installations\, extension agents\, volunteers\, families. What does that look like day to day and what challenges do you face\, keeping those relationships strong given how often people rotate in and out. \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: Yes. So what I really try to do at least every quarter is connect with not only the agents\, but also the installations\, and connecting the installations with the agent. So I do something called a virtual working call\, that allows the agents\, and again\, the installations to express themselves\, simply to have a platform to speak\, maybe round table\, if you will\, of some of the struggles that they’re personally having. \nMaybe possibly connecting with another agent in their area and/or [00:10:00] maybe some different needs\, equipment that they need to start a garden project and or some resources or funding resources or\, is there sub-award\, grant funding available\, to allow them to achieve their next goal or step. \nSometimes it’s as easy as shipping out STEM kits to the installation and providing a trainer to the folks that are working at the installation. But with the in and out rotation\, a lot of the installation workers are spousal support\, and so maybe they’re stationed somewhere else in the next couple of months. \nSo with that being said\, sometimes that transition between agent communication and installation communication kind of gets lost in translation. And so I just try to continue to build that relationship with directors there\, which is typically a stable person that is on the installation base alongside with the agent. \nAnd then just making sure that communication is streamlined and clear. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Do other states have liaisons like [00:11:00] you? I mean\, I know Wisconsin does\, I know that some are maybe more active and less active\, are you\, do you all talk and\, share tips? \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: Yes\, we have conferences\, we have academies. Actually one of my colleagues actually just graduated from the academy\, which again is almost a three month training where you go to different states and you get to know each other. And you get to connect with the other liaisons and/or other agents that are working with military families. \nAnd so I do feel that the 4-H military partnership makes a pretty important impact\, connecting us and setting the stage for us to stay connected with each other. Because again\, when you have a family that might get stationed in another state\, us having that line of communication is pretty important. Because maybe someone is moving to Texas and they need to connect with us to a local agent\, and Texas is so big\, so I have to connect them to an agent in that specific county. \nBut again\, vice versa\, if someone [00:12:00] moves to Washington DC or for instance\, hosts a summer camp where multiple kids came from multiple different states\, and they may not necessarily know about 4-H\, but they wanna know after the camp happened\, I now am connecting them to their state liaison that then connects them to their county agent\, and different clubs in that area. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, I’m curious. Because for those of you who may not know Extension very well\, for one thing\, when Karrie mentions agents\, there are some states that refer to their Extension educators as “agents.” Some of them refer to them just as “Extension educators.” So when you hear ‘agent\,’ she’s really speaking about someone who works for an Extension service who has a certain role that works in communities and counties. For example\, my role is in community development and local government. And\, Karrie’s role is in youth. She’s a youth liaison. Is that your whole role\, Karrie? We talked a little bit about your role already\, I know [00:13:00] that\, but is your whole role with youth\, your entire role in Harris County Extension? \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: No. So\, I’m actually the community engagement coordinator for Harris County specifically. Actually we only have one in the state of Texas\, but I work within an urban community\, so\, you know\, we’re dealing with over 4.5 million people at any given time in an urban area. And so that community engagement position is really for me not only to engage with possibly our\, our local commissioners or mayor’s office and or news channels or news stations\, but also dealing with media relations\, along with communicating with our local\, different people that are\, again\, commissioner\, mayor’s office\, their team and trickles down to the bottom line team. \nAnd then again\, you know\, Harris Health\, who are our local partners. So my boss always says\, “My job covers the three Ps: People\, Partnership\, [00:14:00] and Programs. So all the way from the partnerships and possibly\, obtaining some grant funding\, to build out these different community gardens\, for instance\, or working with the local school districts. \nWe have plenty of those. I’m connecting all of the three Ps\, the partnerships\, the programs\, and the people. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, thank you so much for making that distinction. I know that Extensions operate differently in different states. We are everywhere and we do a lot of similar things like you just described\, with the community engagement coordinator. I think you just described so much of what I did when I was working in a county. But we were called community development educators\, so it was just very different across the state. So\, yeah\, Thank you so much for making that distinction. \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: Yes. I get the luxury of managing\, I have a lot of hats and I enjoy my hats that I wear. So managing a lot of different projects within the community of Houston\, but beyond that\, in the state of Texas. Being the 4-H military [00:15:00] liaison\, again\, working with all of the installations within Texas\, and just seeing again\, how to connect our programs to the people. \nRACHEL BRAUNER: Karrie and Jessica\, y’all just talked so much about how Extension agents kind of have their plates full a lot of time. You’re constantly juggling different roles\, different jobs. You’re that educator\, Karrie\, but then you’re also a 4-H military liaison\, so we’re wearing a lot of different hats\, really making sure that we’re connecting with our communities and our installations. And then with our\, what we call here in the state of Texas\, with AgriLife is our county extension agents. And so in Texas we have 250 offices that encompass the 254 counties that make up the state of Texas. So there’s so many counties and so many county offices that there’s such a big Extension footprint here in the state. And a lot of our\, what we call Extension agents out in those counties have [00:16:00] multiple roles\, whether they’re focusing on 4-H\, they’re focusing on health and wellness and nutrition\, maybe animal agriculture and natural resources. And they have so much going on on their plate. And so when we as Extension educators that are focusing on military connected populations\, from your perspective\, Karrie\, what are some high impact\, low effort ways that extension staff can keep families in mind in their programming out in their counties? \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: I think getting involved. You know\, I always speak about the three Ps\, but also just our volunteer base is pretty pivotal for what we do. And all of the hats that we wear within Extension and leaning on our volunteers\, like our master gardener volunteers\, as we call it\, and or our master wellness volunteers. \nAnd we have other categories of\, again\, a large volunteer\, 4-H volunteers\, which could [00:17:00] be a parent and or an older sibling\, that have you know\, been through the 4-H program\, starting at a young age. I think leaning on just our community\, again\, our partnerships is key\, as well as our volunteers. \nPartnerships is very\, very\, very important to me\, within Extension because we can’t do it alone and we don’t want to do it alone. So\, you know\, maybe a partner might fulfill something that we don’t necessarily do\, within Extension\, but it’s still a need. So I have a community of people that come to me for all different various topics. \nYou kind of name it\, they come to me about it\, financial literacy\, STEM education\, and you know\, something of that nature. So being able to pull on a partner or a community partner and or a volunteer\, that might be someone that’s an expert at that particular topic. And then our experts are specialists. \nWe have a very large group of specialists within Extension as well. And I also lean on [00:18:00] them and their expertise\, because they’re very knowledgeable and that’s kind of that extension of the university\, right? We’re extending information from the university\, so from professors to specialists all the way. \nAgain\, we talked about agents in Texas and then our volunteer base. That’s kind of like the streamline of what the community can really lean on and depend on. And there’s a lot of us that are willing to serve the community. But I think that that’s kind of what\, again\, my job and my role is\, is to figure out that streamline\, to support what we’re trying to do with an Extension. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So I really want to tease out a little bit of this idea of the value of volunteers\, that you were talking about. So like 4-H has a set of volunteers\, master gardeners\, I think we have master naturalists here. I don’t know if you guys have that. And I just heard about one too\, a new one that like this model has been replicated over and over again because it’s such a powerful model. [00:19:00] So the value of volunteers in creating touchpoints for military families\, how have you seen volunteers play that connector role in meaningful ways and how can we maybe take better advantage of that\, or boost that? \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: Rachel might have to help me with this one\, from her perspective as well\, but I think\, asking – number one\, you know\, a lot of people are afraid to ask for help\, and the worst answer you can get is no. That’s what I’ve always heard. So I think asking is very key. But there’s another side to this because there’s volunteers and there’s also resources\, right? \nSo asking the community that simply just want to serve and give their time\, and possibly even resources. So we have our volunteers\, but then we also have people that want to just simply give in kind donations. So really just again\, leaning on partnerships in the community\, volunteers\, to pour back into the community is\, key\, right? \nAnd that [00:20:00] doesn’t mean necessarily someone is giving their time. That could also mean in-kind donations to achieve the larger goal of whatever a community garden\, for instance\, or maybe you’re trying to put on a six week series cooking course. So your local grocery stores might want to give funding or resources or even just simply groceries to achieve that program or that project that that 4-H student or that group or that club is trying to achieve. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I would imagine then that the volunteers in that way\, because they’re having so many touchpoints with the families\, can also help the people who are putting the programs together understand what they’re hearing\, so that maybe program adjustments can be made\, or maybe programs times\, or\, you know\, making things more convenient or making changes to it. \nSo\, yeah. It seems like that it’s a pivotal role\, for two reasons\, the touch points with the families\, and then also gaining [00:21:00] information for program improvements. \nRACHEL BRAUNER: Well\, the volunteers are just so important in making that connection with Extension\, and then our communities\, because even though Extension has a large presence\, at least here in the state of Texas as just a reference\, we can’t do everything and be everywhere. And so those volunteers are so important to our programs and supports for example\, in Bexar County where Joint Base San Antonio is located\, we have a great master garden’s program where the agent\, the county extension agent in Bexar County\, where Bexar County is located in Military City USA in San Antonio\, Texas. And so that county Extension agent and their program\, the Master Gardeners Program\, all of their volunteers are predominantly\, a large population or percentage of that volunteer group is military connected. \nSo they’re predominantly [00:22:00] veterans that have transitioned out\, that live in that community and they want to give back. And so we have found\, or what we’ve seen in Bexar County\, as a lot of our volunteers\, those veteran volunteers\, are providing a lot of peer support in those communities. So they are working closely with the installations. They’re working closely outside the gates to provide support. And then because they have that military experience\, they’re providing a lot of peer support to the audiences that they’re serving and supporting. And so this is just a great way to see an example of how our extension volunteers are supporting our military connected populations. \nAnd so we may not always ask our volunteers of who their backgrounds are. Or\, you know\, if they have a military experience\, because we’re just so excited to be able to have the support of volunteers. But then it’s really important\, especially those [00:23:00] programs that we have located near an installation\, that those volunteers have a little bit of that experience that they’re bringing to support the active duty population. \nSo that’s always fun and exciting to see\, and it just shows that value that those volunteers and their experiences bring to supporting us. \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: Also\, during the process of becoming a master gardener volunteer\, for instance\, they actually go through training. It’s almost like going back to college. And it is\, it could be lengthy at times\, but it’s important because we’re not just asking them to come and volunteer their time\, but we’re also giving them the specific information to make sure that it’s\, you know\, research based information straight from the university\, to actually provide the community with\, again\, things within nutrition and/or agriculture\, horticulture topics. So volunteering their time\, but also training them to provide the community with the right information. \nRACHEL BRAUNER: Karrie\, your [00:24:00] explanation on volunteers and Extension was just really a helpful reminder of how we can extend our reach in so many powerful ways\, and it connects something else to your work\, because mentioned you’re based in Harris County\, which is for those that are listening is Houston\, Texas\, or in the area of Houston\, Texas. \nAnd it’s one of the largest veteran populations here in the state. And so of course\, military service doesn’t end when someone transitions out from an active duty status. And so families are still raising children\, they’re still facing similar challenges to their civilian counterparts. And still looking for that support\, even when getting out of active duty. So how should Extension be thinking about how we support that transition\, both during and after service? \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: Yeah\, that’s a great question. Starting with really going back to just doing it\, I think is very key\, but also acknowledging [00:25:00] that it’s important for us to serve our families that are within active duty and transitioning into becoming a civilian\, or becoming a veteran. I think it’s even more important for us to support our families that are transitioning into becoming a veteran because there’s a lot of that right now. \nAnd there will be in the next three years\, we think of the ones who started being in the military at 18\, they’re now 32. I know my spouse’s first sergeant and he’ll be retired in two years\, and he’s already starting to think of different ways. He’s a humanitarian already on his own. \nAnd so he’s already in the community serving\, but\, we have to think the military have a servant heart. So they’re looking for ways to serve their communities\, to still feel connected to the service\, right? And so that’s a big thing\, and it’s very pivotal and important for someone that’s serving in the military because they’re like a comradery. \nThey’re a huge family. And so them transitioning out into being [00:26:00] civilians\, they’re still looking for that comradery. Extension\, it’s important for us to support that and think of ways that we can better support our military families\, throughout. Again\, being an active duty member and or veteran\, and even if that’s asking them simply to volunteer their time\, is a great way to make an impact to\, again\, a military family and also supporting them with 4-H programs\, right? \nTheir kiddos are looking for things to do. They’re looking for their kiddos to do something. I had the luxury of planning a summer camp with about 60 kids this summer. And the way that it reached the masses\, right? Over 120 kids signed up. It was really spousal support\, right? So a mom told another mom\, told another mom\, told another mom. \nAnd it was a very emotional moment to even connect with the kids\, right? And communicate with kids because they were looking\, they were teens\, right? They were looking for something to do that was different. They’re used to this parent that [00:27:00] serves in this high risk management role. And so for them to do something active and with their hands and just adventurous\, I think was very key and pivotal and they really\, really took well to it. \nSo it’s our job with an Extension to really figure out different ways to target this audience. \nRACHEL BRAUNER: Thank you\, and thanks so much for letting me join you and Jessica today on this podcast. I’m excited\, especially\, Karrie\, as a fellow colleague and peer working together across Texas A&M Aggro Life Extension. It’s always fun to hear what our Extension folks are doing throughout the state\, and so the work that you’re doing is exciting\, it’s great and it makes me want to work more with people like you and the importance of how to connect all of our different programs to better support military connected populations. And so I’m so excited about the work that you’re doing in your area. Thanks\, Jessica. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: [00:28:00] You are so welcome. And Karrie\, before we go\, first\, this has been such a rich conversation about your journey\, your work\, and the role Extension can play for military connected families. But before we wrap up\, I think I warned you about this question. I’d love to turn to you personally for a moment. What is one thing you do or one thing you practice that sustains or supports you in your work? Like cooking could be one of them\, but I’ll leave that up to – is that what you were gonna say? \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: It is\, yes. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Oh I stole your thunder! \nKARRIE CALLOWAY: Gardening and cooking and actually cooking with my daughter. And even my spouse\, her dad has taken it on\, full on. He’s stationed in California while I’m in Texas. And so even when she goes and visits him\, he cooks with her because he knows it’s our thing and it’s something that really connects and bonds them. \nI mean\, he sends me pictures of them baking cookies and all kinds of stuff\, stuff I don’t even do with her. And so I think cooking will always [00:29:00] be my number one go-to. Again\, growing up my dad was a chef. The kitchen is home and it will always be my grounding space and gardening just kind of adds to it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, one thing I’ll say is in the show notes\, OneOp actually has a little mini course. It’s called\, “Military Culture\, A Guide For Extension Professionals.” If you are an extension professional and you are looking to learn a little bit more about how you might support military families in your area\, this is just a super short\, I think it takes like 45 minutes to an hour to get through a short guide on how to understand military culture\, so that you can serve the families with a little bit more understanding. \nSo that’s it for this episode. Special thanks to our guest\, Karrie Callaway and the guest co-host Rachel Brauner for the first time\, hopefully not the last. \nIf you enjoyed this episode\, click the share button in your podcast app to share it with a friend. We’d love to hear what you’ve been thinking about and [00:30:00] what’s inspiring you. You can share that with us by clicking the Send us a text message at the top of the description of this episode. If you’re listening on a computer\, you can email us at practicingconnection@oneop.org. We can’t wait to hear from you. \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 Networking to Meaningful Connections: Learning Together
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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 6\, Episode 35) \nProfessional development isn’t just about the content – it’s about the people. \nWhether it’s a quick follow-up question\, a shared takeaway\, or an invitation to debrief\, connecting with others during a learning event can spark fresh ideas\, deepen your understanding\, and expand your network in a meaningful way. \nIn this episode of the Practicing Connection podcast\, Coral and Jessica explore how connecting with other attendees – or even speakers – can transform your professional development experience. \nJessica shares a simple\, low-pressure practice for starting conversations\, learning collaboratively\, and expanding your network in ways that feel authentic and focused on shared learning. \nWhether you’re attending in person or online\, discover practical ideas for reaching out\, sharing takeaways\, and creating spaces for meaningful dialogue. \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\nOneOp Academy is a free online series designed for anyone interested in positive change\, whether you’re an educator\, community leader\, student\, or just passionate about supporting families. \nThis year’s Academy spotlights the unique challenges facing military connected youth\, from mental health to resilience education to community support. \nExplore the 2025 OneOp Academy and register today at oneop.org/series/2025academy[/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” 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Thank you for listening to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Coral. Today we’ll be talking about making the most of professional development opportunities through connecting with other attendees\, or even the speaker\, and my co-host Jessica\, will be sharing a practice with us. Hey Jess. How are you today? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Hey\, I’m doing pretty great. I’ve been kind of in the spirit of our topic. I’ve been noticing lately that I’ve had a lot going on in my head\, and typing out my to-do list and thoughts weren’t actually helping much. So I actually have more than one journaling app. There’s generally one that I use only\, but I have a journaling app and I have different to-do list apps as well that I like to test out. I’m kind of a productivity tool nerd. But the typing it out wasn’t helping me very much. I go through periods where typing helps and sometimes it doesn’t. \nAnd I’m in a period right now where typing isn’t helping me at [00:01:00] all. So\, I’ve taken up daily pen and paper journaling again\, and pen and paper list making\, pen and paper journaling is a practice that I’ve actually kept for a long time\, but I’ll sometimes go like a few days\, weeks\, or occasionally months without doing it. \nAnd when I’m not doing pen and paper journaling\, I’m generally doing some spotty typing out of my journals. So I thought I’d bring this up because today we’re talking about connecting with others\, and this practice helps me connect with myself. And I’ve learned a long time ago to kind of let go of\, “I don’t have to do things one way all the time.” \nAnd I’ve noticed that there are times when my pen and paper isn’t fast enough for me\, and so I need to go to typing. And then again\, I’ve noticed times when the typing isn’t helping me ensure things get done\, or it’s not helping to really get everything out of my head\, and so I need to go to the physical writing. And so it\, I really have to just be in tune with myself on that.[00:02:00]\nCORAL OWEN: I’m chuckling over here because that\, it’s very much been my experience too\, as someone who\, you know\, kind of is\, has one foot on either side of these generational lines of tech and then also pen and paper. And yeah\, it’s nice to have a format for whatever the situation is feeling like it\, you know\, necessitates\, not requires necessarily. But yeah\, I love that. That’s a great reflection too on being able to connect with yourself and just figure out where you’re at before you turn around and make those intentional connections with other people. I love that. Thank you for sharing. We’d also love to hear what’s inspiring our listeners\, so please do drop us a line at Practicing connection@oneop.org. \nWe see and respond to every message\, and we can’t wait to hear from you. \n– break – \nAlright. Let’s learn more about the power of connection when it comes to making the most of our professional development. Jessica\, can you tell us a little bit more about the practice you’ll be sharing today and [00:03:00] why you chose it? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, of course. I chose this particular activity for two reasons. First\, if we’re looking for things like what’s lighting a spark in us\, which is what we talked about in a previous episode\, or if we’re looking for ways to connect with someone\, then that means that we are fully present\, we’re in the room even if that room is virtual. \nSecond\, I chose this because seeking to connect with someone who is co-learning alongside us\, or seeking to connect with the speakers\, is one way to deepen our learning and to expand our professional network. And you’re expanding your network in a way that centers the connection on your learning\, not on the things that usually make people feel a little icky when networking. \nCORAL OWEN: Oh man. Jess. I know that’s gonna resonate with a lot of people. I feel that pretty deeply and yeah\, having something to center that connection around\, I know it’s going to be helpful for a lot of folks. So can [00:04:00] you go ahead and walk us through on how we might get started? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, absolutely. This actually might be one of the simplest practices we’ve shared. The only step\, the first and only step is to reach out to a fellow participant\, instructor or colleague. So you can do this well in multiple ways\, but I’m going to give you three ways and three reasons for your reach outs. \nSo you might ask them a follow up question during the session. You can ask the speakers or one of the participants who shared something in the chat\, just ask them a follow-up question. That’s all that one is. \nAnother way that you could reach out is\, share a takeaway. This is a really low pressure way to open dialogue. For example\, during a virtual learning setting\, you might put this in the chat. You could say something like\, “One thing that really sparked my thinking today was..” fill in the blank. “I’d love to hear what stood out to others.” You could also do [00:05:00] this in a LinkedIn group or thread. \nMake sure though to tag the speaker or the organization who hosted. They will really appreciate it. And then the third way that you could reach out to a participant\, instructor\, or colleague\, would be to invite connection. So you could invite some colleagues or others to a short debrief conversation or create a shared file for an idea swap where you all share one idea that you plan to try. \nThat is one way I’ve actually gone back to some of those documents where someone decided to create one for everyone who was in the room and say\, “Hey\, here’s a shared document that I created with my idea. Go ahead and add yours.” \nI’ve actually gone back to them months later too\, to try something new. \nSo that’s it. You just reach out to a participant\, instructor\, or colleague. \nCORAL OWEN: Good deal. Simple is easy. Love it. Awesome. Well thanks so much for guiding us through\, and yeah\, that’s it for this episode. \nSo thank y’all for joining us\, and if you did enjoy this episode or [00:06:00] find this practice helpful\, click the share button in your podcast app to share it with a friend or colleague. \nTill then\, we’ll be back next week with a new episode\, and be sure to 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]
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SUMMARY:The Academy | Fostering Belonging for Military-Connected Teens
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We’ll explore the challenges transient students face and discuss strategies professionals can use to support teens in building a sense of belonging and community. When students feel connected and engaged in their school environment\, they experience positive short- and long-term outcomes for well-being\, both in adolescence and adulthood. Learn how to foster belonging\, create supportive school cultures\, and help military-connected students thrive despite frequent relocations. \nLearning Objectives:\n \n\nHighlight the unique challenges faced by transient military-connected students\, including disruptions in peer relationships\, academic continuity\, and identity development\nExamine how frequent school transitions due to military moves affect the academic\, social\, and emotional well-being of military-connected adolescents\nDiscuss how schools can cultivate inclusive and empathetic environments that support the needs of all students\, including those with disabilities\, especially those experiencing frequent relocations\nShare practical strategies and interventions professionals can use to help all military-connected teens build a sense of belonging and connection within new school communities\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” 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use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Ms. Terri Jones is currently an Army School Liaison/Transition Specialist with the Army Installation Management Command Headquarters (IMCOM HQ) G9\, Child and Youth Services (CYS) in San Antonio\, TX.  She earned her bachelor’s degree in Education from Midwestern State University\, Wichita Falls\, TX.  She has sixteen years’ experience as a School Liaison Officer and eleven years as an educator who taught in Copperas Cove Independent School District (CCISD) in Texas.[/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” 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She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education (PreK-6) from Old Dominion University\, along with a Virginia endorsement and license in Special Education. Kristen also earned a Master’s Degree in Leadership: Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University\, further strengthening her expertise in educational leadership and program development.[/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” bg_color=”rgba(245\,130\,32\,0.24)” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”20″ bottom_padding=”20″ right_padding_desktop=”5″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” disable_element=”yes” 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” centered_text=”true” 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=”147768″ image_size=”thumbnail” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”20″ 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_column_text]Join a Reflect & Connect session to process learning from the Academy and connect with colleagues on Sept. 18 via https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98025339991?pwd=5csT1bCgeV8hN3bcRRRdrZaBBobpiq.1[/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=”40″ bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”15″ 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=”top” 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=”2/3″ 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=”Continuing Education (CE) Credit” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][nectar_btn size=”jumbo” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”none” el_class=”Continuing Education” button_id=”Continuing Education” text=”Continuing Education” url=”https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9MJQz3XguktsA8m”][vc_column_text]\n\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 on 8/27/2027.\nCertified Nutrition and Wellness Educator (CNWE): 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 on 8/27/2027.\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). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 8/27/2027.\nBoard Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) contact hours by The Patient Advocate Certification Board. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 8/27/2027.\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 on 8/27/2026.\nBoard Certified Disability Management Specialists: This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) clock hours from The Commission for Case Manager Certification. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 8/27/2026.\nCertified Personal Finance Counselors (CPFC): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from The Center for Financial Certifications (FinCert.org). **Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on  8/27/2028.\nRegistered Dietitian Nutritionists (RD/RDN) and Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians\, Registered (NDTR): This webinar awards 1.5 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Prior Approval Program. Eligibility for CE credit will close on 8/27/2028.\nCertified Family Life Educators (CFLE): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 8/27/2028.\nMichigan Certified Teachers (SCECH): This webinar has been approved for 1.5 SCECH from the Michigan Education Association’s Center for Leadership and Learning. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 8/27/2028.\nCertified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education credit from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 8/27/2027.\nHuman Resource Professionals (SHRM): This webinar is approved for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credit from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close on 8/27/2026.\nSocial Workers\, Licensed Professional Counselors\, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (UTSW): This webinar is approved for 1.5 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. 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URL:https://oneop.org/learn/160095/
CATEGORIES:Military Service and Family Life
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SUMMARY:Bridging the Gap: Military Kids and School Communities with Mark Paolicelli and Dulce Carrillo
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Discover how a proactive partnership made all the difference. \nJessica Beckendorf welcomes Mark Paolicelli (former Deputy Base Commander for joint base Meyer-Henderson Hall) and Dulce Carrillo (Supervisor of Community Partnerships and Engagement at Arlington Public Schools) in this special episode\, sharing their story of coming together to solve a collective challenge that affected each of their respective communities. \nWhen a redistricting proposal threatened to disrupt the school experience of military kids\, little did anyone know it would spark a dialogue that led to meaningful\, long-term partnerships. \nHear firsthand how Mark and Dulce navigated misunderstandings\, built bridges\, and turned neighbors into allies – all in the name of supporting military-connected students. \nTheir story offers timely lessons in resilience\, communication\, and the power of coming together for a common cause. \nLinks\n\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\nSend us a text\n\nOneOp Academy is a free online series designed for anyone interested in positive change\, whether you’re an educator\, community leader\, student\, or just passionate about supporting families. \nThis year’s Academy spotlights the unique challenges facing military connected youth\, from mental health to resilience education to community support. \nExplore the 2025 OneOp Academy and register today at oneop.org/series/2025academy[/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]JESSICA BECKENDORF: [00:00:00] Hello\, and welcome to the Practicing Connection Podcast. I’m Jessica Beckendorf. Our guests today are Mark Paolicelli\, former Deputy Base Commander for Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall\, and Dulce Carrillo\, supervisor of Community Partnerships and Engagement at Arlington Public Schools in Virginia. Dulce and Mark were part of an effort that began as a crisis from the base’s perspective and ended in long-term understanding and partnership. \nThough they were neighbors\, the base and Arlington schools had little interaction until a redistricting proposal threatened to move military kids from their usual school. We’re excited to learn more about how this story unfolded\, which resulted in improved support for military kids\, and raised regional awareness of their unique challenges. \nHi\, Mark and Dulce. Thank you so much for joining us on Practicing Connection. \nDULCE CARILLO: Hello\, [00:01:00] Jessica. Great to be here. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Yeah. Thanks for having us\, Jessica. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, let’s start by getting to know you both a little bit. Can you share a bit about your backgrounds and your connection to the base in Arlington schools? And maybe Mark\, I’ll start with you on this. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Sure. My name is Mark Paolicelli\, as previously stated\, I’m a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps. My last assignment before I retired in 2022\, I was the Deputy Joint Base Commander for Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall. Now this is an army owned installation\, but because it’s a joint base with the Marine Corps\, that’s why a marine officer is the deputy commander for the base. And I was in that role from 2018 until my retirement in 2022. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And Dulce\, please share a little bit about yourself and your connection to the base in Arlington schools. \nDULCE CARILLO: Yes. I’ve been working for Arlington Public Schools since the fall of 2016. I had been assigned by our superintendent\, then Superintendent Patrick\, Dr. Murphy\, [00:02:00] as a representative to the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. So I was learning and getting to know members of that community including Lieutenant Colonel Paolicelli\, and that led to starting to learn about and how we can serve military students better. How we can be a system that supports students and looks out for the interest of military connected students. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Awesome. Well\, let’s think about before the two of you were assigned to get involved. What was the relationship like between the base and Arlington schools before this redistricting proposal\, and what concerns did the proposal raise? \nMARK PAOLICELLI: So how I would describe our relationship was we were neighbors – Literally\, the headquarters for Arlington Public Schools is right outside our main gate. So we could walk there from our main gate. But we were neighbors that were\, I’d say\, friendly and cordial to each other\, but we didn’t know each other. \nWe [00:03:00] coexisted very closely. But we didn’t really have a relationship\, at least to my knowledge\, because a lot of our kids\, they’re enrolled in Arlington schools. Those families dealt with the Arlington school district on their own. So the base leadership and the base really didn’t have\, you know\, any interactions with Arlington public schools. \nDULCE CARILLO: Yes. No\, I totally agree. I think we were neighbors\, but we were not\, certainly not meeting on a regular basis or discussing issues that were pertinent to military connected students. That said\, the commander Kimberly Peoples\, Colonel Peoples would come to our events. I really always enjoyed seeing her. \nShe would be invited to an administrative conference or certain events and I would see her at our whole child conferences. So that was something that I loved and I was interested in learning more about\, but certainly at that time we were not having meetings. Just bumping into each other basically. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Yeah. I’ll agree. And I’ll follow up\, you’re right there were events that we would invite each other to\, [00:04:00] whether it’s like the base change of command or certain events that Arlington Public Schools would have\, that we would extend invitations to. But again\, I don’t think we had a really dedicated relationship where we were talking on a regular basis. And I don’t think up until this point the topic we’re about to talk about\, I don’t think there were any things that came up for\, you know\, kind of forced us to have a conversation with each other\, other than just being cordial and friendly with each other. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, and I’d like to set the stage even a little bit further. Mark\, you and I have talked in the past\, and as I recall\, there were not very many kids that were in school that were living on the base\, but there was a presence of children because of a daycare. \nAnd I wonder if you could just explain a little bit about that dynamic\, and how it contributed to the need to connect. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Sure. Yeah. So Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall\, the army side of the base\, previously known as Fort Myer\, or the residents that live on that base are the army’s senior most leaders\, and honestly the military’s senior most leaders\, [00:05:00] so five out of the eight Joint Chiefs of Staff live within our fence line. And so all the other top generals from the Army reside on the base. \nAnd so because of that\, a lot of these are older and senior military officers. Most of them have kids that are grown or that have moved out that are in college or whatnot. So the base’s children population was only about 30 kids that actually lived on the base. Aside from the residents\, we have the largest daycare center in the Department of Defense and our early child development center hosts about 550 kids when we’re at full capacity\, and that’s both infant care and toddler care. \nAnd then the other side of the facility is the school age side which are\, K-through-Eighth Grade that get dropped off at the daycare center in the morning\, hop on Arlington County buses\, go out into the county and then at the end of the day\, they’re brought back to the daycare [00:06:00] center. \nAnd now keep in mind military families work pretty long hours. So our daycare center was open from six o’clock in the morning until six in the evening. And those before and after school care kids you know\, really relied on the care of the center to be able to hang out there and do afterschool programming until their military parents could come pick them up. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I would love to also dig a little bit into the redistricting proposal itself. Dulce\, maybe you could talk a little bit about the school’s needs for the proposal and Mark you could maybe talk a little bit about the response that the base felt they needed to have to support the military kids. \nDULCE CARILLO: Yes\, to give you some background\, so it is basically a responsibility of the school district to ensure that we have balanced enrollment in our school buildings. Each of our school buildings has a certain number\, a capacity of students fit in a school. And our demographics are constantly changing where people are moving and [00:07:00] coming. \nAnd so every couple of years\, and this fall is no exception\, when a school gets too crowded and we see extra room in another school where there are empty seats in classrooms\, we do a boundary change. And that means that we shift some students to other schools to balance this enrollment\, otherwise it could balloon up and you know\, we need more trailers and things like that while other schools are kind of empty. \nSo boundaries are one of the most painful things that we do as a school district and we take a lot of care\, since there are a lot of competing demands. How do we ensure that all of our students\, none of them are overburdened\, but also that some schools are not overcrowded\, while others empty. \nSo that was the backdrop. And also prior to this example\, we were really bursting at the seams. Our enrollment had been growing and growing. We were looking at 30\,000 student enrollment and not enough seats. So I think that was part of the [00:08:00] reason we’re not seeing that now\, there’s less pressure to do severe boundary moves because we’re not under that type of pressure. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: And so Mark\, when did it become known that the redistricting proposal was going to affect the military kids on base? And maybe it affected more than that. If you could maybe describe that reaction you guys had and why you felt like it was really important\, right? Even though there were only 30 kids on base. Like\, why was it really important for you to step in? \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Yeah. So I was made aware of this in the fall\, when Arlington was holding town hall meetings\, and really the base leadership was made aware of it from a lot of concerned military families that were going to be impacted by it. So I don’t know if you know anything about running a base\, but every decision you make\, and everything that happens around the base\, the base commander and the deputy commander\, you hear an earful from your population and the people that you’re supporting\, and the people that use your services. \nSo\, as you can imagine\, you [00:09:00] know\, the redistricting thing was a pretty emotional event for some of our military families. They were very vocal about their concerns and the impact that this was going to have on them. The unique thing with military families is these families are assigned to a location for two or three years\, and then they pick up and they move again. \nSo\, I think it’s pretty well known that military kids are very resilient. Because they’re always doing that. That’s the lifestyle that they’re used to. And so for us\, our concern when the base leadership was informed of it was\, is this really necessary? Can we talk to Arlington\, just kind of find out a little more about it? \nBecause at that time\, to be honest with you\, I didn’t understand the redistricting reasons. I do now. Especially as a parent of a 7-year-old\, ’cause we just went through this where I live. So I fully understand it and I completely understand why the county needs to do that in order to make sure that they’re operating within capacity\, so that they don’t have some schools that are bursting at the seams. So [00:10:00] anyway\, the base commander\, she was notified and at the time she was really concerned that we just needed to understand this. And she knew that it needed the base leadership involved. So she tasked me to be her point person on this\, to dig into it\, find out exactly what was going on\, to understand the situation a little bit better so that really we could communicate back to our military families using the services on the base of\, “Hey\, this is what we’re doing\, or this is why Arlington is doing this.” Really to inform them. So that they weren’t just dealing with emotions\, you know what I mean\, or acting out on their emotions. And our standpoint from the beginning was just understand it and then see if this was concrete or if there was room for\, you know\, maybe a compromise. \nBefore we even got to that\, we had to understand the issue and why Arlington was making that decision. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: It sounds like you were really looking for where are the gaps and how can we bridge them? And a lot of that kind of back and forth communication and helping everyone understand why redistricting needed to happen is [00:11:00] one of the ways you do that. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Yeah\, and we were very cautious too\, right? We never go in\, or at least Colonel Peoples – now Major General Peoples was a fantastic base commander and a great boss. She’s a very\, compassionate leader. And so\, she didn’t take the stand of\, “We’re the military and we should be treated differently and special because we wear a uniform.” She sincerely looked at it from\, “Okay\, let’s understand this first. And then if there’s room for compromise to alleviate these military families from having to pull their kids out of another school and go to a different school next year\, you know\, is there room for compromise?” \nAnd at the very least\, make sure that Arlington County understands kind of the uniqueness of these military families. ‘Cause like I said\, when we talked earlier\, that we’re neighbors. There’s a lot of people that I engage with from Arlington County that have lived in Arlington forever and have never stepped foot on the base. And I think a lot of these bases are really [00:12:00] foreign to their neighbors because they never get access to the base. They never get to go on and see the services or the soldiers or the Marines. So it’s kind of this foreign place that they know it’s over there. \nThey know it’s guarded\, but they don’t understand it because they’ve never had the opportunity to\, you know\, be on the base or engage with the base community kind of thing. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So if I could just add one thing to what you’re saying. Earlier you mentioned that military kids\, like it’s pretty well known that they can be very\, very resilient. And I’ll just say as a former military kid\, it was eons ago at this point\, but it would have been extra hard to have had to – midstream in the middle of that two years or three year stint – to have had to switch again. \nIt really would have been difficult. And so that said I’m wondering Dulce how did the school district start to begin to understand the unique challenges that military kids face? \nDULCE CARILLO: It was through these conversations\, and I totally agree that Colonel Peoples was an amazing\, compassionate leader who really had [00:13:00] very strong influence\, but it was more soft and diplomatic influence. And of course she sent Mark Paolicelli\, who’s a similar very strong leader\, but with a lot of curiosity and\, you know\, willing to listen and dialogue before making demands\, which\, you know\, could have been worse I think\, had we sort of come to a standoff. But I think these conversations were important for all of us because we as a district also needed more understanding of the particular situation of military students\, and we knew it at a certain level. \nWe know students because we see them\, they enroll and then they have to leave\, or sometimes they don’t\, you know\, they enroll late in the summer or even sometimes mid-year. Not that we didn’t know\, but because we live in the DC metropolitan area\, and we also have a lot of diplomatic kids who are different\, they’re not military\, but they are also moving quite often. It’s a very dynamic region. You know\, military students having this burden seemed [00:14:00] kind of like\, “We have a bunch of students and if we allow this group to say we can’t move\, what are we gonna do with these other students who also have these needs?” \nI think that was one of the things we were hearing in terms of how much flexibility can we have and still balance the capacity at our different campuses. \nI just wanted to kind of echo what Colonel Paolicelli said about the base being a foreign place. I think you’re totally right. I mean\, we are neighbors\, but personally I thought that we were not allowed on base unless we were invited and escorted. It looks like a very secure place that\, unless you know you have an opportunity to create relationships and visit\, it feels like it’s out of bounds and you’re not supposed to go there and don’t try to go there and you know\, it’s not for you. It’s only for military. That is the perception. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That actually I think is a beautiful segue into a burning question that I have\, and that is what were the main [00:15:00] challenges in building this understanding? I mean\, you guys have made it sound beautifully easy but what were the challenges in building this understanding between the base and the school officials and how were they overcome? \nMARK PAOLICELLI: It sounds difficult\, but it was really just talking to each other\, right. And understanding each other. You know\, one of the things talking to the folks with Arlington at the time\, I realized that when they were looking at their data for redistricting\, they were looking at the 30 kids that lived on the base and their proposal was\, “Hey\, we have to pick up your kids and bus them to their school anyways\, so it doesn’t matter\, is it really a big deal that we’re\, going to bus them to a different school\, right?” \nThey’re not walking to school. Like other Owens County residents\, we have to go\, come on the base and pick them up. “So what’s the big deal about\, you know\, moving them to a different school?” Talking in our initial conversations\, I quickly realized that they were only looking at the 30 kids that were residents [00:16:00] and the 180 kids that were before and after school care in our daycare center that were also Arlington County residents who attended our before and after school care program. That was a kind of a blind spot for them. \nThey didn’t realize that this impact wasn’t going to just impact the 30 kids who lived on the base. It was also going to impact the 180 kids that were using the before and after school care. That opened up their eyes. And quite honestly I was even more nervous because they’re like\, “There were even more kids that we weren’t factoring in.” \nAnd so we were able to pull together the data for them of\, “Here’s our list of all the kids that are either residents or patrons of the before and after school care. Here’s a by name list of everybody.” If memory serves me right\, I had a by name list. I know I had the numbers. And so really kind working together with them\, with like\, say\, “Hey\, here’s a population that we weren’t counting in.” \nAnd then I was able also\, actually\, yeah\, you’re right. Sorry to go back. I [00:17:00] didn’t share the names. I was only allowed to share the numbers. I was able to go in and find out from the families when they were leaving. Right. And that was another thing that I think the decision makers that wasn’t part of their calculus was like\, yes\, when the decision is made\, there’s 180 kids that are impacted\, but out of the 180 kids\, 60 of them are what we call PCS\, which is a move. Meaning their families are gonna get orders. So next year they’re not gonna be students anymore. They’re going to move somewhere else\, right. So there’s a lot of variables that\, quite frankly\, it was quite a science project for me to dig into to get that data for them\, to get that data over to Arlington Public School so they can make a more really informed decision and at least in my opinion\, a more informed decision. But again\, those are the uniquenesses of it\, right? \nThere’s the base population\, you know\, that live there. There’s the population that used the before and after school care. And then on top of it\, to add even more complexity to it you have some [00:18:00] kids that aren’t gonna be around for the next three years. And then even more kids\, what we don’t know coming in\, right. You really had to go through it with a fine tooth comb. \nAnd I was fortunate still to this day\, grateful that the leaders at Arlington County Public Schools were at least willing to talk to me. And hear our position and our considerations \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, and so Dulcey I’d love to get the similar thoughts from you on what were the challenges from the school district’s perspective? Like what were some of these challenges in the building? That understanding? \nDULCE CARILLO: I think one of our challenges was that several different departments were involved in this. So we had one department called the Department of Planning and Evaluation\, and they’re the ones working on the data\, working on\, you know\, numbers\, really trying to make everything work. But they’re kind of blind to\, like my department\, we’re school and community relations. \nWe’ve got the relationships\, we have more ability to meet with\, and build conversations. So planning valuation is [00:19:00] more policy. We can’t break the policy. It is more black and white if you want to say\, because they’re dealing with so many variables that they don’t really want to hear. \nIt’ll throw off their models if we give them all these exceptions. So it’s their job\, you know\, to be responsible and to say\, “Hey\, we’re running all these models and we can’t have all these exceptions to these models or our plans won’t work and our schools won’t be well distributed.” \nAnd then you throw in\, we have a registration office. Which is our welcome center. These were separate offices at the time where they had very strict registration rules. A person cannot register until they can prove that they have an Arlington address\, and once they have an Arlington address\, they are sent to a school that is within their boundary. \nThese are all the regulations for registration. So if you live on base\, you go to this school. If you live in another part of the county\, you go to that school\, unless you’re in a lottery program. So they’re also [00:20:00] trying to juggle where all of the kids are. And then we had obviously the superintendent’s office\, which got involved when the leadership at the joint base came forward and said\, “Hey\, you know\, please intervene. We want to do some talking.” \nSo we had basically four departments trying to educate one another and each of us bringing a different perspective to that conversation. Some are saying\, yes\, we should make this exception. And others saying we can’t\, there’s so many other exceptions. So it was a bit tricky also internally for us. And I don’t know what Mark’s numbers were\, but some of the arguments that\, you know\, I was getting pushback on was saying even though the kids attend the childcare center\, they’re not necessarily Arlington residents\, and we don’t have any room to be accepting kids whose parents might be working at the Pentagon\, say\, but are actually not living in Arlington. \nThey’re not supposed to be registered at our schools at all. So we had to really share\, and your research helped a lot to say\, “Here are the kids who do live in [00:21:00] Arlington County\, who will be going to our schools\, and we can make the exception to keep them in a community so they don’t feel further disturbed from\, you know\, the normalcy they’re trying to create in their two or three year posting with us in Arlington.” \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Yeah\, Dulce\, I remember that. Because this was an educational adventure for me as well\, right. So when that came up\, I was able to dig into our population and really dispel that rumor or that belief that no\, if they’re a student at Arlington Public Schools per Arlington’s policy\, they are also an Arlington resident. \nSo we were to dig into that\, because that was a question and a concern understandably from the school side\, do we have students in our schools that aren’t Arlington County residents? And we were able to dig through that and validate that for you\, that we are in compliance with the policy. \nDULCE CARILLO: Correct\, we hadn’t dug into that data. In fact\, as a military liaison of sorts\, I did have access to numbers. [00:22:00]I know how many kids were at each of our schools because I was told for security they were not releasing that information. Virginia policy\, we ask every student when they start school\, are you military connected or do you have the data. For security they told us we don’t release that information. We don’t want any schools targeted in case there are more families than another. So I actually for the first time had that information from the base who willingly shared and said\, you know\, we published that and it helped us understand that 5% of students are military connected\, a significant number. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Wow. It sounds like you guys had some things that really contributed to the success of this effort\, and what I’m hearing right now is that there was a willingness to spend the time on it\, right? Because conversations take a long time. And I’m [00:23:00] hearing that there was also an openness to hearing what the needs were on both sides\, and openness to hearing about data that maybe you had never seen before. And also there was a commitment on both of the leadership’s sides toward the effort\, like a commitment to learning more and to doing more. \nDoes that all feel true for you guys? Is there something else in your magic sauce of like\, what contributed to the success? \nMARK PAOLICELLI: I mean\, really it is just having the conversations\, right? And I said it earlier\, you know\, I was so grateful and am grateful that they didn’t just say\, “Hey\, this is our decision\, deal with it. See you later.” And I think that you hit on it with the willingness and openness to at least engage in a conversation. And then\, to understand it better because I needed to understand the reasons for the decisions that were being made so I could communicate that back to our military families. Quite honestly\, you know\, I was resigned [00:24:00] to the fact that if the decision was made that\, “Hey\, sorry there will be no military family exception to policy and the kids have to move.” You know\, I may not have agreed with the decision\, but at least I could understand it and be able to communicate that back to the families\, right? So that they had the facts and they understood the reasons why the decisions were made. \nSo again\, you know\, we had to understand this a little more\, because it was impacting families for the three years that they’re assigned to our base or their children are patrons of our daycare center. If we can do something to help them\, and at least ensure stability for while they’re assigned to our base\, then we’re gonna do everything in our efforts to try to accomplish that\, right? To try to support them in that effort. \nDULCE CARILLO: I would like to add\, Mark\, that I think it was precisely that attitude that came through and the fact that\, you know\, the compassionate leader in you and in Colonel Peoples made it a lot easier for our leadership too\, to be [00:25:00] compassionate and be as flexible as possible because we wanted to figure out\, I think it makes it easier. \nWe get demands from all sides\, and sometimes the demands are people who are not listening. They want to share their needs\, but are not listening to our situation and vice versa. And I think that this situation was not like that. And I’m going to credit you not only because we’re on this call\, but that the type of leadership where you were willing to listen\, understand and accept the outcome\, and yet advocate so strongly and with evidence and with research and through conversation one-on-one\, I think really helped. \nNot every leader may have been able to get through that way because that does matter\, being a great listener\, being understanding\, not only sharing your needs\, but listening to understand others’ needs as well. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: I’m greatly flattered by your comments\, Dulce\, thank you. And I’ll say\, during our conversations we also [00:26:00] recognized that we have a lot in common\, because the decisions that Arlington County public schools are making are very similar to the decisions a base commander makes\, right? About what’s best for your community. \nAnd then you have to stand in the Town Hall and justify yourself of everything\, of every decision you’re making. So I think we found that in common ground with Arlington\, because we get it. I’ve been there too\, right? You make a decision and then you’ve got a lot of concerned folks that are saying\, “Why did you come to that decision? Well\, what about this?” Or\, “Have you considered X\, Y\, and Z?” \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Hmm. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: And that’s being a leader\, serving a community\, you have to be able to articulate that. But I’m not going to lie\, it can be frustrating at times. Only because it’s unique. It’s a unique command because\, you know\, people think of the military and they think\, okay the commander makes a decision and nobody questions it\, and everybody executes. \nA base commander and a community leader\, it’s very different\, right? And it’s not that it’s a burden to explain [00:27:00] yourself of why. But you have to be able to understand the needs of your community\, and when you make decisions\, be empathetic and have that in mind\, but also communicate that of why the decisions are being made. So yeah\, that was the common ground that I think we found\, that we had with the leadership of the school district. \nDULCE CARILLO: Indeed. And when you say you know command at base\, I think how unique Arlington public schools in Arlington County as a community is a very incredibly involved community\, very highly educated\, savvy. Every decision that we make\, we have to have a lot of research\, a lot of community input\, because the community members are engaged. In a great way. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Yeah. \nDULCE CARILLO: But they will take us to task if we don’t explain why we’re giving someone an exception\, but not someone else. And so we have to be very careful as well in every decision\, because every family that gets [00:28:00] impacted is huge. It’s their child. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Yeah. \nDULCE CARILLO: They’re not military connected\, moving them from a community they thought they were going to go\, now you get tears\, lawsuits\, people leaving our district and going to private school. I mean\, it is a huge deal. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Yeah. \nDULCE CARILLO: These are delicate subjects in a very engaged community. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: But you know\, I would say this and you know\, with the engaged communities that we both have\, right? That we share\, they hold you to account\, right? So you better make sure that you do your homework and do your research and get your facts straight before decisions are made. Which is a good thing\, right? \nBut also on the flip side of it is like\, “Okay\, I get the facts together\, or when we present things\, I know I’ve done my homework\, I know that I can speak confidently behind the decisions that we’re making.” \nBecause I\, you know\, it wasn’t a\, just a gut thing and “Oh\, we’re just going with this\, right?” We did our homework and we got our facts together before we made decisions. There was a lot of [00:29:00] thought involved between leadership of both the public school and the base. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Wow\, there was so much that went into this. I would love to switch over to talking about what were some of those big wins or outcomes from this effort that you’re particularly proud of? And\, you know\, maybe were there any lasting wins? Were there any kind of things that carried on or grew out of this? \nMARK PAOLICELLI: I think from my perspective the big win was that Arlington Public Schools and the leadership there aren’t just our neighbor in passing\, there’s actually a relationship built on trust and transparency. When I left\, you know\, I know the base commander was still continuing to engage and meet with the Arlington superintendent\, at least on a quarterly basis. With Dulce and I\, I think that a friendship has formed. \nYou know\, we started off not really knowing each other except for when we were at the Arlington County’s Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. But that relationship\, I think\, started with this incident or crisis[00:30:00] and because of that a strong relationship was formed and has maintained since then. And a friendship and\, you know\, I consider Dulce a friend\, a friendship and partnerships was formed throughout this whole thing. \nDULCE CARILLO: Thank you\, Mark. I want to echo that. I think the big wins were not only did we genuinely understand each other’s needs better. I think the lasting wins that\, as you mentioned\, there are quarterly meetings between the superintendent and the commander. And we’re now onto our third commander where we’re going to be launching those this fall. And there we have an opportunity when crises occur that we have these relationships and we bring the commander to a different school at least twice a year to see and to speak with military connected students to tell them how was their transition\, what are their needs. So it’s really become a learning tool for us. \nAnd our superintendent\, our new superintendent\, because we did switch to Dr. Francisco Duran. [00:31:00] He is very big on the Purple Star program. This is a Virginia Department of Education program where a school can be designated purple star\, that they understand the needs and support connected students. \nAnd that is a program that he has been working very hard to engage in\, that’s a lasting win. I think we’re now up to almost half of our schools that have applied and were awarded Purple Star status\, and our goal is to have one hundred go through that. That includes an investment in training our staff members about military connected students and particular circumstances. \nHaving programs that a student comes in\, the school counselors are made aware so that there are already students willing to have lunch with that student\, show them school\, tell them what clubs and activities are available. So that they don’t have to eat lunch alone or wait\, you know\, it’s very hard when you’re a child to make [00:32:00] friends. So we’re proud of our Purple Star program\, our quarterly meetings and genuinely increased understanding awareness among staff and\, you know\, celebrating the military child in April having proclamation military students. \nSo we’ve taken a lot of steps that are ones that you know\, when I’m gone\, things will continue. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Did a lot of that actually come out of this initial redistricting proposal in all of these conversations? \nDULCE CARILLO: They happened afterward\, I can’t say they were a direct result. I’d say when you grow closer to a community\, you build that trust. You’re both transparent. You have goodwill\, which I believe was there on both sides. That really opens up a lot of possibilities. We are looking for ways that we can serve and support\, we’re eager to do so because it didn’t leave a bitter aftertaste. \nIt wasn’t a [00:33:00] type of fight where we felt we were pushed into something that we really didn’t want to do\, or vice versa. I think\, again\, I’m gonna go back to investing in those conversations and to learning about one another. Really set some goodwill. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: I think Dulce\, you had\, I think two Purple Star schools when I started my tenure at the base in 2018. And now you’re up to\, you said 16. \nDULCE CARILLO: I’d have to count them and I’ll let you know\, but it’s about 16. We had one to be honest\, one. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: One. Okay. I thought it was two. Yeah. Okay. Wow. And then the other thing too\, Jessica\, I’ll say that because we had a relationship with the staff with Arlington\, it goes both ways\, right? So anytime they had issues\, like for example\, at the beginning of the school year when their bus drivers are having a difficult time getting through the gate\, because they have to go through the search lane and the bus drivers have to get vetted. I mean\, that’s something that we could help them with so that the bus drivers can make their routes on time. Get their bus drivers names. We can give them a trusted traveler permission after a [00:34:00] background check. So that they’re able to make their routes on time. But we didn’t know that was an issue. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, looking back then\, what lessons from this partnership would you share with others who are working to build similar relationships? It doesn’t have to be a military base\, but at least like military population and schools. What lessons would you have to share with people who are looking to develop similar relationships? \nDULCE CARILLO: I would say some lessons learned are one\, you know\, don’t make assumptions. Make the time to listen to all of your families and constituencies. Come to the school district\, be willing and open to learn. And in this case you know\, we learn so much. So there’s probably other communities and needs that we might not understand because we haven’t yet had the opportunity to do so. Also\, I think meeting quarterly is important\, because you want to have those relationships so when things do flare up\, you already have a direct call of somebody you know and [00:35:00] trust that you can have a conversation with to solve the situation a lot faster than if you’re trying to figure out who to call. \nSo I would say that\, and what keeps us motivated is that we are a school system that prides itself in serving every student\, from their own needs and assets\, and military students are no exception. I think they are one of the populations\, like several others\, where there are needs. We want to make sure that we’re ensuring stability for our students and serving them in a way that meets their needs. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. Just a quick note. It’s like\, one of the things I’m hearing in what you’re saying Dulce is something that we’ve said a lot on this podcast and that’s work on setting up and cultivating the relationships before you need them. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Yeah\, Jessica. I agree. I mean\, we have a saying that\, “A time of crisis is not the time to figure out who your counterparts are\,” right. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yes. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: And the only thing I would add\, I [00:36:00] think\, I agree a thousand percent of what Dulce said that those relationships\, establishing them and maintaining them are extremely important. \nBecause really\, you have to know the other side. And I think that there’s a perception on the military side that it’s “Our way and that’s it\,” right? So if there’s any base commanders out there listening to this I would say\, even though there’s a fence line that separates you from your community\, really that fence line is irrelevant. You have to engage with your community leaders\, both\, you know\, at the city or county level\, definitely with your school districts\, and the military community and what services they’re using from the county. \nI look at the difference between the military community and the civilian community and really\, that fence line should not exist\, So if that means you’ve got to go out of your comfort zone and go introduce yourself with your counterparts outside of your base\, then you need to do that. And if it’s not you as the base commander\, then have your deputy or your sergeant major\, or somebody\, [00:37:00] one of your senior leaders do that. To be your point person. \nA lot of bases have school liaisons. But as a commander\, I would say you need to join them once in a while and show an interest\, that you care\, because it’s going to impact your community on the base. \nAnd then the final thing I would say is open up your base to them. There’s a lot of people that think it’s behind this fence\, that they don’t know what’s going on there. So level the knowledge gap by inviting the community leaders onto your base\, host them\, show them around\, and there’s your entry point. You need to cultivate that. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, I think you told me once that you ended up hosting a meeting on base and a number of the people who attended from the school district had never been on it. \nMARK PAOLICELLI: That’s right. That’s right. Yeah. When we first started meeting with Dr. Duran\, the base leaders came to him\, to his office\, for our first couple meetings\, and then we hosted him on the base with his staff. We took them to the childcare daycare center and showed them around\, and then also showed him [00:38:00] around where the residents were. And then hosted him for a meeting. And I believe a lunch on the base. \nYeah\, that was a little surprising to me where people who’ve lived in Arlington County for decades have never been on the base before. They were never provided that opportunity. \nSo this is where I go back to the base leadership\, and any base leaders out there listening\, you need to recognize that and understand that there are your counterparts in your community. Who could be just like that\, that they’ve never stepped foot on your base. So they don’t know what you do\, they don’t know your population\, they don’t understand it. And it’s your responsibility to break down those barriers and establish those relationships. And at least to build awareness\, right? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Wow. So this podcast is called Practicing Connection and boy\, did you guys ever practice it on this effort! \nMARK PAOLICELLI: Well\, it was a team effort. It definitely was a team effort\, us and Arlington. And we couldn’t have done it without compassionate people like Major General Peoples and Dulce\, and at the [00:39:00] time Dr. Murphy. So yeah\, I think it was a win all around. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Wow. Well thanks so much to you both for joining us\, Dulce and Mark. I so enjoyed hearing this story and I really I feel like this could fill up multiple episodes with all the work you guys have done. \nDULCE CARILLO: This is fun to relive. Thank you Mark\, for inviting us and really bringing forward lessons because we’re always onto the next issue\, the next problem. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. \nDULCE CARILLO: And so I think that’s gonna propel me forward now\, because before the Purple Star point contact was a different person and I was the person going to the military meetings\, but now I’m both. \nSo I’m so looking forward to continuing to partner with the military organizations that help us support students. And even with military people themselves. I think we have a couple of schools where we bring in [00:40:00] young military officers to support athletics and things in our schools. \nI hope that we can expand that to build even deeper relations between us. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Ok\, well\, thanks again so much for joining us. Dulce Carrillo is Supervisor of Community Partnerships and Engagement at Arlington Public Schools in Virginia. And Mark Paolicelli is former deputy based commander for Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall. \nThat’s it for this episode. Thanks so much for joining us. If you enjoyed today’s episode\, click the share button in your podcast app to share it with a friend.[00:41:00]\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_text el_class=”pod-trans”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Get ready to spark ideas\, shift your mindset\, and share your growth with others! \nIn this episode of the Practicing Connection podcast\, Jessica and Coral introduce the Spark-Shift-Share notetaking strategy\, a simple yet powerful approach for translating professional development into meaningful action. \nInstead of just recording information\, learn how to capture what inspires you (“spark”)\, identify how it can change your practice (“shift”)\, and spread valuable insights through your network (“share”). \nIf you want your learning to make a real impact\, this episode is for you. Tune in for a practical walkthrough and ways to connect learning with action. \nLinks\n\nJoin our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12879756/\nSend us a message: practicingconnection@oneop.org\nSend us a text\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. Today we’ll be talking about an innovative note-taking practice that can spark new insights and enhance your impact. And Coral will be sharing a practice with us. Hi Coral. How are you? Did you see what I did there? Teaser? \nCORAL OWEN: I did\, and our audience will find out soon. I’m great. Thanks for asking. I’m actually just coming off my first\, and I’m air quoting here\, “real” vacation in several years\, where I actually fully unplugged\, and it was incredible. Highly recommend. I just feel so much more energized and creative\, and I think that really stems from just letting my brain decompress. \nAnd yeah\, just seeing some beautiful new places. So yeah\, that’s what we’ve been up to the last week. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That sounds wonderful. I think I shared with you just a couple minutes ago that I think it’s been about 12 years since I’ve had like a [00:01:00] traveling full-on vacation\, and I can’t believe it’s been that long. But I’m also glad that we haven’t had any episodes about “taking vacations as a way to enhance your productivity\,” because I would be a massive hypocrite when it comes to that! \nCORAL OWEN: I think that might be a new episode idea though\, about the importance of unplugging. So let’s file that away for later. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I take vacation time. I just haven’t been anywhere in a while. \nCORAL OWEN: Indeed. Indeed. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, we’d love to hear what’s inspiring you\, so please drop us a line at Practicing connection@oneop.org. We see and respond to every message\, and we can’t wait to hear from you. \n– break – \nLet’s learn more about note taking with the Spark-Shift-Share method. Coral\, can you tell us a little more about this practice and why you chose it? \nCORAL OWEN: Sure thing. Thanks Jess. So in our last [00:02:00] episode\, we kicked off a new series on making the most of professional development opportunities by talking about setting learning intentions before you go. So taking a few moments to ask yourself\, “What do I hope to get out of this?” Today’s practice builds on that idea\, and so we’re talking about how to take notes in a way that connects directly to those intentions\, and more importantly\, helps you move from inspiration into action. So a lot of traditional note taking methods were developed for academic settings. So think outlines\, bullets\, transcribing slides\, things like that. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Which are like the Cornell\, right? There’s a Cornell Method or something like that\, right\, of note taking? I remember this. \nCORAL OWEN: That sounds familiar. And yeah\, you know\, whatever methodology you’ve used for just kind of your classic note taking in the past\, in learning settings\, those are great for\, you know\, test prep or memorization or things like that. But the professional development setting really is different. \nAnd the challenge typically is not just remembering what was said\, but it’s knowing what to do with it. And so the Spark-Shift-Share method [00:03:00] is a simple framework that helps us move less from capturing everything and more to capturing what really matters for us and our work and our context and all of that good stuff. And then how to integrate those ideas into your practice and relationships and work. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, I am excited to hear about this practice because I tend to be the person who writes two words down and then later on goes back to it and is like\, “What do those two words mean?” So\, tell us a little bit more. Let’s walk through the practice. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, absolutely. So as you’ve likely gathered\, there are three steps to the strategy: Spark\, Shift and Share. The first step\, Spark\, takes place in the session itself. Whatever learning activity or professional development opportunity\, you’re tapping into the second and third steps\, shift and share respectively\, they take place after the session is concluded and you’ve had a little bit of space to regroup. \nSo let’s go ahead and just dive in on how to do all of this\, shall we? Step one: [00:04:00] spark. This is really what stood out and inspired you. So instead of filling a notebook with like a play by play of what’s being said\, you’re focusing your notes more with moments that grab your attention. These are like ideas\, quotes\, even questions that light you up and make you feel connected to what brought you to this session or talk in the first place. \nAnd as we’ve already noted\, you don’t need to write everything down. Just jot down what is giving you\, you know\, maybe a phrase\, a couple words\, or\, you know\, a direct quote\, paraphrasing what is giving you the most energy and direction. And again\, you’re doing this in the session itself. And it can be on a notepad or\, you know\, in the notes app on your phone or your tablet. \nJust capturing the moment that you’re in and just letting things as they hit you\, just do little brain dumps\, you know\, along the way. So the second step is after the session is concluded\, maybe you’re on your flight home or regrouping on your first day back in the office. We’re going to step into our [00:05:00] Shift. And this is\, you know\, how might whatever sparks you’ve captured\, how might this change your thinking or practice? \nAnd so like we already said\, you’re gonna go ahead and\, you know\, grab whatever you jotted your spark notes on\, and crack ’em open. And so once you’ve reviewed what you’ve captured that stood out to you\, ask yourself a few questions\, and you can do any or all of these. \nSo the first reflection point is\, what could I do differently because of this? The second one\, how does this change how I think about my work or relationships? And the third that you could reflect on is\, where could I try this even in a small way? Hopefully this is the step where we are beginning to move from passive listening to more active learning. \nAnd this shift helps you figure out what you might actually do with these insights that you’ve gained. And so finally\, step three is share. And we begin to consider who else might benefit from this\, this being your Spark [00:06:00] notes\, or your insights and how are you going to share it. So as you may know\, connection is a huge part of the learning process\, and this part of the method invites you to think beyond your own work. \nAnd so you might ask yourself\, who in my network or team would appreciate this idea? Is it something that I could bring to a meeting\, a mentoring session\, a coffee chat? And thirdly\, to consider how might sharing this idea deep in a connection or open up a new one\, and just really bringing this all home. \nThis step is reinforcing this learning and it helps spread useful ideas throughout your community\, your team\, or your organization. And that’s it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I absolutely love how this starts to turn note taking into a full circle learning tool. Earlier I said that I tend to be the person who writes like two words down and later on I’m like\, “What do those two words mean?” But when you mentioned this is meant to shift from writing everything down that’s being said to writing just what sparks you\, \nI [00:07:00] I realize that I kind of waffle between the two words\, or writing everything down\, and neither one of those is like super helpful. So\, this is really turning note-taking into a full circle learning tool. And it’s not just something then that you do during a session\, but it’s something that helps you keep learning and connecting after it’s over. \nCORAL OWEN: A hundred percent. And I apologize if you heard me chuckling in the background\, Jess\, because I am very much like you. I either am just capturing like a word for word\, you know\, record\, or going\, “Huh? I don’t know quite what that Cliff Notes version meant\,” but\, yeah\, so I’ve used this a couple times\, in some recent learning opportunities that I’ve had\, and it really is just\, I know we say this with many practices\, but it’s so impactful. \nAnd\, you know\, even more so\, it’s just a way to stay present in the moment and reflect meaningfully afterwards. And it kind of has a ripple effect outward. You know\, the cool thing is too\, it doesn’t take any special tools. You can simply jot like a [00:08:00] Spark-Shift-Share in a notebook or a WhatsApp on your phone\, and really moving from an information overload type where you’re just\, you know\, saturated in information\, but being a lot more intentional in what we’re taking forward with us that really is gonna resonate with our work. And then moving it into intentional action with those around us and having that collective impact together. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Wow. Thank you so much. 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 special episode focusing on military kids and school communities. Until then\, keep practicing. [00:09:00]\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:The Academy | Unified Support for Military-Connected Teen Well-Being: A Panel Discussion
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This panel introduces the impacts of\, and supports for\, adolescents in military-connected families. \nExperts discuss youth well-being and the role of service providers in promoting positive youth development. Conversation focuses on adolescents in active-duty military families ages 12-18. 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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! \nIn this episode of the Practicing Connection podcast\, Coral and Jessica dive deep into the art of setting learning intentions to get more from your professional development experiences. \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\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”]CORAL 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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Navigating SSDI and SSI: Support for Military-Connected Families and Caregivers
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This webinar offers a focused look at Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)\, specifically in the context of military-connected populations. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of eligibility criteria\, application processes\, and how SSDI and SSI interact with other benefit options. The session will also address considerations for caregivers supporting wounded warriors\, veterans with disabilities\, or dependent family members with special needs. 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Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close 08/06/2026.\nBoard Certified Disability Management Specialists: This webinar is approved for 1.0 continuing education (CE) clock hour from The Commission for Case Manager Certification. Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close 08/06/2026.\nCertified Personal Finance Counselors (CPFC): This webinar is approved for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credits from The Center for Financial Certifications (FinCert.org). **Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close date 08/06/2028.\nCertified Family Life Educators (CFLE): This webinar is approved for 1.0 continuing education (CE) credits from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close 08/06/2028.\nCertified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES): This webinar is approved for 1.0 continuing education credit from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). 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CATEGORIES:Community Engagement
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SUMMARY:Clinician Heal Thyself: Self-Care and Ethical Practices for Service Providers
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While providers are ethically bound to do so\, the research shows that service providers consistently overestimate both clinical abilities and client progress (Wampold\, 2010; Walfish\, et al\, 2012; Garb\, 1999\, Duncan\, et al\, 2010). This webinar looks at service providers’ confidence and its connection to clinician satisfaction\, finding meaning in practice\, and preventing burnout. \nThis presentation covers empirically good and bad clinical practices\, creating a balance of confidence and competence\, and how this impacts burnout and self-care. Clinical judgment and bias effects on the therapeutic relationship\, interventions\, and professional’s ability to determine treatment effectiveness are covered. 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SUMMARY:The Mid-Year Check-In: Reflect\, Recalibrate\, Recommit
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Take a purposeful pause with us with this guided mid-year check-in designed to help you reflect on the year’s journey so far\, realign your goals\, and reset your intentions for a thriving second half of the year. \nIn this episode of Practicing Connection\, Jessica and Coral invite listeners to hit “pause” and for a thoughtful mid-year check-in. Coral shares a reflection practice inspired by an annual vision board process—perfect for anyone looking to move beyond task lists to a deeper sense of goal alignment and intention. \nWhether your year is flying by or has thrown a few curveballs\, this episode offers space and prompts for you to take stock of what’s working\, explore where you want to pivot\, and set meaningful intentions for what’s ahead. 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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 great. Just coming off birthday week celebrations\, which has been fun. Really not like a huge to-do sort of birthday person\, but it was actually really fun. The family and I did a tiramisu tour. It’s my favorite dessert\, so they took me on a tiramisu tour over the course of about a week or so of a few favorite spots in our local area. \nAnd I have to say\, it might have been my tastiest birthday yet. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That is awesome. Over the course of a week. I thought you went all in one day when I first heard about your tiramisu tour! \nCORAL OWEN: No\, no\, no\, no! We did like\, it was probably four or five stops over the course of like seven or eight days. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Oh\, that’s awesome. And Tiramisu is also one of my all-time faves. But I don’t know\, have you ever [00:01:00] tried avocado? \nCORAL OWEN: Yes\, yes. I actually lived in Italy for several years\, so anything Italy just sings to my heart and my stomach. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Well\, that has become one of my very favorites\, avocado\, but not very many people offer it. Not very many places offer it. \nCORAL OWEN: Yeah\, I haven’t seen it much here. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah\, and happy birthday to you. \nCORAL OWEN: Thank you. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I think this is such a great idea. My birthday’s actually just around the corner and it was actually recently that I realized that we both have summer birthdays. I might have to copy a version of this idea. \nCORAL OWEN: What would you do? \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I was thinking maybe like a cheese tour would be fun or something. We have a lot of like cheese places around here that I could go to. \nCORAL OWEN: A cheese tour sounds delightful. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Yeah. I like the idea too. I was just trying to think how would I do it all in one day? Because like each cheese place is like 30 minutes to an hour away from each other\, but over the course of a week\, totally doable. \nCORAL OWEN: That is the most Wisconsin birthday tour ever. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: That’s kind of what I was [00:02:00] thinking too. I’m like\, how am I gonna do something Wisconsin based? I did not wanna do an old fashioned tour. Cause that would’ve taken a lot. \nCORAL OWEN: Dangerous very quickly. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So\, anyway. \nCORAL OWEN: Well\, so I actually\, there is one thing I actually do do each year\, and that’s a mid-year check-in. And so today our practice is actually going to be a very similar walkthrough\, to just mark that halfway mark on the calendar year and just check in with ourselves\, \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: How convenient that the midyear check-in happens right around your birthday. \nCORAL OWEN: Right?! \n– break – \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: So\, let’s learn more about this mid-year check-in. With all of the attention that I pay to productivity and practices that kind of help align me with my goals\, it’s kind of odd\, and I was reflecting on this a little bit when you first talked about doing this episode\, \n[00:03:00] it’s actually kind of odd that I don’t do mid-year check-ins. I used to do quarterly check-ins\, but they were more task oriented than anything else. So Coral\, tell us a little more about the practice you’ll be sharing and why you chose it. \nCORAL OWEN: Sure thing. So this specific practice is actually adapted from an annual vision board session I lead for a women’s group at the end of December each year that walks through a series of prompts inviting us to create space. I.E. let go\, create a priority and then create intention. And this mid-year check-in is an opportunity to pause\, reflect\, and take stock of where we’re at and you know\, kind of compare to where we thought we wanted to be at the start of the year. \nYou can do this check-in regarding any or all areas of your life\, whether it be personal\, professional\, or beyond. And that’s kind of the long and short of it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: One of the things I love about this is that doing this mid-year kind of gives you permission to let go of a goal that you maybe had at the beginning of the year that you’ve decided not to pursue. So this sounds absolutely lovely. [00:04:00] Let’s go through the practice. \nCORAL OWEN: Absolutely. And Jess\, it’s almost like you had a sneak preview\, so this definitely\, for all of our listeners\, this may be an episode where you wish to find a quiet block of time so that you can have time and space to pause\, reflect. Perhaps write a little bit or think a little bit extra. And please do feel free to go through this at whatever speed makes sense to you or even re-listen to certain segments if you need more time to consider those certain elements. \nOr\, you know\, just circle back to things. So yeah\, let’s get down to it. So first off\, we’re just gonna kind of set the scene so\, you know\, take a breath\, and I think the biggest thing to have a successful process here\, whether mid-year check-in or if you do this also at the beginning of the year: this is not about judgments\, especially because we’re gonna take a look back on\, you know\, intentions or goals or anything that you may have said at the beginning of the year. \nIt’s not about judgment\, it’s just about [00:05:00] having awareness and alignment about where we’re currently at. And so to just set the stage\, you know\, ask yourself\, “How do I feel in this moment as I begin to check in?” \nAnd I think this is really important because if you’re feeling a bit ruffled or unsettled\, you may wish to find or circle back to this at time and space where you’re feeling a bit more centered so that you have a bit more authentic\, reflection\, and awareness of your responses and how you’re truly feeling about these certain things. \nSo\, if you’re feeling\, you know\, relatively centered\, then we’ll step forward into space number two\, and that is reviewing the year so far. \nSo I’d like to invite you to reflect back on the intentions\, goals\, or themes that you set at the start of the year. And don’t worry if you didn’t write anything down\, if you didn’t have this sort of practice to kick your year off. Just call to mind what felt important back then\, and we’ll just go through these prompts\, one by one. \nAnd again\, don’t hesitate to [00:06:00] pause if you need extra time to write. ‘Cause you’ll be going through these in your own real time. So first off\, what intentions or goals did I start the year with? In what areas of life have I made meaningful progress? \nThirdly\, where have I surprised myself? \nNumber four\, what challenges have I navigated? And number five\, what have I learned about myself in the process for space number three? \nWe’re going to step forward into the now and take a present pulse\, if you will. So we’re gonna zoom into the present moment and ground into how things are actually going: emotionally\, mentally\, physically\, practically. \nThere are four questions in this series. First off\, what feels aligned or energized to me right now? Number two\, what is feeling a bit off\, draining or misaligned? \nThe third point for consideration is\, where am I craving more support [00:07:00] or structure? And number four to round this segment out is\, what do I want more of in the second half of the year? \nSo space number four\, now that we’ve looked backwards retrospectively into the first half of the year\, we’ve taken stock of where we’re currently at\, how we’re feeling\, and where we’re situated. Now it’s time to reset and or recommit. And so space number four\, now that you’ve looked back and checked in\, made some intentional decisions about what to carry forward or to shift or pivot on. \nWe’ve got four additional questions\, and so number one is what goals or intentions still feel meaningful to me? Number two\, what might I need to let go of or pivot away from? Thirdly\, what is one small shift that I could make this month to support where I would like to go? And number four\, and I love this one\, who or what [00:08:00] can support me in the second half of the year? \nAnd then finally\, for space number five\, we’re gonna close it with a grounding element. And so it’s simple as wrapping this up with a sentence or a phrase that sums up your reflection. It could be an intention\, a commitment\, or a word for the next season\, the next six months. And that’s it. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: I love this. It’s really interesting\, the closing piece\, the statement or the phrase or the word. It’s really been interesting to me in the past when I’ve done\, even though I said I haven’t done midyear check-ins\, I have done exercises like this before\, and that word – like I’ve even boiled it right down to a word – can be so powerful for the next you know\, however many months. \nAnd honestly\, sometimes my word hasn’t changed for quite a long time\, but I’d still keep reflecting on it. So anyway\, thank you so much for guiding us through that. \nCORAL OWEN: My pleasure. And it’s so funny that you mentioned the [00:09:00] word\, so I\, we’ve talked about the big calendar that I have on my wall\, and at the top is written my word for the year. And I really feel like that closing with a word or a phrase or whatever\, you know\, that summation is\, that really kind of boils down what your intention is. \nIt really does anchor how you move through your actions or your days\, what habits you pick up\, what habits you let go of\, how you are framing your thoughts. And it really is just a great filter that you can use in a lot of different spaces\, and situations. So I’m glad that you brought that up. \nThanks\, Jess. \nJESSICA BECKENDORF: Awesome. Well\, 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 and share it with a friend\, or drop us a line at practicingconnection@oneop.org. We’ll be back next week with a new episode. \nUntil then\, keep practicing. \n[00:10:00]\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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