Jessica Beckendorf and Coral Owen host this exploration of personal and collective practices that empower us to work together to help each other, our families, and our communities improve our resilience and readiness.
Practicing Connection Podcast
Building Your Compassion Resilience
Do you sometimes feel drained by the emotional demands of your work? In this episode of Practicing C...
Find out more »More than a Meal: Building Community and Resilience with Chef Mary Long
Ever wondered how a kitchen can become a hub for resilience and connection? In this episode of Pract...
Find out more »Achieve Your Goals with WOOP
Do you ever struggle to stick to your goals? Discover the WOOP method, a powerful tool that uses obs...
Find out more »How to be Present for Others in their Grief (replay)
In this episode, Kristen shares two practices to help us prepare to hold space for someone experienc...
Find out more »Reframing Mistakes as Learning Opportunities
Discover how structured co-working can boost focus, accountability, and connection. In this episode,...
Find out more »Move On From Mistakes with the 10-10-10 Rule
Discover how structured co-working can boost focus, accountability, and connection. In this episode,...
Find out more »Boost Your Productivity with Co-working
Discover how structured co-working can boost focus, accountability, and connection. In this episode,...
Find out more »The 1-Minute Agreement
Discover the "one-minute agreement," a simple practice to build consistency, overcome inertia, and t...
Find out more »Habit Stacking
Learn how you can adopt new habits by pairing them with existing ones.
Find out more »Easy Priority Setting with the Wheel of Life
Discover how the Wheel of Life can help you to set priorities, find balance, and focus on what matte...
Find out more »New Year, New Co-host
Jessica and new co-host Coral welcome the new year and discuss the value of small, consistent practi...
Find out more »Strategies for Navigating Challenging Conversations
Explore strategies for navigating challenging conversations, including managing emotions and encoura...
Find out more »Letting Go to Make Room for Growth
Co-hosts Jessica Beckendorf and Bob Bertsch, along with guests Nicola Winkel and Kristen Jowers, dis...
Find out more »The Power of Connection, Reflection, and Evolution with Bob Bertsch
Co-hosts Jessica Beckendorf and Bob Bertsch reflect on Bob’s time with the Practicing Connection p...
Find out more »Reflections on Connection, Collaboration, and Finding Inspiration
Co-hosts Jessica Beckendorf and Bob Bertsch, along with guests Nicola Winkel and Kristen Jowers, dis...
Find out more »Inviting Innovation Through Creative Destruction
Explore how inviting creative destruction can pave the way for innovation.
Find out more »The Power of Listening to Cultivate Deep Respect for People
Explore how to cultivate deep respect in your personal and professional interactions using the “1-...
Find out more »The Welcome Wagon: Cultivating a Welcoming Environment
Explore "The Welcome Wagon," a practical approach to fostering inclusivity through reflection and co...
Find out more »Strengthening Military Community Connections with Amy Rodick
Amy Rodick, Director of the Office of Military Family Readiness and Policy for the Department of Def...
Find out more »Balancing the Big Picture with the Small
A conversation exploring the concept of balancing the "big picture" with "small actions."
Find out more »Improve Your Feedback with Gratitude and Vulnerability
Discover the transformative power of feedback, the nuances of giving and receiving it, and gain insi...
Find out more »Feeding Military Families with Stronghold Food Pantry CEO Monica Bassett
A conversation with Monica Bassett, founder and CEO of Stronghold Food Pantry, a resource for milita...
Find out more »Reduce Your Stress Through Core Values
Learn how values shape emotions, decisions, and relationships, providing a roadmap for reduced stres...
Find out more »Confronting Imposter Syndrome by Sharing Your Work
Jessica and Bob talk about the benefits of sharing your work with others and share a practice for ge...
Find out more »Do Less of What Drains You
Learn more about energy and engagement tracking, a practice to help align your life with the things ...
Find out more »Partnering on Early Education for Military Kids
Lisa Sapp and James Yracheta share insights into a collaboration between Malmstrom AFB and the Great...
Find out more »Making Small Adjustments
Bob Bertsch shares a practice to help us build our capacity for iteration by helping each of us get...
Find out more »Finding Your Purpose as a Group
Jessica Beckendorf talks about the chaordic stepping stones and shares four questions that can help ...
Find out more »Being Present With Your Strengths
Jessica Beckendorf guides us through an activity from Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice.
Find out more »Finding Balance Within Strengths
Jessica Beckendorf guides us through a practice to help us avoid using our character strengths in wa...
Find out more »Lean Into Your Strengths
We continue our conversation about character strengths and Jessica guides us through a practice for ...
Find out more »Finding Your Strengths
Jessica Beckendorf tells us more about Character Strengths and guides us through a practice to help ...
Find out more »Networks for Military Family Support with Amy Rodick
Amy Rodick, Director of the DoD Office of Military Family Readiness and Policy, talks about the info...
Find out more »Holding Space for New Possibilities
In this episode, Bob Bertsch shares a practice for letting go of something in order to let something...
Find out more »Holding Space for Grief
In this episode, Kristen Jowers shares two practices to help us prepare to hold space for someone ex...
Find out more »Notice Offers & See Them as Gifts
Practitioner Shannon Hughes of Enlivened Studios shares "Notice Offers and See Them as Gifts" a prac...
Find out more »Make Your Partner Look Good
Practitioner Shannon Hughes of Enlivened Studios shares "Make Your Partner Look Good" a practice fro...
Find out more »Yes, And vs. Yeah, But
Practitioner Shannon Hughes of Enlivened Studios shares "Yes,and," a practice from applied improvisa...
Find out more »Giving and Receiving Feedback
Discover the transformative power of feedback, the nuances of giving and receiving it, and gain insi...
Find out more »Regulating Your Emotions
An exploration of the profound impact of emotion regulation on health, well-being, and relationships...
Find out more »Determining Your Values
Learn how values shape emotions, decisions, and relationships, providing a roadmap for reduced stres...
Find out more »An Ecosystem of Military Family Support with Nicola Winkel
A conversation about building an ecosystem of support and addressing issues upstream with Nicola Win...
Find out more »Learning From Each Other
Bob shares a practice to help us take control of our learning and begin to build a knowledge network...
Find out more »Asking Powerful Questions
Jessica shares a practice to help us engage people in the meaningful conversations we need to have i...
Find out more »Listening for Strengths and Values
Jessica talks about the listening practice, Strength Spotting, and guides us through how to do it.
Find out more »Share Your Work
Jessica and Bob talk about the benefits of sharing your work with others and share a practice for ge...
Find out more »Fostering Connection in Meetings
Jessica and Bob talk about why generosity is important in collaboration and share a practice for ref...
Find out more »Energy & Engagement Tracking
Learn more about energy and engagement tracking, a practice to help align your life with the things ...
Find out more »Grounding Chair Meditation
Join us in a grounding chair meditation, a practice that can help reduce stress levels in the moment...
Find out more »What Lights You Up?
Learn how to use the question, "What Lights You Up?" to begin to find a sense of purpose. Research s...
Find out more »Using the Feeling Wheel to Know Your Emotions
In this practicast, Practicing Connection co-host, Jessica Beckendorf, guides us through how to use ...
Find out more »Starting a Food Pantry for Military Families with Monica Bassett
A conversation with Monica Bassett, founder and CEO of Stronghold Food Pantry, a resource for milita...
Find out more »Hawaii’s Food Security Collaboration for Military Families
The Food Security Hawaii Working Group is an amazing cross-sector collaboration to address food secu...
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