Are you really collaborating – or just coordinating? This episode offers a short reflection to help you notice where you are on the spectrum and make one small shift toward true collaboration.
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Learning to receive feedback well is one of the most powerful skills you can build for collaboration and growth. In this episode of Practicing Connection, Jessica and Erin talk about how to prepare your mindset, identify which feedback deserves your attention, and turn even tough conversations into moments of learning.
Change is part of every journey – even the ones we love most. In this episode, Jessica Beckendorf welcomes new co-host Erin Carlson Rivera, and shares parting reflections from longtime co-host Coral Owen. Together, they explore how slowing down, creating space, and staying curious can help us stay connected through seasons of change.
Are you tired of leaving conferences or trainings feeling overloaded – like you missed what mattered most?
This was one of our most popular episodes of 2025, and it’s as relevant as ever as we dig into the new year, with more conferences and events on the horizon. Coral and Jessica reveal a simple, powerful practice that can turn every professional development opportunity into meaningful, actionable growth. Get ready to take charge of your learning with intention!
In this replay episode, one of our most popular from 2025, discover WOOP: a science-backed goal-setting practice that helps you overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.
Before you set new goals for 2026, take a pause. This episode guides you through a gentle two‑part reset – honoring what you’re completing and choosing one honest intention for how you want to move through the year, without pressure or over‑planning.
If you’re exhausted but time off hasn’t really helped, the problem might not be how much you rest, but what kind of rest you’re getting. This episode explores four different kinds of rest – physical, mental, emotional, and creative – and offers simple ways to notice what you actually need right now.
Before rushing into big resolutions, what if you paused to ask: “What needs to stop, what deserves to stay, and what small experiment could actually support the life and work I want?” In this reflections episode, Coral and Jessica get honest about boundaries, comparison, joy, and work rhythms – and invite you to do the same, in three simple prompts.
Leading in uncertainty is not about having all the answers; it’s about how you show up when you don’t. In this episode, explore two simple practices that help you anchor in what matters and keep moving, even when the path ahead is anything but clear.
Feeling between versions of yourself – no longer who you were, not yet who you’re becoming? In this episode, learn two simple practices to release what no longer fits and take aligned, micro‑actions that move you forward with clarity and steadiness.
