In this episode, four of our guests from this year return to share their year-end reflections on seeking balance. Central to connection and communication and collaboration with others is knowing yourself, learning and growing. Regular reflection practice

The more you understand about yourself, the better youll be able to align your life with the things that are really meaningful to you. In this episode, Jessica Beckendorf shares her experience with energy and engagement tracking.Hi! Its Jessica from t

When it comes to reducing the effects of stress on our bodies, a growing amount of research supports meditation as a practice that pays off in a big way.In this practicast, Practicing Connection co-host, Bob Bertsch, guides us through a grounding chair me

In this practicast, Practicing Connection co-host, Bob Bertsch, guides us through how to use the question, "What Lights You Up?" to begin to find a sense of purpose, an important factor in individual resilience.Hi! It’s Jessica from the Practici

In this practicast, Practicing Connection co-host, Jessica Beckendorf, guides us through how to use the Feeling Wheel, a free, printable resource, to help us identify what we are feeling. Knowing and naming your feelings can be really helpful for allowing

A conversation about burnout and resilience with guests Dr. Charles (Chip) Benight and Nicole Weis from the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. Their  research on human resilience paves the way for t

In this episode (Season 4, Episode 9), co-hosts Jessica Beckendorf and Bob Bertsch talk about how to applying technology to community and community to technology - one of the eight ways of cultivating community resilience that we identified in their “Conn

A conversation with Monica Bassett, founder and CEO of Stronghold Food Pantry, a resource for military families on Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. Monica talks about how she started a food pantry on Fort Riley, KS and how she launched Stronghold, highlighting

In this episode (Season 4, Episode 7), co-hosts Jessica Beckendorf and Bob Bertsch talk about how to adapt, flex and be resilient - one of the eight ways of cultivating community resilience that we identified in their “Connecting Communities in Asset-base

The Food Security Hawaii Working Group is an amazing cross-sector collaboration to address food security issues military families are facing, In this episode, we talk with Arletta Eldridge Thompson, Health Promotion Coordinator for the 15th Medical Group