Podcasts about Belonging

We Ain't Dying For This | S3 EP2 - Building a Living Legacy What if legacy isn't the money you leave behind, but the life you create while you're still here? In this episode of We Ain't Dying For This, Crystle Johnson sits down with Jhanay Marable to explore what it really meant to move her family of seven from rural North Carolina to Mérida, Mexico. Together, they discuss: • Why America was costing their family more than money• Redefining legacy beyond wealth and inheritance• Raising five children abroad• Healing through healthcare and motherhood• The importance of breaking generational cycles• Why small decisions can completely change your family's future Whether you're considering moving abroad or simply wondering how to build a healthier life, this conversation will challenge how you think about success, family, and legacy.

This week on the Stay Tuned with Preet podcast, Anand Giridharadas, writer, political analyst, and author of the popular Substack newsletter The Ink, joins Preet to discuss his new book, Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City, about the NYC subway chokehold case of Daniel Penny and Jordan Neely. Preet and Giridharadas examine how this case encapsulates many of the biggest problems American society faces today: homelessness, racism, mental illness, and distrust in institutions. Then, they break down why the criminal justice system is only a small fraction of the solution to these many crises. Finally, they explain how the public both humanize and dehumanize these men, and why Penny's dehumanization of Neely was central to the criminal trial.  At the end of the episode, Preet answers a listener question about the legal challenge to President Trump's White House press ban. Plus, Preet shares his thoughts about one of his favorite musical performances that took place at the Kennedy Center. In the bonus for Insiders, Giridharadas explains how public reactions to Jordan Neely's death evolved as the story gained national attention and became part of a broader debate over what his death represented. Join the Insider community for access to bonus content from Stay Tuned and weekly episodes of the Insider podcast hosted by Preet and Joyce Vance. Visit staytuned.substack.com to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Photo by Spencer Platt via Getty Images.  Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website.  Watch this episode on our Youtube channel. Shop Stay Tuned merch and featured books by our guests in our Amazon storefront. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello Beautiful, I'm so grateful you're here with me. Sometimes what we're craving most isn't more time alone, but the feeling that we truly belong somewhere. Today's meditation invites you to open your heart to meaningful connection while strengthening the sense of community and belonging within yourself. This guided meditation for loneliness, connection, self-acceptance, emotional wellness, mindfulness, friendship, and belonging can help you feel supported and less alone. Love,

Everyone is talking about building a village right now. It's on social media, in parenting forums, in wellness content, in the conversations we have when we're exhausted and lonely and wondering why support feels so hard to find.But how many of us have actually experienced a REAL village? Today's guest, Tom Karrel, has spent a lot of time thinking about it.Tom is the author of The Lost Art of Random Conversations, and he has more than 10,000 hours of group facilitation experience across 45 countries. He also spent years living and working in Uganda, including in rural village communities where the pace, expectations, and social fabric look very different from the way many of us live in the U.S.In this episode, Tom and I talk about what it felt like to enter a 350-person Ugandan village as an outsider, how learning to greet people in the local language became a bridge, and why “going first” is often the only way into connection.We also talk about time, uncertainty, social trust, Ring doorbells, random conversations, Seattle sidewalks, Mexican fishermen, and what it means to put your phone away long enough to notice the person standing in front of you.In this episode you'll hear about:How being visibly different forced Tom to practice vulnerability, humility, and going first over and over againWhat living in a 350-person village taught Tom about presence, schedules, and the way we prioritize tasks vs. peopleWhy the interruptions we avoid might be the exact moments that make life feel more connectedWhat the “Seattle Freeze” has to do with social trust, small risks, and choosing to smile at strangers anywayWhy fumbling through a new language in a Ugandan village is not that different from trying to make friends at a gymResources & LinksCheck out Tom's book, The Lost Art of Random Conversations and learn more about him on his website.Like what you hear? Visit my website, leave me a voicemail, and follow me on Instagram and TikTok!Want to take this conversation a step further? Send this episode to a friend. Tell them you found it interesting and use what we just talked about as a conversation starter the next time you and your friend hang out!WANT MORE? My book, Are We Friends Yet? is here. Order your copy today!Dive into The Connection Reset. A 10-day private podcast to help you see the abundance of connection that already exists in your day-to-day (Yes. Really. I promise you have more than you realize). Start today. 

Message by Pastor Doug Bunnell, recorded live September 20, 2026 at First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham. Scripture read by Jan Smith.HannahBelonging means we can bring our big feelings to God, do not be cowed by the religious professionals.Why was Hannah's inability to have children so painful in her cultural context?What does Hannah's prayer reveal about her relationship with God?What is significant about the vow Hannah makes regarding her son?How does this passage portray God's awareness of human suffering?What can you learn from Hannah about bringing deep emotions honestly before God?1 Samuel 1:1-8, 9-20

Which conflict style are you? Plus: avoiding the "trance of nice," walking the high wire, and an uber-hack for getting over irritation. devon + nico hase serve as guiding teachers of the online dharma community Refuge of Belonging. They teach at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock, and other centers, offer online and in-person retreats, and speak with students in one-on-one sessions. They are the co-authors of How Not to Be a Hot Mess and the new This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership.  In this episode we talk about: Why friction in relationships is a feature, not a bug The three directions of listening Why joy isn't a nice-to-have How contemplating death can dissolve everyday irritation Whether you're a volcano, a diplomat, or a dodger How to rupture like a pro Why real patience has teeth What it means to walk the high wire in a conflict Related Episodes: The Sex Episode Get the 10% with Dan Harris app here Sign up for Dan's free newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris

In his latest book, author and journalist Anand Giridharadas reflects on the 2023 New York City subway chokehold case involving 30-year-old Black homeless man Jordan Neely and 24-year-old White United States Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny. It also explores fears for public safety and the limitations of our social safety net. It's titled, Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City. He discusses th events, ahead of a book signing Wednesday evening at the The 92nd Street Y.In her latest novel Exit Party, author Emily St. John Mandel presents two different dystopian visions for the future of America. In one version, the country has splintered in the aftermath of a civil war. In another, the country is unified under an authoritarian surveillance state. Mandel discusses the novel, out now.Photo by Alex Kent/Getty Images: Jordan Neely's Uncle Christopher Neely joins demonstrators rallying outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse waiting for Daniel Penny to arrive for jury deliberations on December 9, 2024 in New York City. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Humans have always formed tribes. At work, those tribes emerge around far more than shared goals. They form around who we trust, where we feel we belong, what we believe, and what we stand to gain or lose. Those workplace tribes can strengthen an organization or quietly work against it. Jim Vaselopulos and Jan Rutherford examine what leaders can do to shape the conditions that influence behavior, looking beyond individual performance to the environment, incentives, and norms people respond to. They also explore four ways leaders affect the people and systems around them: subtraction, division, addition, and multiplication. That same environment determines whether people speak up, take risks, and challenge one another, or stay quiet out of fear. Jim and Jan explore psychological safety, the tension between developing people and getting mission-critical work done, and why leadership requires continually balancing priorities that are often in conflict. Ultimately, much of it comes back to belonging. Where people feel they belong shapes whom they trust, what they are willing to say, how they behave, and what they are willing to do for the group. Find episode 531 on The Leadership Podcast, on YouTube @theleadershippodcast, or wherever you get your podcasts! Key Moments - Why tribalism hasn't disappeared, even as the reasons for belonging have changed - How culture and incentives shape the behavior leaders see - Creating a tribe without creating an "us vs. them" culture - What high school can teach us about tribalism - The four approaches to leadership: subtraction, division, addition, and multiplication - What Morgan Housel's Same as Ever says about human behavior - Why fear is such a powerful force in organizations - What psychological safety looks like in practice - The tension between developing people and doing the work that matters most - Why leadership is a continuing journey of balance - The value of having someone who can challenge your thinking - Why belonging can be more powerful than truth The Leadership Podcast is sponsored by W.S. Darley & Company. Founded in 1908, Darley remains a family owned and operated business, providing the highest quality equipment solutions to our country's warfighters and firefighters. Learn more at darley.com and darleydefense.com Memorable Quotes "Leadership by subtraction is, in a sense, bullying." "Leadership by division is, for us to thrive, you have to lose." "Leadership by addition is, how do we bring everybody together?" "Leadership by multiplication is, how do I create the next set of leaders?" "Fear is probably the biggest emotion that we have to deal with in the work world." "People don't want the truth, they want to belong." "The art of leadership, not just the science." "Leadership is the constant ability to balance competing priorities, competing needs, competing interests." Explore the full archive at www.theleadershippodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts! These are the books mentioned in this episode Same as Ever by Morgan Housel Influenced from Above by Brian Ahern Resources Mentioned The Leadership Podcast | theleadershippodcast.com Sponsored by | www.darley.com Rafti Advisors. LLC | www.raftiadvisors.com Self-Reliant Leadership. LLC | selfreliantleadership.com

Great onboarding does more than teach a new team member how to do a job. It creates clarity, connection, and a path toward long-term success in the practice. In this episode, Kirk Behrendt talks with Jenni Poulos, ACT Dental coach, about why retention begins before a team member's first day and how a structured onboarding process can help new hires become confident, independent contributors. You'll learn the essential elements of effective onboarding, how to create a support system for new hires, and how to use the 333 framework to guide development through the first three days, three weeks, and three months.For a practical roadmap to improve onboarding and team retention, listen to Episode 1106 of The Best Practices Show!Main Takeaways:Retention begins during onboarding, when new team members start deciding whether the practice matches what they were promised during the hiring process.New hires need clarity around their responsibilities, measures of success, decision-making authority, and where to go for help.Belonging is created through intentional preparation, including having systems, logins, trainers, and team members ready before the new hire arrives.Shadowing alone is not a complete training process because new hires need a structured development plan rather than learning only from what happens during the day.A small committee of leaders, trainers, and culture-focused team members can provide different types of support and feedback throughout onboarding.The 333 framework establishes milestones for a new hire's first three days, three weeks, and three months, with increasing levels of competency and independence.Consistent feedback throughout the first 90 days ensures that expectations are clear and prevents the formal review from being the first time a new team member hears about a concern.Episode Chapters:00:00 Why great onboarding supports long-term retention02:11 Onboarding should be an intentional experience04:07 The questions new team members are asking08:12 Defining roles, responsibilities, and measures of success12:59 Why shadowing alone is not training14:03 Creating a committee of success and normalizing feedback16:00 Introducing the 333 onboarding framework20:39 What success should look like after three weeks28:00 Final thoughts and the 333 Onboarding GuideGuest Bio:Jenni brings to dental teams a literal lifetime of experience in dentistry. As the daughter and sister of periodontists and a dental hygienist, she has been working in many facets of the dental world since she first held a summer job turning rooms and pouring models at the age of 12. Now, with over 10 years of experience in managing and leading a large periodontal practice, she has a firm grasp on what it takes to run a thriving business. Her passion for organizational health and culture has been a driving force behind her coaching career. She has witnessed firsthand how creating an aligned and engaged team will take a practice to levels of success that they never believed possible!Episode Resources:333 Onboarding Guide: https://hub.smilesource.com/c/resources/3-3-3-onboarding-modelMore Helpful Links for a Better Practice & a Better Life:Contact Gina to learn more about ACT: gina@actdental.comThe Best Practices Show: https://www.actdental.com/podcast/Smile Source Community Hub: https://www.actdental.com/community-hubUpcoming Events & Workshops: https://www.actdental.com/events/Smile Source: https://www.smilesource.com/Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.comSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

Where do poetry and democracy intersect?In part two of our conversation with Dayton poet laureate, educator, activist, culture keeper, and Kettering Foundation Democracy and the Arts resident artist Sierra Leone, we follow the threads of memory and imagination from a gallery of story quilts in Hamilton, Ohio, to the Legacy Sites of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama.Along the way, Sierra reads American Libation III: Weaving an Amendment for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, her response to Carolyn Crump's quilt Lovely One. She takes us inside The Belonging Project, where the stories of more than 100 Dayton residents are being harvested and turned into theater. And she shares a new poem born of a week with fellow Democracy Defenders led by Kimberlé Crenshaw in partnership with, a poem about how ideas persist and how thorns of memory grow from the womb of subjugation.If you've ever wondered what poetry has to do with the work of self-government, or how a life of civic leadership actually begins, this one's for you.In this episode we explore:Poetry asks. Democracy asks too. A poem doesn't go looking for answers. It leaves something behind for others to grapple with, and each generation has to decide what democracy will be.The petals that fall to the ground. Every society chooses which stories rise to the surface. Poets pick up the parts that fall and put some wind under them.Belonging becomes theater. Verbatim stories from returning citizens, bankers, fathers, teachers, and teens become a stage for the hard conversations communities need to have.Notable MentionsPeopleSierra Leone: Dayton's first Poet Laureate, playwright, educator, and Kettering Foundation artist-in-residence.Willis "Bing" Davis: Dayton artist and educator, founder of EbonNia Gallery, honored in Sierra's American Libation: Homage to an Elder (part one).Ketanji Brown Jackson: Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 2022, the first Black woman to serve on the Court.Carolyn Crump: Houston-based quilt and multimedia artist whose quilt Ketanji Brown Jackson: Lovely One inspired Sierra's poem.Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi: Quilt artist, historian, curator, NEA National Heritage Fellow, and founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network.John Coltrane: Jazz saxophonist and composer. Sierra's poem closes on "a love supreme."Angela Siner: University of Toledo faculty member in Africana Studies and Sierra's mentor, who told her, "Choose your approach."Joni Doherty: Senior Program Officer for Democracy and the Arts at the Kettering Foundation. She invited Sierra to accompany her to Montgomery as a guest of the Foundation.Bryan Stevenson: Public-interest lawyer, author of Just Mercy, and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative.Kimberlé Crenshaw: Legal scholar who was instrumental in developing the concepts of critical race theory and "intersectionality" and co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum.Augusto Boal: Brazilian theater artist and activist, creator of the Theatre of the Oppressed.Paul Laurence Dunbar: Dayton-born poet and novelist, one of the first Black American writers to gain national renown.Lucille Clifton: National Book Award–winning poet known for spare, luminous poems of family and resilience.Terrance Hayes: National Book Award–winning poet and MacArthur Fellow, author of Watch Your Language.Jericho Brown: Pulitzer Prize–winning poet (The Tradition) and co-editor of How We Do It.Nikki Giovanni: Poet, essayist, and leading voice of the Black Arts Movement (1943–2024).Sonia Sanchez: Poet, activist, Black Arts Movement pioneer, and Philadelphia's first poet laureate.Maya Angelou: Poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist, author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.Robert Hayden: Poet and the first African American Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.Gwendolyn Brooks: The first Black poet to win the Pulitzer Prize and a lifelong chronicler of Chicago's Bronzeville.Organizations & InstitutionsCenter for the Study of Art and Community: Producer of Art is Change, building art-and-community partnerships since 1992.Charles F. Kettering Foundation: Democracy and the Arts: Foundation program exploring how the arts strengthen democratic life, and partner on the Art in Action series.Fitton Center for Creative Arts: Community arts center in Hamilton, Ohio, which organized the Soul of Black Folks: 250 Years of Creativity, Innovation and Leadership exhibition. The Fitton partnered with the Kettering Foundation to develop the Voices of Black Folks program.Women of Color Quilters Network: International network of Black quilt artists founded by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi.The Human Race Theatre Company: Dayton professional theater and one of the partners on The Belonging Project.AmeriCorps Seniors: National service program for volunteers 55 and older, among the groups heard in The Belonging Project listening sessions.University of Dayton: Imagining Community Symposium: October 2026 symposium on civic hope and belonging, where The Belonging Project will be presented.Equal Justice Initiative: Montgomery-based human rights organization founded by Bryan Stevenson.African American Policy Forum: Think tank co-founded and led by Kimberlé Crenshaw. They host the annual Democracy Defenders Summit, which in 2026 involved a partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative.U.S. Sentencing Commission: Federal agency that sets sentencing guidelines. Justice Jackson served as its vice chair.University of Toledo: Where Sierra studied and met her mentor, Angela...

It was only two years ago when Megan McDermott moved to Batavia. But when she saw a need, she didn't hesitate to get involved. All it took was a conversation with a fellow parent to inspire her to co-found Distraction-Free Batavia, a parent advocacy group seeking to reduce screen time in schools.Not only did McDermott and her friend and co-founder Megan Danielle's efforts succeed in creating change - they opened the door to a deeper sense of belonging, for both Megans and the other parents who were inspired to speak up themselves.On this episode of Area Code: Batavia, a conversation with Megan McDermott about intentional technology use, the realities of advocating in a tight-knit town, and why true belonging means having the courage to "move the furniture" in your community.PLUS: Richard shares a stunning statistic about who lives and works in Batavia, and Alexa processes her mouse trauma.Read the BPS statement about technology shifts at BPS101View the Distraction-Free Batavia PetitionView the presentation to the City Council that includes the statistics about who lives and works in Batavia.For 630 Members This Week: Richard and Alexa rank their top 5 downtown Batavia strip malls. This is important! Disclosure: Area Code Audio also produces Kids These Days, the official podcast for Batavia Public Schools. While the district is a production client, this conversation was conducted independently.This episode of Area Code: Batavia is sponsored by 212° Construction Group.Have a hot take, a story we should know, or a question? Simply click this link to leave us a voice message. You can record right from your phone - no need to download a special app or anything like that. And you don't need to be polished. Just keep it under a minute or so. Subscribe to our newsletter for updates about Area Code: Batavia and to find out when new episodes are available. Join The 630 to support this podcast and our mission to create a stronger sense of belonging in our community. Members will receive:Free access to quarterly live shows.Off-week episodes of our bonus podcast, “The Batavia Insider”.Influence future Area Code: Batavia content. Your voice will help guide future topics and interviews.Regular opportunities to meet up in person with fellow Batavians who share your passion for our town and want to build stronger bonds.Area Code: Batavia is always looking for sponsors. Click here for more information.Area Code: Batavia is produced by Area Code Audio. It's hosted and produced by Richard Clark. Our associate producer and co-host is Alexa Swidenbank. Edited and mixed by Cray Allred. Additional production help from Jennifer Clark.

September 29, 2026 - 6amWar with Iran entering its eighth monthToday: Trump set to meet with tech CEOs to talk AIWSJ: OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concernsPope Leo urges leaders to take AI concerns seriouslyIssues facing voters ahead of midtermsTrump falsely claims tariffs will fund $5,000 checksSenate Majority Leader Thune admits ‘SAVE Act' would not help GOP in the midtermsFBI data breach fuels fears of harm to its employees: NYTDay 2 with Anand Giridharadas and his new book: ‘Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City' To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Leave us a voicemail!Kristi and Zazie chat about the need to be positive when talking about dog training and cat behaviour, and how they cope when someone is wrong on the internet.We talked about:The value of positive reinforcement, and gratitude for the positive reinforcement we get for the podcastHow to cope when someone is badly wrong on the internet and the post takes offThe idea of a DRI for ourselves: differential reinforcement of an incompatible behaviour The idea of a revenge blog and how we have both written some of themThe value of likes, comments, and shares on social media and the difference they can make to the algorithmThe need to stay informed about science and the scientific processAlso mentioned in this show:Ep65 on bothsidesism https://www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/episodes/19661849Ep61 How to evaluate the scientific research on dogs and cats https://www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/episodes/19388459Kristi's blog post on good alternatives to e-fencing: https://www.kristibenson.com/blog/2019/11/4/good-alternatives-to-e-fencing-dog-training-experts-weigh-inZazie's blog post on science communication: To promote positive reinforcement on dog training, teach, engage, and amplify https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2019/06/to-promote-positive-reinforcement-dog.htmlZazie's post on why it's dogs' happiness, not obedience, that counts: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/fellow-creatures/202004/why-dogs-happiness-not-obedience-is-what-countsThe books we recommend in this episode are:Memorial Park by Louisa ScarrStarter Dog: My Path to Joy, Belonging, and Loving this World by Rona MaynardSupport the showAbout the co-hosts:Kristi Benson is an honours graduate of, and now on staff with, the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers and has her PCBC-A from the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. She lives in beautiful northern British Columbia, where she helps dog guardians through online classes. She is also a northern anthropologist.Kristi Benson's website  Facebook  Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. She is the creator of the popular blog, Companion Animal Psychology, and has a column at Psychology Today. She lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, a dog and a cat. Instagram  BlueSky 

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss the consequences of Trump being the most unpopular president of all time heading into a midterm election.Then we’ll talk to journalist Anand Giridharadas about his new book, Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this session of the ongoing series, The Measure of Our Humanity, Frank Ostaseski along side Roshi Joan explores what it means to truly belong—not as something earned or arrived at, but as a truth we forget and remember. Frank begins with Sivananda's teaching that the body is our first home and the ground of belonging, then turns to Tara Brach and John O'Donohue on how we grow estranged from our… Source

The school year is in full swing, and in addition to leaders I’ve been supporting in Grow Academies, Masterminds, and one-on-on coaching, I’ve also had the privilege of gathering with leaders in person.This week I wanted to share about an opportunity I had recently to join my friend Chris LeGrande, Executive Director of Oklahoma's secondary principal and middle-level education associations (OASSP & OMLEA), as Principal Matters sponsored a dinner for principals from my area of the state. Several themes emerged from our time together. Here are three takeaways I thought may resonate with Principal Matters listeners and leaders: Belonging matters, not just for students, but for adults too. Beau Brannon, Union High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, shared an amazing system he and his teachers have created to track every student to make sure he/she has a caring adult connected to their outcomes. Listen in as Jen and I talk about some of the takeaways he’s learned from that effort. PLCs, when done well, can be wonderful. When done without fidelity, they can become toxic. Timothy Ray, Assistant Superintendent, Catoosa Public Schools, Oklahoma, shared vulnerable lessons on how his leadership team has reorganized their own meetings around teaching and learning in order to dive deeper into the same tasks their helping teachers navigate. AI is still top of mind for many leaders who are trying to figure out how to protect against its misuse while also learning how to manage it as a tool, not an end in itself. Amy Sanders, Sapulpa Public Schools, Oklahoma, shared ways she and her teachers are tackling the hard questions of keeping students safe while also not being afraid of learning ways to utilize technology as an instrument in learning. As I like to say whenever I'm in a room with other leaders, “The smartest person in the room is the room.” Jen and I also discuss some upcoming leadership development opportunities for listeners. as well as give some shout-outs to the following: For Oklahoma leaders: Sign up for the OASSP/OMLEA Leadership & Learning Conference in Edmond, Oklahoma, October 28–29. Danny Steele and Phil Januszewski will be keynoting, along with other great leaders: https://www.ccosa.org/page/oasspomlea-leadership-and-learning-conference For all leaders: In September, I launched a virtual leadership series called Hats We Wear in partnership with First Educational Resources. We meet once a month. Even though we've already completed Session 1, it's not too late to sign up for the remaining seven sessions. You'll also receive the video from Session 1 so you can catch up in the meantime. Want to learn more about Hats We Wear – Virtual PD Series or sign up? Go here: https://resources.firsteducation-us.com/the-hats-we-wear-as-school-leaders-how-to-lead-serve-coach-and-communicate-with-confidence-full-year-series-landing-page Finally, Jen Schwanke will be at Louisiana's principal's association conference September 27-28, in Baton Rouge. If you're there, make sure to tell her hello! Listen to the full episode to hear us reflect on these and other ideas that emerged in today's Monday Matters! As always, thank you for doing what matters! ~ Will The post MONDAY MATTERS with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker – Learning From Other Leaders appeared first on Principal Matters.

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode we discussed the decline of face-to-face socializing on college campuses and what smartphones, the pandemic, remote learning, and an increasingly competitive campus culture have to do with it. We ask what students may be missing when college becomes more about achievement and less about simply hanging out.Our Links:Retrospect

How to Train an Elephant explores one of the enemy's most strategic tactics: convincing us we are powerless. Just as an elephant can be trained to believe it cannot break free even when it has the strength to do so, Satan can use rejection, isolation, failure, temptation, grief, and disappointment to train us to live beneath the freedom and strength we have in Christ. The series is like a manual written to a circus master/devil of how to keep a giant and strong animal in captivity. Through the life of David, we'll discover what it looks like to develop spiritual resilience, refuse to stay stuck, and remember that we are far stronger in Christ than the enemy wants us to believe. Because you don't have to live captive to what has held you - you were created to live free and fulfill the purpose God has given you.At Discover Church, we exist to see our city changed by Jesus, one life at a time, by helping people discover LIFE in Christ, BELONGING in Community & PURPOSE in God's Calling on their life so that they can MAKE A DIFFERENCE.-You can join us live on Sunday mornings at 9:00 or 11:00 am, either in person or online! Visit www.discoverchurchkc.com for more information!

Acts 15 forces the early church to answer a question at the heart of the gospel: What does it take to truly belong to God's people? Their answer clarifies how we are saved by grace and how that grace shapes the way we live together.

Most people don't need more advice. They need a place where they can tell the truth. On this episode of Heart of Business, Nancy Koleda, Vice President of the International Facilitators Organization (IFO), joins us to explore how forum peer groups create that space. Drawing on her experience helping grow EO in Europe, Nancy shares why confidentiality, structure, and a shared commitment to showing up honestly can build connection across cultures.Nancy explains what happens inside a forum group and the practices that help people feel safe: no competitors, no advice giving, and speaking from personal experience. We discuss how vulnerability is modeled over time, why emotional check-ins can reveal that “I'm not the only one,” and how that sense of belonging carries into leadership, work, and life at home.We also look at practical ways to put the model to work. Nancy describes how “stir fry” sessions can renew established groups, how associations can use forum to deepen member connections, and how companies can break down silos by training internal facilitators. For anyone considering facilitator certification, she explains why the skills can be useful far beyond the meeting room.Please visit www.internationalfacilitatorsorganization.com to learn more about Mo Fathelbab and International Facilitators Organization (IFO), a leading provider of facilitators and related group facilitation services, providing training, certification, marketing services, education, and community for peer group facilitators at all stages of their career.

The Surprising Power of Real Community Jakob Brown

Send us Fan MailWhat makes the Church beautiful? It isn't a building, a program, or a perfect group of people. It's people—different people brought together by Jesus and learning to live and love like Him.Welcome to Week 4 of Isn't She Beautiful? In this Crossroads service, we explore John 13:34-35, where Jesus calls us to love one another as He has loved us. Belonging requires loving—a truth that's easy to remember but much harder to live out. We'll ask the question, “What does love require of me?” and discover that authentic community means extending grace, especially to the people who require a little extra grace from us. Because in every group, there are a few people who make loving others a little harder—and Jesus calls us to love them anyway.Following Jesus is personal, but it isn't private. Church isn't something we're meant to simply watch from a distance. We are invited to belong, gather, grow, serve, and follow Jesus together.Wherever you are in your faith journey—even if you're still deciding what you believe—there is a place for you here.Key Scripture: John 13:34-35Speaker: Jono Contestabile

Tune into the newest episode of our Energy Works Podcast, where science meets spirit to help you heal, energize, and thrive.Could something you're carrying have started long before you?Lauren sits down with Jill Purce for a fascinating conversation about family constellations, ancestral patterns, and the ways events from previous generations may continue to affect a family, even when no one knows the full story.What happens when someone or something has been excluded from a family's history? Can we acknowledge the people who came before us without approving of everything they did? And why might bringing something back into the story matter more than forgiveness?Jill also shares how her decades of work with voice, chanting, and ceremony eventually led her to family constellations, including the mysterious experience of people seeming to know or feel things about a family they've never met.From there, Lauren and Jill venture into some much bigger territory: resonance, energy, belonging, consciousness, and whether there are ways of knowing that we still don't fully understand.If you've ever wondered how much of your story began before you were born, this conversation will give you plenty to think about.Now available wherever you get your podcasts! Chapters:00:00 Introduction01:09 Origins of Constellations03:31 Trauma Down Generations08:07 Belonging and No Contact09:48 Honoring vs Forgiveness14:48 Mystery of the Field19:29 Representatives and Tuning In26:25 AI vs Human Knowing33:45 Coherence and Leadership39:02 Ancestors and Daily Practice43:14 Closing Episode Resources:Learn more about Jill Purce: www.healingvoice.com.EMYoga Online Courses: emyoga.thinkific.com/collections/emyoga-coursesShop our EMYoga Store: emyogastore.com/Sign up for our FREE weekly Newsletter: www.energymedicineyoga.net/Listen on Spotify: Energy WorksListen on Apple Podcasts: Energy WorksFollow us on Instagram: @EnergyMedicineYogaFollow us on Facebook: @EnergyMedicineYoga#EnergyMedicineYoga #EnergyWorksPodcast #FamilyConstellations #TransgenerationalTrauma #AncestralHealing #JillPurce #SoundHealing #EMYoga #InheritedTrauma #WellnessPodcast 

Welcome to the 47th Monday Reset for Sports Parents — a short reflection inside The Youth Sports Parenting Tribe.Each Monday Reset brings you one word, one idea, and one mindset to help you start the week calm, clear, and connected.This week's word is Belonging.A talented teenager quit her club team last spring. When her mom asked why, she said: "I just never felt like I was really part of it." She didn't quit because it was too hard. She quit because she felt alone inside of it.We spend a lot of time developing athletes — speed, strength, technique. But underneath all of that is something no training plan addresses: the feeling of truly mattering, not because of your stats, but because of who you are.Belonging doesn't start in the locker room. It starts at home. A child who knows they belong unconditionally walks into every practice with a foundation they can always return to.This week, tell your child specifically why you love having them in your life. Not what they did, not how they played — who they are. Let it have nothing to do with sport.Take a breath. Reset.The child who feels like they belong somewhere never truly feels alone out there.

"A sermon series on serving people"This week, Pastor Mark preaches that Christian service is a spiritual weapon that restores dignity, breaks isolation, and reveals God's family. Through Scripture and missions history, he challenged believers to serve the lonely, marginalized, and forgotten with transformed faith.#NewHopeKailua #PastorMarkStinton #2026Sermon #OnlineChurch #ChurchOnline #ChurchInKailua #YouTube #YouTubeChannel #Subscribe #Sub #Follow #LikeIf this is your first time visiting us, we'd like to get to know you: https://bit.ly/nhk-connectSubscribe to receive our latest messages: https://bit.ly/nhk-sermonsTo support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world, click here: https://newhopekailua.org/givingSee what God can do through you. Be part of our New Hope Kailua family, whether in person or online!——Stay ConnectedDownload our church app: https://bit.ly/nhk-appWebsite: https://newhopekailua.org/New Hope Kailua Facebook: https://bit.ly/nhk-fbNew Hope Kailua Instagram: https://bit.ly/nhk-igAudio-only SermonsApple Podcast: https://apple.co/3LYiqNTGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/nhk-googlepodcastSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3LUtqvP

In this episode, Mandy Richards, DNP, RN, APRN, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Executive and President, Children's Health, Intermountain Health, discusses strategies that have strengthened nurse retention, including leader check-ins, nurse leadership development, recognition programs and nurse residency programs that help new graduates build skills, confidence and a sense of belonging.

What happens when you move to a new country and don't know where, or whether, you can find healthcare where you feel safe, respected, and understood? In this episode of The Lebanese Physicians Podcast, I speak with Dr. Diaa El-Jamali, physician and founder of Lasso Health, about navigating LGBTQ+ healthcare abroad. We discuss his practical guide to LGBTQ+ healthcare in Romania and what students, expats, and travelers should know before arriving in a new country. But our conversation goes much deeper. Dr. El-Jamali shares the powerful story of a 16-year-old psychiatric patient whose behavior changed dramatically after learning that his father still accepted and loved him a case that shaped Dr. Al-Jamali's understanding of rejection, belonging, minority stress, and mental health. We also explore how to identify LGBTQ+-friendly physicians and clinics, why sexual orientation should never replace individualized clinical assessment, the role of community organizations, and how parents can respond when a child shares that they may be questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity. For anyone moving abroad, Dr. El-Jamali leaves us with three practical priorities: know the healthcare basics, find one healthcare professional you can trust, and find your community. Question for our audience: When someone shares their sexual orientation or gender identity with a parent or healthcare professional, what matters most in that first response, acceptance, listening, education, or reassurance? Share your thoughts in the comments. #LGBTQ #LGBTQHealth #InclusiveHealthcare #MentalHealth #HealthcareEquity #LGBTQYouth #MinorityStress #Acceptance #Belonging #HealthcareAbroad #Romania #Lebanon #LebaneseDiaspora #MedicalEducation #Physicians #Telemedicine #TheLebanesePhysiciansPodcast #Podcast #subscribe

How do different definitions of belonging affect our understanding of community? Peter Block offers three different definitions:   1) To be connected to one another   2) To belong to community is to act as a creator or co-owner   3)  Belonging can be a longing to be in community where our longing is fulfilled God tells us that grace is at the center of belonging  - through that grace we are no longer strangers and aliens; but now are citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.   This message comes from Pastor Jason. Our scripture reading comes from Paul's letter to the Ephesians, Chapter 2, verses 8-10 and 19 - 22.

Keeping the institution alive was never the point, even though most organizations seem to behave like it is. This week, let's name the scarcity mindset that convinces orgs to protect themselves instead of staying relevant, honest, and worth showing up for. Belonging before belief. Always.

We spend our lives searching for identity, fighting for acceptance, and longing for lasting connection. But through imperfect families and unexpected circumstances, God proves that His promises never fail. Join us as we discover where true belonging is found—in God's family and His story.

What kind of church do we want to be? That's the question that sits at the heart of our vision series, Restore. In the weeks ahead, we're exploring five core values that shape everything we do at Restoration – and we're inviting you to live them out with us. This week, we're continuing our focus on our first value, We are Jesus-centered, by speaking to how our focus on Jesus shapes our culture of belonging. 

Mid 20's and $250,000 in debt. Gripped by a gambling addiction. How do you recover?

When the Black, 30-year-old Michael Jackson impersonator stepped onto the F train in Manhattan on May 1, 2023, he was ranting angrily about being hungry and thirsty, willing to kill, die, or go to jail for life. His name was Jordan Neely. He was clearly in distress. Daniel Penny, a white, 24-year-old former Marine put him in a chokehold and pulled him to the ground. Neely struggled for almost 6 minutes before dying. Julian reviews Anand Girirdhardas' new book that places this event at its center. Man In The Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City is Anand's fifth book. He appeared on Conspirituality in January 2022 to talk about The Persuaders. In his new book, he takes readers into a deep and rich background of the broken New York City system of social services for unhoused and mentally ill people. He tells the story of how these two very different lives collided, and the consequences that ensued. Show Notes Man in the Mirror:  Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City 135: The Persuaders (w/Anand Giridharadas) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this hard sparking conversation, Halcyon & Betsy are joined by Ishmiel to discuss what community actually requires in 2026: why longing for belonging is one of our most primal human drives and yet so few of us feel it consistently; what makes an online community real versus performative; how to navigate conflict and harm in a group without it becoming punitive; the art of making a loving boundary versus a punishing one; and why having the early hard conversation — before the evidence stacks up — is almost always the more loving act.Find Ishmael at https://www.instagram.com/ishmiellounsbury/✨☕This episode is sponsored by www.BecomeLucid.com Lucid is a functional mushroom and nootropic brand designed to fuel mental clarity, focus, and long-term brain health. Their flagship product is a premium mushroom coffee blend infused with clinically studied nootropics—crafted to deliver clean energy without the crash. ✨

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In this episode, Mandy Richards, DNP, RN, APRN, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Executive and President, Children's Health, Intermountain Health, discusses strategies that have strengthened nurse retention, including leader check-ins, nurse leadership development, recognition programs and nurse residency programs that help new graduates build skills, confidence and a sense of belonging.

On the Real Spiritual Talk podcast, host Lamont Gates interviews near-death experiencer Rosemary Thornton, who was raised Christian and deeply grounded in the Bible. After her husband died by suicide and she was diagnosed with stage-two cancer, medical mistakes during and after a gynecological biopsy led to severe bleeding, her heart stopping, and what she calls a “temporary death experience.” Rosemary describes popping out of her body into a comforting velvety darkness marked by profound peace, encountering a powerful being who identified as “the original” to her “image and likeness,” and communicating with angels who affirmed she was loved and that earthly life is hard. She later stood in a white mist-filled room being cleansed before a door, chose to return after seeing and feeling a nurse's future grief, and recovered without brain damage; two months later no cancer was found. She says the deeper healing was release from grief and guilt, including messages like “You've circled the mountain long enough” and that her husband's fate was “none of your business,” reinforcing that God is love and wants people to love one another. 00:00 Meet Rosemary Thornton 00:29 Faith Before the NDE 02:16 Medical Crisis Begins 03:43 Out of Body Awakening 06:36 Peace in the Void 07:39 The Original Presence 10:04 Prayers Answered 11:46 Angels and Belonging 17:49 White Room Cleansing 20:56 The Door Decision 21:52 Nurse Vision and Return 24:10 Back in the ER 25:35 Cancer Gone After NDE 26:54 Angelic Grief Breakthrough 29:31 Medical Proof of Death 30:18 Floating Into Darkness 32:21 Meeting a Motherly God 35:01 How Communication Worked 36:18 Time and Brain Filters 43:39 Sharing the Story Carefully 46:19 God Is Love Message 48:36 Final Takeaways and Thanks

For the Love of Black Women | We Ain't Dying For This | S3 E1 What does it mean to dream as a Black woman? In the Season 3 premiere, Crystle Johnson sits down with Rachel Z. Harris, founder of Black Woman Sanctuary and Ixchel Balam, for a conversation about what it takes to build a life on your own terms, and the spaces that make that possible. Rachel left behind so many careers and multiple lives when she moved to México. What she found on the other side was something she'd been reaching for all along: the freedom to step outside the white gaze and rediscover what she actually wants. In this episode, she and Crystle get honest about hypervisibility and invisibility at the same time, about the kind of underbelonging that lives outside the workplace, and about why rest and real life change, not just stress management, is the work in front of us. This is a conversation between two women building parallel ecosystems in the same city. Kinory is a global social dining community and belonging ecosystem for Black women. Black Woman Sanctuary is a place designed for restoration. Both rooted in the same belief: that Black women deserve spaces built for who we actually are. If you've been sitting on a dream, waiting for permission or proof, this one is for you. ----- I'm Crystle Johnson, founder of Kinory®️, a global social dining community and belonging ecosystem for Black women. I spent over a decade as a DEI leader at Nike, Pandora, and Electronic Arts before building the thing I needed and couldn't find: rooms where Black women don't perform, prove, or shrink. Now I build them full-time, from dinner tables to retreats to a home base in Mérida. If the conversation stayed with you, there's more waiting. Kinory's Liberation Starter Kit (https://bit.ly/liberationstarterkit) is a workbook for the woman who's ready to stop waiting for permission and start choosing herself. When you want to go deeper in person, our next retreat, Belonging, Abroad, is this November in Mérida. And everything else begins at kinory.co. Connect with the ecosystems:

Am I Too Much? — A 10-Minute Meditation for Feeling Like a Burden and the Fear of Being Too Much It arrives quietly, usually afterwards, usually once you've been talking for a while. They were kind. They were still listening. And somewhere underneath it, you'd already started apologising in your head for taking up the evening. If you've ever wondered am I too much, or felt afraid of being a burden to the people who love you, this guided meditation sits with exactly that feeling, and gently questions the running total anxiety keeps on your behalf. For more of this kind of support whenever you need it, download Anchored, Calming Anxiety's companion app — there's a whole section inside called Confidence and Self-Worth you can return to as often as you like.Get it on the App Store at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anchored-panic-anxiety/id6785035669 or on Google Play at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.martinhewlett.anchored. Hosted by clinical hypnotherapist Martin Hewlett, this episode uses a three-part breath (filling the belly, then the ribs, then the top of the chest) to help you take up the whole of your own lungs, before moving into affirmation work that separates needing people from being a burden to them. ⏱️ Time Chapters* 00:00 – "Am I Too Much?"* 00:40 – Welcome & Anchored* 01:26 – The Running Total* 02:46 – Breathing: The Three-Part Breath* 05:00 – A Gift of Time* 05:27 – Someone Who Is Glad You Exist* 06:31 – Affirmations for Belonging* 08:16 – Three Daily Caring Tips* 09:08 – Coming Back Gently* 09:46 – A Note From Martin 

Before you knew the face in the mirror was yours, you waved at it like a playmate. Then the verdicts came. A parent's face went still, and your stomach learned what love costs. Rogers called that fine print conditions of worth, and culture kept adding clauses until your natural way of being felt, in Brach's words, not okay. Fromm traced anxiety to separateness. Belonging runs so deep that self-esteem gauges acceptance. Aristophanes spun the hunt into a myth of lost halves, which Buddhism would diagnose as thirst and Japanese psychiatry as amae, the ache to be indulged. Plato's lovers could never say what they wanted. We let familiarity pass for fate. Freud watched people circle back to pain, and Hendrix built a therapy on the childhood picture we chase. Exposure alone breeds liking, and new partners resemble old ones. Swann found low self-regard clinging hardest to the spouse who agreed. So the wound recruits, loyal to its confirmers even when confirmation bruises. Maltreatment raises later risk, and harm belongs to whoever caused it. Healing before blaming asks what you were taught to accept. Improvement chasing applause keeps worth leashed. Self-compassion carries people further. Nearly everyone believes they're self-aware. Few are. Glenn Schiraldi calls worth unconditional, an ancient idea with a workbook. Seneca counted befriending yourself as progress. Buddhaghosa's kindness begins with May I be happy, and before Hillel asks who will be for you, the Chandogya has answered That thou art. Keats named Earth the vale of soul-making. Relationship is the classroom, feedback the curriculum, the self a training ground for a higher division. Krishnamurti found thought fragmentary and love beyond its reach, and Popper never called the unmeasurable unreal. We arrive fractured, each a WIP. Yoshimasa's cracked bowl came home clamped and grew priceless. Gold goes in the seam. 

Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP, is a healer, therapist, author, and racialized trauma specialist whose work focuses on trauma, body-centered psychotherapy, communal healing, and cultural transformation.He is the author of the New York Times bestseller My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies and The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation's Upheaval and Racial Reckoning.Resmaa is the founder of Justice Leadership Solutions and the Cultural Somatics Institute, and the originator and leading advocate of Somatic Abolitionism—an embodied approach to antiracist practice and culture building.His work invites us to examine how racialized trauma lives in the body and how healing requires individual and communal practice.Resmaa's professional biography and the description of his work are supported by his official website and publisher biography. Explore Resmaa's work: www.resmaa.com Books by Resmaa MenakemMy Grandmother's HandsRacialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and BodiesResmaa's New York Times bestselling book explores racialized trauma, the body, and pathways toward healing. https://resmaa-com.myshopify.com/products/my-grandmothers-hands-signed-hardcoverThe Quaking of AmericaAn Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation's Upheaval and Racial ReckoningA book about racial reckoning, upheaval, and embodied approaches to collective transformation.https://resmaa-com.myshopify.com/products/quaking-of-america-book-plus-practicebook-combo-bundle-of-2Monsters in LoveWhy Your Partner Sometimes Drives You Crazy—and What You Can Do About ItA guide to navigating conflict and relationships with compassion and personal responsibility.https://resmaa-com.myshopify.com/products/monsters-in-love-why-your-partner-sometimes-drives-you-crazy-and-what-you-can-do-about-itThe Stories from My Grandmother's HandsA picture book connected to Resmaa's work on racialized trauma and intergenerational experience.Resmaa's official website and Central Recovery Press provide information about his books and learning resources.https://resmaa-com.myshopify.com/products/the-stories-from-my-grandmother-s-handsKey themes from the conversationExtraction, extermination, and extinction: Resmaa's framework for examining how colonial structures operate, as discussed in your conversation.Trauma zombies: Exploring the effects of unresolved trauma on our bodies and behaviors.Proximity to whiteness: Examining the dynamics of belonging, survival, and racialized cultural experience.Bodies of culture: Understanding how cultural experience and racialized trauma are carried in the body.Truth and reconciliation: Facing historical and ongoing harm and considering the work of meaningful reconciliation.Kinship care: The role of relationship, community, and collective responsibility in healing.Tending to our wounds: Attending to the wounds we carry as part of individual and collective transformation.The road to liberation: The embodied and relational work of moving toward liberation. You can learn more about Myrna and her work at: www.myrnamccallum.ca

Join us for a warm and engaging conversation with filmmaker Tigran Tovmasian as he reflects on his short film The Circus Lion and its recent screening at the Armenian Film Festival Australia. Tigran shares the story behind the film, the experiences that shaped its journey through festivals, and why telling Armenian stories on screen matters. He also offers heartfelt advice for emerging filmmakers and creative voices looking to bring their own stories to life.

Tony starts with a kid raised in an East Coast fishing town and another raised hiking Arizona trails. He uses them to show how beliefs tend to form through family, community, and identity, with the reasons showing up later. Then he brings the same lens to politics from a neutral place. He looks at how a trusted "Uncle Mike" can shape which questions feel worth asking, and why changing your mind can get psychologically expensive when your people are on the line. Along the way he makes the case that changing your mind can be a sign your mind is working. In this episode: Understand confabulation, the way the mind builds sincere explanations for a belief after the fact, with no dishonesty required See how authority bias and confirmation bias work together, from what you type into a search bar to the evidence that ends up feeling convincing Recognize when certainty is working as armor, and what emotionally mature leaders do with disagreement, uncertainty, and their own contradictions Try a question that can get you further than "what evidence do I have?": who taught me to look at this in the first place, and what information would help me reconsider? Practice understanding without agreement, so you can keep your convictions and still stay curious about the person across the table Tony Overbay is a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than 20 years of experience helping individuals and couples move from defensiveness toward curiosity and connection. Give it a listen, and maybe add one follow-up question to your week: how did I come to believe that? I'd love to hear what came up for you, so send me a message or drop it in the comments. Please follow Tony on Instagram @virtual.couch on Tiktok @virtualcouch on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tonyoverbaylmft and on Substack https://thevirtualcouch.substack.com/ You can reach out to Tony through his website tonyoverbay.com or by emailing contact @ tonyoverbay.com 00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:54 Fishing Town Identity 02:56 When Someone Hates Fishing 05:44 Politics as Fishing 08:14 Confabulation Explained 09:56 Authority Bias and Uncle Mike 13:42 Confirmation Bias in Search 15:20 Flip Side Conservation Lens 16:45 Hiking Permits Debate 19:48 Belonging Versus Being Right 21:58 Choosing Political Authorities 24:54 Cognitive Dissonance and Rationalizing 27:24 Identity Cost of Changing Minds 29:18 Certainty as Armor 30:12 Leader Follower Tradeoff 31:08 Questions for Leaders 32:16 Biases Hit Everyone 34:12 Confidence vs Insecurity 36:28 Uncle Mike Example 38:10 Groupthink Ecosystem 39:19 Why Followers Stay 41:34 Reconsidering Evidence 43:10 Healthy Leadership Model 45:11 Turn the Lens Inward 47:03 Understanding Without Agreement 48:49 Changing Minds Is Growth 51:20 Closing Thoughts and Outro

Why do smart, thoughtful people believe such different things? Authority bias, confirmation bias, and belonging shape what we believe long before we can explain why. Tony starts with a kid raised in an East Coast fishing town, and another raised hiking Arizona trails. He uses them to show how beliefs tend to form through family, community, and identity, with the reasons showing up later. Then he brings the same lens to politics from a neutral place. He looks at how a trusted "Uncle Mike" can shape which questions feel worth asking, and why changing your mind can get psychologically expensive when your people are on the line. Along the way, he argues that changing your mind can be a sign your mind is working. In this episode: Understand confabulation, the way the mind builds sincere explanations for a belief after the fact, with no dishonesty required See how authority bias and confirmation bias work together, from what you type into a search bar to the evidence that ends up feeling convincing Recognize when certainty is working as armor, and what emotionally mature leaders do with disagreement, uncertainty, and their own contradictions Try a question that can get you further than "what evidence do I have?": who taught me to look at this in the first place, and what information would help me reconsider? Practice understanding without agreement, so you can keep your convictions and still stay curious about the person across the table Tony Overbay is a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than 20 years of experience helping individuals and couples move from defensiveness toward curiosity and connection. Give it a listen, and maybe add one follow-up question to your week: how did I come to believe that? I'd love to hear what came up for you, so send me a message or drop it in the comments. Please follow Tony on Instagram @virtual.couch on Tiktok @virtualcouch on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tonyoverbaylmft and on Substack https://thevirtualcouch.substack.com/ You can reach out to Tony through his website tonyoverbay.com or by emailing contact @ tonyoverbay.com 00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:54 Fishing Town Identity 02:56 When Someone Hates Fishing 05:44 Politics as Fishing 08:14 Confabulation Explained 09:56 Authority Bias and Uncle Mike 13:42 Confirmation Bias in Search 15:20 Flip Side Conservation Lens 16:45 Hiking Permits Debate 19:48 Belonging Versus Being Right 21:58 Choosing Political Authorities 24:54 Cognitive Dissonance and Rationalizing 27:24 Identity Cost of Changing Minds 29:18 Certainty as Armor 30:12 Leader Follower Tradeoff 31:08 Questions for Leaders 32:16 Biases Hit Everyone 34:12 Confidence vs Insecurity 36:28 Uncle Mike Example 38:10 Groupthink Ecosystem 39:19 Why Followers Stay 41:34 Reconsidering Evidence 43:10 Healthy Leadership Model 45:11 Turn the Lens Inward 47:03 Understanding Without Agreement 48:49 Changing Minds Is Growth 51:20 Closing Thoughts and Outro

What if the thing an immigration lawyer did all month was lunch?Once a month, on a Sunday, a group of AILA DC attorneys and paralegals sits down at a restaurant chosen to match the book they have all just read — a Salvadoran kitchen for Jonathan Blitzer's Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here, Dominican food for Angie Cruz's Dominicana. They call it the Belonging Book Club, and since late 2024 it has become the place where people in a hard profession get to be readers first.Ariel Rawls of Grossman Young & Hammond runs it. She picks the restaurants, posts the polls, and drives a couple of hours from central Virginia to be the first one at the table. She joins host Lauren Clarke on the single question at a committee meeting that started the whole thing, why the food does more than feed people, the five-hundred-page first pick that nearly sank it, the afternoon a Palestinian milk drink sent one member straight back to her childhood, and what a novel can show a lawyer that a client never will.Plus, Erickson Immigration Group partner Rob Taylor with the news: a federal judge blocks the duration-of-status rule for F-1 and J-1 visa holders, DHS moves to eliminate the 60-day grace period for workers who lose a job, and a new executive order tightens oversight of the H-1B program.Resource Links:AILA DC Chapter — Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Belonging) Committee Bookclubs — where the Belonging Book Club runs its polls and meetingsGUEST: Ariel Rawls, Attorney, Grossman Young & Hammond; Chair, AILA DC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion CommitteeHOST: Lauren ClarkeNEWS NERD: Rob Taylor PRODUCER: Adam BelmarInterview Date: 9/17/26

Conflictele în echipă nu sunt doar inevitabile, ci necesare: o echipă prea tăcută pierde informații, idei și încredere. În al treilea episod din sezonul despre conflicte, Paul Olteanu și Magor Csibi discută despre ce face un conflict să fie constructiv, ce îl face toxic și cum îl putem transforma în progres.Magor Csibi conduce practica de leadership și cultură organizațională la Trend Consult. A fost directorul WWF România și director executiv al WWF Coreea, iar între 2007 și 2009 a reprezentat România în Parlamentul European. Este co-autor, alături de Radu Predescu, al cărții „Bătăliile care contează" și al cărții "Stell*r", împreună cu Adi Florea.Magor este co-autorul cărții „Înțelepciunea conflictului", alături de Raluca Anton, despre conflictele personale și profesionale din viețile noastre și despre ce putem învăța din poveștile unor persoane publice, în jurul căreia am construit acest sezon. Cartea se poate (pre)comanda de la Editura Nemira. În acest episod am discutat despre:De ce liderii confundă tăcerea cu consensul și ce pierd când fac astaDiferența dintre un conflict distructiv și unul constructivCum să pui întrebări grele fără ca celălalt să se simtă atacatCum să aliniezi agendele personale cu misiunea organizației, cu dileme din echipa Mind ArchitectCe putem învăța din procesul de lucru și luarea deciziilor din forțele specialeCele 3 surse frecvente ale conflictelor în echipeSiguranța psihologică în echipele remote și hibrideResursele menționate în conversație:Articolul "Political Primates", de Christopher BoehmCartea "Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging", de Sebastian JungerCartea "Bătăliile care contează", de Magor Csibi și Radu PredescuCartea "Sapiens", de Yuval Noah HarariArticolul "The 3 Elements of Trust", Harvard Business Review (2019)Instrumentul Life Styles Inventory și (auto-)evaluarea de mindset și comportamente - episod YouTubeMagor ne va fi alături și în episoadele următoare, în care stăm de vorbă cu oamenii care și-au spus poveștile în carte. Intră live alături de noi în înregistrarea episoadelor și primește răspunsuri la ce te interesează cel mai mult. Vino în Comunitatea Membrilor Mind Architect.Episodul a fost produs și distribuit cu susținerea PPC România."(00:00) Teaser și introducere""(02:05) Cine este Magor Csibi, structura episodului și subiecte abordate""(04:37) Conflict, cooperare și provocarea vs acceptarea liderului""(10:00) Nevoia de corectitudine e universală: experimentul lui Frans de Waal""(11:27) De ce o echipă foarte tăcută probabil nu e o echipă sănătoasă""(15:12) Conflict distructiv vs constructiv - de la 'dar' la 'și'""(21:55) Cele 3 elemente ale încrederii în lideri - Zenger & Folkman""(24:52) Cum pui întrebări grele fără să pară un atac""(28:34) Importanța siguranței psihologice și a încrederii interpersonale""(35:46) Reconciliere și debriefing DUPĂ conflict și lecții de la forțele speciale""(40:31) De ce să comunici argumentele din spatele deciziei către cei care nu sunt de acord""(44:24) Exemplul echipei Mind Architect - agende personale și misiune comună""(52:09) De ce să căutăm consensul, nu să acceptăm compromisul""(56:33) Tiparele observate la oamenii care gestionează bine conflictul""(01:01:43) Cum să eviți resentimentele când ideea cuiva nu e aleasă""(01:06:38) Cele 3 surse frecvente de conflict în echipă""(01:10:18) Mit și adevăr - siguranța psihologică în echipele remote și hibride""(01:14:30) Valorile de pe perete și conflictele perene și ireconciliabile""(01:19:16) De ce conflictele ignorate ajung să coste foarte mult""(01:29:17) Întrebări din comunitate: conflicte pe sarcină și impactul etichetelor""(01:34:42) Auto-evaluarea folosind instrumentul Life Styles Inventory""(01:36:05) Gând de final despre conflicte de la Magor Csibi"

In this inspiring episode of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast, Jed welcomes two wonderful guests whose picture books open the door to big, heartfelt family conversations. First, Jed chats with Erin Washington, author of I'm Just Like Me. Erin shares how her biracial, very tall 10‑year‑old daughter inspired the story after feeling different from her classmates. When Erin went looking for a picture book that celebrated a child who didn't look like everyone else, she couldn't find one—so she wrote it. Erin talks candidly about her own 20‑year struggle with body image and eating disorders, and how becoming a mom, embracing intuitive eating, and learning to truly respect her body changed everything. She also introduces the Blue Butterfly Foundation, her free mentorship program for teen girls struggling with body image and self‑worth, and explains why representation in books and media is so critical for kids' dreams and confidence. Then Jed welcomes back author‑illustrator Anoosha Syed, here to celebrate Love in Every Language, the companion to her hit book That's Not My Name. The story follows Merha, a young Pakistani American girl who can't speak Urdu and struggles to communicate with her grandmother. Anoosha and Jed explore how many immigrant kids love family deeply even when they don't share a language, and how some cultures rarely say "I love you" with words, instead showing love through food, care, nicknames, and time together. Anoosha also shares how becoming a mom has changed the way she creates picture books and tests them with her own son.

Four years ago, Rural Voice launched in St. Joseph, Minn., with a conversation about the challenges and opportunities of building a business in rural America. This year, to kick off the 2026 season, Rural Voice returned to St. Joseph to talk about belonging. MPR News host and Rural Voice moderator Kerri Miller led a discussion at Krewe Restaurant on Sept. 14. Community members shared personal stories about what it means to belong — especially when you enter a small town as a newcomer. Rural Voice in St. Joseph Rural Voice is a series of town hall discussions designed to illuminate the rewards and challenges of making a home in rural Minnesota. For more information, and to see if a Rural Voice is coming to a city near you, check out the Rural Voice website. Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. 

What if becoming who we were made to be is inseparable from belonging?   In season 11 (if you can remember that far back), we explored rupture and repair—the ways our relationships shape us, and how repair allows us to experience secure attachment. This season, we're taking the next step: belonging to become.   Join Curt and Pepper as they explore what it means to belong, why belonging is essential to becoming, and what happens to us when we experience the absence of belonging or when belonging itself includes ruptures that are inadequately repaired. As we begin this season, we'll consider the possibility that I can only become to the degree to which I belong—and what that means for the relationships and communities that are shaping who we are becoming.   * * * * * Thank you for our season 12 exclusive sponsor, Tabor College Master of Education in Neuroscience and Trauma.   Join us in October for the Center for Being Known annual Connections Conference. As a BKP listener, you can receive $50 off any ticket when you enter promo code CBK.BKPL.26   * * * * * Stay connected: Instagram, Facebook YouTube (Unedited videos of each episode AND the Post Show Conversation.) Please subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode and we always welcome your reviews on Apple Podcasts.  Sign up to access the Being Known Podcast applications, the weekly exercises that connect what you are learning to your life in a practical way.