Meet Rebecca. She's a fearless educator, strategist, and community builder shaking things up from SoCal to Costa Rica 🌎 As the Director of Innovation at The Teaching Well, she’s crafting bold new ways to support educators nationwide, all while inspiring others to lean into creativity and ditch the fear of failure. If you’re craving fresh strategies to innovate, connect, and build something extraordinary, this one’s for you 💡 Hit play, and let’s get to work!

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• How to navigate the tension between innovation + security
• Ways to shift mindsets around failure
• Tips for building + sustaining communities

Today’s Guest
Rebecca Bernard, Director of Innovation, The Teaching Well

Episode Highlights

• Rebecca’s story and journey to today (3:30)
• Navigating creativity and security in nonprofit work (8:55)
• Shifting mindsets about failure and innovating boldly (11:50)
• Advice for breaking out of the "security lane" to drive change (15:35)
• Building strong, resilient, and lasting communities (18:50)
• First steps for meaningful and enduring community building (23:35)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Rebecca’s life (27:50)
• Rebecca’s One Good Thing: Trust in your ability to believe in something bigger than yourself, and allow for that to guide your capacity to see beyond what's inside the box. This is an infinite universe. We have so much potential, and you have all the answers. (32:00)
• How to connect with Rebecca (34:50)
  
  

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/594.

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Meet Payal. She’s an organizational psychologist, empathy advocate, and founder of RK Empathy. For nearly two decades, Dr. Beri has empowered leaders, communities, and individuals to connect on a deeper level, helping us see that we have more in common than we often realize. She’s on a mission to break down the divisions that separate us and build stronger, more connected communities💪 Tune in to hear how emotional intelligence and empathy can transform your leadership and your organization 🧠💙

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• How empathy bridges divides in today’s polarized world
• What an empathy-based approach looks like in action
• Practical ways to cultivate emotional intelligence in your organization
  
  

Today’s Guest
Payal Beri, PhD, Psychologist + Founder, RK Empathy

Episode Highlights

• Payal’s story and journey to where she is today (3:55)
• Payal’s transition to organizational psychology and empathy work (9:15)
• Emotional intelligence as a tool for accountability and empathy (16:30)
• Empathy and the Reframing Perspectives Framework (29:05)
• Intimate Changemakers Dinners (37:55)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Payal’s life (46:10)
• Payal’s One Good Thing: Just be curious and patient with yourself. Be kind to yourself. Be patient with others. (50:00)
• How to connect with Payal (51:45)

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/593.

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Lindsey Fuller joins Jon + Becky in this episode to wrap up the transformative Gather at the Well podcast and look back on the past year. Together, we reflect on the power of microdosing wellness to spark meaningful change — both personally and within our organizations. Tune in for a conversation where we navigate the messy middle of balancing personal growth with organizational transformation and fostering vibrant, sustainable teams. Let’s step into 2025 with renewed energy and purpose. 🌱

💡 Learn

• The power of microdosing wellness
• The role of community and accountability
• Actionable wellness strategies

Special Guest
Lindsey Fuller, Executive Director, The Teaching Well

Episode Highlights

• Wrapping up 2024 (00:40)
• Introducing Lindsey Fuller and Gather at the Well (2:30)
• Personal Reflections and Takeaways from Gather at the Well (8:05)
• The Power of Micro-Dosing Wellness (18:20)
• Incorporating somatics (25:25)
• Three practices for well-being in 2025 (29:40)
• The role of professional development and team growth (36:15)
• Lindsey’s One Good Thing: We can do hard things when we choose each other. Likely there is a middle path, something we haven't identified yet, that when we put all of our brilliance together, we can figure out a way to stay in the work make the impact we want, and love our life while doing it. (42:40)
• Jon’s One Good Thing: Proactivity is the way. (43:15)
• Becky’s One Good Thing: The more you listen to other people, the more you start to listen to yourself, you will feel the shift. You will feel growth, not aging, but growth. (44:45)

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/592

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Become a Member and Get All-Access to Everything We Are For Good!
Experience the Impact Uprising Membership by We Are For Good: an ecosystem to learn, connect + grow in the power of a value-aligned community. Members gather monthly with Jon + Becky at exclusive members-only meetups + get video access to all new podcast episodes in an ad-free experience + so much more! Learn more + join us at weareforgood.com.

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