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November 8, 2022 31 mins

Join your host, Anna Lucas, as she looks back on season one of the Spark Connection podcast. In this episode Anna reflects on her original intention with this project, to "live boldly and lead with love." In this season one wrap, she shares take-a-ways from each conversation with esteemed teachers and friends, and reflects on key themes that emerged when exploring how we can cultivate connection and build community at the individual, organizational, and community levels.

Anna recaps learnings around self-compassion and anchoring around the process vs. outcome, she talks about the power of ritual and listening within an organizational context, and she reminds us that meaningful community change begins with meaningful relationships. Compassion played a unifying role throughout this season's conversations and Anna reflects on the importance of moving from personal practice to meaningful action. 

Anna is a learning and development consultant, educator, and community builder. For over ten years she has devoted her time and energy to building community and enhancing wellbeing within diverse organizations across the US. As a coach and consultant, Anna supports individuals, organizations, schools, and communities to build cultures of wellbeing and greater connection through meaningful learning experiences. Anna is a graduate of the Master's in Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and she is passionate about translating the science of Positive Psychology to empower others to thrive!

Anna invites you to stay connected through LinkedIn, Instagram, and or through her website . Thank you for tuning into this season the Spark Connection podcast! 

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