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Chemistry, Choosing Words and Cheesesteak

I am an average cook at best. I mean, at the very best. Sure, there are a few things I can cook really well, but the remainder of the stuff pre-March 2020 was barely palatable, so when you averaged it out, it was, well, average. My very best kitchen skill is ordering carryout.

Rebecca Buell
May 20, 2020

In Work, Community, and Home: The Practice of Empathetic Communication

Join Executive Director of Our Community Listens, Rebecca Buell, as she talks with Jacqueline Bulanow, a nurse, Cardiac Rehab Specialist, OCL facilitator, and her husband, Gregory, who serves as Fire Chief for the North Charleston Fire Department. Hear how they are adapting to the quarantine life and living with empathy.

Rebecca Buell
May 18, 2020

How to be an Awesome Role Model Even When You Mess Up!

What does it mean to be a role model and how do we navigate relationships when our behavior isn’t the model we intend? Michael Desparrios explains how to be a role model while being "chronically human."

Michael Desparrois
May 13, 2020

The Ripple Effect of Listening

Small changes – choosing to value people, choosing to live authentically out of the truths we hold dear, choosing to listen, share a passion, share a courageous vision – can impact the world for someone you may never meet.

Rebecca Buell
May 08, 2020

Charging Up and Staying Connected

Can you imagine driving a car without ever stopping for gas or, if electric, stopping to plug it in? No—any person who drives knows it would eventually leave us stranded on the side of the road. So, why would we do this to ourselves biologically or socially?

Rebecca Buell
Apr 20, 2020

The Joy of Being Known, Being Heard

This afternoon in the sunny confines of my front porch, I am reflecting on a precious friend who for the last five years has given me the very best gifts. In this time of Sheltering in Place and social distancing, as a non-partnered person, connection and community is taking different forms. So, here, ruminating on my dear friend Alan Winslow, I am basking in both the sun and what it means to really be known, really be heard.

Rebecca Buell
Mar 31, 2020

What is in Your Hand?

There is in the Old Testament a story of a reluctant leader named Moses standing before a burning bush, being called upon to the great task of leading a group of people through a very hard time. This hesitant headman wanted nothing to do with the nation of people confused, shaken, and crying out for help.

Rebecca Buell
Mar 19, 2020