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Chris Fitz is the Founder and Artistic Director of River Crossing Playback Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. With experience in improvisational arts since 2003, Chris and his ensemble use Playback Theatre to build community by dramatically portraying real-life stories. 

He is also a trained mediator and former Executive Director of the Center for Community Peacemaking, specializing in Restorative Justice—community-based practices that address harm and promote healing in schools, communities, and the legal system.

Chris sees Playback Theatre as a tool for personal and social healing, emphasizing the power of storytelling to foster connection, belonging, and understanding. Through performances like "Healing York," his troupe has addressed issues like racial harm, showing how storytelling can help heal communities.

Chris believes in the importance of repeated dialogue and rituals to foster belonging, whether in-person or online, and offers advice to community builders on engaging participants without relying too heavily on presentations. 

His focus remains on creating safe spaces for people to connect, share their stories, and address community challenges through both art and conversation.

Contact Chris Fitz and the River Crossing Playback Troupe by visiting the website  https://rivercrossingplayback.org/ and connect with Advoz at https://advoz.org/. 



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Playback Theatre: Weaving Stories to Strengthen Communities

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Today, I’m happy to introduce the Reverend Mike Travisano, an ordained Buddhist priest, mindfulness instructor, and integrative group therapy facilitator for an intensive outpatient program for adolescents and young adults.

Mike is also the founder of The Art of Monday Morning. This company provides mindfulness instruction to individuals and organizations.
In this episode, you’ll hear Mike’s story of starting a Monday Buddhist Mindfulness and Meditation community. 

Mike spent most of his career working in tech software, but his life took a turn in 2020 when he joined the seminary to become an ordained Buddhist priest. Over two years, he studied and wrote about his thoughts and understanding of Buddhism.

He finishes with a “plunge,” which allows students to choose their path toward how they will implement their training. Working with those seeking help, Mike began providing support through mindfulness counseling.

If you are interested in the virtual gathering, please visit Mike’s website: https://www.theartofmondaymorning.com/. To learn more about Mike, connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-travisano-7b30a733/. 

Please consider sharing this episode with someone else you think might enjoy this discussion. 

Send questions or comments to Deb@FindCalmHere.com. 

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Redefining Failure and Success in Community Building

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Welcome to the Community Strategy Podcast. 

I'm Deb Schell, the host. I'm excited to introduce today's guest, Eli Walker [http://www.eliwalkerstories.com]! She designs events and programs that build play into belonging in the modern world and how to use play to facilitate more engaging meetings. 

Equipped with a BFA in Theater from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and as the founder and author of Drunk Yoga® [https://www.theuplift.center/] (now The Uplift Experience [https://www.theuplift.center/]), Eli pioneered the wellness entertainment movement to bridge the gap between #selfcare and #communitycare through her social yoga events. 

Since then, she has used immersive storytelling and mindfulness practices to support tens of thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions across the globe—including NYU and Columbia University, as well as Barclay's, eBay, Intel, Google, Pinterest, and Mastercard—in building meaningful belonging for themselves and their teams in our modern, remote world by leveraging the art of play in live experience design. 

Eli has always loved helping people from different backgrounds get on the same page. Bonus points if she can achieve this while inspiring them to live joyfully, empowering them with new perspectives, and making them laugh simultaneously. When you work with Eli, you can expect to play, move, laugh, and walk away feeling empowered with tools to create a more connected world.

During this interview, Eli shares her entrance into the community industry. She describes community-based theater as an immersive performance art in which the facilitator and storytellers go into existing communities and use live storytelling theater to help participants tell their stories and bridge sociological barriers. 

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The power of play to build belonging

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Welcome back to The Community Strategy Podcast! 

Today’s guest is Mathilde Leo [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathildeleo/]. She's the Head of Community and Customer Education at Circle [https://circle.so/], an all-in-one online community, program, and course platform for entrepreneurs, startups, and nonprofits.

She's been building online customer communities from scratch since 2021. As the first community hire and employee #11, she was instrumental in crafting and implementing Circle's original community-led strategy, which helped onboard, activate, and educate 10,000+ customers, building some of the most innovative community businesses on the planet. 

Before Circle, Mathilde co-founded MakingJam, the leading European product professional conference. It was a side project she turned into a thriving community business. 

Episode Notes.  [https://findcalmhere.com/create-the-conditions-for-a-customer-community-members-success/]

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Create the Conditions for a customer community member's success

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Get ready to jump into a NEW episode of The Community Strategy Podcast [https://findcalmhere.com/podcast/]! Hosted by Deb Schel, she interviews Tracy Beavers, a six-figure entrepreneur, and an online community builder. 

Get the tips to grow your community organically and launch a group that turns into income! 

Tracy hosts a free Facebook group, BE A CONFIDENT ENTREPRENEUR: Get Visible + Grow Your Email List & Income [https://www.facebook.com/groups/beaconfidententrepreneur/], with over 2.7K members! 

When Tracy first launched her Facebook group, her biggest goal was to become more visible. After setting up the group, she invited members from her list to join the free group. In addition, she mentioned the community when networking and posted about it on social media. 

Although organically growing the Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/beaconfidententrepreneur] was challenging, she persevered and now sees about 100 new members monthly.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to access Tracy's valuable free marketing resources [https://www.tracybeavers.com/resources]. They could be the key to your community's success.  

Connect with Tracy on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/tracy.l.beavers]. 

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Expedite your community journey

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In this podcast episode, you’ll hear the second half of a webinar hosted with Community Builders with Purpose [https://community-builders-with-purpose.mn.co/] and led by Nicole Gray, the founder of Boxed Community, which helps community leaders achieve well-being. 

For a comprehensive understanding, it's crucial to listen to the first part of this webinar hosted with Community Builders with Purpose and led by Nicole Gray. If you missed it, please listen to that first. Go here to listen [https://findcalmhere.com/avoid-burnout-with-this-community-leaders-wellness-webinar/]. 

Nicole helps leaders grow, improve their well-being, and develop an entrepreneurial spirit through one-on-one and group coaching. As a wanderlust and visual artist, she infuses her programs with diverse experiences, creating engaging and empowering experiences.

In part two, Nicole provides practical advice and tools for implementing immediate stress management treatments for online community builders. 

You can go here to complete the show notes. 
[https://findcalmhere.com/find-balance-this-wellness-webinar-part-two/]


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Find Balance with this Wellness Webinar (Part Two)

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Welcome back to the Community Strategy Podcast, your unique resource for navigating the challenges of leading online communities! 

Leading an online community can feel overwhelming and daunting, especially in the face of ongoing challenges. From clarifying your community concept to defining your ideal member and launching a new group, it can be challenging to find time for reflection. 

Over the past few years, I’ve learned that trying to take on too much leads to burnout and feelings of failure. Every community leader I’ve worked with has struggled with when the right time to pause is.

Boxed Community is committed to helping your well-being to ensure sustainable success later. Our community offerings, including courses, coaching, and membership, are designed to help you connect, grow, and thrive during wellness activities. 

Nicole helps leaders grow, improve their well-being, and develop an entrepreneurial spirit through one-on-one and group coaching. As a wanderlust and visual artist, she infuses her programs with diverse experiences, creating engaging and empowering experiences.

In this episode, you’ll hear a recording of an event inside Community Builders with Purpose [https://community-builders-with-purpose.mn.co/] in April 2024.

Please take a look at the full show notes

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Avoid Burnout with this Community Leaders Wellness Webinar

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Welcome back to The Community Strategy Podcast [https://findcalmhere.com/podcast/]! In this episode, you’ll hear the first half of a recording of an event in March of 2024 inside Community Builders with Purpose, [https://community-builders-with-purpose.mn.co/share/r3b7kv17_VyJD4Wx?utm_source=manual] an online membership for community builders. 

During the session, Brian Helfman [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianhelfman/], the host of Third Nature [https://third-nature.com/], an online [https://www.third-nature.com/creators-circle/] and in-person [https://www.third-nature.com/summercamp/] community, helped thousands of people cultivate clarity, creativity, and connection while having more fun. In addition to the community, Brian has consulted with organizations to help them build more connections and cultivate a sense of community. 

In the second part of this discussion, Brian talks about how he built a team and continues to redefine terms of what he does. 

Still feeling like a solo entrepreneur, Brian’s team is project- and deadline-driven, with a clear start and end date and time to reevaluate the project. When building a membership, Brian selected Circle, an online community platform that is flexible for 

For Brian, an online membership isn’t a good fit. In the interview, he shared that the seasonality of timed programs works better for him and his team. It takes the pressure off “having to provide or generate value,” Brian said. 

Workshops led by community members lead to connections and growth because the members are relatable. His success is uncertain, and his workshop is a vehicle to learn. 

The “free time” is where the magic happens. 

“Nudging people in the right direction and creating conditions for authentic connection and fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment to feel fully self-expressed,” Brian said. 

The community plans to continue focusing on in-person experiences, however. There are enough people who will always crave in-person experiences. From Brian’s experience, the connection is cultivated more deeply when in person, but the online connection is really important. 

Third, Nature values accessibility. Before attendees sign up and commit to the summer camp, many potential participants join conscious conv

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Finding purpose Part Two

Welcome back to The Community Strategy Podcast [https://findcalmhere.com/podcast/]! In this episode, you’ll hear the first half of a recording of an event in March of 2024 inside Community Builders with Purpose, [https://community-builders-with-purpose.mn.co/share/r3b7kv17_VyJD4Wx?utm_source=manual] an online membership for community builders. 

During the session, Brian Helfman [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianhelfman/], the host of Third Nature [https://third-nature.com/], an online [https://www.third-nature.com/creators-circle/] and in-person [https://www.third-nature.com/summercamp/] community, helped thousands of people cultivate clarity, creativity, and connection while having more fun. In addition to the community, Brian has consulted with organizations to help them build more connections and cultivate a sense of community. 

See full show notes here [https://findcalmhere.com/finding-purpose-in-connection-to-cultivating-authentic-engagement/]. 



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Finding purpose in connection to cultivating authentic engagement

Welcome back to The Community Strategy! In this podcast episode, you'll hear the second part of an event held in February 2024. Windy Lawson presented to community builders how to thrive with too many ideas. Click here [https://youtu.be/-jPX32J2ls0?si=OvwgGxwzID9Ehm-7] to watch part one. 

In her insightful presentation, Windy Lawson provides five practical areas that empower you to differentiate ideas from opportunities. Windy emphasizes that action on opportunities, not just ideas, drives success. 

Go to show notes [https://findcalmhere.com/thriving-with-too-many-ideas-part-two/]. 

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Thriving with Too Many Ideas (Part Two)

Welcome to the Community Strategy Podcast, I’m your host, Deb Schell. As a
community strategist, community designer, and community leader, I've discovered
how challenging and stressful it can be to launch a paid online community with
little to no direction, support, or easy-to-implement tasks. Our vision is to
help listeners create a community strategy that connects members, drives
engagement, and creates collaborations through transformations. We believe that
Social Media needs a shift from the current conglomerate technology designed to
distract and disrupt - to deeper online social connection within purpose-driven,
private paid online communities led by leaders who bring together like-minded
members for transformation to better their life, career, relationships, and
wellbeing. The Community Strategy Podcast offers interviews to inspire community
leaders with success stories and community challenges by providing the tools
that have helped find calm in creating a community strategy for a paid online
community. We offer lessons learned, challenges we’ve faced, and tips on how to
build an online community, have a successful launch, and grow memberships for
additional revenue and passive income over time.

Deb Schell

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