Welcome to The Belonging Studio!
HQ for creating connected lives.
Speaking
Interactive Keynotes
An inspiring, empowering keynote that can involve dialog with one of your leaders, whole group interaction + small group conversation.
Small Group Seminars
For teams looking to experience authentic connection as they make plans to support others.
Guest Lectures + Panels
Cat lectures across disciplines such as business leadership, occupational therapy, storytelling in journalism, engineering, history of religion + mind-body.
Speaking Topics:
- College Experience/Success
- College to Career transition
- Professional wellbeing + hybrid connecting
- Belonging as a human right - humanitarian causes
- Belonging as a spiritual path
Consulting + Coaching
Career
Events, Projects + Products
College
College
Events, Projects + Products
College
Events, Projects + Products
Events, Projects + Products
Events, Projects + Products
What can I expect from consulting?
- Cat consults on special projects + strategic plans across industries + specializes in thesis consulting, developing pilot projects, and career transitions.
- Consulting is done in 4, 8 or 12 sessions @ $250/hr.
Have supported:
What can I expect from coaching?
An Integrated Approach
Our transformative coaching puts you in the driver's seat as we weave your story and values with the human centered design process (be present - discover + describe what's needed - design a doable plan - take small actions - reflect + adjust).
Organic Process + Structure
Over 4, 60-minute sessions you will:
- Gain a foundational understanding of connection and belonging
- Discover your own social story, values, strengths + goals
- Design a short and long-term action plan
- Progress through specific skill practice + learning experiments
- Have an opportunity to share your wisdom with the larger community
The structure of each session includes:
- 30% direct instruction + dialog
- 30% debriefing prior learning + designing next steps
- 30% in-session practices
- 10% homework, Q + A
Package includes:
- 4, 1 on 1 remote sessions with Cat
- A personalized coaching guide to use throughout the sessions - pdf
- A personalized record-keeping journal - pdf
- A 12-month social habit planner - pdf
- Weekly curated emails with resources + feedback
- A certificate of completion to use on resumes + applications
- An invitation into Tier 2 Coaching Sessions
Lifelong Value
Beyond increased health and quality of life, a strong sense of belonging is shown to improve college achievement, career success, and mission impact. What you learn will transfer with you across experiences and life stages.
Cost: $1,000.
Rogue Research
Use Cat's Research Tools
Conduct Research Together
Conduct Research Together
Cat has designed + tested simple, qualitative research tools for you to gain the fine-grain insight you need. The tools are crafted to dovetail with your quantitative instruments + actually build relationships through the process.
Conduct Research Together
Conduct Research Together
Conduct Research Together
Cat can bring her current research projects to your school or workplace to drive impact.
Training Facilitation
Authentic "Nest"working for Professionals
Re-human: Tech for Good for students, parents + staff
Re-human: Tech for Good for students, parents + staff
We can get beyond transactional relating, CV one-upping, and firm handshakes. We can actually get to know each other as whole people who want to help each other. Let's talk about licensing activities that can imbed in your programming.
Re-human: Tech for Good for students, parents + staff
Re-human: Tech for Good for students, parents + staff
Re-human: Tech for Good for students, parents + staff
Tech can be used for good. It can help us connect meaningfully on and off screen. But where to begin in such a fraught social media-addicted landscape? Right here.
Listening for Spiritual Communities
Re-human: Tech for Good for students, parents + staff
Listening for Spiritual Communities
Beyond being a "skill", listening is a core part of the spiritual path. But how often are we given opportunities to really practice listening to ourselves, each other and the larger world?
Calm + Connected Politics
The Healing Power of Connection for Medical Personnel
Listening for Spiritual Communities
Staying anchored and open during election season is a challenge for all of us. This workshop helps us reflect and create sustainable plans for healthy engagement in civic life.
The Healing Power of Connection for Medical Personnel
The Healing Power of Connection for Medical Personnel
The Healing Power of Connection for Medical Personnel
Slowing down to be present with patients for even one minute has huge health benefits. It also helps staff stay present, find meaning and feel more in charge of their life. This workshop is designed to help doctors, nurses, PTs, and caregivers of all sorts stay connect ed with themselves as they connect with patients.
Who am I becoming?
The Healing Power of Connection for Medical Personnel
The Healing Power of Connection for Medical Personnel
A reflective pause for graduating seniors standing at the threshold of graduation and all that lies ahead. This workshop is designed to be extraordinarily flexible with where its imbedded in campus life + can be facilitated by students, staff + faculty.
Licensing or purchase - sample of experiences
Chat + Chew
The Belonging Space
The Belonging Space
Spark connection while you eat with this cafeteria project suited to most colleges, workplaces + brick and mortar restarant spaces.
The Belonging Space
The Belonging Space
The Belonging Space
An immersive exploration of belonging, adapted to any open or conference space. 18-stations, hands-on, and customizable.
Listening Games
The Friendship Tree
The Friendship Tree
A 12-station, low-risk exploration of listening to self, others, + our shared world.
The Friendship Tree
The Friendship Tree
The Friendship Tree
This interactive art installation can be popped-up inside or on the street for people to hang their friendship hopes, needs + memories.
Testimonials
"Without a doubt, I’d work with Cat again on any project of consequence."
- Greg S., CEO, Shadowbox
"If there are others more naturally “people-centered” than Cat, I've never met them. So in the areas of community, connectedness, interpersonal-relatedness or simple friendship from one human being to another, I can't recommend Cat highly enough. If you're in the business of people in any fashion, consider her an asset. You will be thankful that you found her."
- Cedi A., Principal, Night Fire Media
"When my time is blocked off for a meeting with Cat, I know with confidence that it is going to be time well spent ... Recently she has helped me face the fears of starting a business and creatively letting go in my writing, allowing me to move forward in my dreams with confidence!"
- Yashica A., Founder, MathPsych
"Cat has an uncanny ability to connect with systems in a way that humanizes them."
- Sam C., Executive Director, Level Ground
"What Cat is doing here can serve as the basis for renewed democracy."
- Jim B., Senior Associate Dean, USC
"Cat's understanding of people and systems runs deep. Beyond this, she brings to her work a faith in humanity and a commitment to fun, workable solutions that make her a joy to work with. She helped me -- a solitary writer, emphasis on solitary -- launch a successful workshop program. Nobody but Cat could make the work of drawing writers out of themselves so fun and so effortless."
- Ellie R., Writer, Founder, Write & Hike
"I've learned from Cat that community is synonymous with breathing. She has also attended several of my retreats, helping with ideas to create a magical experience out of the weekends. Cat not only has brilliant ideas, but she is a delight to be around."
- Jennifer D., Founder, Chapter One Workshop
"Cat has the unique ability to join high level leaders, oftentimes set in a blind spot of their own reductionism, and expand their ability to not only lead others but to love others better."- Nick W., Founder & CEO, Cyclical Inc.
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