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What We Practice Shapes Who We Become

What We Practice Shapes Who We Becomeby: Karen HurleyPublished on: 10/01/2026

Explore how prayer, neuroplasticity, and repeated spiritual practices can shape attention, emotional regulation, resilience, and the way we lead.

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What We Practice Shapes Who We Become

More Than a High-Five: What Touch, Connection, and the NBA Can Teach Us About Leadership

More Than a High-Five: What Touch, Connection, and the NBA Can Teach Us About Leadershipby: Karen HurleyPublished on: 08/28/2026

Explore how haptic technology is changing training and human experience—and what haptics can teach leaders about connection, presence, resilience, and performance.

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More Than a High-Five: What Touch, Connection, and the NBA Can Teach Us About Leadership

Spiritual Coaching vs. Mentoring

Spiritual Coaching vs. Mentoringby: Karen HurleyPublished on: 08/05/2026

Do you need a mentor or a coach? One shares hard-won wisdom, the other helps you find your own. Here's how to know which your season is asking for.

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Spiritual Coaching vs. Mentoring

Coaching and Therapy: Two Different Conversations About Change

Coaching and Therapy: Two Different Conversations About Changeby: Karen HurleyPublished on: 07/02/2026

Understanding the unique roles of therapy and spiritual coaching—and why sometimes the healthiest choice isn't one or the other.

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Coaching and Therapy: Two Different Conversations About Change