Rebecca Beltran on Cultivating Compersion: The Art of Shared Joy

There’s something undeniably magnetic about a person who glows in the light of someone else’s happiness. That glow — that widening of the heart — is compersion. It’s the art of shared joy, and for ConnectEd presenter Rebecca Beltran, it’s one of the most beautiful skills love can teach us.

Beltran, known to many as Radiant Rebecca, is a Flow State Coach who helps people rediscover the brilliance of being fully alive — in body, mind, and relationship. Her session, “Cultivating Compersion: The Art of Shared Joy,” invites us to explore a radical but profoundly human idea: that love doesn’t have to be scarce, and another’s joy doesn’t diminish our own.

Born from a 1980s San Francisco commune and now finding new life in the language of neuroscience, compersion challenges one of our oldest emotional reflexes — jealousy. Rebecca traces the surprising history of this concept, weaving together insights from psychology, philosophy, and lived experience to show that joy can be contagious — not competitive.

Her talk blends story, reflection, and playful experimentation. Attendees will learn how to find “compersion fodder” — those glimmers of delight that appear when we witness someone else’s happiness and feel it bloom inside us. It’s a practice that opens more than relationships; it opens perspective.

In true ConnectEd fashion, Rebecca’s session is both intellectual and intimate — a deep dive into the emotional alchemy of empathy, wonder, and love. Because in a world that often teaches us to compete for affection, compersion reminds us that the heart has no fixed capacity. The more you celebrate others’ joy, the richer your own becomes.

Join us at ConnectEd to experience Rebecca Beltran’s luminous exploration of shared joy — and rediscover what love is truly capable of.