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Coaches Rising Podcast

Guided by the belief that these times demand new ways of being, leading, and collaborating, the Coaches Rising podcast explores the very fabric of coaching — diving deep into how we as coaches can contribute to the evolution of human consciousness.

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Ralf Marzen

The Dance of Awakening & Trauma Work

episode 212 | Aug 1, 2024 | 72min
In this conversation with Ralf Marzen we explore the intersection between awakening and trauma healing, how we move through stages and states of awakening and trauma release, the bi-directionality of awakening, fostering wellbeing, and residing in the heart of being.
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Elizabeth A. Stanley

How to Find Resilience and Well-being in Times of Coronavirus

episode 56 | Apr 9, 2020 | 70min
In these times of global lockdown as the novel coronavirus sweeps through the world, it’s more important than ever for us to understand how stress impacts us and how we can mitigate its effect on our health. In this conversation with Elizabeth Stanley, Ph.D., we explore the relationship between stress and trauma, the two parts of the brain that are involved in the stress/trauma response and how mindfulness can help us resolve past trauma and mitigate the effects of stress.
Richard Strozzi-Heckler

Richard Strozzi-Heckler

The Somatic Arc of Transformation

episode 55 | Apr 2, 2020 | 74min
The Arc is a powerful conceptual framework created by the Strozzi Institute that is a guide map to the journey of embodied change. It contains key distinctions that can help us recognise what stage our clients might be on that journey. As we are able to recognise this we can more skilfully and artfully support our clients to take the next step.

David Whyte

Finding the New Courageous Conversation in Times of Uncertainty

episode 54 | Mar 19, 2020 | 49min
As coaches, we talk a lot about the resilience and resources of our clients. What we may be missing at times, are the more subtle resources that reside deep within all of us. In this conversation with poet and philosopher David Whyte, we explore the conversational nature of reality, the poetic imagination, and the relationship with silence and the invitation embedded within it.

John Prendergast

The Deep Heart: Our Portal to Presence

episode 53 | Mar 5, 2020 | 60min
The heart has long been a focal point in spiritual development. But what does it have to do with performance, with self-awareness, with flow? In this conversation with therapist and spiritual teacher John Prendergast, PhD we explore how to guide our clients into the intelligence of the heart, how to foster trust and flow and the somatic markers of inner knowing.

Jerry Colonna

Coaching Lessons from the CEO Whisperer

episode 52 | Feb 20, 2020 | 56min
Possibly the biggest challenge for coaches is holding the tension between the client’s agenda and our job of listening for the underlying issue. In this conversation with executive coach Jerry Colonna we look at the relationship between change and conflict, how to navigate a client’s presenting agenda and the ins and outs of attunement.

Spring Cheng

The Resonance Code

episode 51 | Feb 4, 2020 | 84min
How can we create change in our cultural infrastructure? If our social structures were a live being how would we apply acupuncture to solve our issues? In this conversation with Resonance Path Institute co-founder Spring Cheng we explore how our fundamental way of viewing ourselves is a major behavioural primer in the way we engage with the world, what the East can teach us about selfhood, and how these shifts can positively impact collective structures.
Carolyn Coughlin

Carolyn Coughlin

Getting Your Clients World

episode 50 | Jan 22, 2020 | 61min
What is the biggest challenge for leaders today? The term ‘complexity’ has become a buzzword, but how does that translate into being a personal challenge for leaders and how can we help them navigate that challenge? In this conversation with executive coach Carolyn Coughlin we dive into the feedback mechanisms unveiled by adult development theory, the core challenge for leaders facing complexity and the role of language in creating breakthrough shifts.

Steve March

How to Deepen in the Face of Fear

episode 49 | Dec 18, 2019 | 65min
Our clients are facing situations in our ever more complex world that defy simplistic problem-solving. How can we help to foster deep resilience and availability to what is being asked of our clients in these times of upheaval? In this conversation with senior coach Steve March we explore an emergent approach to working with fear and personal growth utilizing the Four Depths model and how to move our clients into deeper levels of presence.

Geoff Fitch

Meta-Aware – Growing Beyond Conventional Development

episode 48 | Nov 22, 2019 | 66min
At this crucial time in humanity’s evolution, how can we most effectively facilitate change as coaches? How can we best relate to the wide scope of development that we encounter in our clients?In this conversation with Geoff Fitch, an expert on integral leadership, we explore the shift from conventional to post-conventional awareness and what that means for us at a personal and professional level as coaches and how we can facilitate the shift in our clients.
Thomas Hübl

Thomas Hübl

Beyond Method – The Art of Facilitating Deep Change

episode 47 | Nov 7, 2019 | 71min
What does it take to be a deeply effective facilitator? We all know good listening skills are important, but how to we foster an even more competent attunement? In this conversation with modern mystic Thomas Hübl we explore the correlation between presence and integration, identifying the loci of fears, finely tuning our nervous systems and the relationship between trauma and scarcity.

Margaret Wheatley

Coaching from Deep Service in times of Collapse

episode 46 | Oct 9, 2019 | 63min
There are many signs that we are a civilization in collapse. How to be with this time of upheaval? And how can we as coaches contribute in the most meaningful way? In this conversation with Margaret Wheatley we explore what meaningful work looks like and how coaches can contribute at this time, the roles of presence and despair, individualism and selfless service, and how to foster resilience in the face of collapse.

Dan Siegel

Interpersonal Neurobiology & the Need for Integration in the Age of Polarisation

episode 45 | Sep 19, 2019 | 63min
How can neuroscience inform us about the necessary shifts needed to move our species towards living as an integrated part of the whole? In this conversation with acclaimed author and psychiatrist Dr. Dan Siegel we explore the evidence provided by interpersonal neurobiology, why integration is crucial for health and how to bring about significant shifts in awareness through one simple model.