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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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Joel Monk Co-founder Coaches Rising

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Staci Haines

Creating a World of “Power-With”

episode 284 | Apr 16, 2026 | 78min
In this episode of the podcast with Staci Haines we explore how somatic awareness can deepen social justice work by helping us recognize the cultural conditioning, polarization, and systemic biases that shape our bodies, relationships, and institutions. It invites us to move beyond “power-over” dynamics toward more human, relational forms of “power-with,” cultivating daily practices of cultural inquiry that support both personal and collective transformation.
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Carley Hauck

Conscious Leadership in a VUCA World

episode 84 | Mar 25, 2021 | 68min
How does inclusivity foster high performance? How is the pandemic impacting the workplace? And what are the key qualities leaders need to be fostering in order to create resilient organisational culture? In this conversation with leadership development consultant Carley Hauck we speak about coaching in the pandemic, emergent workplace culture, the challenges of a VUCA world and the relationship between psychological safety and high performance.

Robert Stephenson

Cross-disciplinary Approaches in Narrative Coaching

episode 83 | Mar 22, 2021 | 61min
Our collective narrative is crumbling and forcing a re-evaluation of both our personal and our collective story. How can we help our clients create new narratives in these times of great uncertainty? In this conversation with coach and trainer Robert Stephenson we explore how to create new narratives when the old ones break down, cross-disciplinary coaching and working at our leading edge, and the hidden power dynamic in the coaching relationship.

Abdul Hameed Ali (A. H. Almaas)

Cultivating our Personal Essence & Embodying our Unique Contribution

episode 82 | Feb 19, 2021 | 74min
In a society that reveres doing and neglects being, how can we allow the two to inform each other in a way that leads us to ever increasing wholeness and purposeful contribution in the world? In this conversation with spiritual teacher A. H. Almaas we explore the different stages of spiritual inquiry, the relational quality of spirit and how it can inform our attunement to our clients, and the distinctions between the concepts of purpose and contribution.

Michael Meade

Following the Call, Living Myth & Uncovering our Genius

episode 81 | Feb 15, 2021 | 58min
In a world that is suffering from a dearth of soul, how do we find our way back to deeper levels of meaning-making and identity? In this conversation with storytelling and mythologist Michael Meade we explore the current state of the world through the lens of myth, the concept of unique individual genius and how to access it, and the role of imagination in bringing forth our calling.

Tom Fazio

Unlocking Mind-Body Peak Performance to Become Weightless

episode 79 | Feb 5, 2021 | 86min
What does warrior training have to do with COVID-19? In these times of prolonged stress, how can an integral approach based on ancient wisdom help us cope with contemporary challenges? In this conversation with peak performance trainer Tom Fazio, we explore how training the body builds mental resilience, the role of nutrition in meditation and why creating tension is an important part of releasing it.

Vivian Dittmar

Transrational Ways of Knowing

episode 78 | Jan 27, 2021 | 64min
Rational thought is a valuable way of approaching reality, but could it be that we need to expand our ways of knowing to meet these unprecedented times? In this conversation with coach and speaker Vivian Dittmar we explore the power of transrational thinking, the different types of thought or knowing, and what can get in the way of us having access to each of them.

Ria Baeck

Collective Presencing & Fostering Collective Intelligence

episode 76 | Jan 12, 2021 | 66min
As the negative effects of hyper individualism continue to reveal themselves on a personal and global level, could it be time to look to collective practices to lead us into the future? In this conversation with transformational change agent Ria Baeck we explore the emergent practice of Collective Presencing, how to foster collective intelligence and the new methods of evolutionary creativity available to us.
Vernice Jones

Vernice Jones

The Power of Groups to Heal

episode 75 | Dec 30, 2020 | 52min
It’s been a year of intense emotions and leaders have been under greater pressure than ever, forcing many to lean into their own emotional struggles. In this conversation with leadership coach Vernice Jones we unpack how to help clients be with strong and complex emotions, different ways of helping them open to change, and creating deep shifts in awareness through shared presence.

Rob McNamara

Re-Imagining Adult Development in a Time Between worlds

episode 74 | Dec 16, 2020 | 65min
How do we re-imagine what we are as a species so that we become a life-fostering collective? And how can we foster change in the face of the developmental challenges we face? In this conversation with leadership coach Rob McNamara we discuss our relationship with complexity, the devolution of adult development and some original ways to create significant shifts in consciousness.

Alan Watkins

Fostering Growth-oriented Organisational Cultures

episode 73 | Dec 11, 2020 | 61min
Our global reality is that organizations will decide whether or not humanity can shift enough to avoid planetary disaster, more so than politicians. In this conversation with organizational consultant Dr Alan Watkins, we explore how to educate leaders about the developmental gradient, how to help them and their organizational values move up the levels, and the leading edge of our collective evolution.
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