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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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Alexander Love

Lorie Dechar

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Veronica Olalla Love

The Unfolding Self & Dimensions of Wholeness

episode 153 | Dec 6, 2022 | 90min
In this conversation with Alexander Love, Veronica Love & Lorie Dechar we explore emerging perspectives on adult development in the current paradigm of cultural change, various perspectives on wholeness and fragmentation, balancing different lines of inner development, reintegrating the somatic and the emergence of self.

Bebe Hansen

Bebe Hansen

Kim Barta

Kim Barta
Steve Hoskinson

Steve Hoskinson

Becoming a Trauma-Sensitive Coach

episode 148 | Oct 31, 2022 | 92min
In this conversation on becoming a trauma-sensitive coach from the Coaches Rising Summit 2022, Bebe Hansen, Steven Hoskinson and Kim Barta share their thoughts on the differences between coaching and therapy, how both disciplines have and continue to evolve, and how to integrate a trauma-sensitive approach into your coaching.
Dina Bell-Laroche

Dina Bell-Laroche

The Wisdom of Grief

episode 147 | Oct 22, 2022 | 74min
Life is a series of ongoing losses; of people, places, and parts of self, and yet grief - the emotion we can experience as a result of loss - is rarely mentioned in coaching training. In this conversation with integral coach Dina Bell-Laroche we explore grief and how to encounter it with our clients, the social perception of grief and grieving, the identity transformation catalyzed by loss, building safety and self-soothing, and the language of continued bonds.

Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa)

The Indigenous Worldview & Trance-Based Learning

episode 146 | Oct 13, 2022 | 76min
The West is in a big time of transition, which necessarily includes our worldview as a collective. In this conversation with Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa) aka Dr. Don Trent Jacobs, we talk about the kinship or indigenous worldview in contrast to the dominant worldview, the impact of a binary vs a non-binary worldview, trance learning, and weaving indigenous wisdom into coaching.
Paul Austin

Paul F. Austin

Coaching & Psychedelics

episode 145 | Oct 5, 2022 | 84min
In many places in the US, psilocybin is being legalized and a new industry is booming - with good reason; research suggests psychedelics can have a highly beneficial impact on our psyches. In this conversation with Paul F. Austin, founder of The Third Wave, we explore the therapeutic use of psychedelics and how it can be merged with coaching to increase the potency of our work, the different ways of working with psychedelics, the neurological and emotional changes stimulated, and the importance of safety, personalization and integration.
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Sean Wilkinson

Circling & the Power of Connection

episode 144 | Sep 27, 2022 | 94min
Circling is a modality that exists somewhere on the spectrum between meditation and coaching and highlights the healing power of deep connection. In this conversation with Coach and Circling Europe co-founder Sean Wilkinson we explore the relational meditation tool of Circling, accessing a place of deep presence and aliveness with clients, the role of coaching, potential pitfalls when including our own experience in the connection and navigating cross-paradigmatic coaching.
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Gaston Schmitz

The Vibration of Leadership

episode 143 | Sep 22, 2022 | 76min
Start-up founders are a powerful force for change in a time when radical innovation is crucial, but they inhabit a particularly fast-paced and highly demanding work environment. How can we best support them? In this conversation with Executive Coach Gaston Schmitz we dive into the particular challenges faced by Asian founders and the coaching approaches that support their growth, the vibration of leadership, how coaches can train their vibrational perception, and the foundations of intuitive coaching.
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Dave Snowden

The Problem with Developmental Models

episode 142 | Sep 13, 2022 | 46min
Lately various voices have been raised in critique of adult development models, and the way coaches implement them in their work with clients. In this conversation with management consultant and researcher Dave Snowden we explore some of the fundamental issues with models of adult development, how more fluid stories of self can be more constructive in facilitating change and Dave’s complexity science-based approach to coaching.