Coach Write

By Helen ONeill

Welcome to the Coach Write Podcast, where we turn coaching expertise into published pages.

I'm Helen ONeill, portfolio career specialist, accredited future of work coach, and author.

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The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.

Coach Write episodes:

July 29, 2026Publishing, AI, and Fake Moustaches: In Conversation with Martin Cavannagh from Reedsy
In this episode, Martin Cavannagh, head of content at Reedsy, shares insights on content strategy, editing, cover design, and building a successful author platform. Perfect for authors and coaches looking to leverage content and community for growth.
Key topics
Content strategy for authors and coaches
Choosing the right editor and cover designer
The role of AI in publishing and design
Building a community and platform for growth
Creating valuable free content to attract clients

Resources mentioned:
Reedsy: https://reedsy.com
Reedsy You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Reedsy

Connect with Helen
Free newsletter: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/reflections
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_write
Join the no commitment wait list for the next cohort of Coach Write 90: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/coachwrite90
Books: https://amzn.to/3MPS2Lq

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37min
July 22, 2026Words That Welcome: How to Make Your Book More Accessible
This episode explores how writers and publishers can make their content more inclusive and accessible. Helen O'Neill discusses terminology, conscious language, and practical publishing choices to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Key Topics
Understanding D-E-I-B principles in writing
Conscious language and mindful word choices
The importance of context and consequence in language
Writing for a specific audience and niche
Publishing options for accessibility and inclusivity
Digital and print accessibility considerations
The role of AI and technology in accessible publishing
The emotional and social impact of language

Connect with Helen
Free newsletter: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/reflections
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_write
Join the no commitment wait list for the next cohort of Coach Write 90: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/coachwrite90
Books: https://amzn.to/3MPS2Lq

Resources mentioned
The Conscious Style Guide by Karen Yin https://amzn.to/3T8ToUc
Reedsy Marketplace https://reedsy.com
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13min
July 15, 2026The Seven Lenses: Writing a More Accessible Book with Hayley Brackley
In this episode, Helen ONeill speaks with Hayley Brackley, neurodiversity consultant, coach, speaker, and founder of Great Minds Don’t, about the journey behind her book The Seven Lenses: A New Way of Seeing Neuroinclusion.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
Why there’s no single “right” way to write a book.
How accessibility choices can expand your audience, not shrink it.
How having the right support system makes publishing feel far less daunting.
Where AI can be useful for sorting feedback and sense-checking structure.
Why neuroinclusion is about turning good intentions into practical action.
Connect with Helen
Free newsletter: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/reflections
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_write
Join the no commitment wait list for the next cohort of Coach Write 90: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/coachwrite90
Books: https://amzn.to/3MPS2Lq
About the guest
Hayley Brackley is a neurodiversity consultant, coach, speaker, and founder of Great Minds Don’t. She supports individuals and organisations in creating more inclusive spaces, with a focus on practical neuroinclusion.
Connect with Hayley
Website: https://www.greatmindsdont.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayley-brackley/
Buy Hayley’s book: https://amzn.to/44mbxjY
Leave a review for Hayley’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/create-review/?ie=UTF8&channel=glance-detail&asin=B0GZFQR6KY
Resources mentioned
Mailerlite: https://www.mailerlite.com
Coaching at work Magazine https://www.coaching-at-work.com/

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58min
July 08, 2026Should You Write Your Book in British or US English? A Guide for Coaches and Authors
In this episode, you'll discover:
Why the British vs. US English decision is rarely just a spelling question, and what it really comes down to
How to choose your book's language based on where your ideal reader and client actually live
Why your author voice matters more than which spelling convention you pick, especially in an age of AI generated content
The practical impact of consistency, house style, and working with a human editor
What really influences book sales (hint: it's not spelling) and how to handle the occasional one star review about it
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10min
July 01, 2026Stitched From Sorrows: Fatima Syed on Poetry, Identity, and Healing Through Words
In this episode you'll discover:
How a car accident, an induced coma and a brain injury led Dr Fatima Syed to poetry, and why she calls her poems "five minute poems" written straight onto her phone
Why she chose to self-publish her book, Yaqeen, Stitched From Sorrows, to keep her raw, unedited words exactly as they were written
How using AI as a light-touch editing tool, rather than a co-writer, helped her stay true to her own voice and her first language
Fatima's belief that every loss, whether it's a job, a relationship or your health, is really a loss of identity, and why looking one layer down changes how you coach through it
Why book fairs and face to face connection have been more powerful for reaching readers than any marketing strategy, and what that says about writing for the right audience
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Connect with Helen
Join the Advanced Readers Team for Enough: Rethinking Resilience email: [email protected]
Weekly email: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/reflections
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_write
Books: https://amzn.to/3MPS2Lq
Connect with Fatima:
Website https://www.navigatechange.co.uk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchedfromsorrows/
Book: https://amzn.to/4xSZiJ5
People and Resources mentioned:
Joanna Lott https://joannalottcoaching.com/
Mailerlite https://www.mailerlite.com/
Tim Ferriss Article https://tim.blog/2026/06/12/has-ai-already-killed-nonfiction/
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Grief Curve https://amzn.to/4vz8WPD
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46min
June 24, 2026 The Footnotes: What I Learned at Self-Publishing Show Live 2026
In this episode of the footnotes, Helen ONeill shares her key takeaways from SPS Live 2026, the largest independent author conference in Europe. Here are some speakers whose sessions resonated most:
Tom Donnelly on separating your creative and critical brain when you write
Becca Syme on questioning the writing rules you've always been told to follow
Becca Syme on the eight types of fans and what they mean for your coaching practice
Oriana Leckert on how Kickstarter works and whether it could work for your book
Ricardo Fayet and Sara Usera on using data, not guesswork, to drive your Amazon ad decisions
Sacha Black on building an authorship business with talent, honesty, and grit
Rachel McLean on burnout, simplicity, and deciding what enough actually looks like
Subscribe to the Coach Write podcast wherever you're listening. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review. Your words can make a difference; a review can too.
Connect with Helen:
Coach Write Reflections newsletter: https://coachwrite.co.uk/reflections
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_write
People and Resources Mentioned
Tom Donnelly https://www.tddonnelly.com/
Becca Syme https://betterfasteracademy.com/
Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/
Ricardo Fayet https://www.ricardofayet.com/
Sara Usara https://www.booksflyer.com/about
Reedsy https://reedsy.com/
Sacha Black writing as Ruby Roe https://www.rubyroe.co.uk/
Rachel McLean https://rachelmclean.com/
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22min
June 17, 2026Averil Price on Writing Your Legacy While You're Still Living It
Avreil Price is a leadership coach, consultant and founder of AV Consultancy, who helps senior leaders step back, recognise the impact they have already made, and shape what comes next. Her debut book, The Legacy Coach: Your Next Chapter, Your Legacy, Your Way, grew out of her own experience of life-changing transition, including recovering from a brain haemorrhage in 2020, relocating from England to Wales, and leaving a 30-year career in local government to set up her consultancy.
In this episode you'll discover:
How a single coffee conversation and the words "send me chapter one" became the spark that turned Averil's book idea into a reality, and why accountability and the right writing community made all the difference
Why Averil gathered real-world feedback on her manuscript by working with six volunteer readers over six months, and how that process shaped the book and kept her writing
What happened when a professional editorial relationship went badly wrong, and the lesson Averil learned about taking control of who you choose to work with
How The Legacy Coach sits at the centre of a broader business model, including a leadership programme for senior leaders in local government, showing how a book can anchor an entire coaching practice
Why Averil believes your legacy is not something you leave behind but something you are already building, and how helping people see that changes the decisions they make
Connect with Averil:
Website: https://www.avieconsultancyltd.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averil-price-14674526/
Book: The Legacy Coach: https://amzn.to/4fOhey5
Connect with Helen:
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen
Instagram: @coach_write
Newsletter: https://coachwrite.co.uk/reflections
People and Resources Mentioned:
Solace https://solace.org.uk/
Bookish: https://www.book-ish.co.uk/about-us/
Sian-Elin Flint Freel https://www.linkedin.com/in/sian-elin-flint-freel-8959844/
The Coaching Tools Compendium: A Journey of Discovery and Growth by Sandra Whiles https://amzn.to/4eH24ta
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47min
June 10, 2026Do I Write the Book or Build the Coaching Programme First? (And is it worth doing both?)
One of the questions Helen gets asked most often is this: should I write the book first, or build the programme first? In this episode of The Footnotes, Helen digs into the chicken-and-egg reality of aligning a signature coaching programme with a book, and why doing both can be one of the most powerful things a coach can do for their business and their credibility. She covers four key benefits of having both, four pitfalls to watch out for, and a practical reflection exercise to help you get started, wherever you are right now.
In this episode:
Why your ideal client and your ideal reader are the same person
How writing a book clarifies your thinking in ways that working in the coaching room simply cannot
The credibility gap that a book can close, and why a hundred LinkedIn posts won't do it
Why having a book makes marketing feel less like selling and more like sharing
The four pitfalls: doing both without a plan, the book and programme drifting apart, perfectionism, and writing for everyone
How to begin: mapping the transformation at the heart of both your book and your programme
Connect with Helen
Book Strategy Session: https://coachwrite.co.uk/strategy
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen
Instagram: https://instagram.com/coach_write
Coach Write Reflections newsletter: https://coachwrite.co.uk/reflections
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15min
June 03, 2026Coaching skills for leaders who aren't coaches, with Dr Phil Renshaw
Helen speaks with Dr Phil Renshaw, co-author of Coaching on the Go. In this episode you'll discover:
Why coaching has been accidentally over-professionalised, and why teaching managers to coach using a professional coaching framework is costing organisations time and money
How Phil and his co-author Jenny Robinson wrote their book Coaching on the Go before approaching a publisher, and what that unconventional choice taught them about the writing process
What it really takes to land a traditional publishing deal, including how to pitch, what publishers are looking for, and why Phil and Jenny were turned down four times before Pearson said yes
How the Gizmo profiling tool grew out of the book and became the engine of Phil's coaching business, creating a long-tail model that keeps the book commercially relevant years after publication
Phil's honest advice for coaches who want to write a book, including why getting clear on your real motivation before you start is the most important step of all
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Connect with Helen
Join the Scribe Circle: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/scribecircle
Sign up for the free weekly email: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/reflections
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_write
Join the no commitment wait list for the next cohort of Coach Write 90: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/coachwrite90
Books: https://amzn.to/3MPS2Lq

Connect with Phil
Website: www.coachingonthego.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renshawphil/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coachingonthego
Book: https://amzn.to/4wXN6X1

Resources mentioned:
https://coachbot.ai/
Content for Everyone by Jeff Adams and Michele Lucchini: https://amzn.to/4uJokIE
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50min
May 27, 2026The Footnotes: How to Actually Get Book Reviews
Getting reviews for your book is a lot like getting testimonials when you first start your coaching practice. You know they matter. What nobody tells you is how hard they are to get.
In this solo episode, Helen shares why book reviews are so important, how to build a review strategy before you even publish, and some practical ways to make it as easy as possible for your readers to leave their thoughts.
In this episode:
Why reviews are about far more than the warm and fuzzies
What an ARC is and how to use advanced readers to kickstart your launch
Where to direct readers, and why Goodreads is becoming increasingly important
The paid services that connect you with reviewer communities
The rules of asking well: be specific, give the link, and say thank you
Connect with Helen
Newsletter: https://coachwrite.co.uk/reflections
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_write
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17798513.Helen_ONeill
Website: https://coachwrite.co.uk
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12min

FAQs about Coach Write:

How many episodes does Coach Write have?

The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.