"How do you bring potential breathwork to the table in a way that isn't leading?" At this week’s Open Table with Claire Pedrick, the conversation revolves around breathwork. 

We explore the concept of mindfulness and the role of breath in creating presence and awareness. The guests share their personal practices, such as box breathing and balanced breathing, and how they use breathwork with people. The conversation highlights the connection between breath, body, and mind in facilitating change and enhancing well-being. 

This weeks guests are:

• Ana-Maria Chirila

And Claire Pedrick

Takeaways

• Breathwork and mindfulness can support coaches in creating presence and awareness.

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Coming Up: 

Soon:  AI and Coaching Jazz Rasool

Keywords

breathwork, mindfulness, presence, awareness, breath practices, coaching, clients, change, well-being, breathing techniques, breathwork, coaching sessions, cyclic sighing, grounding, presence, non-leading introduction, labels, mindfulness

"Coaching is about being curious, raising awareness, and activating responsibility"

Katie Akhurst, from Kids Matter, comes to The Coaching Inn to talk with Claire Pedrick about the impact of coaching in their organisation and how it empowers parents and builds confidence. They use a coaching approach in their parenting programs, where facilitators ask questions and create a collaborative space for parents to find their own solutions. They value the ICF credential and have coaches go through the ICF accreditation process. The impact of their work is seen in the increased confidence and wellbeing of parents, which has a positive effect on their children's lives.

Takeaways

• Coaching empowers parents and equips them to find their own solutions

Contact Katie Akhurst [email protected]

If you would like to make a donation, you can do that on their website www.kidsmatter.co.uk

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Coming Up: 

Next:  Open Table: The Benefits of Breathwork in Coaching

Soon:  Book Corner with Julie Luscombe and Clare Humbleby

Keywords

coaching, parenting, empowerment, confidence, support, ICF credential, coaching culture, community-based provision, impact

"Psychological safety is a culture of rewarded vulnerability."

Following Episode 28, when Claire spoke with Helen Pattison from War Child, Timothy Clark discusses the concept of psychological safety and its importance in organisations. He explains that psychological safety is a culture of rewarded vulnerability, where individuals feel safe to speak up and share without fear. Clark emphasises the role of leaders in creating psychological safety and the need for genuine emotional labour in coaching relationships.

• Psychological safety is a culture of rewarded vulnerability where individuals feel safe to speak up and share without fear.

Resources:

The Four Stages of Psychological Safety. 

Contact Timothy Clarke through Linked In 

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Coming Up: 

Next:  Open Table: Coaching, Distress and Mental Health 

Keywords

psychological safety, vulnerability, culture, leadership, coaching, emotional labour

Ruth Davey has always had a deep love and curiosity of people and planet. As Founder of Look Again, she brings together her passion for photography with her experience of international, community, and business development, her facilitation and training skills, and her lived experience of mental health challenges and neurodiversity. 

Ruth supports people around the world to use their vision, imagination and creativity, through a mindful approach to photography, as well as learning from nature's wisdom, to see, be and do differently. The evidence-based methodology she's developed helps to improves mental health and wellbeing, build resilience and create new future stories of hope. Her work is offered with simplicity, integrity, courage, in a regenerative way for inner and outer change, for the personal and the collective, and from the local to the global. 

Today she joins Claire Pedrick at The Coaching Inn to talk about the importance of noticing and looking in coaching ahead of their live workshop in October 2024

Takeaways

• Noticing and looking are essential skills in coaching that can lead to new insights and deeper connections.

Contact Ruth Davey  through Linked In 

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Coming Up: 

Creating a Coaching Culture at Kids Matter with Katie Akhurst

Open Table: The Benefits of Breathwork in Coaching

Keywords

noticing, looking, coaching, mindful photography, awareness, reframing, perspectives, relationships, workshop

S4 Episode 40: S4 Episode 40: Open Table - Coaching, Distress and Mental Health 

"Being aware of our own stuff and being present can be a really useful thing that we as coaches can do for all the people that we work with."

Today, Jenny Forge, Mark Bixter and Mark Chappell join Claire Pedrick at The Coaching Inn. The conversation explores the intersection of coaching, mental health, vulnerability, and distress. We discuss the role of coaching in supporting individuals with mental health issues and the importance of knowing the boundaries and limitations of coaching. Coaches to be present, aware of their own emotions, and able to regulate themselves. 

Takeaways

• Coaching can be a valid approach for supporting individuals with mental health issues, but coaches need to know their boundaries and limitations.

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Coming Up: 

Next:  Psychological Safety in Coaching with Timothy Clarke

Keywords

coaching, mental health, vulnerability, distress, boundaries, limitations, presence, self-regulation, over-medicalization, adversity, emotional distress, ethics

‘Please remember human beings have been coaching each other since we could grunt.’

Kathryn Pope (KP) is well known in the coaching world and encouraged Claire Pedrick MCC to invite fellow MCC coaches Janet Harvey and Dorothy Siminovich to the Coaching Inn and see what happens!  

A rich conversation where they share their journeys into coaching, the evolution of coaching as an industry, and the profound impact of coaching on human connection and dignity. They discuss the historical roots of coaching, the societal transformation brought about by the pandemic, and the importance of belonging and respect. 

Contact

Janet Harvey [email protected]

Dorothy Siminovitch [email protected]

Claire Pedrick [email protected]

For your bookshelf:

A Gestalt Coaching Primer: The Path Toward Awareness Intelligence 

From Tension to Transformation: A Leader's Guide to Generative Change

Simplifying Coaching

The Human Behind The Coach

And Janet’s TED talk on Judgement

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Coming Up: 

Next:  Open Table: Coaching, Distress and Mental Health 

Soon: Psychological Safety in Coaching with Timothy Clarke

Keywords

coaching, evolution, industry, human connection, dignity, belonging, respect, societal transformation, pandemic, historical roots, societal challenges, generative change, leadership, coaching, hard conversations, time, systemic integration, reflection, awareness, somatic integration, transformative power, society

This week, Claire Pedrick, Nathan Whitbread, and Kim Witten open up the conversation around Coaching and Neurodiversity.

They discuss the misconceptions surrounding coaching neurodivergent thinkers and emphasise the importance of simplicity in the way coaches coach. 

Takeaways

• Coaching neurodivergent individuals requires an understanding that we are all experts in our own experiences and ways of thinking.

Contact:

• Claire Pedrick

and stay connected as they write the book through https://neurodiversityincoaching.wordpress.com/

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Coming Up: 

Next: The Evolution of Coaching as an Industry with Janet Harvey MCC, Dorothy Siminovitch MCC and Claire Pedrick MCC

Soon: Psychological Safety in Coaching with Timothy Clarke

Key Words

coaching, neurodiversity, neurodivergent, misconceptions, simplicity, progress, success, movement, individualised, questioning, neurodivergence, coaching, trust, partnership, individuality, self-disclosure

"Changing the world by developing more connected humans."

In this episode of The Coaching Inn, host Claire Pedrick is talking with Philippa White, author of Return on Humanity. Philippa shares her journey of writing the book, which was inspired by her uncle's impactful work in the anti-apartheid movement. She discusses the importance of human competencies such as cultural intelligence, purpose, vulnerability, and resilience in leadership. Philippa also explains her company, Tie Leadership, which focuses on developing better leaders, better companies, and a better world through immersive experiences and training programs. The conversation highlights the power of experiential learning and the need for more human-centred leadership education.

Takeaways

• Human competencies such as cultural intelligence, purpose, vulnerability, and resilience are essential for effective leadership.

Contact Philippa White [email protected] or www.tieleadership.com

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Coming Up: 

Next:  Coaching and Neurodiversity with Nathan Whitbread and Kim Witten 

Soon: Book Corner with Julie Luscombe and Clare Humbleby

Key Words

humility, leadership, human competencies, anti-apartheid, immersive experiences, training programs

"Noticing is the most important and least formed skill in coaches."

At this week’s Open Table, Claire Pedrick MCC is talking with

• Victoria Pile

We explore the theme of noticing in coaching and the importance of observing what is happening in the thinker. What are the challenges of noticing and the transformative impact it can have on coaching sessions? We talk about how it contributes to the flow of the conversation, the power of silence, the art of interrupting, and the impact of asking shorter and more focused questions. The key takeaway is to create space for the thinker to think and to stay present in the moment. By noticing and offering, rather than diagnosing, coaches can keep the conversation in the realm of generative exploration.

• Takeaways

• Noticing is a crucial skill in coaching and requires observing what is happening in the thinker.

Keywords

noticing, coaching, observer, thinker, dialogue, power, movement, physicality, silence, reflection, perspective, coaching, noticing, flow, silence, interrupting, questions, generative exploration

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Coming Up: 

Next:  Being Human in Business with Philippa White

Soon: Open Table: Coaching, Distress and Mental Health

This week, Claire Pedrick MCC  interviews Shruti Sonthalia MCC about her coaching journey and her research on power and internal coaching. In India, USA and South Africa, Shruti shares how her personal experiences and longing for intimacy, connection, passion, and groundedness led her to become a coach. She also discusses the transformative power of coaching and how it shifts leaders' relationships with themselves and their teams. Shruti's research explores the impact of coaching on leaders' relationship with power and their leadership styles. She highlights the importance of making coaching accessible and hopes to see more inclusive and holistic research in the coaching world.

Takeaways

• Personal experiences and longing for intimacy, connection, passion, and groundedness can lead individuals to become coaches.

Contact Shruti through Linked In - where you can also access her research.

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Coming Up: 

Next: Open Table - The Power of Noticing in Coaching

Soon: Coaching and Neurodiversity with Nathan Whitbread and Kim Witten 

Keywords

coaching journey, power, internal coaching, leadership, research, accessibility, inclusivity