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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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Dr. John Churchill

A Cosmology for Transformative Times

episode 295 | Jul 1, 2026 | 82min
In this powerful episode with John Churchill we explore how we can navigate an age of profound transformation by developing a living cosmological map—one that integrates the sacred, the imaginal, and the developmental dimensions of human experience. Together we examine alignment, coherence, planetary purpose, and the role of desire, relationship, and embodied practice in calling forth the future we want for the world.
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Michael Hudson

Leadership Capacities for Change

episode 294 | Jun 24, 2026 | 76min
In this episode with Michael Hudson we explore how leaders can move beyond old ways of operating and develop the emotional, relational, and meaning-making capacities needed to navigate complexity. Michael speaks to possibility thinking, collective sense-making, values-led action, and why a compass—not a plan—may be the most powerful guide for creating meaningful change in an uncertain world.
Richard Hames

Richard Hames

Beyond Collapse; From Breakdown to Emergence

episode 293 | Jun 19, 2026 | 75min
In this thought-provoking conversation, futurist and philosopher-activist Richard David Hames explores why today's global challenges may be less a story of collapse and more a sign of profound transformation, inviting us to rethink leadership, how we think, and the assumptions that shape how we make sense of the world. Together we examine the shifts in thinking, language, integrity, and collective intelligence needed to navigate complexity, foster meaningful change, and participate consciously in the emergence of a new paradigm.

David Burns

Beyond Insight: The Path to Transformation

episode 292 | Jun 10, 2026 | 84min
In this conversation with David Burns we explore explore how lasting transformation emerges through the integration of inner awareness, intentional practice, and skillful engagement with everyday life. Together we discuss everything from longing, presence, and constructive coaching presuppositions to training the brain, anchoring wholeness, and cultivating consistent practice.

Adam Kahane

Jennifer Garvey Berger

Exploring Love, Power and Justice

episode 291 | Jun 3, 2026 | 84min
In this episode we speak with Adam Kahane and Jennifer Garvey Berger about the enduring tension between love and power, and how this cultural moment is inviting us into a deeper understanding of justice, interdependence, and collective flourishing. Together, we explore how individual and collective development, nervous system resilience, and an expanded sense of kinship can help us move beyond fragmentation and into new ways of being and belonging in a rapidly changing world.

Marvin Oka

Decision-Making in Complexity

episode 290 | May 28, 2026 | 101min
In this episode with Marvin Oka, we explore the art of coherent decision-making in complex systems, weaving together adaptive leadership, self-organising dynamics, paradigmatic metaphors, and the deeper role of vision, values, and feedback loops in transformational change. The conversation also dives into the intelligence of the three brains — head, heart, and gut — revealing how greater alignment, congruence, and heart-centred awareness can create the conditions for wiser collective conversations and more emergent ways of leading.

Geoff Graber

AI, Coaching & Evolutionary Business

episode 289 | May 22, 2026 | 91min
In this episode we speak with Geoff Graber about the evolving role of coaching in a world shaped by systemic disruption, exploring how business can become a vehicle for service, humanity, and deeper purpose. Together we unpack the transformative potential of AI, looking at how it can help us improve our coaching and our businesses, as well as the deeper invitation for humanity in a world where tech is doing most of the work.

Barrett Brooks

Leadership, Grief & Presence-Based Coaching

episode 288 | May 15, 2026 | 92min
In this episode of the Coaches Rising podcast, we speak with Barrett Brooks about the hidden inner struggles many creative leaders face, the deeper questions that emerge in times of transition, and how presence, grief, and values-based alignment can reshape both leadership and ambition. Together we explore the edge of provocative coaching, the challenge of client resistance, and the practical path of growing a thriving presence-based coaching practice through authentic connection and relational trust.

Charlie Awbery

Vajrayana, Developmental Psychology, and the Practice of Presence

episode 287 | May 9, 2026 | 93min
In this episode of the podcast we speak with Charlie Awbery about the unfolding edge where developmental theory, embodied presence, and contemplative practice meet. Together we explore the move from cerebral understanding to somatic intelligence, the integration of Vajrayana and developmental approaches, and the subtle art of facilitating conversations that awaken awareness, welcome the self, and create mutually transformative ways of being.
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Bob Anderson

The Praxis of Conscious Leadership

episode 286 | Apr 29, 2026 | 91min
In this very special live edition of the podcast, we speak with Bob Anderson about conscious leadership as a practice of deep listening—to self, to others, and to the wider field of life itself. Together, we explore intuition, shadow and emergence, and the delicate dance between fear and calling, revealing how presence opens a gateway to inner truth and the unfolding intelligence of our times.

Adam Klein

The “Becoming” Paradigm

episode 285 | Apr 22, 2026 | 71min
In this weeks’ conversation with Adam Klein we explore coaching through the lens of becoming, inviting a wider field of creative possibility where presence, spaciousness, and freedom allow a client’s essence and purpose to emerge. We reflect on key coaching moves that cultivate this unfolding, from emptying our own vessel as practitioners to inviting clients into creative participation and action that serves both their lives and the wider world.

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.

Robert Digings

Fostering Highly Relational Teams

episode 283 | Apr 10, 2026 | 66min
In this episode with Robert Digings we explore how teams become truly effective by strengthening the relational web; the often-unspoken dynamics that shape trust, intimacy and coherence at work. Robert shares key aspects of the journey of fostering honest check-ins, working skillfully with core emotions, and creating the conditions for deeper connection, authenticity and collective intelligence in teams.
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