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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

Essential Tools for Coaches in These Times

episode 275 | Feb 11, 2026 | 15min
In a solo episode with Joel Monk, he reflects deeply on a timely question facing coaches today: Why is embodied coaching not just relevant, but truly essential for the times we’re living in? Learn why navigating life with our rational mind alone is no longer enough, and how it actually cuts us off from a vast web of deeper, embodied intelligence. Plus, get two simple exercises that you can start doing right now with your clients to help them drop into their embodiment.
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Theo Dawson

How Learning Really Works

episode 86 | Apr 22, 2021 | 74min
Many of us are aware that we weren’t really taught how to learn (and usefully retain) knowledge at school, and as adults the lack of this skill often leads to frustration when trying to learn something new. In this conversation with Dr. Theo Dawson we explore the central problem of the educational paradigm, how learning actually works, the relationship between context and performance, and how neural networks can inform learning.
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Dave Snowden

How the Natural Sciences Can Inform Coaching

episode 85 | Apr 12, 2021 | 42min
Coaching has some fairly established approaches, but they are generally not based on empirical data. Could the practice of coaching benefit from taking a more scientific approach to the development of its methodology? In this conversation with management consultant Dave Snowden we explore using the natural sciences to inform coaching theory and practice, the role of context and relating in behavioral change, and the value of the numinous.
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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.
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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.
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