180: We Can Coach Through Fear: Meg Rentschler, PCC being Interviewed by Jean Oplinger, MCC

Today’s show is fun and different as the tables are turned on me. Jean Oplinger, Master Certified Coach and Episode 176 guest, interviews me about how we can coach through fear, a timely topic as we function through a global pandemic.

Show Highlights:

●    Why we need to address the subject of coaching through fear

●    Why most negative emotions (panic, anger, frustration) are fear-based feelings

●    What we should pay attention to with our clients

●    How a coach can help when a client feels fearful by using tone, presence, and holding space for emotions, but not trying to “fix” the fear for them

●    The importance of managing emotions and being curious with your coaching presence

●    The value of listening, in being a safe and trusted space and being OK with silence

●    Having courage as a coach to own the vulnerability

●    Indicators that the emotion might be a mental wellness issue and a referral might be needed

●    How emotions and anxiety can make people feel stuck and pull them away from day-to-day function

●    Questions that coaches can ask about what they notice with clients

●    How to coach through fear to ground the client to move into the future with calm, reason, and freedom

●    Why it’s OK to ask about the support that clients need from their coach and other people around them

Resources:

Link for Jean’s show:

Star Coach Show: Episodes 176: Top 10 Lessons Learned From My 20 Years Coaching Jean Oplinger Mcc

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