Do I Need A Life Coach?

Rhiannon Bush
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You know you're capable of more. Yet despite your experience, expertise, and hard work, you still find yourself second-guessing decisions, holding back in important conversations, and wondering why confidence feels harder than it should. The truth is, confidence isn't something you're born with. It's something you build. Hosted by Rhiannon Bush, this podcast helps ambitious professionals communicate with confidence, lead with authenticity, strengthen relationships, and create success without sacrificing themselves in the process. Each week, you'll discover practical strategies, powerful coaching insights, and honest conversations about leadership, productivity, mindset, communication, boundaries, self-trust, and personal growth. Whether you're navigating a difficult conversation, stepping into leadership, feeling overwhelmed by competing demands, or simply wanting to show up more confidently in your work and life, you'll find actionable tools you can apply immediately. Because the goal isn't to become someone else. It's to become more of who you already are. And when you're ready for support, you can book a coaching session at rhiannonbush.com. No discovery call. No sales pitch. Just coaching.

  1. 46m ago

    Ep. 225 - “I’m Just Being Honest.” But Are You?

    Send us Fan Mail Have you ever left a meeting replaying every word you said, wondering whether a vague comment was aimed at you? Or watched someone get criticised publicly and wondered what gets said about you when you’re not in the room? When you care about doing good work, it’s easy to become the unofficial interpreter of everyone else’s moods, taking responsibility for things that were never yours to carry. In this episode, you’ll discover the difference between genuine accountability and humiliation, why being “just direct” isn’t an excuse for poor communication, and how to stop treating every uncomfortable interaction as proof that you’ve failed. You’ll learn practical ways to clarify expectations, respond to difficult feedback without defending your entire identity, and separate what you need to own from what belongs to someone else. Because your next career step requires more than competence. It requires the confidence to communicate clearly, protect your integrity and become the leader you want to be. If this episode resonated with you, don't leave it as another podcast insight. Whether you're navigating a leadership challenge, struggling with confidence, feeling overwhelmed, or simply looking for a fresh perspective, coaching can help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and calm. If you're ready for that next step, book a session at www.rhiannonbush.com. No discovery call. No sales pitch. Just coaching. I'd love to work with you.

    Ep. 225 - “I’m Just Being Honest.” But Are You?

  2. Oct 13

    Ep. 224 - Your Team Is Watching You. And You're Setting a Dangerous Standard.

    Send us Fan Mail You want to be the person who gets things done. The one your manager trusts, your team relies on and senior leaders see as ready for the next opportunity. But what if the dedication that makes you exceptional is also putting you, and your team, at risk? In this episode, you'll discover why leadership isn't just about what you say, but what your behaviour teaches others to believe. You'll learn why your most capable, conscientious people can be the most vulnerable to burnout, why overtime can't fix a capacity problem, and how to advocate for your team without compromising performance. You'll take away five practical strategies for modelling healthy boundaries, making workloads visible, challenging unrealistic deadlines, protecting your most reliable people and rewarding sustainable results over heroic last-minute efforts. Because being a great leader isn't about how much pressure you can absorb. It's about creating the conditions for you and your team to perform consistently, without sacrificing your wellbeing to prove your worth. If this episode resonated with you, don't leave it as another podcast insight. Whether you're navigating a leadership challenge, struggling with confidence, feeling overwhelmed, or simply looking for a fresh perspective, coaching can help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and calm. If you're ready for that next step, book a session at www.rhiannonbush.com. No discovery call. No sales pitch. Just coaching. I'd love to work with you.

    Ep. 224 - Your Team Is Watching You. And You're Setting a Dangerous Standard.

  3. Oct 6

    Ep. 223 - You Can't Motivate Everyone the Same Way

    Send us Fan Mail Have you ever worked with someone who makes everything feel harder than it needs to be? The person who needs constant reassurance, endless clarification and a metaphorical fire lit under them before anything gets done? You might be tempted to label them lazy, difficult or unmotivated. But what if you're asking the wrong question? In this episode, you'll discover why “How do I motivate them?” can be the least useful question you ask - and what to ask instead. You'll learn how to uncover what actually drives someone, connect the behaviour you need to the outcome they want, use recognition strategically, understand what they're protecting or avoiding, and hold people accountable without carrying their motivation for them. Because you don't have to make everyone passionate about their work. You need to understand people well enough to lead them effectively. If you're ready to stop pushing and start influencing, this one's for you. If this episode resonated with you, don't leave it as another podcast insight. Whether you're navigating a leadership challenge, struggling with confidence, feeling overwhelmed, or simply looking for a fresh perspective, coaching can help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and calm. If you're ready for that next step, book a session at www.rhiannonbush.com. No discovery call. No sales pitch. Just coaching. I'd love to work with you.

    Ep. 223 - You Can't Motivate Everyone the Same Way

  4. Sep 29

    Ep. 222 - You’re Not Too Much. But You Might Be Too Unfiltered.

    Send us Fan Mail You’re smart. You’re capable. You know your stuff. So why can one conversation leave you wondering whether you’re actually being experienced the way you intended? As you move into bigger roles, your communication becomes more than what you say. It becomes your influence, your reputation and the culture you create around you. This episode will challenge you to look at the gap between your intention and your impact - and why “I’m just being honest” isn’t always enough. You’ll learn the difference between real talk and reckless talk, why confidence sometimes looks like silence, how to stop making other people carry your emotions, and the three questions to ask before saying something difficult: Who’s in the room?What do I want them to feel?Is this mine to say?You don’t need to become quieter, less direct or less yourself. You need to become more intentional with your voice, so your communication finally matches the level of career you’re building. If this episode resonated with you, don't leave it as another podcast insight. Whether you're navigating a leadership challenge, struggling with confidence, feeling overwhelmed, or simply looking for a fresh perspective, coaching can help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and calm. If you're ready for that next step, book a session at www.rhiannonbush.com. No discovery call. No sales pitch. Just coaching. I'd love to work with you.

    Ep. 222 - You’re Not Too Much. But You Might Be Too Unfiltered.

  5. Sep 22

    Ep. 221 - You Should Have Known. But Should You?

    Send us Fan Mail Ever walked away from a conversation at work thinking, “Wait… was I actually supposed to know that?” You’re capable, proactive and used to taking ownership. But when someone senior tells you that you “should have known”, it can trigger something much bigger than the original mistake. Suddenly you’re questioning your competence, replaying the conversation and wondering what they think of you. In this episode, you’ll learn how to separate accountability from over-responsibility... and stop carrying responsibility for information nobody actually gave you. You’ll discover how to: distinguish what you actually knew from what you’re assuming you should have knownstop treating other people’s poor communication as evidence something is wrong with youtake the right responsibility without becoming the fall guycommunicate your expectations clearly and teach people how to work with youhandle difficult feedback without letting it knock you off centreYou can own your mistakes without making yourself wrong. If this episode resonated with you, don't leave it as another podcast insight. Whether you're navigating a leadership challenge, struggling with confidence, feeling overwhelmed, or simply looking for a fresh perspective, coaching can help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and calm. If you're ready for that next step, book a session at www.rhiannonbush.com. No discovery call. No sales pitch. Just coaching. I'd love to work with you.

    Ep. 221 - You Should Have Known. But Should You?

  6. Sep 15

    Ep. 220 - The Person Who Lives in Your Head Rent-Free

    Send us Fan Mail You know that person at work whose opinion seems to take up far more space in your head than it deserves. You respect them. You may even admire them. But they’re hard to read, unavailable, and somehow you find yourself second-guessing decisions, managing their reactions and wondering whether you’re doing something wrong. In this episode, you’ll discover how to separate facts from the story you’ve built around someone’s behaviour, distinguish unavailability from genuine untrustworthiness, and ask the question that changes everything: what have they actually earned from you? More importantly, you’ll uncover whether you’ve outsourced your confidence, safety or sense of belonging to someone else’s approval. You’ll learn how to stay warm without chasing, discerning without becoming cynical, and respectful without surrendering your authority. Because you don’t need everyone in your corner. You need to trust yourself enough to make your own decisions. If this episode resonated with you, don't leave it as another podcast insight. Whether you're navigating a leadership challenge, struggling with confidence, feeling overwhelmed, or simply looking for a fresh perspective, coaching can help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and calm. If you're ready for that next step, book a session at www.rhiannonbush.com. No discovery call. No sales pitch. Just coaching. I'd love to work with you.

    Ep. 220 - The Person Who Lives in Your Head Rent-Free

  7. Sep 8

    Ep. 219 - How to Stop Disappearing From Your Own Life

    Send us Fan Mail What if the life you’ve built isn’t the problem... but somewhere along the way, you disappeared from it? You can be grateful for your career, your relationships, your family and everything you’ve achieved, while still wanting something different. You can be proud of where you are and quietly wonder, “Is this really enough for me?” In this episode, you’ll explore the difference between stopping wanting something and stopping yourself from wanting it and why practicality, responsibility and exhaustion can quietly bury your ambition. You’ll be challenged to ask what you’ve convinced yourself you don’t want because admitting you want it would require you to change something. Because maybe you don’t need a bigger life. Maybe you need a more inhabited one.  One that actually contains you. If this episode resonated with you, don't leave it as another podcast insight. Whether you're navigating a leadership challenge, struggling with confidence, feeling overwhelmed, or simply looking for a fresh perspective, coaching can help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and calm. If you're ready for that next step, book a session at www.rhiannonbush.com. No discovery call. No sales pitch. Just coaching. I'd love to work with you.

    Ep. 219 - How to Stop Disappearing From Your Own Life

  8. Sep 1

    Ep. 218 - What If You’re Not Average - Just Empty?

    Send us Fan Mail You’re doing well. You’re competent, reliable, trusted and probably the person everyone turns to when something needs fixing. So why can’t you shake the feeling that you should be further along by now? In this episode, you’ll hear a very different take on that nagging sense of dissatisfaction. Maybe you haven’t lost your ambition. Maybe you’re simply exhausted from spending years watering everyone else’s garden while forgetting that you’re thirsty too. You’ll discover why your greatest strengths - being capable, responsible, resilient and high-performing - can quietly become the very things that keep you stuck. You’ll explore the grief of the life you imagined but didn’t live, why “just be grateful” isn’t always the answer, and why you don’t necessarily need to blow up your life to feel like yourself again. You may not need a new life. You may need access to more of the one you’ve already built. If this episode resonated with you, don't leave it as another podcast insight. Whether you're navigating a leadership challenge, struggling with confidence, feeling overwhelmed, or simply looking for a fresh perspective, coaching can help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and calm. If you're ready for that next step, book a session at www.rhiannonbush.com. No discovery call. No sales pitch. Just coaching. I'd love to work with you.

    Ep. 218 - What If You’re Not Average - Just Empty?
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You know you're capable of more. Yet despite your experience, expertise, and hard work, you still find yourself second-guessing decisions, holding back in important conversations, and wondering why confidence feels harder than it should. The truth is, confidence isn't something you're born with. It's something you build. Hosted by Rhiannon Bush, this podcast helps ambitious professionals communicate with confidence, lead with authenticity, strengthen relationships, and create success without sacrificing themselves in the process. Each week, you'll discover practical strategies, powerful coaching insights, and honest conversations about leadership, productivity, mindset, communication, boundaries, self-trust, and personal growth. Whether you're navigating a difficult conversation, stepping into leadership, feeling overwhelmed by competing demands, or simply wanting to show up more confidently in your work and life, you'll find actionable tools you can apply immediately. Because the goal isn't to become someone else. It's to become more of who you already are. And when you're ready for support, you can book a coaching session at rhiannonbush.com. No discovery call. No sales pitch. Just coaching.

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  • Creator
    Rhiannon Bush
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    225
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Do I Need A Life Coach?
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