The AC Podcast Association for Coaching

Join Smaranda Dochia, Maxine Bell and Rob Lawrence, members of the AC podcast team, as they celebrate the 200th episode of the AC podcast. They discuss the value and content the podcasts give to coaches and those interested in coaching, and how they align and fit with the wider umbrella of the Digital Learning Hub. Smaranda shares the incredible amount of content available. Maxine highlights the wonderful ripple effects of the podcast, and we hear from some of the guest podcast hosts. The Digital Learning team’s biggest desire is to be of service to the coaching community and they hope this episode gives a taster of what is on offer to support you on every step of your coaching journey. Check out our Digital Learning Hub here: https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/dl-hub
 
You will learn:
 
·       About the free and paid content available, providing incredible learning opportunities
·       The collaboration, creativity, and teamwork that happens behind the scenes
·       How the Digital Learning Hub supports coaches through the hurdles, highs, and continuing professional development of their coaching practice
 
“With digital learning, we want to offer value. We want to offer learning. This is continued professional development in so many shapes and forms. It’s all part of an open, friendly community where people have access to so much learning.”
 
For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: 
https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/dl-hub_podcast-channel_special-episodes_podcast-digital-learning-value-benefits

Catriona Horey and Elizabeth Wainwright, both coaches and the hosts of the Unfurling podcast, join our host Rob Lawrence to discuss how they coach outdoors as well as the deeper potential of nature to demonstrate, create, and support community. They share how they coach in two very different locations and yet still create powerful outcomes for clients proving that location is not a barrier. Catriona and Elizabeth also connect the outdoors, creativity, and coaching with real-life examples. Enjoy this honest, thought-provoking conservation, full of helpful tips on how to find your unique way of coaching outdoors.
 
You will learn:
·       The link between reconnecting with nature and reconnecting with each other
·       How nature gives us and our clients permission to be ourselves
·       How to trust yourself as an outdoor coach
 
 “I think it produces a sense of adventure in people, relief in people, different perspectives, and possibility.”
 
For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: 
https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/dl-hub_podcast-channel_coaching-outdoors_community-connection-creativity
 

Sam Wright, PCC executive coach and nature connection guide, joins our host Rob Lawrence to share what made her decide to take coaching outdoors. Sam explains her own relationship with nature and how we get curious about our client’s experiences when coached in more natural settings, such as urban parks. Sam provides ways to increase our connection with nature in micro-moments and describes the power of the pause.
 
You will learn:
 
·       What guided the decision to take coaching sessions outside
·       The insights and experiences clients may have when coached outside
·       Which practical points to consider when coaching outside
 
 
“It’s just a coaching session but nature is in the background, doing its magic; it’s alchemy on this human being and on me as well.”
 
For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: 
https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/dl-hub_podcast-channel_coaching-outdoors_nature-connection-urban-spaces
 

Diana Tedoldi, MSc, PCC-ICF and founder of The Nature Coaching Academy, joins our host, Rob Lawrence, to share her journey from management roles in the corporate world to becoming a ‘coaching with nature’ practitioner and trainer. Diana’s deep connection with nature, her passion, and her experience with this topic are truly inspiring. She clearly demonstrates the benefits to clients and coaches as well as the ripple effects on the natural world. This is a conversation for coaches or for anyone curious about reconnecting or deepening their connection with nature.
 
You will learn:
 
·       Synergizing nature as a co-coach indoors, online and outdoors
·       What ecosomatic coaching is
·       Ideas, stories and examples of coaching with nature from Diana’s practice to inspire your own practice
 
 
“When I coach in synergy with nature, nature is a part of the session, the conversation. I like to say nature is my co-coach.”
 
For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: 
https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/dl-hub_podcast-channel_coaching-outdoors_ecosomatic-nature

Anna-Marie Watson, coach, supervisor, and podcaster, joins our host, Rob Lawrence, to share her experiences and knowledge of coaching outdoors. Anna-Marie shares her lifelong experiences with nature, the research into this field, and the ways she uses the outdoors to coach her clients. She challenges coaches to consider their own relationships with nature first to create an authentic practice, and discusses the role of movement in coaching outdoors. This is a practical and inspiring introduction to our latest podcast series: Coaching Outdoors.
 
You will learn:
 
·       The practical considerations to coaching outdoors
·       Ethical and safety aspects
·       Integrating technology and coaching outdoor methods
 
“I think the beauty of outdoor coaching is the diversity within it and the passion that coach practitioners have within this field is huge.”
 
For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: 
https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/dl-hub_podcast-channel_coaching-outdoors_practical-tips-inspiration
 

Beth Clare McManus, psychologist, artist, and researcher, joins our host, Sheela Hobden, to bring her unique approach to the final episode of our Research in Coaching series. Currently undertaking a PhD in exploring art-based approaches in supervision, Beth explains why she sees all research as a creative practice.
 
Beth also carries out regular informal research in her practice and gives real examples of how she does this. She encourages coaches to give a playful spaciousness to research, whilst considering safety and ethics in coaching experiments. Listen for a fresh perspective that makes research accessible to any coach and supervisor.
 
You will learn:
 
·       How to create informal research opportunities in your coaching practice
·       How to be creative and experimental in your research
·       Ethical issues to consider in informal and formal research
 
“I don't locate all the research thinking or doing under that formalised space. The work out there I've done in art galleries and around the built environment is quite informal.”
 
For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit: 
https://www.associationforcoaching.com/page/dl-hub_podcast-channel_research-coaching_experimental-creativity-ethics