The Coaching r(E)volution

Joanna Lindenbaum
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Being a highly effective coach and transformational practitioner, who can go deep with clients and help them create change in their lives, is an ongoing learning process. There are so many different client situations, and so many complex issues that can come up. If you've been looking for tools, wisdom and deeper conversations about how to be a better coach & practitioner, The Coaching R(e)volution Podcast is for you! Your host, Joanna Lindenbaum, has dedicated the last two decades to training thousands of coaches and transformational practitioners to be the best in their industries and to go deep with clients in ethical and trauma-informed ways. In the podcast, Joanna breaks down big ideas about human behavior, what it takes to co-create real change with clients, and how to show up as a better and better coach. All of this so that you can turn your clients into raving fans who re-sign with you over and over again, send referrals your way, and help you grow your reputation. Get ready not only for practical tips on your client work, but also to learn a lot about yourself. Because after all, the best coaches and practitioners are also always doing their own inner work as well!

  1. 6D AGO

    The Difference Between Supporting and Subtly Rescuing Your Clients

    In today's episode, we're exploring a distinction that is subtle, nuanced — and incredibly important if you want to do deep, ethical, effective 1:1 work with your clients. We're talking about the difference between truly supporting your clients and subtly rescuing them. Because while most coaches know they're not meant to fix or rescue their clients… many of us still slip into rescue mode more often than we realize — especially in moments of discomfort, stuckness, or uncertainty. This episode is a companion to last week's conversation on What to Do When You Don't Know What to Say in a Client Session, and together, these two episodes address what's really happening in those charged moments where your instincts kick in and your nervous system starts leading the session. Inside this episode, we explore: Very specific client scenarios where rescuing tends to show up (often disguised as "good coaching") What's actually happening inside the coach when rescue mode kicks in The energetic difference between support and rescue — and why your internal state matters more than your words Why rescuing, even when well-intentioned, often leads to stalled growth, fragile confidence, and repeated "stuck" patterns A detailed client example showing how rescuing bypasses transformation — and what to do instead What real support actually looks like, including Why going into your sessions regulated and grounded is foundational to all of this Simple questions you can use in real time to catch yourself when you're slipping into rescue mode At its core, this episode is an invitation to trust your clients more deeply — and in doing so, help them trust themselves. Because support doesn't remove struggle. It strengthens your client's relationship to it. And that's where real depth — and real transformation — lives.       Interested in going deeper? The next cohort of Sacred Depths: The Transformational Practitioner Training begins in April. This training is for coaches and practitioners who want to do exceptional 1:1 work — work that's grounded, ethical, embodied, and deeply effective. We work not only with transformational skills and techniques, but also with the inner world of the practitioner — including energetics, regulation, fear, and unconscious patterns that shape your sessions. You can learn more here. ____________________________________________________________________________ Join our newsletter community and get a copy of 55 Effective Breakthrough Coaching Questions

    36 min

  2. JAN 26

    When You Don't Know What to Say in a Client Session — and What to Do Next

    If you've ever been in a client session where your mind suddenly goes blank — where you genuinely don't know what to say next — this episode is for you. In this conversation, Joanna explores one of the most misunderstood (and quietly stressful) moments in 1:1 client work: the pause where nothing obvious is arising. Rather than seeing this moment as a failure of skill or confidence, Joanna reframes it as a powerful threshold — one that often signals depth, presence, and real transformation trying to emerge. This episode is especially for seasoned coaches, therapists, and practitioners who care deeply about doing exceptional work, helping clients move through stuck places, and building a reputation that leads to referrals and renewals — without forcing outcomes or overperforming in sessions. You'll learn how to stay grounded, curious, and confident when you don't know what comes next — as well as specific tips and tricks on how to move sessions forward. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why not knowing what to say is not a sign that something is going wrong How nervous system pressure and outcome-attachment can lead to rushing or misdirecting a session The role of presence, curiosity, and energetics in masterful client work How releasing the need to "have all the answers" builds confidence and ethical depth Practical ways to stay with the moment instead of filling space from fear Simple, powerful questions to have in your back pocket that invite client agency & insight Why these moments are often what clients remember most — and talk about later Mentioned in This Episode Sacred Depths Transformational Practitioner Training A deep, experiential training for coaches and practitioners who want to master presence, energetics, somatic work, and the art of working skillfully with fear, resistance, and stuckness in 1:1 client sessions. The next cohort begins in April, and early enrollment is currently available at the lowest rates. LINKhttps://applieddepthinstitute.com/offers/sacred-depths/?utm_campaign=podcastepisode72&utm_source=podcastplayer&utm_medium=shownotespodcastepisode72-sd   Loved This Episode? 💌 Email Joanna: If this episode resonated with you, Joanna would truly love to hear from you. Email info@applieddepthinstitute.com and share what stood out. She reads and responds personally. 📣 Share the Podcast: If this episode (or the podcast in general) has supported you, please share it with a friend, colleague, or community. Word-of-mouth helps spread the mission of creating more depth, integrity, and humanity in coaching and leadership. 📣 Give us a 5-star Review: It would mean so much!

    37 min

  3. JAN 18

    3 Personal & Professional Lessons I Learned in 2025

    In this deeply personal and honest episode, Joanna shares three hard-earned personal and professional lessons from 2025—a year marked by profound grief, meaningful growth, business challenges, and unexpected beauty. From navigating the loss of her mother, to making one of the biggest business mistakes of her 25-year career, to radically shifting how she holds herself during launches, Joanna reflects on what it truly means to be human, resilient, supported, and wise. This episode is a gentle but powerful invitation to slow down, reflect, and integrate what life has been teaching you, especially through the harder moments. While none of these lessons are "new," they are lessons Joanna had to fully metabolize in her bones—and her hope is that you'll feel something click more deeply for you, too. If 2025 stretched you, cracked you open, or taught you things you didn't ask to learn—but needed—this episode is for you. This Episode Is For You If: ✔ You've had a hard or complex year and want to make meaning from it ✔ You're an entrepreneur who struggles with launches, uncertainty, or self-pressure ✔ You're learning how to receive support without guilt ✔ You value depth, honesty, and wisdom earned through lived experience ✔ You want to enter the new year with more self-trust, compassion, and perspective Loved This Episode? 💌 Email Joanna: If this episode resonated with you, Joanna would truly love to hear from you. Email info@applieddepthinstitute.com and share what stood out—and what your 2025 lessons were. She reads and responds personally. 📣 Share the Podcast: If this episode (or the podcast in general) has supported you, please share it with a friend, colleague, or community. Word-of-mouth helps spread the mission of creating more depth, integrity, and humanity in coaching and leadership.

    1h 16m

  4. JAN 5

    Best Of: How I Create Curriculum

    This is one of my most listened to episodes, and I'm happy to share it again. In it, I pull back the curtain on my curriculum creation process. If you're a coach, facilitator, or transformational practitioner wanting to craft programs that don't just inform but transform your participants, this is for you. With years of experience designing dozens of courses, workshops, retreats, and ceremonies—from two-session programs to year-long journeys—I've honed a process that ensures your curriculum stands out in a sea of sameness. We'll explore why curriculum creation can feel overwhelming and common mistakes to avoid. Plus, I share seven powerful steps to guide you in crafting your own life-changing curriculum. Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your approach, this episode will leave you inspired to create something truly unique. What You'll Learn in This Episode: The #1 mindset piece that's essential for curriculum creation Why starting with the end in mind is critical—and key questions to ask about your students' transformation. How to map out the steps your students need to take, creating a journey that's intuitive and impactful. Practical tips for making the time and space needed to create curriculum And so much more! Resources Mentioned: The Curriculum Lab FOLLOW JOANNA   applieddepthinsitute.com   instagram.com/joanna.lindenbaum   The Coaching r(E)volution Facebook Group   RATE, REVIEW, SHARE & FOLLOW (I so appreciate it!)   If you love me and the podcast, please consider rating and reviewing my show! And also sharing it with others who would love it. It makes a difference and helps us reach more people who will find the podcast valuable. Be sure to give it 5 stars and post a comment and let us know what you loved most about the episode!   Join our newsletter community and get a copy of 55 Effective Breakthrough Coaching Questions

    37 min

  5. 11/24/2025

    The New Rules of Transformational Online Learning

    This episode is the last one of the 2025 season! We'll be back again January 5th, 2026. In today's episode, we explore one of the most overlooked — yet absolutely essential — skills for any transformational coach or facilitator: how to create spacious, breakthrough-ready group sessions without overstuffing them with content. If you've ever worried that you need to "keep things moving" or "give more value," this episode will be a huge exhale for your nervous system. We'll talk about why the old "I talk, you listen" model is officially obsolete (thank goodness), and why effective group facilitation requires something much deeper: the courage to pause. The willingness to listen. And the art of holding space that invites real transformation. And yes — I also name the irony of saying this on a podcast, and I explain why teaching via audio is completely different from facilitating live group work. This episode is especially helpful if you're a coach, therapist, or practitioner wanting to strengthen your group leadership skills, curriculum design, and client breakthrough methodology. In this episode, you'll hear about: Why giving less content often leads to more breakthroughs The mindset shift every coach needs to lead deeply transformational groups The hidden skill that separates competent coaches from masterful group facilitators How to structure sessions that feel grounded, connected, and profoundly human How to do your programs so that it's not One-Size-Fits-All If you loved this episode… You will love these two upcoming live events: The Transformational Power of Curriculum The Curriculum Lab   FOLLOW JOANNA   applieddepthinsitute.com   instagram.com/joanna.lindenbaum   The Coaching r(E)volution Facebook Group   RATE, REVIEW, SHARE & FOLLOW (I so appreciate it!)   If you love me and the podcast, please consider rating and reviewing my show! And also sharing it with others who would love it. It makes a difference and helps us reach more people who will find the podcast valuable. Be sure to give it 5 stars and post a comment and let us know what you loved most about the episode!   Join our newsletter community and get a copy of 55 Effective Breakthrough Coaching Questions

    47 min

  6. 11/17/2025

    Overcoming the Good Girl Syndrome: From Good Girl to Revolutionary Leader

    In this deep and honest episode, Joanna explores one of the most pervasive and sneaky forces that shape women's leadership — The Good Girl Syndrome. Whether you identify as a coach, facilitator, healer, or entrepreneur, chances are the Good Girl voice still shows up: It's  that inner whisper that says "Don't upset anyone," "Don't be too much," "Don't rock the boat." But as Joanna shares, every time we silence our truth or shrink our power, something vital within us withers. And the world doesn't need more good girls — it needs revolutionary leaders. Through powerful examples, personal stories, and psychology of human behavior, this episode unpacks: Why the Good Girl archetype forms — and how early experiences might teach us that love equals compliance. How this conditioning limits your coaching, facilitation, and business growth. What it means to evolve into the Revolutionary Leader — a woman who speaks truth, stands in integrity, and leads with fierce compassion. Practical ways to begin reclaiming your voice and leadership, including reflective questions and micro-rebellions that move you toward freedom. This is an episode about power, authenticity, and awakening the part of you that refuses to stay domesticated. If you're ready to step beyond being "good" and start being real, visible, and world-changing — this one will speak directly to your soul. If you want to go deeper, join us for Reclaiming Eve: Initiate the Revolutionary Leader Within. FOLLOW JOANNA   applieddepthinsitute.com   instagram.com/joanna.lindenbaum   The Coaching r(E)volution Facebook Group   RATE, REVIEW, SHARE & FOLLOW (I so appreciate it!)   If you love me and the podcast, please consider rating and reviewing my show! And also sharing it with others who would love it. It makes a difference and helps us reach more people who will find the podcast valuable. Be sure to give it 5 stars and post a comment and let us know what you loved most about the episode!   Join our newsletter community and get a copy of 55 Effective Breakthrough Coaching Questions

    57 min

  7. 11/03/2025

    Letting Go, Living in the Mystery & Knowing When Less Is More

    As the days shorten and the nights grow long, we find ourselves deep in late autumn—a time of release, rest, and renewal. In this episode, Joanna explores what this season invites us to remember: that letting go, being in the mystery, and embracing "less" are not just seasonal experiences, but essential parts of being human. While our culture glorifies growth, expansion, and productivity, this conversation honors the quieter seasons of life—the times when things fall away, when we face loss, or when we're simply called to slow down. Joanna shares wisdom drawn from nature's cycles, ancient traditions from around the world, and her own personal reflections on death, grief, and transformation. You'll hear how this time of year—when the veil is thin—can deepen our connection to what truly matters and help us reclaim the sacredness of endings. And, as practitioners and coaches, you'll gain perspective on how to hold space for your clients during their own "winter seasons," when what's needed isn't more doing, but more being. In this episode, you'll explore: Why honoring loss and death is essential to living and leading fully The role of mystery and darkness in creativity, healing, and renewal Global traditions that celebrate death as part of the life cycle How to support clients in seasons of slowing down, loss, or uncertainty The reminder that sometimes less truly is more Whether you're in a season of growth or one of release, this episode offers a wise, grounded invitation to align yourself with the deeper rhythms of life—and to honor the beauty, wisdom, and transformation that come when we let go.

    42 min

  8. 10/27/2025

    5 Ways to Co-Create Change with Your 1:1 Clients

    What does it really mean to co-create transformation with your clients? In this episode, Joanna explores how true change doesn't happen to your clients — it happens with them. You'll learn five specific ways to deepen your work, strengthen your client partnerships, and help breakthroughs become embodied, lasting transformation. Whether you're a new coach or an experienced practitioner, these five approaches will help you bring more intentionality, collaboration, and depth into every session. You'll also hear how Joanna applies these principles in her own 1:1 work and in the coach trainings she leads. Co-creation is the heart of masterful coaching. When you bring these practices into your sessions, you don't just help clients grow — you help them become who they're meant to be. Listen now and explore what co-creating transformation can look like in your own client work. FOLLOW JOANNA   applieddepthinsitute.com   instagram.com/joanna.lindenbaum   The Coaching r(E)volution Facebook Group   RATE, REVIEW, SHARE & FOLLOW (I so appreciate it!)   If you love me and the podcast, please consider rating and reviewing my show! And also sharing it with others who would love it. It makes a difference and helps us reach more people who will find the podcast valuable. Be sure to give it 5 stars and post a comment and let us know what you loved most about the episode!   Join our newsletter community and get a copy of 55 Effective Breakthrough Coaching Questions

    50 min
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Being a highly effective coach and transformational practitioner, who can go deep with clients and help them create change in their lives, is an ongoing learning process. There are so many different client situations, and so many complex issues that can come up. If you've been looking for tools, wisdom and deeper conversations about how to be a better coach & practitioner, The Coaching R(e)volution Podcast is for you! Your host, Joanna Lindenbaum, has dedicated the last two decades to training thousands of coaches and transformational practitioners to be the best in their industries and to go deep with clients in ethical and trauma-informed ways. In the podcast, Joanna breaks down big ideas about human behavior, what it takes to co-create real change with clients, and how to show up as a better and better coach. All of this so that you can turn your clients into raving fans who re-sign with you over and over again, send referrals your way, and help you grow your reputation. Get ready not only for practical tips on your client work, but also to learn a lot about yourself. Because after all, the best coaches and practitioners are also always doing their own inner work as well!

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