A few weeks ago I was introduced to a room of professors, clinicians, practitioners, social workers, teachers and leaders at the RCSI Positive Health Summit in Dublin. The lecture hall was one of the oldest in the city. The kind of room that has heard a great deal of important thinking over a very long…
It is the end of my first year of doctoral research, and something about the arrival of spring feels like a natural moment to pause. Eight years of coaching practice, a published research paper, and a PhD that is teaching me things I didn’t expect. All of it traces back to one night, and to the resilience I didn’t know I had until I needed it. Some reflections on what got me here.
Want to hear what I really think of hosting this podcast, being a trauma-informed leadership coach, running a small business, and more? Join me and Podcast Producer Rob Lawrence as we chat through our experiences of hosting and presenting Refreshing Leadership. With a year’s worth of content squeezed into 9 months, there’s a lot to…
Positive Leadership vs. Traditional Leadership. Have you ever wondered why some leaders give off a great vibe and lead in a positive way, while others somehow fall short but you can’t quite put your finger on it? Cornelia Lucey was so fascinated by this difference during her first career as journalist and teacher, then into…
Dr Natalie Lancer is Chair of BPS Division of Coaching Psychology – and wholly credible, fast-talking, and fascinating. In this podcast episode we get stuck in to what exactly is Coaching Psychology, how this field is pulling together the wisdom from the coaching room and what the science of psychology says about human nature. Her…
Ever struggled to describe anxiety? Let 10-year old Gracie Barry help you! One day she had the fully-formed idea that her anxiety was in fact a purple, scruffy, slimy, cold, grumpy monster who climbed up and down her spine into her head, ruining perfectly good days. Join me to hear Gracie talk us through how…