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Episode Synopsis
S4 Episode 40: S4 Episode 40: Open Table - Coaching, Distress and Mental Health
"Being aware of our own stuff and being present can be a really useful thing that we as coaches can do for all the people that we work with."
Today, Jenny Forge, Mark Bixter and Mark Chappell join Claire Pedrick at The Coaching Inn. The conversation explores the intersection of coaching, mental health, vulnerability, and distress. We discuss the role of coaching in supporting individuals with mental health issues and the importance of knowing the boundaries and limitations of coaching. Coaches to be present, aware of their own emotions, and able to regulate themselves.
Takeaways
Coaching can be a valid approach for supporting individuals with mental health issues, but coaches need to know their boundaries and limitations.
Being present and aware of one's own emotions is crucial for coaches when working with individuals experiencing distress.
The over-medicalization of mental health can be problematic, and it is important to normalise adversity and emotional distress.
Coaches should focus on being with individuals in their experience without the need to fix or solve their problems.
If you like this episode, subscribe or follow The Coaching Inn on your podcast platform to hear new episodes as they drop. And you can watch this episode, with subtitles on our YouTube Channel
Coming Up:
Next: Psychological Safety in Coaching with Timothy Clarke
Keywords
coaching, mental health, vulnerability, distress, boundaries, limitations, presence, self-regulation, over-medicalization, adversity, emotional distress, ethics
"Being aware of our own stuff and being present can be a really useful thing that we as coaches can do for all the people that we work with."
Today, Jenny Forge, Mark Bixter and Mark Chappell join Claire Pedrick at The Coaching Inn. The conversation explores the intersection of coaching, mental health, vulnerability, and distress. We discuss the role of coaching in supporting individuals with mental health issues and the importance of knowing the boundaries and limitations of coaching. Coaches to be present, aware of their own emotions, and able to regulate themselves.
Takeaways
Coaching can be a valid approach for supporting individuals with mental health issues, but coaches need to know their boundaries and limitations.
Being present and aware of one's own emotions is crucial for coaches when working with individuals experiencing distress.
The over-medicalization of mental health can be problematic, and it is important to normalise adversity and emotional distress.
Coaches should focus on being with individuals in their experience without the need to fix or solve their problems.
If you like this episode, subscribe or follow The Coaching Inn on your podcast platform to hear new episodes as they drop. And you can watch this episode, with subtitles on our YouTube Channel
Coming Up:
Next: Psychological Safety in Coaching with Timothy Clarke
Keywords
coaching, mental health, vulnerability, distress, boundaries, limitations, presence, self-regulation, over-medicalization, adversity, emotional distress, ethics
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