In this blog I want to explore what developing a sustainable art-based practice may mean and offer some practical links to help with materials. For me being sustainable is working out how to tread softly on our planet, such that my footprint does as little harm as possible.
Category: Coaching practice
What is climate coaching?
These last few years has seen a growth in coaches working with climate change. Our environment is an immediate and urgent issue with temperatures rising, our land and seas being swamped with plastic, the loss of habitat and many species of plants, insects and animals on the brink of extinction.
Creating spaces for clients in times of crisis and conflict
I have been shocked and saddened by what has been and continues to unfold in Ukraine. I have felt guilt, powerlessness and a numbness.
Is trauma present? Coaching the healthy self
In my previous blog ‘Is trauma present? The survival self in coaching’ I introduced Franz Rupert’s way of conceptualising trauma through the metaphor of the split psyche. Ruppert says that as a person experiences trauma their psyche starts to split into three - the trauma self, the survival self and the healthy
Body mapping – connecting us to our emotions
When things get complicated and troublesome it can not only be difficult to articulate what we are experiencing but we can also become disconnected from our emotions and keep carrying on regardless; regardless of the effect it is having on our well-being.
How art helps with self-regulation
Self-regulation is a term used to describe the ability to control one’s impulses, including the ability to soothe and calm the body’s responses to stress. Being able to self-regulate is also part of being emotionally intelligent in life and work; enabling us to respond to a situation appropriately as it is in the pres
Safety, trauma and art in coaching
In my blog ‘Is trauma present? The survival self in coaching’ I explored why it is important to be able to recognise when the survival self* is present in the coaching sp
Is trauma present? The survival self in coaching
Trauma in the coaching space is not something I used to be aware of. However, my experiences over the years have shown me that it can be, and when it is, without me being aware of it, coaching can fail.
Podcast – in conversation exploring art based coaching
In this coaching uncaged podcast with Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson I explore art-based approaches to coaching. If you want to know more about what I do and art based coaching have a listen to this 46 min chat.
Why coach with trauma in mind?
In this second blog in the series around Trauma and Art Based Coaching I explore why we should coach with trauma in mind. Trauma is not something that we naturally think of as relevant in the coaching space. It is, after all, the preserve of the therapeutic space.