COACH - The Professional Coaching Podcast

Sassy Smith is a revolution in the world of personal coaching and, in this episode, we discuss the growing awareness of Aphantasia; the inability to form mental images of objects that are not present.   As the founder of The Aphantasia Coaching Academy and a pioneering force in neurodiversity, she is transforming the way coaches approach their neurodivergent clients. Her unique journey began in 2015 when she discovered that she has aphantasia, a neurological condition that prevents her from visualising images in her mind. This led her to unravel why she had always struggled with coaching practices centred around visualisation, and, more importantly, it sparked the mission to ensure that others like her could reap the transformational benefits of coaching.  With an extensive background in leadership, coaching, women's health and  specialising in aphantasia, SDAM, anauralia and alexithymia, she offers a unique perspective on neurodiversity that is backed by personal experience and research. Aphantasia Coaching Academy [https://www.aphantasiacoach.com/aphantasiacoachingacademy] https://www.instagram.com/aphantasiacoachingacademy/ [https://www.instagram.com/aphantasiacoachingacademy/]

About Sarah Sarah Ilaria Northe is a deeply intuitive coach, healer, trainer, supervisor and writer. She is the founder of True Northe Coaching Academy, creator of the CLEARER method of Transformational Coaching and the Inner Child Transformation Process and co-creator of Equine Facilitated Coaching. Her style of transformational coaching and coach training has been developed over 20 years and she also delivers professional programmes, retreats and workshops in a beautiful countryside setting. Find out more about Sarah Website: https://sarahilarianorthe.com [https://sarahilarianorthe.com] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahilarianorthetransformationalcoaching/ [https://www.facebook.com/sarahilarianorthetransformationalcoaching/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahilarianorthe/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarahilarianorthe/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-ilaria-northe-86a841/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-ilaria-northe-86a841/]

Karen Falconer is the CEO and driving force behind ANLP International CIC, the world’s most successful independent Association for NLP Professionals. ANLP runs the largest international NLP annual conference. Karen brings her vast experience of running successful companies, working with SME businesses as a Management Accountant and her skills as a certified NLP Trainer together to create this book.  It gives easy-to-follow, practical advice on how to start, run and grow an efficient, professional NLP-led business. Since Karen first coined the phrase “NLP Professional” in 2010, it has become widely used inside and outside of the NLP community, to describe those in the NLP field who deliver their services according to the ANLP code of ethics that she wrote and the presuppositions of NLP.  Karen has found that many people get into NLP businesses to give back what they received from NLP in the first place…and find it challenging to get financial rewards for their services.   In the NLP Professional, Karen shows that you can have a positive impact delivering NLP and run a successful, professional, efficient and ethical business. Connect with Karen on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenfalconer] www.anlp.org [http://www.anlp.org/]

SafeSpace™ Institute is  founded by Integrative Psychotherapist and Trauma Expert, Melissa Lapides.  They teach a comprehensive framework for psychological safety and trauma informed healing and practices based on the proprietary SAFE™ Method, a unique and experiential training.   Melissa  believes that that optimal mental wellness is non-negotiable in this day and age and needs to be normalised and integrated into business and society as a whole. In this episode we discuss the coaching industry and the topic of Psychological Safety. Melissa shares her personal experiences of this and why she founded SafeSpace. The unregulated industry invites a wide range of questionable practise, misleading marketing and lack of ethics. This conversation is a must as we reveal some of the issues faced and why trauma informed training is important for both client and coach. About Melissa Melissa Lapides is an Licensed Psychotherapist and Trauma Specialist who has successfully worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs and CEO's and trained many professionals. She is committed to helping leaders create safe trauma informed communities. By using her proprietary SAFE Methodology, her clients have been able to expand their personal and professional relationships and ensure they are leading without perpetuating trauma. Melissa leverages over 15+ years of experience in teaching psychological principles for optimal mental and organizational wellness. Find out more about Melissa  https://www.safetraumahealing.com/ [https://www.safetraumahealing.com/]

Karen Williams is The Book Mentor. She specialises in working with business owners, entrepreneurs and thought leaders who want to write a non-fiction book who have a story to tell or a message to share and they want this book to build their business, credibility and expert status. She trained as a coach in 2006 and started Self Discovery Coaching. She then wrote her first book, The Secrets of Successful Coaches, in 2009 whilst undertaking her NLP Master Practitioner qualification. It was published in 2011 and it wasn't long before she realised the difference that writing a book can make to a business. Karen later went on to write eight more books, including a planner and a journal - How to Stand Out in your Business, The Mouse That Roars, Your Book is the Hook, Book Marketing Made Simple, Becoming An Authority (audio-only), Business Book Planner, Book Writing Journal and The 7 Shifts (digital only) - many of which have become bestsellers.  In this episode we explore how to start, how to structure and how to be creative at the same time during the book writing process. Karen shares her insights after years of learning how to keep it simple so you can avoid overwhelm and enjoy the writing epxperience.  The book mentoring side of her business started to evolve in 2014 when many of her clients asked for her help with their books. She rebranded as Librotas in 2015, and predominantly works with coaches, consultants, trainers and therapists who are writing a business book, self-help guide or memoir. She works with a great team who help clients go from idea to publication, including planning, writing accountability, managing time and their inner critic, editing and proofreading, design, publishing in both print and eBook, and book launch, marketing and PR support. Find out more about Karen and how you can start your journey here https://bit.ly/TheBookMentor Website: https://librotas.com/ [https://librotas.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/librotas [https://www.facebook.com/librotas] YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/selfdiscoverycoachin [https://www.youtube.com/user/selfdiscoverycoachin] Twitter: https://twitter.com/librotas [https://twitter.com/librotas] Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenwilliamslibrotas/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenwilliamslibrotas/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenwilliamslibrotas/ [https://www.instagram.com/karenwilliamslibrotas/]