Coaching Outdoors
The podcast explores the benefits of coaching in natural environments, covering topics like stress relief, creativity, and nature connectedness. It features interviews with experienced outdoor coaches and specialists in eco-psychology and biophilia. The goal is to inspire coaches and coachees to take their sessions outdoors.
Episodes
Coaching Outdoors Episode 88 - Laura Festa
Laura Festa is a mindfulness coach and somatic practitioner whose journey bridges the serene forests of Northern Italy with the vibrant parks of Beijing. With over two decades of cross-cultural experience living and working in China, Laura brings a unique blend of Eastern philosophy, Western coaching frameworks, and deep presence to her clients around the world.Founder of BEING with-in NATURE, Lau
Coaching Outdoors Episode 87 - Annabelle Charman
“If you'd just seen my room where I work at that time there were hundreds of post-it notes everywhere. There was lots of paper on the floor, from transcripts that have been cut off, highlighted themes clumped together. It was a very dynamic, lengthy and in-depth process, but also really rewarding” – Annabelle Charman.Self-confessed Outdoor Coach Practitioner Annabelle stepped firmly into the
Coaching Outdoors Episode 86 - Frank Bolaji Irawo
"Poetry isn't about perfection, it's about presence, allowing words to flow from the heart without judgment or restriction." Frank Bolaji Irawo – The TransFLOWmation Coach, Poet, and Nature ConnectorFrank Bolaji Irawo is a transformational coach, poet, and advocate for reconnecting with nature. With a rich blend of Nigerian and British cultural influences, Frank’s journey has s
Coaching Outdoors Episode 85 - Philip Cowell
“The street becomes your coach…” Outdoor arts fundraiser, wordsmith, and curious street wanderer Philip Cowell joins us from Berlin to share the joy of wiggling through life’s big (and small) questions—one walk at a time. You'll hear stories from his squiggly life and career path shaped by accidents and luck through the corporate, sustainability, and creative worlds – from playing on Folkston
Coaching Outdoors Episode 84 - Russ Watts
“One of the things that Nature has taught both of us, and I'd say many of my clients is to see and feel the seasons. This is a winter. This is tragic. This is end. This is death. Like the leaves have fallen. It's deep, dark winter, and you know what there's a glimmer of spring out there” - Russ WattsFrom a whistle and a whisper of wind in the south Sierra mountains in California, a
Coaching Outdoors Episode 83 - Will Brown
“By being in a garden I think we perhaps feel more inspired, more at ease, more connected to each other and to our environment” Will describes his practice, and his life's inquiry, as 'garden thinking'. His work explores how we can reimagine the Garden's role not only as a physical environment but also as a metaphysical space for cultivating more grounded, nature-based ways of
Coaching Outdoors Episode 82 - Annie Lee
“So much serendipity happens when you’re coaching outdoors. Your client finds themselves in the right spot for that particular moment” Annie Lee is a force of nature who spreads her boundless energy across a portfolio career as a coach, coach supervisor, International Coach Federation mentor coach, Barefoot Coaching tutor for postgrad in coaching and coaching supervision, and Founder of Nature’s
Coaching Outdoors Episode 81 - Sam MacLaren
“Cartesian philosophy killed our innate spirituality 300 years ago rendering any kind of animistic belief as a childish, laughable fallacy because spiritual experiences cannot be measured, therefore they don't exist.” Academic at heart Sam has spent a lifetime on a quest to deepen her spiritual beliefs alongside an innate thirst for research-based evidence to satisfy her rational and logical
Coaching Outdoors Episode 80 - Marc Bowles
“I found a place by a log, just by a creek, and at the time I didn't realise the impact it would have on my future outdoor coaching conversations"Sometimes an unexpected event can impact our future career trajectory. In 2004, Marc pulled over to the side of the road due to an accident and took his client call for his accreditation by a creek. This unplanned first remote outdoor coaching
Coaching Outdoors Episode 79 - Ellie Lloyd-Jones
“It will all be different because there’ll be different people there. The weather will be different. It will be a different stretch of the walk. It will be from the source of just the spring all the way into the city when it gets busier and the landscape changes” After a chance encounter with Jonathan Passmore at the inaugural Coaching Outdoors Podcast LIVE @ Henley Business School in July 2024 an
Coaching Outdoors Episode 78 - Tom Goldstein
“One of the important aspects of vision questing is that practical preparation for people and getting that right, depending on the individual and their experience”Born in the countryside of Norfolk, where endless days were spent exploring forests and coastlines, Tom Goldstein developed an innate connection with the natural world that now infuses his transformative coaching practice in the French A
Coaching Outdoors Episode 77 - Paola Fabbri
"Eco-somatic painting is a way to create a dialogue between the body-nature outside and bringing everything on the canvas, and is really based on deep listening" Paola Fabbri, Eco-somatic Coach & ArtistCoach, facilitator, artist and former humanitarian and development consultant Paola invites her clients to rediscover their inner creative flare and express their authentic selves on c
Coaching Outdoors Episode 76 - George Warren
“We cannot rely just on scientists. We cannot rely on politicians to help with this climate crisis. The most valuable thing is spending time in nature, and finding a connection to mother nature, to the natural world, to the ecological and to the spiritual”Coach, coach supervisor, podcaster, writer, runner, swimmer, husband and father George places the climate at the heart of his work and life. He
Coaching Outdoors Episode 75 - Phil Banfield
“I would like everybody in their lives if they can, to enter the venture field. And the venture field is positive. It's expansive. It's very green. It's nature. It's probably where your potential can be unleashed, where it can be elevated” Meet Phil Banfield; who founded VentureField® in 2008. Self-described worldwide roamer, thinker, reflector and deliverer of wisdom Phil step
Coaching Outdoors Episode 74 - Jackee Holder
“I think it is that thing for me about being in nature is. It's often where I feel I get really present with myself. It's where I can hear myself, where I can listen to myself, where I feel like I I put bits of myself back together again”Jackee Holder joins us from the outskirts of London to share her passion for trees, tree mythology, nature, outdoor coaching and journalling.Jackee is a
Coaching Outdoors Episode 73 - Clemens Froelich
“Being outdoors, simply allows me to be myself”Clemens shares his early years of nature connection right through to memories of family connection to brothers, father, and of course the mountains and the small farms, sometimes drinking cow’s milk and playing in the hay.Clemens shares his thoughts that while in the outdoors, either on his own or with others, somehow our normal set of rules are chang
Coaching Outdoors Podcast Episode 72 - Giles Hutchins
“I actually help them gain an experience of the interconnectedness of how nature works by working with trees and living systems around, explaining how electromagnetism, how forest bathing, aromatic compounds, how connection through sound, how the wood wide web works with Mycelia! All of that, it just opens them up” ~ Giles Hutchins, Coach & Author Pioneering practitioner, executive coach, thou
Coaching Outdoors Episode 71 - Lisa Partridge
“I was going to these networking events…I was turning up in rooms and it was all very structured, and I just hated it. I was getting really tired of it”Lisa Partridge, founder of SIXCOMMS, joins us from the sunny island of Singapore where she has lived and worked for the last 15 years.Lisa runs a regular walk and talk networking group, encouraging people to get outside, take a walk, have a chat an
Coaching Outdoors Episode 70 - Tabi Jayne
“What is your own nature practice? Because if you don't have your own relationship with nature and earth - how on earth are you even going to think about integrating into any aspects of your life?” ~ Tabi Jayne, Nature Trainer and CoachFounding Director of Earthself, a community interest company Tabi Jayne joins Alex and Anna-Marie from her shed office on her allotment in Scotland for the fir
Coaching Outdoors - Reflections on Coaching Outdoors Live 2024
“I do feel this is the start of a new movement” – James FarrellFollowing the huge success of the inaugural Coaching Outdoors Live event on the beautiful grounds of Henley Business School, three of the workshop facilitators joined Anna-Marie the following morning to reflect on the event.Diana Tedoldi posed some great questions to Toby Cowern, James Farrell, Anna-Marie and herself.They reflected on
Coaching Outdoors Episode 68 - Oliver Wirths
“When you go up on a peak you have a great perspective. When you stand on top of that… it’s just the serenity, it’s like wow. And you can look so far. It gives you a very different perspective on life.”Dr Oliver Wirths, based in Zurich, Switzerland, may have the most unique outdoor coaching technique we have discovered yet!Oliver puts his qualifications as an alpinist to great use, taking his clie
Coaching Outdoors Episode 67 - Grattan Donnelly
“We were sitting in one of those fishbowl offices and it was a beautiful summer day, and I could see the sun was shining outside, and my client was stuck. And I was probably stuck too.” Grattan and Dr Suess his four-legged companion join Alex and Anna-Marie from their local coaching territory on Killiney Hill overlooking Dublin Bay and Dalkey Island. Self-described as endlessly curious Grattan’s f
Coaching Outdoors Episode 66 - Hazel Farrer
“Nature is so beautiful, it takes my breath away, it’s all about giving joy.”Meet and listen to Hazel Farrer who is the founder of Hazel Tree Coaching, based in the Algarve Portugal. Hazel is a professional nature and wellbeing coach and trainer who offers retreats in the Algarve, Portugal. Hazel’s practice is a nature based holistic approach, offering training & health development practices t
Coaching Outdoors Episode 65 - Leah Davies
“I describe nature as my co-host, it’s a facilitator in itself… I feel like there’s some sort of ease when I take people outdoors, that I’m not doing it on my own, that I’m in partnership with nature”Leah Davies, a Somatic Life Coach, joins us from Cardiff, Wales, to share her experiences of working with people who have experienced loss. Somatic Coaching focuses on being embodied, in the moment an
Coaching Outdoors Episode 64 - Raynelle Rino
“The four element; in a simplified medicine wheel, earth, air, fire and water, are also part of our bodies. We are nature” ~ Raynelle RinoNature connection lies at the heart of Raynelle Rino’s work from her early career as an ecology field researcher; then grassroots environmental educator and social justice organiser and now nature-based consultant and coach. She joins us from her home in Oakland
Coaching Outdoors Episode 63 - Ashley Crocker
"When did our relationship with rain change? We metaphorically played the idea of what it would look like to jump in those puddles, to be free again, to engage with the outdoor space in a childlike way"Ashley Crocker, Humanistic Counsellor and Transformational Coach is a former chef and Forest School Instructor. Self-described Dorset man born and bred, Ashley takes us on a journey across
Coaching Outdoors Episode 62 - Kirsteen Jefferies
“Horses are prey animals and live as a herd, survival depends on being present and live in the moment.”Meet and listen to Kirsteen Jefferies who is a co-founder of Pebble Associates, based in Derbyshire Dales, near the Peak District. Kirsteen is a professionally trained Equine Facilitated Coach, has a BSC in equine science and is a complimentary therapist in numerous techniques. Kirsteen has combi
Coaching Outdoors Episode 61 - Lindsay Cray
“My life revolves around being outside, I enjoy everything about it, it’s the space I feel most connected to life!”Meet and listen to Lindsay Cray who is the founder of Integrating Nature, based near Lake Ontario, USA. Lindsay is a professional mental health counsellor and outside clinical based field guide. Developing and delivering progressive style nature-based therapy practices for individuals
Coaching Outdoors Episode 60 - Michael Jospe
“Remember your client is nature. Their brain is nature. Their body is nature. Their development is nature” Michael Jospe, Founder Earth-Based Institute Nature-based coaching trail-blazer Michael Jospe joins us from Boulder, Colorado, a hot-bed of nature coaching. Founder, lead instructor and curriculum writer at the Earth-Based Institute he’s dedicated his life to exploring the connection between
Coaching Outdoors Episode 59 - Andrew Wolff
“I am an evangelist for nature connection”Our last episode of Season 6 of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast takes us to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to meet Andrew Wolff.Nature has been a steadfast companion throughout Andrew’s life, guiding him on his path toward self-discovery and providing a sanctuary for profound peace. His deep desire to live, work, and play in nature has materialised into a b
Coaching Outdoors Episode 58 - Georgie Dunn
“I see parallels when I coach people who are really at capacity of their Executive Function and how nature really can unlock that just by giving us the space and perspective to do it”For this podcast we journey to the stunning hilly coast line of East Lothian in Scotland to meet Georgie Dunn in one of her favourite places to coach outdoors.Georgie shares her journey to becoming an outdoor coach, f
Coaching Outdoors Episode 57 - Claire Bradshaw
“Being outdoors really connects people with themselves and each other.”Claire Bradshaw is the founder of Claire Bradshaw Associates, based in near Stockport and the High Peaks of the Peak District. Claire is a professional coach, coach trainer and facilitator plus a Coach Supervisor, working in and around the amazing Peak District.Claire has a long-held belief that transformation happens when we c
Coaching Outdoors Episode 56 - Sam Isaacson
“To be able to put on a headset and effectively go somewhere that is a lot more natural I think could bring a lot of the same benefits that being outdoors does, just through a different lens”Sam Isaacson, aka global digital and coaching thought-leader, enabler, coach, coach supervisor and author of “How to thrive as a coach in a digital world” and “Superhuman Coaching - Ten technologies that expan
Coaching Outdoors Episode 55 - Sarah Lawfull
“Nature can talk to us & teach us”.Sarah Lawfull is the founder of Where the Fruit is, based in Oxfordshire. Sarah is a professional coach, and Chair of the Forest School Association and Co-Chair of the Nature premium campaign as well as an endorsed trainer and education consultant. Sarah is a passionate advocate of spending time in nature and learning to listen, with clear influences from Nan
Coaching Outdoors Episode 54 - Jim Hughes
“I help people get outside, reconnect with themselves and others and the work they do”.Jim Hughes is a coach and founder of Untamed Coaching based in Bradford-on-Avon, UK. Untamed was founded in 2017 and Jim works with teams and individuals outdoors using adventure to allow reconnection with themselves, others, and their work on a deeper level, through walking, cold water immersion and campfires.
Coaching Outdoors Episode 53 - Jenn Bauer
“We imprint on water, our thoughts, our words, our energy, images are all imprinted on water. We dive into what it means to imprint on water and therefore how we engage with water, being that we’re mostly water ourselves”Certified in a number of modalities for both coaching and energy healing, Jennifer Bauer has integrated them to develop the PECSS Framework (Physical, Emotional, Conscious, Subco
Coaching Outdoors Episode 52 - Eleanor Ratcliffe
“I’m particularly interested in what we call restorative environments; places and spaces that help people to recover the psychological resources they need to go about their everyday lives” Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe Bringing sound into wider awareness Eleanor Ratcliffe has spent over a decade conducting research and teaching on the human-environment connection, where nature impacts psychological wellbe
Coaching Outdoors Episode 51 - Joao Perre Viana
“Nothing beats the last eight years of my life when I have had the chance to walk side by side with hundreds of people from all backgrounds and nationalities” Citizen of the world, lawyer turned manager turned mentor; Joao Perre Viana is the founder of “Walking Mentorship”. Developed over twenty years, his methodology weaves together different mentoring formats, walking and nature. At its heart l
Coaching Outdoors Episode 50 - Nicki Bass
“Approaching life with an adventurous mindset.”Nicki Bass - Founder and Director of Resilience at work a consultancy delivering experiential leadership, resilience and wellbeing solutions for individuals and organisations. Nicki is a business psychologist, facilitator and executive coach who uses outdoor adventure activities to enable resilience and leadership development. Nicki’s innovative appro
Coaching Outdoors Episode 49 - Jared Hanley
“Time in nature is a free accessible tool, with no side effects. We give nature a number”.Jared Hanley is a co-founder and CEO of NatureQuant, a research and technology firm building tools to assess and promote nature exposure. Prior to founding NatureQuant, Jared used data science and statistical modelling techniques and provided advisory services in finance, energy, and real estate applications.
Coaching Outdoors Episode 48 - Garry Pratt
“Being outside in nature, and especially moving in nature, are backed up by science as the major ways to fire up creativity” Garry is the author of “The Creativity Factor”, which uncovers the importance of creativity in business success and clarifies how you can use time spent outdoors to fully harness your creative potential. From being the co-founder of multiple tech start-ups, and entrepreneur
Coaching Outdoors Episode 47 - Marie Dove
“I realised I’d lost a part of me; it was so amazing for me to come back to nature”.Marie Dove is a nature-based women’s life coach and founder of The Campfire Community, a monthly circle for women who crave real, meaningful connection to themselves, each other, and the natural world.Join us as we explore her backstory. As a child, Marie had a profound connection to nature, however, as a teenager
Coaching Outdoors Episode 46 - Chris Spray and Alex Staniforth, Mind Over Mountain
“I’ve always used the outdoors as my toolkit. It’s what I call my Natural Health Service and I believe everyone should have access to it.” – Alex Staniforth Alex Staniforth and Chris Spray are the masterminds behind Mind Over Mountains, a charity whose tagline “Restoring mental health, naturally” conveys their collective passion and vision. The stark realisation by Alex that it took longer to acce
Coaching Outdoors Episode 45 - Pam Cho
“Connecting with nature, it’s like giving your brain a mini vacation.” Pam ChoPam Cho is an Executive Coach and certified Forest Therapy Guide from Cincinnati, Ohio, no stranger to the coaching world, Pam has over seventeen years of coaching experience. However, it’s only in the last two years Pam discovered the power of outdoor coaching. She shares insights and anecdotes on the incredible client
Coaching Outdoors Episode 44 - Clive Leach and Miss May
“Dogs have a real potential impact on our capacity to flourish and sustain our capacity to flourish. It’s hard out there in the world and we need all the help we can get.”In this episode of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast we are joined by another duo, but this time one of them has 4 paws and a shiny nose.Meet Clive Leach, outdoor coach, positive psychologist and wellbeing hospital volunteer, and Mis
Coaching Outdoors Podcast - International Women's Day 2023 Special
“Worldwide, everyone everywhere can step forward to truly #EmbraceEquity”In recognition of International Women’s Day 2023 we would like to honour the amazing female guests we have had on the Coaching Outdoors Podcast. We have selected a short snippet of each lady’s podcast to highlight the insight and experience they have to share. And maybe to entice you to watch their episode if you haven’t alre
Coaching Outdoors Episode 43 - Peter and Coen
“Allow nature to do the work” Peter Krijger Peter Krijger and Coen van Broekhoven have amassed a phenomenal forty years plus of outdoor coaching between them. Step back in time to discover when Peter established the Atma Institute in Amersfoort in the Netherlands in the late 1990s and was later joined by ex-student Coen. The Institute offers programmes from one day introductory or two day advance
Coaching Outdoors Episode 42 - Elen Sentier
“I think the basis of all Old Ways, all around the world, is about that connection between the planet we live on because we can’t live without it, and the sun which enables the planet to come alive.”Our guest, Elen Sentier’s, journey to outdoor coaching is a winding road, from being a dancer, working at the MOD and training as a Transpersonal Psychotherapist, through to running her Wild Women Retr
Coaching Outdoors Episode 41 - Ian Merrill
“Being in nature leads a bit of perspective; maybe your problems aren’t so earth-shattering. There’s a world out there which is bigger than you” The client’s outdoor coaching experience takes centre stage as Ian Merrill shares his experience of partnering with our previous guest Paul Jefferies in this episode. Our conversations trace his initial love for nature back to his childhood in Cheshire a
Coaching Outdoors Episode 40 - Anna Brown
“The Systems Approach, put simply, is thinking about how everything is interrelated and interdependent”In our 40th Podcast Episode, and the last one for season 4, we meet Anna Brown, Executive and Developmental Coach and Coach Supervisor.Anna’s practice is informed by the Systems Approach, Systems Psychodynamic Approach and Adult Learning Theory, so we delve into these extremely interesting areas
Coaching Outdoors Episode 39 - Rose Dixey and Ruth Steggles
“It feels such a privilege when you get to walk literally and metaphorically; walk beside people in these kinds of transformations. It’s an incredible thing to do” ~ Ruth StegglesRose Dixey and Ruth Steggles teamed up in 2013 to breathe life into the collaboration known as “Fresh Air Fridays”. Online, in-person, community-based or corporate, Fresh Air Fridays offers a range of programmes to create
Coaching Outdoors Podcast Episode 38 - Susan Joachin
“The real healing happens outside” Susan Joachim is the President and Founding Member of the International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance (INFTA) and her purpose in life is to promote public health through the preventive health practice of Nature and Forest Therapy. Her career stretches from project management work for US Aid in the rural areas of Sri Lanka, where she witnessed the simple life
Coaching Outdoors Episode 37 - You asked, they answered...
“As my vision quest guide always said, “don’t press the panic button too early”” – Penelope MavorThis episode of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast brings a number of our past guests back to answer 4 of the top questions we are asked the most by our followers.Our guests are international, joining us from the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain and the US, as well as from across the UK. Their backgrounds are equ
Coaching Outdoors Episode 36 - Claudia Geratz
“Trust in connection with outdoor coaching…this starts to build way before your clients even reach out to you. It starts in two pathways. The first, if a client considers outdoor coaching they are going to stalk you potential longer than they would do another coach because they need to have a bit more trust in you because you’re taking them to a place they’ve potentially never been before”This epi
Coaching Outdoors Episode 35 - Paul Jefferies
“I wanted to be the pebble in the pond that is the ripple of change, it means something to me”Paul Jefferies, of Pebbles Associates, joins us for the next episode of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast from his home in the Peak District. Paul’s made the decision to become a coach following a health scare which lead to a realisation that a change of career was needed and, by using the Ikigai Framework (P
Coaching Outdoors Episode 34 - Cat Boersma
“Bluebells are such a hardy little plant; underground for three seasons and then they come back in spring. Strong, vibrant, green… It’s magic.”Cat Boersma, former social worker, coach, founder of ‘Bluebell Coaching’ and outdoor person at heart works predominantly with members of the expat community in the Netherlands. We interrupt her two-month retreat to England to learn about her recent career t
Coaching Outdoors Episode 33 - John Farrell
“One of the questions is ‘and is there anything else?’, that’s a clean language question”New Zealander, John Farrell, joins us for this podcast episode which focuses on Clean Language and Equine Coaching – two very interesting topics.John got into coaching 20 years ago thanks to his wife and a rather unexpected fire walk, and hasn’t looked back since, developing his practice into outdoor coaching
Coaching Outdoors Episode 32 - Toby Cowern
“I’m facilitating that time, space and place for people to have that higher quality internal conversation”Our next podcasts takes us to Sweden to meet the inspiring Toby Cowern, who’s list of qualifications and achievements is long and extremely varied. From wilderness survival and bushcraft skills, to canoe, mountain biking and dog sledding tours, and on to outdoor coaching.Toby shares his backst
Coaching Outdoors Episode 31 - Penelope Mavor
"What is your compost?" Life. Death. Birth. Rebirth. Growth. Decay. The cycles of life and inevitability of change lie at the centre of our conversations with the remarkable Penelope Mavor. Through her business ‘Earth Converse’ she encourages individuals to move beyond our cultural denial of death and engage in real conversations with themselves and the earth. Leadership coach and consul
Coaching Outdoors Episode 30 - Professor Jonathan Passmore
"I can see niche markets evolving and I think that’s where there’ll be a variety and a strength; and coaching outdoors is one example of that" Professor Jonathan Passmore muses over the wider coaching profession reflecting backwards over 2021; then forwards into 2022 and beyond. He delves into the accelerated growth of digital coaching, the democratisation of coaching and the unique skil
Coaching Outdoors Episode 29 - Robin Bowman
“Realising the transformative and powerful experience of feeling that resilience from being able to gather things from the natural world and provide for yourself…it’s a really important thing I try to encourage, that it’s not an exploitative relationship, that it’s a reciprocal relationship, that you give back”Robin Bowman is a true inspiration. The co-founder of The Old Way programme, mentor of t
Coaching Outdoors Episode 28 - Chris Grimes
"The ‘Clearing’ is an oxygenated space where anything is possible. It is linked to the improvisation mindset ‘’yes and…” I use this as a space to coach in" Comedy meets coaching with trained actor, teacher and comedy improvisation performer, Chris Grimes who blends these three performance disciplines to inform his engaging, innovative and powerful approach to Personal Impact coaching. F
Coaching Outdoors Episode 27 - Joe Thomas
“It’s in a small woodland, that used to be a quarry nicknamed NLP - Natures Loving Palm - because you’re in a bowl of space with our fire within it… for me it's magical, because I get to see it in a snap shot every two weeks, through the years, through the seasons, through different climate… it’s gorgeous, a real special place because of the location and the work we do”Mental health awareness
Coaching Outdoors Episode 26 - Gerdi Verwoert
"The work that I do, is in the large part reconnecting people with themselves, through reconnecting them with nature"Gerdi Voerwoert, is a Self-Leadership Coach from ‘Dare Greatly Coaching, a Hiking Guide, Ski Instructor and Host of "Daring Self-Leadership and the Nature Connection" podcast. She joins us to talk about the impact of the corporate world on her own personal healt
Coaching Outdoors Episode 25 - Ghislain Demers
Ghislain, a coach, teacher and consultant, joins us for this episode of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast, from Sherbrook, near Montreal, Canada.He has been taking his coaching clients outdoors for over 15 years. Ghislain has a background in Urban planning and in retail, but found he lost touch with being outdoors as much as he wanted. Whilst coaching franchisee owners, however, he had a realisation t
Coaching Outdoors Episode 24 - Jennifer Wills
"I look up and there’s a bear!" - Jen Wills Jen Wills, former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency attorney turned leadership, well-being and nature coach and instructor from Virginia, U.S shares her coaching journey over a six month period. This episode is slightly different from our usual format with not one - but two (!) interviews in March 2021 and October 2021. Firm nature advocat
Coaching Outdoors Episode 23 - Lennie Noiles
“Walking is a natural phenomenon that allows us to access parts of our brain we don’t have access to when just sitting there” Lennie Noiles joins us from Denver, Colorado, to continue the international theme of series 3 of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast. Lennie is passionate about co-partnering with nature to create great outdoor coaching experiences for his clients. He steps back and lets nature
Coaching Outdoors Episode 22 - Gwyneth Jones
"One thing that’s obvious as you start to connect to nature is that you can’t ignore the climate crisis" - Gwyneth Jones Deep Adaptation Coach, Emotional Intelligence and Positive Psychology coach, aspiring gardener and herbalist, eco-activist, writer and Work That Reconnects facilitator. Gwyneth Jones joins us from the magical city of Prague (Czech Republic), where she tends her small g
Coaching Outdoors Episode 21 - Elle Smith
“I could see the impact coaching had on the way people were being really reflective and having an impact on student outcomes”The first episode of Season 3 of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast comes all the way from Sydney, Australia. Elle Smith met Anna-Marie whilst they were both doing triathlon’s in Sydney and has since also honed her outdoor coaching skills in a slightly different context - the Edu
Coaching Outdoors Episode 20 - Lesley Roberts
“Ideally, wouldn’t it be wonderful if everybody that was running coaching training had a module on coaching outdoors. Wouldn’t that be fantastic?!” Lesley Roberts is founder of Brave Conversations and Coaching Outdoors and award winner from the 2020 European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Global Coaching Award for her online outdoor coaching programmes. We track her initial connection to n
Coaching Outdoors Episode 19 - Jacqueline Harris
“Many of them (clients) arrive really quite stressed and I can tell as we start walking their pace is quite fast. And gradually they start to slow down a bit as they start to relax, but it’s relaxed in an energised way”Jacqueline Harris has over 25 years of experience as a coach, with the last 15 of them taking her clients into the great outdoors. She joins us from the edge of a lake she often wal
Coaching Outdoors Episode 18 - Catherine Gorham
“The shadow side of coaching…” Catherine Gorham, coach and supervisor who specialises in working with nature as co-partner joins us on a virtual bench enclosed within a beautiful woodland space. Placing psychological safety centre stage she talks through the 3Cs model (Containing – Contracting – Connecting) which offers a structure for coaches to manage unexpected emotional turmoil which may arise
Coaching Outdoors Episode 17 - Christiane Frischmuth
What do Sacred Pauses, Wilderness Visions Quests and a true partnership with nature all have in common? They are all part of Christiane Frischmuth’s wonderful approach to outdoor coaching.“These rituals always take place in nature, and there’s a reason for that”From Washington D.C, Christiane shares her unique and thought provoking approach with us in our latest episode of The Coaching Outdoors Po
Coaching Outdoors Episode 16 - Dr. James Canton
“We’re not the first human being to realise we feel more peaceful sitting next to a tree. People have known this for millennia. This is utter basics.” Dr James Canton, author, Director of Wild Writing at the University of Essex and lover of Oak trees shares an insight into this personal relationship with the Honywood Oak. This 800 year old tree would which have been a sapling when the Magna Carta
Coaching Outdoors Episode 15 - Alex and Anna-Marie
On a beautifully warm and sunny day on the banks of Loch Fyne on the west coast of Scotland, we finally managed to record our first podcast together! In this episode, we share our insights into some topics that our listeners have asked us for more detail about. Firstly, Anna-Marie covers the hugely important topic of risk awareness in outdoor coaching, and how, as outdoor coaches, we must think ab
Coaching Outdoors Episode 14 - Simon Hawtrey-Woore
Simon Hawtrey-Woore joins us from Regent’s Park in London. Simon has been taking his coaching clients outdoors for a number of years and shares his insights on the topics of permission, diversity and inclusion. Simon talks about his keen interest in the concept of permission and how clients choose to give themselves permission to spend time outdoors - primarily at the weekend and for leisure, spor
Coaching Outdoors Episode 13 - Liz Hall
"It’s not easy facing into the climate emergency" Publisher turned coach the phenomenal Liz Hall joins us for our latest episode. She has a string of accomplishments to her portfolio; senior practitioner coach, mindfulness and compassion teacher, writer, editor of ‘Coaching at Work’ magazine and initiator of Climate Coaching Action Day. Climate Coaching Action Day is held annually at t
Coaching Outdoors Episode 12 - James Farrell
“What if my job was to planet please, rather than people please?” - James FarrellA thought provoking and challenging question from James Farrell, of the Natural Coaching Company, who joins us for the latest episode of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast.Drawing on his wealth of experience as an environmentalist and conservationist, James shares wonderful insights into the relationships people have with
Coaching Outdoors Episode 11 - Dave Stewart
On today’s podcast, the first of Season 2 of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast Series, our guest is Dave Stewart, founder of “The Fresh Air Leadership Company”.Dave has a wealth of experience in the outdoor world, having a background in the military and then as a mountain rescue specialist, which he brings to his group and team coaching journeys. We talk about Dave’s 3 P’s of outdoor coaching - Place,
Coaching Outdoors Episode 10 - Peter Hawkins
To see the world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flowerHold infinity in the palm of your handAnd eternity in just one hour ~ William Blake Peter Hawkins opens our conversation with the beautiful words above from the stunning grounds of Barrow Castle, his home on the edge of Bath in Somerset. We’re delighted to share this interview as part of Mental Health Awareness Week where the theme fo
Recommended
Trauma Bonding to Secure Relationship
Lucy & Sam's Perfect Brains
The ADHD Adults Podcast
Swingers
Messy Social Work
Africa's not for Wimps
The Psychology Perspective
Write Me Dirty with Katherine Ryan
RHISE: Real History in Simple English (A2-B1, British)
Quickly Kevin; will he score? The 90s Football Show
The Jon Richardson Show on Absolute Radio
British English Listening Practice - English Go! Podcast
