Reflections: The Animas Blog
Transformative coaching helps individuals navigate the balance between systemic forces and personal agency, empowering them to acknowledge external realities while making empowered, intentional choices in response.
Rejection and loss can paralyse us with fear. Discover how relationship coaching helps shift from fear to confidence, using practical approaches like cognitive, narrative, and mindfulness techniques.
In a world overwhelmed by choice, change, and uncertainty, coaching offers a path to self-discovery, resilience, and authentic living. Discover why coaching matters now.
Explore how relationship coaching taps into unique skills of connection, emotional insight, and self-awareness, helping clients navigate intimacy, communication, and relational dynamics.
Struggling with self-doubt as a new coach? Learn how to overcome imposter syndrome, build confidence, and embrace authenticity in your coaching journey.
Coaching modern relationships presents unique challenges—from entering to thriving or breaking up. Discover how coaching fosters self-awareness and growth in today’s complex relational landscape.
Discover the importance of rapport and trust in coaching, and learn how to build, maintain, and protect these foundations for deep client transformation.
Join us to as Christian Madsen shares his personal journey to becoming a coach and how he empowers leaders of the future to discover their ‘leadership brand’.
A look at the importance of relationship coaching to explore and understand challenges and issues other parts of a client’s life.
Anita Guru, founder of The Mind Coach, is a mindset coach with nearly two decades of experience, shaped by her own Complex PTSD diagnosis. She empowers others with a trauma-informed approach, guiding clients on their paths to recovery and self-awareness.
In Diving Deep into Financial Freedom, Sarah Brill, a former corporate high-flyer turned Money Mindset Mentor, shares her journey to financial independence. From scuba-diving digital nomad to financial coach, Sarah’s unique approach and insights inspire others to redefine their relationship with money.
When trauma emerges in coaching sessions, it requires more than just foundational skills; it calls for a trauma-informed approach that prioritises the client’s safety and well-being. This article explores the essential skills and ethical considerations coaches must apply to support meaningful healing and transformation.
This week on Coaches Unleashed & Other Stories, Beatrice Redi shares a journey from IT leadership to life coaching, highlighting how coaching overcame burnout, inspired solo travel, and led to a career transformation, including building a coaching practice and becoming a professional storyteller.
Effective questioning in coaching goes beyond curiosity. Powerful questions provoke thought, challenge assumptions, and encourage deep reflection. Mastering this art is crucial for transformative coaches. These questions help clients break barriers, shift mindsets, and facilitate growth. This article explores nine essential questions every coach should use to foster reflection and meaningful change.
Discover how transformative coaching can help you navigate the tension between certainty and uncertainty. Learn to embrace the unknown, build resilience, and thrive in life’s most unpredictable moments.
In this captivating interview, Nicola Huelin, a renowned coach and founder of the Mpower Academy, shares her journey of empowering coaches worldwide. Discover insights from her upcoming book, Miracle Marketing® for Coaches, and learn valuable marketing secrets to help you build a successful coaching business. Nicola's passion and expertise will leave you inspired and ready to transform your coaching career.
In ‘Journeys in Coaching: Alumni Stories,’ Stefano Centineo, an engineer-turned-coach, shares his inspiring path. Using playful yet profound methods, he helps professionals break free from societal expectations and reconnect with their authentic selves. Join us for an insightful conversation on his unique approach to meaningful personal and professional growth.
Trauma is challenging, often laden with shame, guilt, and isolation, straining relationships and self-esteem. Support from trained professionals, including coaches, is vital for healing. This post explores the importance of empathy in coaching, how to cultivate it, and its impact on client outcomes. Learn how empathy fosters trust, enhances communication, and promotes resilience.
In this interview, Nathan Whitbread, The Neurodivergent Coach, shares his expertise on coaching and training around neurodiversity in the workplace. He discusses the importance of being an artful coach, understanding subtle cues in conversations, and his mission to make workspaces more inclusive. Nathan's story offers valuable insights and practical tips for partnering with neurodivergent thinkers.
In this interview, Beatrice Redi, a Certified Positive Leadership Coach and Chief Happiness Officer, shares her mission to help people flourish and promote the common good. With a strong following in corporate and private coaching, Beatrice's dedication to transformative learning and resilience shines through. Her positive energy and commitment to her clients are truly inspiring, making this conversation an enlightening experience.
Trauma can significantly impact a client's progress and well-being, making it crucial for coaches to understand its effects. This guide explores the role of trauma awareness in coaching, offering practical tips for integrating this knowledge into your practice. Enhance your coaching skills by creating a safe and supportive environment for clients with trauma histories.
Marie Morice, a certified Clinical Sexologist, founded Lilith Your Life to help women navigate midlife sex and reconnect with their sexual needs. With a background in sustainability and extensive training from Animas and SCU, she is committed to sex-positivity and empowerment. Her thriving practice aims to become the leading online platform for women's sexual pleasure and well-being.
Katrina Court, a Matrescence Coach who qualified with the Animas Accredited Diploma in Transformative Coaching, shares her journey of setting up her coaching business. She supports new mums through the transformative period known as matrescence. In this insightful interview, Katrina discusses her coaching experiences, challenges, and advice for new coaches.
In this article, explore six frameworks that help coaches effectively understand and manage client resistance, often rooted in deeper issues like lack of rapport or clarity. These insights and strategies enable coaches to better support clients in achieving their goals by addressing the real causes of resistance.
Discover how coaches play a crucial role in today's high-pressure environments, equipping leaders with fundamental strategies and tools to navigate challenges and maintain mental well-being during crises, ensuring they lead with clarity and empathy.
In this article, we'll explore 10 core skills that every coach needs to develop and hone in order to lay a strong foundation for transformative coaching.
Unlock strategies to expand your coaching business with our concise guide. Learn actionable steps to attract clients and drive transformative change.
Explore the transformative potential of leadership coaching in crisis management.
Explore the ten key indicators that will help you see your progress as a transformative coach.
Learn about the common challenges in Transformative coaching and find out ways on how to overcome them.