Coaching Uncaged

In the new episode of Coaching Uncaged, Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by author, professor, thought-leader and founder of Analytic-Network Coaching Ltd & Edgy Ideas Podcast, Dr. Simon Western, to explore how we might create better organisations, cultures, relationships and leaders, with Simon advocating a shift towards Eco-Leadership (Western S. 2019).  Simon shares his personal journey from general and psychiatric nursing, and family therapy, through to his coaching and training work, touching on his various books and theses, as he shares his current work focusing on how to develop leadership in our networked society. He also reveals his interests and passions that led him to this point.  With fascinating insights into the design of the education and healthcare systems, Robert and Simon dive deep into the notion of improving organisations, leaders, and in turn society through an adjustment in the way that we think about leadership, networks and ecosystems, and a shift towards greater social cohesion.  We hope that you enjoy this episode of Coaching Uncaged! You can find out more about Simon and his work here: www.analyticnetwork.com 

In the first episode of the new Coaching Uncaged podcast Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined on a roundtable discussion by Executive and Systemic Coach Salma Shah, Executive Coach Saima Butt and Master Youth Coach Bob Singha to explore the lack of cultural diversity in the coaching industry and the things that we might all do to change this.  The panel share their personal experiences and journeys around diversity in the world of coaching, drawing on their own backgrounds, insights and observations to create a fascinating discussion on an incredibly important topic.  Using the current pause to recalibrate and consider what we can do to make a real difference, this exploratory discussion really asks us all what things we might do to address the lack of diversity within coaching, create change and in turn a greater richness in our tribes, communities and the coaching industry as a whole.  Want to watch these discussions? You can do so here: https://www.animascoaching.com/our-knowledge/thought-leadership-interviews/

In this, the first episode of series 4 of the Animas Podcast, Harpreet Sandhu shares his journey from dissatisfaction and unhappiness, to becoming a success and fulfilment coach and Mr Happiness TV. Along the way touching on spirituality, flourishing to fulfilment, authentic happiness and the continuous support of the Animas community. Harpreet is a Success and Fulfilment Coach who empowers people to find Authentic Happiness and Aligned Success, so that they’re flourishing to their true potential and their best self, and living life on their terms. Harpreet is also a Motivational Speaker and founder of  “Happiness TV”. 

In this latest instalment of the Animas Podcast, life coach, entrepreneur and founder of unique events business Trigger Conversations, Georgie Nightingall, talks about her work around getting people to have more meaningful conversations and move away from the repetitive mundanities of questions such as "what do you do?" Georgie also shares reflections on how identity and belonging play a part in our new encounters and conversations, as well as talking about her recent TedX talk on conversing with strangers. Georgie is an Animas-trained life coach, serial entrepreneur and the founder of Trigger Conversations. In all of her work, she is fascinated with how we can engineer real conversations that allow us to express our whole self, feel truly nourished, connected and provoke new discovery about ourselves, others and the world.

In this episode of the Animas Podcast, writer, coach and Animas trainer Nick Thorpe shares his journey of sailing across the Pacific Ocean as travel writer, to becoming a life coach and Animas Coach Trainer, as well as talking about male rites of passage and the exciting projects that are currently keeping him busy. Nick is an award-winning writer, speaker, coach & Animas trainer. A prolific journalist for more than 20 years, he is the author of three books of travel/self-discovery and has given talks for TedX and Third Sector. Nick leans towards the person-centred, existential realms of coaching, offering clients the opportunity to examine and modify stories that no longer serve them, with particular experience in mid-life transition, men's development, spiritual searching, parenting and adoption, career transition, writing and creative process.

In this episode of the Animas Podcast, experienced coach Teresa Wilson talks about her work coaching in prisons, sharing reflections and insights from coaching in this unique environment. She also talks about the importance of authenticity and our 'true selves' in the coaching space, as well as discussing her upcoming book which focuses on creativity and coaching.Teresa is a very experienced coach, having delivered over 700 coaching hours to more than 100 clients. Much of this work has been delivered in prisons, as she has a passionate belief that everyone should have access to the life-changing potential of coaching, and that if the most vulnerable in our society can make positive changes in their lives then the ripple effects of those changes benefit us all. 

In this very special lecture, Animas Founder and CEO Nick Bolton gives his last, and most personal, talk to date as he explores what mastery and success look and feel like, and how the two are related. He shares what he has seen as the archetypal roadmap that, over many years, enables the rise of the successful coach, and how understanding this will ease the frustration, disillusionment and even resentment born from misunderstanding the stages and essential nature of an enduring coaching practice.

In this video, Peter Hyson explores how we can move our clients from “Great” - self-actualisation - to “Greatest” in what he terms self-transcendence. Sharing ideas from his book “Coaching with Meaning and Spirituality” Peter shares practical tools to use with our clients and ideas on how we can highlight our blind spots as coaches.Peter has been a Professional Leadership coach for more than 25 years and has coached senior leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. As Chair of the Academy for Chief Executives now Vistage he has coached many Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors. Author of, Coaching with Meaning and Spirituality, and his recent work Live the work you love. He has worked across the globe and is a proud Business Mentor with The Mowgli Foundation.

Emma works with people who want to create change for themselves or others and want to enhance the world somehow. She has a lot of experience working with men around their ideas of masculinity, and is a passionate advocate for raising boys positively in a culture that allows them to be whoever they choose to be. In the final episode of series 3 of the Animas Podcast, our new Edinburgh trainer Emma Dempsey shares the insights she gained on her twenty-year journey through health and development, detailing her transition from training with the NHS to becoming a life coach and setting up her own business. She also shares how coaching men has really inspired her to think about how we are raising our boys.

In this video, Mia O'Gorman shares insights from her own journey as an internal and external coach, coaching skills trainer, leadership development consultant and coaching supervisor to some of the world’s most renowned businesses. Discover whether corporate coaching could be the right path for you and hear Mia’s suggestions for building your credibility to enter the corporate coaching market, leveraging your background and expertise.