HOW TO THRIVE: SELF-CARE FOR COACHES

Welcome to the latest edition of the Association for Coaching’s (AC) Newsletter. This week:

• Listen to a podcast on coaches’ self-care from our latest series Exploring Mental Health in Coaching
• Join seasoned coaches Elaine Patterson and Karyn Prentice, in a new AC Workshop
• Read about Coach Burnout in our Coaching Perspectives Magazine

In this final episode of our six-part podcast series on Exploring Mental Health in Coaching , Anthony Eldridge-Rogers , coach, supervisor, trainer and organizational consultant in human wellbeing and coaching, joins our host, Maxine Bell , for a deep dive into a coach’s practice of self-care. Anthony shares practical tips for integrating self-care into daily routines and the importance of community support.

?This episode emphasizes the need for coaches to prioritize their mental well-being and find internal worth, challenging societal norms and fostering a supportive community for sustainable self-care practices. Learn of the impact of societal pressures and the importance of self-awareness and self-reflection. A beautiful conversation that will stretch your perspectives on what self-care really is.

You will learn:

• ?An overview of the components of holistic self-care
• How self-care is integral to mental health
• How self-care is not something we only do alone

?Listen here

This podcast series discusses mental health, including how vital it is for coaches to gain some knowledge about mental health, how to support clients with stress, anxiety and depression, become trauma-informed, and support clients with suicide ideation. It’s an invaluable resource and a wonderful introduction to a big topic.?

Listen to the whole series here.

In a fraught world that desperately needs our creativity, what might become possible if we could increase our wholehearted creativity by even 2%, never mind 10 or 20%??

Join? executive coaches, coaching supervisors and writers, Elaine Patterson and Karyn Prentice on March 5 for a brand new AC Workshop: The Compass for Your Creativity . Be taken through the eight cardinal points of their Compass RoseTM?of Creativity to find your own sweet spot of creative flourishing and sense of well-being. The creative practices will include bodywork, meditations, free writing, visualization exercises and rich conversations.

You will learn:

• The eight core practices that can support you to become more in tune with your own intimate process of discovery to do the 'work before the work'
• How you can answer the call of your innate creativity and artistry
• How to connect with your own Creativity Compass and help your clients do the same
• How to make the best use of your Creativity's Compass DesignTM?workbook?

?Join this interactive, online workshop that will be a safe, fun, experiential and interactive space where you can find unique ways to flourish and develop your creativity.?

Find out more and register here

Elaine and Karyn are also speakers in our Creative Coaching Festival. To find out more and register at our early bird price of 15% discount here.

“The mental overwhelm caused by focusing on clients, or caring for those around us, has its own term: empathy burnout.”

Neela Pirwitz

In the October edition of Coaching Perspectives magazine, Neela Pirwitz , a certified burnout prevention and wellbeing coach, writes a sensitive exploration of coach burnout, how to notice it creeping up on you, and what to do if you need to recalibrate. Neela takes us through the signs to look out for, the actions to take and the habits to create to prevent its return.

View this Coaching Perspectives edition here.

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We hope you enjoyed this newsletter and encourage you to explore our wide variety of resources on our website here . Or if you would like to go directly to our Digital Learning Hub click here . If you have any questions or would like to contribute to our podcast, digital learning, or magazine, please email us at?[email protected] .

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If you have a podcast idea you are passionate about and would like to host a series or be a guest with us contact [email protected] . We prefer personal approaches, not third party. You don’t need to be an experienced coach; just have an idea linked with coaching you are passionate about exploring.

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The Association for Coaching (AC) is a leading independent, not-for-profit global professional body dedicated to promoting best practices and raising awareness and standards of coaching worldwide. Our purpose is to inspire and champion coaching excellence, advance the coaching profession, and make a sustainable difference to individuals, organizations and society.

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