Articles for Adults
Not Knowing Is a Skill. Here’s How to Develop It. | by Dr. Sarah Evans MCC | The Launchpad
We are experiencing unprecedented, complex, and disorienting uncertainty and change. And as a coach working with executive leaders, I have found that holding space for uncertainty is a critical skill for both coaches and leaders. Holding space for uncertainty: A critical skill Perhaps the most critical skill that we can learn in our complex, rapidly evolving world is the capacity
Simplify Patient Management: Use Gottman Tools, Not Just EMR Systems Gottman Tools vs. EMR Systems: Easier Patient Management
Most therapists did not go into this work to manage software. They went into it to sit across from people and help. Yet the daily reality of running a therapy practice often looks more like toggling between emr systems, insurance portals, and compliance dashboards than it does like clinical work. These platforms handle the administrative side. They tend to be
Earth Day for Coaches: Small Conversations, Big Ripples | by Dr Steve Jeffs | The Launchpad
What if the conversations happening in your coaching sessions are contributing to something bigger than either you or your client realises? Dr Steve Jeffs attending Anthropy at the Eden Project in Cornwall. It is a question I came back to after attending Anthropy earlier this year. Anthropy is an annual UK gathering that brings together more than 2,000 leaders, policymakers,
Dating Coach: AI Relationship Advice
The conversation has stalled. You’re sitting across from someone you matched with three days ago, and for a moment the restaurant feels very quiet. So you excuse yourself, walk to the bathroom, and type into your phone: What are good questions to ask on a first date to build a deeper connection? Within seconds, you have a list. It sounds
The Wisdom Way Coaching Mastery Program ll | by Fran Fisher, MCC | The Launchpad
NOTE: This blog post is about a product that specifically helps you get your ICF (International Coach Federation) MCC credential. The goal is to “enhance your coaching skills for accessing your client”s transformational zone”. Helping you on your MCC Journey! As a 30-year ICF coaching mentor for PCC and MCC coaches, I’ve observed that one of the hardest parts of becoming
Growth Mindset: Parenting for Possibility
Emotions Coaching and Growth Mindset Dr. John Gottman’s approach of emotion coaching dovetails nicely with the concept of growth mindset. Emotion coaching is about helping your child recognize their feeling, naming the emotion, showing empathy and limit setting. When your child is frustrated, overwhelmed, or upset, you might want to fix the problem quickly or shut the emotion down because
Why Giving Advice Rarely Works, and What Great Coaches Do Instead
In our experience, many of the people who become coaches (and make great ones!) have a natural gift for helping people. They’re often the person their friends and colleagues turn to for guidance and advice, and they love being able to help in a way that makes a difference in people’s lives. But what does it really mean to help
What is a lavender marriage?
In 1920s Hollywood, morality clauses began appearing in actors’ contracts, and studio executives discovered a new kind of stagecraft — one that had nothing to do with cameras. Gay and lesbian stars were quietly paired off in marriages designed to protect careers, maintain public image, and keep the machinery of celebrity turning. These were lavender marriages: unions between a man
How One Coach Created (and Shared) What She Wished Existed
Meet Keisha Ebbesen, who turned her lived experience as a leader into a children’s book—and used her coach training to transform fear into service.