Association for Coaching

𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧‑𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦. 🤔 That's the provocative title of Julia Carden's book, and it's the starting point for a deeply reflective conversation in 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.⁠
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Host Lucy Whitehall talks with Julia, coach, researcher, and author-about the difference between studying psychology and being psychologically minded.⁠
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What psychological mindedness really means:⁠
🔍 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 about why we behave as we do, and reflecting on what we bring into the coaching room.⁠
⚖️ 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. A seemingly harmless question can prompt far deeper reflection than the coach anticipated. That's why curiosity is part of ethical practice.⁠
🌱 𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. You can know the theory inside out and still struggle to sit with uncertainty, resist the urge to fix, or hold space when things get difficult. That capacity comes from supervision, CPD, and ongoing reflection, not just more models.⁠
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Julia also reflects on what this offers coaches personally: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮.⁠
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A beautiful reminder that self‑awareness is never finished, it's ever‑evolving.⁠
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🎧 Tune in: Link in bio!⁠
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