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Last week I had the privilege of presenting at the Oxford Brookes Conference on Supervision, sharing my work with narrative approaches in coaching supervision. Preparing for the session reminded me how powerful it can be when coaches pause to explore the stories that shape who we are — and who we are becoming — in our practice. In the session, we explored how identity is not fixed but continually authored through our experiences, assumptions, and the language we use about our

Every morning this past week, on my walk to connect with my local island and the ocean, I’ve passed two small children’s sunhats. Each one must have been dropped unnoticed. And on two separate days, in two different places, someone picked them up and placed them carefully on a bush and a post—visible, safe, waiting to be reclaimed. What has struck me is not the hats themselves, but what has happened since. For a full week, dozens of people must have walked past them. No one h

Howard Zinn once wrote: “An optimist isn't necessarily a blithe, slightly sappy whistler in the dark of our time. To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives…” When I reread this recently it provided another strong reminder that coaching doesn’t happen in a

As coaches, we’re often encouraged to brand ourselves: to polish the leaves so they look vibrant to the outside world. But a tree’s strength doesn’t come from shiny leaves—it comes from the roots. Branding may catch the eye, but it’s the unseen work—nourishing the roots, shaping the trunk, allowing branches to grow—that makes a tree resilient, authentic, and alive. In the same way, our real power as coaches comes not from how we present ourselves, but from the deeper work of

Why Narrative Coaching and supervision? Essentially supervision is reflective practice as is Narrative Coaching (NC). Both have an...

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. Margaret Mead What a powerful contraction! It’s both challenging...