Courage and Spice for Coaches: build your Self-belief and Business in under 30mins a week

If you’ve been sensing that the coaching industry is shifting - that clients are craving something deeper, the world feels more complex, and the glossy old models of “success” aren’t quite landing anymore - you’re not alone. 

In this episode, I’m naming five emerging themes I’m seeing in our industry. These aren’t predictions pulled out of thin air; they’re real trends already unfolding that are reshaping what coaching is, how it wo...

If you’re in Season One of your coaching practice (the delicious, terrifying, uncertain beginning) this episode is for you.

I’m taking you behind the scenes of my own “still comes up after 12 years” self-doubt moment, as well as what I’m seeing right now inside Ripen with a couple of coaches who are ready to move from practice clients to paid clients.

This episode is a little pep talk! I share:

✨ Why waiting for confidence is a trap

Consistency used to feel so blergh — all rigidity and rules that I wanted to rebel against! But these days it’s really about creating a rhythm that lets my future self thrive. 

In this episode, I’m sharing how I’m approaching consistency in my business right now (especially around planning and marketing) so the start of next year already feels abundant and easeful.

We’ll explore the real payoff of showing up regularly, and I’ll walk ...

If visibility feels tender — like ‘I want to share, but oof, my nervous system!’ — this one’s for you. In this episode, I offer compassion-led approaches for being seen and practical ways to help you feel more comfortable: 

• a compassionate reframe for the fear of judgment so you stop bracing and start belonging to yourself, 
• practices that build real capacity (not performative grit), and 
• a simple, steady approach to visibility th...

I'm starting a new series where once a month I chat to a fellow coach to get behind the scenes (and screens!) of their business to see what's driving them, how they've set their work up for success, their thoughts on the industry and what they are looking forward to.

I can't think of a more apt coach than Carly to kick us off!  Carly is an ex-therapist turned coach who runs two businesses: The Midas Coach + The F...

Leadership in your coaching business isn’t about confidence hacks or bigger goals - it’s about growing your embodied capacity to hold more.

In this episode, I’m unpacking the Quiet Curriculum of Leadership - learning to feel safe with Responsibility, Receiving, and Rejection. 

We’ll look at how each one shows up in your business, the subconscious beliefs that can make them feel uncomfortable, and how to start expanding your capacity ...

In this episode - my last as a 51-year-old! - I’m reflecting on a big year of change, clarity, and calm, and busting the biggest myth in the coaching industry: the idea that there’s one thing that will make your coaching business succeed. 

Spoiler: there isn’t. 

Instead, I share the five elements that truly create a sustainable, meaningful, and abundant coaching practice: Self-belief, Strategy, Sales, Service, and Scale - and why you...

Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and therefore contains swearing.

This episode is part of a podcast series: The Body Stories. I’m joined by my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nuanced relationship with our bodies. These are tender conversations, and at times, I will be ...

In this episode, I’m exploring the four ways self-doubt tends to show up for thoughtful coaches and how to interrupt these protective patterns with practical compassion.

You’ll learn a simple reflection process from my ICF-accredited Self-belief Coaching Methodology to help you understand why you feel stuck and how to shift into a whole new energy in your coaching business. BOOM.

PLUS: If you want to use this approach anytime, meet B...

This was FUN to create! We're getting super dooper pragmatic with the five things that are essential to selling your coaching offer, including the one thing that makes everything else possible (spoiler: it's Self-belief).

I'm also sharing how I have applied the 5 Things and already sold four spots in Ripen (a programme that does not yet have an active sales page). 

Resources for you:

• If you want to chat more about R...

The short answer is ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY YES! And in this episode, we explore why when the world feels increasingly dark, heavy, overwhelming and sad, our collective coaching work really really matters - not in spite of the heaviness, but because of it. 

You’ll hear why our work is part of building the new world that’s trying to come through. Plus I have five non-typical approaches for supporting yourself.

And if you’d like to feel repl...

Two years ago I couldn't put my coat on without help (frozen shoulder). Yesterday I completed my 100th strength training workout this year. I KNOW! The last six months of getting stronger have had this huge ripple effect on how I am approaching the rebuild of my coaching practice. These five business lessons have come straight from the weight room: committing (when you don't quite trust the process), where the biggest gai...

What happens when we ask the spirit world for guidance on the season ahead for coaches? In this conversation, my lovely pal Sarah Vermunt - a fellow coach and psychic - shares a collective reading for us! 

Sarah's guides help us to explore the energetic “weather forecast” for the coming months. Think of this as soulful guidance you can ground into your coaching practice: part mystical, part practical, all designed to help you f...

In this episode, I'm sharing five things to consider when it comes to the rise of artificial intelligence. Including what it actually is, what it can never do and why we should stop doing some things and lean heavily into others! 

If you want support to build a lush, booked-out 1:1 practice, that’s exactly what Ripen is for (apply here). 

And if you want a gentle nudge out of self-doubt, and to play with AI - meet Betty the Beli...

This week, I’m diving into the Core Four - the four simple, powerful foundations every coach needs to build a thriving practice. 

I’ll share how I’m applying them in my own business (from rewriting the Ripen sales page for the eleventy-seventh time, to jumping back on Instagram with my “how I got here” story), and why clarity on your core client, offer, nurture strategy, and sharing platforms makes everything easier. 

🔗 Links:

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Welcome to Courage and Spice for Coaches! 

In this episode, I share the changes I'm making to focus my work (and the podcast) on holistic support for coaches, what I’m working on right now, and how I’m essentially “starting again” with 13 years of experience behind me. 

If you’re fresh out of coach training, stuck in procrastination, or feeling disheartened because clients aren’t signing yet — this episode is for you. 

I’ll give ...

Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and therefore contains swearing.

This episode is part of a podcast series called The Body Stories. I’m joined by my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nuanced relationship with our bodies. These are tender conversations, and at times, I wi...

Sarah Vermunt is a longtime pal, career coach and the founder of Careergasm. She's written books about careers and columns for Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Fast Company. She’s had a regular coaching spot on the tele in Canada.

Three years ago, out of the blue, Sarah started having psychic clairvoyant visions. She did not see this coming. Since then, life-long City-dweller Sarah has moved to a small town with a vibra...

Content note: This episode includes discussions around intentional weight loss and diet culture, and therefore contains swearing.

This episode is part of a podcast series called The Body Stories. I’m joined by my beloved friend and fellow coach, Ali Shapiro. Over the next year, Ali and I will have an occasional and ongoing conversation about the nuanced relationship with our bodies. These are tender conversations, and at times, I wi...