Coaching Confidential

Coaching Confidential

This is a podcast that takes you directly into a real life, unscripted life coaching session. Be a fly on the wall and listen to a conversation you don't normally get access to hearing. After each session, two professional coaches take you behind the scenes of the session deconstructing what came up for both the client AND the coach. Your hosts are; Lisa DiMatteo, PCC & Vimla Gulabani, PCC (PCC stands for Professional Certified Coach - a designation from coaches governing body, the ICF or International Coach Federation.

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February 18, 2025 67 mins

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In Episode 24 of the Coaching Confidential Podcast, we feature a conversation with our client Chris Rohrig. Chris comes to the podcast ready to look at a part of his recent job loss experience most of us are happy to avoid. In this session our coach, Vimla sets an extremely supportive scaffolding that we'll break down for you after the session. If you're a coach, aspiring coach, or just "coaching curiou...

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In our latest episode of The Coaching Confidential Podcast, we sit with our client Shalani to explore the challenges of maintaining productivity in a remote work environment. Listen as Shalani, an experienced professional working in Corporate America, gets coaching on recalibrating her goals and creating a more focused work routine. Inside this episode there are great insights for anyone looking to boost their product...

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In this powerfully emotional episode of The Coaching Confidential Podcast, certified life and wellness coach Adriana Paletta becomes the client and explores the topic of boundaries. She discusses her journey towards setting boundaries and the challenges that come with it. Adriana shares her insights on the importance of self-care, mindfulness, and the acceptance of personal growth. She also delves into the concept of ...

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!!!UPDATE: Our client Veronica did the thing. She made a podcast. And HERE is the link to "How to take care of yourSelf" available wherever you listen to podcasts.!!!

In  episode 21 of the Coaching Confidential podcast, host Lisa DiMatteo welcomes Veronica Wolff Casey, a clinical ayurvedic medical practitioner and ayurvedic yoga therapist. Veronica shares her journey and expertise in natural health...

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In episode 20 of @thecoachingconfidentialpodcast, we host a conversation with a well known coach & coach educator for the Co-Active Training Institute, Shannon Kelly.

Shannon discusses the essence of coaching, which is not about problem-solving but rather about unlearning and opening up to curiosity. She emphasizes the importance of deep listening and creating a space for clients to hear themselves. While...

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Decision making isn't always easy even when we think it's supposed to be. In this engaging session, Vimla coaches Emilie, a dynamic entrepreneur and yoga instructor at Seasonal Intentions.  Emilie is looking to get clarity that will help her make a decision  impacting her career, family and finances.

From a place of uncertainty, Emilie emerges clear, reconnecting with important elements of herself that are he...

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In episode 18 our client Ammarah arrives to her first-ever coaching session completely open to whatever the process might uncover for her and no defined topic

In this episode you'll hear this deeply thoughtful, fast paced, dynamic tech professional begin the session with nothing clear in mind and leave the session with an actual drawing of a BIG, audacious goal. A goal that is a deeply resonant portra...

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In episode 17 of the Coaching Confidential Podcast we present a session with Jan Taylor of Get Lively Health and Fitness.  Jan is a successful business owner who has built her brand on her vitality. In this session Jan brings a desire to shift the relationship she has with her energy. In this powerful session you'll hear Jan bring a deep level of self awareness, lots of curiosity, and a heap of courage to this se...

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In this episode, Vimla coaches Zarrina. The session starts out one place but through the skillful, gentle invitation to get into action *on the spot*, lands in another place.

This session explores parenting, desire to be different, experimentation in the moment, and ends with a realization on the clients behalf that the coach isn't actually privy to.

We will explore the skills Vimla as the coach...

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In a departure from our live, unscripted coaching format we are continuing our "Conversations with Coaches" series exploring how life changes when one goes through coach training and begins are career as a professional coach. You might be thinking, is this such a big shift - becoming a coach? Well, most coaches we know have indicated significant life shifts and we decided to talk to coaches about the relatio...

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Episode 14 continues our conversation series with professional certified coaches. This episode features a chat with coach Edwin Vega. You'll hear from Edwin about how he feels he's always been a coach, or at least coach-like. We learn about his particular approach with clients informed largely by his 'why' in life and his love of children.  Edwin shares how he even tells some of his corporate ...
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In this episode of Coaching Confidential we begin a series of conversations with professional coaches on the topic of what is different in their life since they've chosen coaching as a profession.

Our first conversation is with Terry Barkman of Sailboat Coaching International. Terry and Lisa chat about one aspect of how personal relationships are impacted by coach-like behaviors. Terry will tell us about...

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In episode 12 we share a looking back (or retrospective) session with our client Kate. Recently reaching a significant career goal, we walk along with Kate as she recalls some of the key milestones of her journey to a new, significant promotion in her work. But we don't only accompany Kate, we help her pause, reflect, and dig a bit deeper.

In a retrospective coaching session we focus on slowing the clien...

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This episode is all about the magic and pure value of the reflective process. Have you ever reached a goal and moved immediately from the worlds shortest 'congrats' straight to forming the next goal? Do you usually skip 'celebrating' meeting a goal?  Culturally (in America) it's fair to say we don't place a lot of value on stopping to celebrate even the smallest successes.

As a c...

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March 23, 2022 43 mins

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This episode has so many dimensions to it.  On the surface the topic is about how the client can improve her relationship with her adult daughter. Underneath the layers we find so much more, including the details of what's really going on.  And a potential solution.

Listen in to hear how we got there!

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  • If you'd like to be a guest on our podcast or just have a thought...
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This episode focuses on our client Yamini. Yamini's topic is focused on becoming more resilient. Specifically, resilience in the face of feelings that result in behaviors she feels aren't good for her or those around her.  'Being with' both "good" and "bad" outcomes can be a real balancing act. Can you relate?

What you will hear is the client showing up to the sess...
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This episode is the conclusion of a 3-part series exploring Authentic Relating & Coaching with ICF Credentialed Coach Gabe DeRita & Lisa DiMatteo, PCC. In this episode we begin by looking at the WHY

  • Why would someone want to explore Authentic Relating? 
  • What impact might it have in one's life? 

We conclude with a discussion on how Authentic Relating and Coaching share some similar qualities but di...

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In this episode, the second in a series of three on the topic of Authentic Relating, we continue to learn by playing. Yes, playing. Our guest Gabe DeRita leads your host Lisa D through  Authentic Relating games, or exercises.  Listen in as an entirely new way of relating (to your host) is exposed.  Trigger warning: This gets a bit intimate for some.

Some of what you'll hear between Gabe and Lisa includes...

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This episode is refreshingly authentic. A slight change of format too! We were curious about what supporting practices other coaches bring to their work with clients, there are so many possibilities. In this episode we explore one, Authentic Relating. 

Over the next 3 episodes we will learn from another ICF credentialed coach; Gabe DeRita - what authentic relating is about, how he came upon it, and you'l...

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September 11, 2021 33 mins

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If you ever thought coaching was a tool to fix a problem - you're right, and that's not all it's about. If your life is great and you want to make it awesome, coaching could be for you, too.

In this episode we invite Ilinca Manu, ACC (associate certified coach) to the podcast to coach Lisa DiMatteo, PCC (professional certified coach) on the topic of making an awesome life 'awesomer.' ...

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