Love of Coaching

In this episode, I sit down with my childhood friend John Shelly, a snowboard coach who has spent over two decades working at every level of the sport - from grassroots riders to Olympians and World Champions. John coached able-bodied and para athletes from twelve to thirty-nine years old, ran his own Snowboard Cross program for six years, and now coaches out of Whistler, Canada. Our conversation...

In this episode, Sam sits down with fellow ANZCAL Trainer Master Coach Mel Abbott, founder of Empower Therapies, for a raw and generous conversation about healing. At 18, a severe head injury derailed Mel's life entirely, leading to 11 years of illness that was eventually diagnosed as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - and dismissed by doctors as something she would live with forever. Mel shares what thos...

This month, Sam is joined by astrologer and coach Chey for their regular deep dive into the transits shaping August and September - and what this means for coaches and their clients. Recorded in the middle of eclipse season, the conversation moves from the intensity of the Leo solar eclipse and the nodal shift into Leo/Aquarius, through the grounding, service-oriented energy of Virgo season, and o...

In this episode of The Love of Coaching , Sam sits down with her ANZCAL business partner Sharn Rayner - Master Trainer Coach, strategist, and now published author - for a conversation that moves between the tender and the tactical. Sharn walks us through the pinnacle moments that shaped her: a lifelong pull toward curiosity, a career built across sports coaching, strategy and leadership, and a bre...

In this episode, I sit down with Nikhil - a teacher, healer, and self-described mad scientist who was raised in a culture that never separated science from spirituality, and it shows in how he thinks about performance. We go deep into flow, but we also explore its lesser-known counterpart: the clutch state, where you perform your best despite pressure rather than by floating into the zone. Along t...

July is not a quiet month. Chey and I unpack one of the most significant astrological configurations in recorded history - four outer planets aligning at 4 degrees - alongside Mercury retrograde in Cancer, a powerful full moon in Capricorn, and a nodal axis shift that changes the emotional field entirely. Woven through it all are the Human Design gate transits for July, offering coaches a week-by-...

Michelle Dalley is someone whose work genuinely makes me lean in and listen. In this conversation, we explore Havening - a psychosensory technique that uses the science of touch to shift the brain into a state where stress dissolves, performance unlocks, and lasting change becomes possible. What I love most about Michelle's approach is how she brings this into the heart of leadership coaching - he...

This month, our resident astrologer Chey and I reunite to unpack the cosmic and energetic weather of June 2026 - and it's one of the most significant months of the year. From Uranus shifting into Gemini for the first time since the 1940s, to Jupiter moving into Leo at month's end, June is asking us to move from processing and preparation into courageous, heart-led action. With human design and ast...

In this episode, Sam sits down with Sara Wilson - coach, clinical hypnotherapist, author, and teacher - for a conversation that is as warm and surprising as it is deeply practical. Sara shares the extraordinary personal story that launched her into this work: watching her young son Jake, mid-cancer treatment, transform his mindset in a single hypnotherapy session. From there, the conversation weav...

In this episode of The Love of Coaching , host Samantha Hannah sits down with Lindsey Brittian - Master Coach, founder of Turas, and creator of the True North Identity System - for a conversation that is as honest as it is inspiring. Lindsey shares her remarkable journey from high-performing marketer in London to identity-led leadership coach in New Zealand, including the pivotal life moments that...

April brings a powerful shift in energy - not a clean beginning, but a threshold between endings and new beginnings . As Pisces dissolves what no longer serves and Aries ignites a new sense of self, this month invites coaches to move with courage, compassion, and trust. In this episode, Sam and Chey explore how to navigate the uncertainty, heightened emotions, and rapid movement of April while sta...

Becoming an ANZCAL accredited coach is about more than a credential; it’s a commitment to excellence, growth, and meaningful connection. It’s for coaches who are curious, who continuously refine their skills, who care deeply about how they hold space, and who value being part of a supportive, professional coaching community. If you’re ready to grow with integrity, deepen your impact, and step conf...

Today on The Love of Coaching Podcast , we’re joined by someone who embodies the quiet, powerful art of presence in coaching, Jody Kubo . Jody is an ANZCAL Certified Professional Coach, an NLP Coach Practitioner, and a Certified Professional and Pastoral Supervisor through Morling College. With training grounded in globally recognised coaching standards and advanced coaching techniques, Jody bring...

This meditation has been created by Sam to support the March transit episode. Find a comfortable, quiet place to listen and enjoy.

This month on the podcast, I introduce a new segment - Monthly Transits. Each month, I’ll be joined by our resident astrologer, Cheyenne, for a grounded, expansive conversation about what’s happening on an energetic level for the collective, and how we can consciously work with those energies to support ourselves, our clients, and our businesses. We explore it all through the lens of Astrology and...

5 Highlights from the Podcast In this powerful and deeply reflective episode, Samantha Hannah sits down with Ed Lester, founder of NZ Life Coaching and one of the early pioneers of the coaching profession in Aotearoa. With over 40 years of learning, teaching, and guiding change-makers, Ed shares timeless wisdom about mastery, uniqueness, and why coaching has the power to shape the future quietly....

Welcome to The Love of Coaching with Samantha Hannah In this opening episode of The Love of Coaching , host Samantha Hannah , Master Trainer Coach and Director of ANZCAL, shares the heart behind the podcast, her personal coaching journey, and why coaching matters now more than ever. This episode is an invitation to reconnect with the purpose, responsibility, and deep fulfilment that come from coac...

Becoming an ANZCAL accredited coach is about more than a credential; it’s a commitment to excellence, growth, and meaningful connection. It’s for coaches who are curious, who continuously refine their skills, who care deeply about how they hold space, and who value being part of a supportive, professional coaching community. If you’re ready to grow with integrity, deepen your impact, and step conf...