Coaching Uncaged

In this conversation, life coach and arts therapist Sarah Speziali explores how coaching can make a difference when tackling the mental health crisis that we currently face worldwide. Sarah's work has an international scope and is diverse in the fields she operates in. Sarah delivers training for professionals, teachers, parents, and students on mental health awareness and wellbeing, host coaching...

I have been involved in several integration projects for the past five years, starting from the arrival of refugees in Germany. Everyone Song is a weekly meeting circle I ran with an opera Singer bringing newcomer refugees together with Berliners. That is when I realized the power of the dialogue. It is possible to enable strangers to communicate, and to exchange if you create the right atmosphere...

Supporting some of the most vulnerable members of society - ex-offenders, youth, those experiencing long term unemployment, homelessness, mental health, and physical health issues - is where I developed the fundamental coaching skills that continue to inform my work. This work now focuses on ‘helping the helpers’ - educators, medical practitioners, and activists. I am currently exploring the gaps...

Julie Creffield is founder of a global plus size fitness coaching business which just turned 10 years old, and now works also as a community engagement strategist and business coach. Julie's talk explores the highs and lows of running a high impact socially driven coaching business, and the myths that you can’t do good in the world and also make a profit too. Sharing the story of how her company T...

We all need to be willing to talk more about money and get rid of those feelings of embarrassment or the anxiety that often arises from doing so. In fact, research suggests that British people would prefer to talk about politics, religion or sex, rather than talk about money. However, life goes on whether or not we are happy to talk about things we find embarrassing. Currently, about 28.7 million...

At Blueprint for Better Business, we challenge companies to be a force for good and contribute to a better society. We primarily work with Boards, C-suite, and senior leadership at FTSE 100 companies. Organisations are a product of people's thinking. Ways of thinking, and the subsequent impact on others, can enable or limit what any organisation can achieve for itself and society. We do not offer...

In this interview, hear how coaching can be a powerful catalyst for and facilitator of social change. What started as a project to inform Gem's work as a coach soon snowballed into something they could not have envisioned when they qualified with Animas in 2018. Gem talks about their passion for bringing activists and changemakers from different social movements together and how coaching plays an...

As countries started to lockdown around the world from COVID-19, we realised that the emotional and psychological impact of the crisis would be huge. Support Haven started out as an idea to offer free coaching to help people better cope and quickly blossomed into a community of over 100 Animas coaches mobilised to help. Our volunteers offer two hours per week of pro bono coaching to anyone feeling...

When Nick first came to coaching, its focus was clear: the individual client. Coaching was still in its infancy then and, in many ways, it was setting itself up as a counterpart to traditional people-helping professions. Its focus on goals, actions and accountability made it a refreshing antidote to the more introspective practices. But all practices evolve and coaching is no exception. Over the l...

The recent COVID-19 pandemic shone a light on the fragility of our environment and infrastructure. Many people are saying it was a wake-up call to reflect on what kind of future we want to design as citizens of the world. And with the Climate Emergency becoming ever more real, how will people cope with an increasingly unstable world? What is the role of coaching in helping people to cope with ever...

In his last session as host of Coaching Uncaged, Robert Stephenson is joined by Professor David Clutterbuck, author, coach, mentor, supervisor, speaker, lecturer - and occasional comedian. Professor Clutterbuck starts by delving into the etymology of the word coaching and provides a snapshot of the history of coaching that spans thousands of years across different cultures. He then shares insights...

In this fascinating episode of Coaching Uncaged Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by coach, trainer, author and facilitator of our upcoming masterclass Nick Thorpe to explore his work around coaching the shadow. Nick shares the background that brought him to coaching, and his current work, and touches on what is meant by ‘coaching the shadow’, with reference to Carl Jung’s origina...

In this thought-provoking episode of Coaching Uncaged Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by Executive Coach, Organisational Development Specialist, and one of the very first African coaches to be awarded MCC credentialing Nobantu Mpotulo as they dive into the exploration of an Ubuntu approach to coaching. Nobantu starts by sharing the story and winding journey that led her to becom...

In this episode of Coaching Uncaged Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by Time to Think and Transformational Life Coach Lucy Gourlay as they dive into Nancy Kline’s Time to Think approach to coaching, as well as sharing some information around the upcoming Animas one day ‘Thinking Environment Masterclass that Lucy is delivering on 18th September. Lucy shares more about the Time to...

In this thought-provoking episode of Coaching Uncaged Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by Professional Development Coach and Diversity and Inclusion Facilitator Ashana Crichton as they delve into the role of self, the work we need to do as coaches in order to be more inclusive in our practice, and why it’s so important. Ashana shares her journey to coaching and her background aro...

In this captivating episode of Coaching Uncaged Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by Head of Social Impact at Animas Emma Koubayssi as they dive into all things social impact and explore the new Creating Space initiative that is poised to roll out its second wave shortly. Emma details her background around social impact, sharing some of the big campaigns and projects she worked on...

In this thought-provoking episode of Coaching Uncaged Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by executive coach, gestalt trained psychotherapist, author and Ashridge faculty member Simon Cavicchia as they explore the self work we might need to do to better facilitate dialogue around the more difficult or triggering topics of conversation. Robert and Simon look specifically at the topic...

In this new episode of Coaching Uncaged, Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by MCC coach, public speaker, author and PR consultant Cheryl Procter-Rogers as they delve into the growth and development of the coaching profession, and explore the impact that coaching can have in so many different areas.  Cheryl shares how she first came to coaching, touching on the realisation that she...

In this fascinating episode of Coaching Uncaged, Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by business and life coach, author of more than 30 books including The Prosperous Coach and founder of the Coaching Prosperity School, Steve Chandler. Steve shares how he came to write The Prosperous Coach with fellow coach Rich Litvin, as well as touching on the thinking and processes behind some o...

In this episode of Coaching Uncaged, Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by clinical psychologist, transformational coach, difference and diversity trainer, and trainer around female genital mutilation (FGM), Dr. Fatoumata Jatta.  Fatoumata explores the impact that the pandemic has had on people and communities, including those that work in the coaching space, sharing her insights a...

In this captivating episode of Coaching Uncaged, Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by organisational development consultant, coach, author, prolific researcher and Director of Ashridge Centre for Coaching, Hult International Business School Erik de Haan as they explore Erik’s work around coaching research and what it tells us about the profession. Erik details the background and p...

In this thought-provoking episode of Coaching Uncaged, Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by actor, coach and domestic violence and sexual harassment prevention trainer Andrew Macklin. Robert and Andrew thoughtfully explore the topic of domestic violence, and how it might show up in the coaching space, particularly for those coaches that work within a relationship coaching context....

In this episode, Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by executive coach, supervisor, author, artist and art-based coach Anna Sheather as they explore art-based approaches to coaching. Anna shares the background that led her to employing art-based approaches in her coaching practice, touching on the executive and corporate spaces that she predominantly works in, and how she brings ar...

In this fascinating episode of Coaching Uncaged, Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by educational innovator, psychotherapist, coach, author and Founder of the Adler Graduate Professional School, Linda J. Page. Robert and Linda delve into Adlerian Psychology, a psychotherapy approach based upon the work of pioneer Alfred  Adler . They explore what it is, some of the historical back...

In this episode of Coaching Uncaged, Animas Centre Director Robert Stephenson is joined by experienced executive coach, trainer and author Jenny Rogers. Jenny shares her impressive background in executive coaching, touching on some of the journey that has led her to the work that she is doing now: a combination of executive coaching, pro bono coaching for a charity called Smart Works which aims to...