Poetry for Coaching

Dr. Jaki Wasike Sihanya, a Kenya-based business and leadership coach with a Doctorate in Education, joined Ross Nichols for Episode 8 of the Poetry for Coaching podcast. The conversation explored her lifelong but largely private relationship with poetry, her protest poetry anthology published in 2024, and her emerging use of poetry as a coaching tool. She shared an original poem live about coachin...

Averil Price, Executive Coach and author of The Legacy Coach , joined Ross Nichols for Episode 7 of the Poetry for Coaching podcast.  Averil shared how poetry unexpectedly entered her practice following a two-hour writing-for-wellbeing workshop in summer 2025. She now integrates curated poems into her work including the ‘Rise and Renew’ leadership development programme she delivers for Solace (the...

Patricia Ahern, founder of Positive Autonomy Coaching, joined Ross Nichols for Episode 6 of the Poetry for Coaching podcast. The conversation explored how Patricia discovered poetry through lifelong journaling, how coaching helped her silence self-doubt and embrace her identity as a poet, and how she now integrates creative writing into her coaching practice. Ross and Patricia also discussed broad...

Margaret Bukowska, a clinical research nurse, therapist, and poet, shares how poetry functions as a versatile healing and coaching tool. The conversation covered two core methods for using poetry with clients, the philosophy behind accessible creativity, and Margaret's published works and upcoming projects. Key insight: a poem doesn't need to be perfect to be powerful — "a lousy poe...

Ross Nichols hosts Dr. Jackie McCartney on the Poetry for Coaching podcast, discussing the integration of poetry into coaching. Dr. McCartney, a seasoned organization development professional, emphasizes the importance of poetry in business, sharing a real-world example where a poem supported a director to communicate a complex experience, effectively. She differentiates between reflective practic...

Ross Nichols hosts Nancy Sherlong on the Poetry for Coaching podcast, discussing the integration of poetry in coaching and therapy. Nancy, an expressive arts therapist and trauma-informed psychotherapist, emphasizes the therapeutic value of poetry, sharing her personal journey from an English teacher to a practitioner in expressive arts. She highlights the use of poetry for reflective practice, su...

In this episode, we are joined by Lisa Williams, the creative force behind Rhythm Poetry For Your Soul , curated by the Spiritual Sisters Collective.   Lisa is a spiritual creative mentor, Kundalini Reiki Master, dance teacher, author and podcaster.  She was inspired by her grandmother, Nanny Peggy, to create her first anthology of poetry,  Rhythm Poetry For Your Soul,  to uplift and empower women...

This is Episode #1 of the P4C podcast where the magic of poetry meets the power of coaching. Ross Nichols, the Founder and the Editor of the Anthology, Poetry for Coaching-Transformation Through Verse ( The Creative Coaching Collective, Nov 2024) introduces the people behind Poetry for Coaching and shares plans for future podcasts. He tells the story of the creative spark that started the project...