Relationship Matters

Season 7 Episode 7: Grief as a Portal to the Dream with Marita Fridjhon Grief is everywhere right now. Across the globe, people are mourning what has been lost—lives, livelihoods, ecosystems, certainties and futures they once imagined would be possible. Some losses are sudden and visible. Others are slow, ambiguous and harder to name. What makes this moment particularly challenging is that much of...

Season 7 Episode 6: Imagination in Relationship with Nairy McMahon Nairy McMahon, Head of CRR UK, and Katie speak about the importance of imagination in relationships. When we outsource our imagination to other people, technologies, and systems, do we give away our power and our ability to dream beyond our current paradigm? In this playful and explorative discussion, Nairy and Katie look at imagin...

Connection Empowers with Duncan Müller In this Connection Empowers Us episode, Katie Churchman talks with CRR Global faculty member Duncan Müller about how we can use connection to deepen our relationships. Throughout the conversation, Duncan and Katie explore how connecting with ourselves helps us connect more deeply with others. The more we hold within ourselves, the more we can hold for others,...

Walking the Talk of Relationships First at Work with Keiko Muramatsu and Eijiro Izumi  In this episode, Katie speaks with CRR Global faculty members Keiko Muramatsu and  Eijiro Izumi about how the team at CRR Global Japan practices what they preach in their approach to business. This fascinating conversation offers insight into the value of a relationship-first approach to work. Taking time to foc...

Season 7 Episode 3: Why Relationship Matters with Mike Holton In this conversation, Katie Churchman talks with CRR Global CEO Mike Holton about why relationship matters. Together, they consider how the relationships in our lives — at work, home and in our communities — are a major force for personal and societal growth. Throughout the conversation, Mike and Katie delve into the two-way street of r...

Season 7 Episode 2: Staying Grounded in a Time of Tension with Martin Klaver Right now, our world is filled with divisive, conflicting and fear-driven narratives. How do we engage with these systems, whilst also not losing ourselves? In this episode Katie Churchman speaks with Martin Klaver about staying grounded through turbulent times, in a conversation exploring ways to help ourselves and the s...

Season 7 Episode 1: I Just Can't See The Bigger Picture with Sunčica Getter To kick start Season 7 of the Relationship Matters Podcast, we are delighted to welcome back systems coach and host, Katie Churchman and Sunčica Getter, co-creator of CRR Global’s Systems Inspired™ Supervision Training Program. In this mind-opening conversation, Katie and Suncica explore what it means to accept that w...

S6. Bonus Episode: The Journey to Becoming a Coach Supervisor In this bonus episode on Systems Inspired™ coaching supervision, Katie speaks with coach, facilitator and certified coaching supervisor, Katy Stone about her journey. Key takeaways from this episode: Coaching supervision is a space for coaches to refresh and renew themselves, a reflective practice and developmental environment where coa...

In this bonus episode, Katie speaks with Director of Continuous Development Sunčica Getter about Systems Inspired™ supervision, why this resource is so important for professional coaches, and developing your inner supervisor.  Key takeaways from this episode: Supervision allows us to access new levels of awareness and hold them with a sense of intrigue and compassion. It is a powerful space that c...

Season 6 Bonus Episode The Observer Effect: How Awareness Shapes the Systems Coaching Process In this conversation, Katie welcomes CRR Global co-founder Marita Fridjhon to the show to discuss the observer effect in systems coaching. Research in relational psychology and systems theory supports the idea that change arises in relationships, not in isolation. The observer effect reminds us that syste...

Season 6 Bonus Episode Exploring Right Relationship with Grief In this powerful conversation, I talk with coach supervisor and CRR faculty member Daphne Taylor about what it means to be in right relationship with death and dying. Whilst this may feel like a heavy topic, we hold it with lightness and love, and in many ways the discussion is as much about what it means to be in right relationship wi...

Season 6 Bonus Episode Seeing That Frees: Shifting our perception from a world of objects to a web of relationship In this podcast, Katie Churchman speaks with CRR Global faculty member Janet Frood and Systems worker Tom Mansfield about the Cards for Life project and its applications in coaching and organizational development. The project was designed to bridge personal development and environment...

In this episode, Katie Churchman talks with CRR Global faculty member Stephen Burke about the importance of pre-framing. Pre-framing involves considering the lens through which we look before stepping into a conversation, meeting, or project. In this conversation, we explore how pre-framing can help systems workers and their clients navigate conflict, change, and uncertainty. Whether we are delive...

Energy Part 3: The impact of directing positive energy into the world What you’ll gain from this episode: How to learn how to access different energies within ourselves that we’d like to experience more in the world. The power of broadcasting energy Ways to attune to the body’s intelligence and incorporate this wisdom into coaching. How energy awareness allows us to access the essence of the three...

Energy Part 2: Navigating and managing other people’s energy What you’ll gain from this episode: Tips for creating more energy hygiene for yourself and your relationships. An understanding of energy dissonance and coherence in our relationships. Ways to bring more energy harmonization into your life The importance of revealing the emotional field to a system The power of rituals to clear our energ...

Energy Part 1: The Importance of Energy Awareness in Systems Coaching What you’ll gain from this episode: An understanding of why energy awareness is essential in Relationship work. Strategies for tuning into energy, in yourself, and with others Awareness of why being aware of your energy is essential as a coach Using energy to create a certain impact  An awareness of the power of energy to shift...

What you’ll gain from this episode: An understanding of how to use reflective practice to update and reimagine the stories we tell ourselves An awareness of reflective practice as a powerful ally for crossing edges. Insight into how reflective practice can create space within our internal landscape. Using reflective practice as a tool for understanding the themes and patterns of our lives. Vulnera...

What you’ll gain from this episode: The significance of unfolding in the process of reflective practice. An understanding of the importance of slowing down and feeling into the body in reflective practice. Ways to enlist the help of the observer, as opposed to blocking them through interpretation and judgement. Techniques for deepening signals that show up in reflective practice so that we can amp...

What you’ll gain from this episode: An insight into the power of reflective practice as a tool for understanding ourselves better in relationship to the world. Awareness of how to build reflective practice into your life through journalling, free-writing and drawing. Ways to allow our authentic voice to emerge in reflective practice, without editing it out or blocking. Techniques that will help yo...

Is the story you're telling expansive or limiting? In this episode of the Relationship Matters podcast, Kiki Kesseler and host Katie Churchman discuss the importance of the narrative in coaching. Kiki, a CRR Global faculty member with 20 years of experiences, emphasizes how stories shape our reality and agency. She shares recollections that highlight the need for conscious and intentional sto...

In this Masterclass episode, we'll dive deep into team coaching —a practice transforming how teams collaborate, communicate, and achieve extraordinary results. In this compilation episode, we’ve handpicked some of the most insightful moments from our archives to bring you the essential principles, strategies, and tools that every coach, leader, or team member needs to know. So, whether you’re...

In this episode, Katie Churchman talks with CRR Global faculty member and UK partner Nairy McMahon about toxic communication and overcoming unhealthy patterns in our relationships. Across this conversation, they discuss and explore how to break free from unskill communication patterns by raising awareness, creating space, and owning what we want in a relationship.   What you’ll gain from this epis...

In the second of this two-part mini-series on the Third Entity, CRR Global faculty members Yuri Morikawa and Fuyuo Sato dive deeper into the concept of the Third Entity , exploring how to lead with it and learn from it. This episode focuses on unlocking the power of shared growth, demonstrating how the Third Entity becomes a teacher and a guide in co-coaching and co-facilitating relationships. Yur...

What is the Third Entity , and how can we get even more deliberate in working with it? It's a key idea in systems inspired coaching, since we work directly with the unique and dynamic "personality" that is created when two people come together in relationship. In this first episode of a two-part series, CRR Global faculty members Yuri Morikawa and Fuyuo Sato explore how they foster...

In this Masterclass on Emotional Intelligence, we'll explore self-awareness—a critical skill for personal growth, effective leadership, and nurturing meaningful relationships. In this Masterclass, we’ve curated a series of insightful clips from some of our most powerful episodes, each offering unique perspectives and practical strategies for enhancing emotional intelligence. Whether you want...