The Coaching r(E)volution

Why do coaching clients get so excited about something new, then stall, start and stop, or never quite begin? If you've ever replayed a session wondering what you missed, this episode is for you. Very often, the cause isn't a lack of commitment, and it isn't you. It's the energetics and psychology of starting something new. In this episode, I share what's really happening underneath client resista...

Does it feel harder to fill your practice than it used to, even though you're good at what you do? You're not imagining it. In my annual State of the Coaching Industry episode, I share the latest coaching industry data for 2026: what's growing, what's shifted, and why so many skilled coaches and practitioners are struggling right now. There's a lot of hope in this one. The research shows a very cl...

Have you ever ended a session and thought… that was fine? Nothing went wrong, exactly, but you're not quite sure you got anywhere, or that it was what your client really needed. In this episode, I share why so much of that starts in the first five minutes, and the one thing I do at the beginning of every session is to set a tight container so the rest of the session can be art, not science. I shar...

We don't talk enough in this industry about how much it matters to be truly seen for our work…and how much it can subtly unravel us when we're not. This episode is my soulful, personal, and slightly vulnerable exploration of what I call Sacred Recognition: the deep human need to be seen by another person for what's good, profound, or brilliant inside of us. I share my own lifelong relationship wit...

If you're a coach, therapist, or transformational practitioner who's already put in real years — real training, real clients, real results — this episode is for you. Because there's a gap I've become fascinated by after 25 years in this field: the gap between being skilled and being masterful in the exact moment it counts. Not in the debrief. Not in your prep. In the room, when a client gets stuck...

If you're a coach, therapist, or transformational practitioner who's tired of feeling at the mercy of cold leads and unpredictable visibility, this episode is for you. Because here's what I want you to really take in: referrals are the one lever in your business that doesn't depend on the broader market cooperating. They come from the warm, trusting relationships you've already built, not from gro...

If you're a coach, therapist, or transformational practitioner, referrals are almost certainly sitting inside your business right now, waiting to be activated. And fair warning: this episode might challenge a few assumptions you've been quietly making about why they're not showing up more. Because one of the most common gaps I see in genuinely excellent practitioners isn't a lack of skill. It's no...

If you're a coach, therapist, or transformational practitioner who wants your clients to get real, lasting results, this episode is for you. And fair warning: it might challenge a few things you've been quietly believing about what makes you good at this work. Because two of the most common, unexamined beliefs I see in skilled, ethical practitioners are these: that being right is what makes you cr...

If you're a coach, therapist, or transformational practitioner who wants your clients to get real, lasting results, this episode is for you. And fair warning: it might challenge a few things you've been quietly believing about what "working" is even supposed to look like. Because one of the most common gaps I see in skilled, ethical practitioners isn't a lack of knowledge or care. It's not having...

If you're a coach, therapist, or transformational practitioner who cares deeply about doing right by your clients, this episode is for you. And fair warning: it might be a little uncomfortable. Because one of the most common patterns I see in ethical, skilled practitioners isn't pushiness or arrogance. It's the opposite. It's being too nice. So nice that it slowly undermines your business, your bo...

Ethical coaching practices aren't automatic, even for good, well-meaning practitioners…and this episode is my off-the-cuff, fired-up PSA on why. I recorded this one without my usual prep, because I recently heard another story of not-so-kosher things happening inside a practitioner/client relationship. Power dynamics in the coach-client relationship don't get talked about enough in this industry,...

If you are a coach, therapist, or transformational practitioner who feels rushed most days, who wonders what's wrong with you because everything feels like so much, or worries you're headed for burnout or don't have the capacity to take on more clients or put real energy into your marketing — this episode is for you. The truth is: nothing is wrong with you. This is one of the most common things Jo...

If you've been coaching for a while, chances are you've already got a client onboarding process and a welcome packet that works. But "works" and "is doing everything it could be doing" aren't always the same thing. In this episode, I'm getting specific about one piece of your business that most practitioners treat as administrative busywork: your client onboarding process. We talk about why a stro...

There's a conversation happening in the coaching and transformational practitioner world right now — and most people are either panicking about it or pretending it isn't happening. The conversation is about AI. I've been sitting on this episode for a while, because …I have complicated feelings about it. But I'm finally ready to share where I've landed — and more importantly, what I know to be true...

This is one of those episodes that's close to my heart. The topic is fame. Or more specifically, the complex, layered, push-and-pull desire for it. Whether you've ever longed to be "big" in your industry, or found yourself chasing followers and visibility and wondering why it never quite satisfies — or maybe you've had a client who says "I want a million followers" and you weren't sure how to supp...

If you've ever wondered how to help clients overcome fear — not just feel better for a session, but genuinely shift — this episode is for you. Most practitioners were taught to soothe fear: to reassure, reframe, regulate, and move on. And those approaches can help. Temporarily. But they rarely produce lasting change. In this episode of The Coaching R(e)volution, Joanna Lindenbaum breaks down the c...

Most conversations about fear in coaching stay theoretical. In this episode, Joanna Lindenbaum gets personal. She shares three real stories from her own Befriend Your Fear practice — fears that showed up in her life and business, what it actually felt like to work with them, and what became possible on the other side. Not as case studies. Not as teaching examples. As lived experience, told honestl...

Are your clients insightful, motivated, and still not moving forward? If you've ever left a session wondering why the work isn't landing the way you know it could — this episode is for you. After 25 years of training coaches and transformational practitioners, Joanna has identified four common coaching archetypes that — with the best of intentions — can unintentionally keep clients stuck in fear....

There are moments in your work—maybe more than you'd like to admit—where your clients aren't getting the results you know are possible for them. They have the insight. They understand the pattern. And still… they don't follow through. They stall. They stay stuck. If you've ever found yourself wondering why clients don't follow through or feeling frustrated with coaching clients who are stuck, you'...

Have you ever found yourself in a room full of people… and somehow felt like you didn't quite belong? Even when nothing is "wrong"… Even when you're technically included… There's just a subtle, persistent feeling of being on the outside, looking in. In this episode, we explore the deeper truth behind that experience—and why it might be the reason you're drawn to - and meant for - being a practitio...

If your marketing isn't converting the way you want it to… there's a good chance it's not because you need a better strategy. It's because your copy and message aren't landing. In this episode, we're diving into one of the most common (and costly) marketing mistakes: being too general—and relying on jargon or overly polished language that disconnects you from your audience. Because here's the trut...

In this episode of the Coaching Revolution Podcast, Joanna Lindenbaum shares the story behind the Sacred Depths Transformational Practitioner Training and why this advanced training helps coaches, therapists, and transformational practitioners go far beyond traditional coaching techniques. If you've ever felt like you can take clients far — but not quite far enough to create real, lasting transfor...

Client care is often treated like an afterthought in coaching and transformational businesses — but in reality, it's one of the most powerful drivers of client success, referrals, renewals, and long-term business sustainability. In this special episode of the Coaching Revolution Podcast, Joanna is joined by Caitlin Fitzgordon, Client Care Coordinator and Program Manager at Applied Depth Institute,...

Somatic work is becoming increasingly popular in coaching and personal growth spaces — and for good reason. Many practitioners are discovering that insight alone isn't always enough to create lasting change for clients. When fear, resistance, self-sabotage, or stuck patterns show up, the nervous system and body often need to be part of the work. In this episode, Joanna explores why somatic work ma...

What do you do when you know visibility matters in your marketing… but you don't like how you look in photos, or how your face shows up on camera, or how your voice sounds when you hear it played back? In today's episode of the Coaching Revolution Podcast, Joanna speaks to a tender and deeply human struggle that many coaches and practitioners carry quietly: how to be visible in your marketing when...