The Coaching r(E)volution

Today's episode is a special treat! I'm sharing with you an interview I did a year ago on the Let's Lead Together podcast. Host Marli Williams (who is also a pal of mine), took us into deep and unexpected territories. We dove into the powerful realm of transformational leadership.    With tons of insights and practical wisdom, we explore the crucial aspect of creating a safe and nurturing environm...

Ready to transform your business by mastering the art of letting go? In this mini-episode of the Coaching r(E)volution Podcast, we dive into a pivotal moment from 2008 that changed everything for me and my business. I share the raw, honest story of how clinging to a successful program - the Women's Intuitive Leadership Program - nearly derailed my business growth, and how embracing the wisdom of c...

One of my most beloved tools for helping clients achieve goals and create the experience they want in life - it's working with Archetypal Energy! In this episode, we dive into this very potent coaching tool - a tool that goes far beyond personality quizzes and common surface-level conceptions of what Archetypes are. You'll learn how accessing different archetypal energies can help clients breakthr...

Cultural beliefs like "more is better" and "perfection is necessary" often go unquestioned, yet they can wreak havoc on our lives, businesses, and sense of well-being. These deeply ingrained ideas—rooted in patriarchy and advanced capitalism—impact our nervous systems, our ability to create sustainable projects, and our sense of satisfaction.  But here's the truth: we don't have to play by these r...

Ever wonder how to bring more flow to your projects?   Or how to help your clients who can't seem to get things done?   In today's episode, we explore the transformative Sacred Rhythms Method, a powerful approach & coaching methodology rooted in the wisdom of nature's cycles. This method, which has been a big part of my teaching - and how I live my life and move through my business -  for over two...

  In this mini-episode, we're diving into a critical yet often overlooked aspect of creating powerful group experiences and curriculum: Opening Content and Exercises that Build Engagement and Readiness. Whether you're leading a retreat, teaching a course, or delivering a workshop, how you start sets the tone for everything that follows.  Why is this so essential? Neuroscience and human behavior sh...

  In today's episode, we're diving into a term that's everywhere in the coaching, educational, and transformational industries: Thought Leadership. While it's essential for creating impactful group programs, courses, and other offerings, the concept itself often feels elusive and overwhelming. Many coaches and course creators struggle with self-doubt, fear, or confusion about what Thought Leadersh...

  This was maybe my most fun podcast episode to put together for you! In it I go through my yearly process for assessing my business and then creating my next set of yearly goals.   This process is one of the keys to my ongoing success - and satisfaction - in my business and work, and you'll see why as I take you through the steps….and also share with you a lot of what happened behind the scenes f...

In this episode, I pull back the curtain on my curriculum creation process. If you're a coach, facilitator, or transformational practitioner wanting to craft programs that don't just inform but transform, this is for you. With years of experience designing dozens of courses, workshops, retreats, and ceremonies—from two-session programs to year-long journeys—I've honed a process that ensures your c...

  When you create what I call a "Life Changing Course"—the type of course that is so dynamic, so transformational, and that goes very deep—not only do you help change the lives of those you serve….but your life changes as well.   Creating and leading Life Changing Courses allows you to stand out and co-create incredible results that lead to more clients completing  - and raving! - about your progr...

  As part of our month-long focus on the Ethics of Leadership, we take a look today at the challenges and importance of admitting our mistakes as leaders.    In order to be not only ethical and trauma-informed in our client work, but also highly effective and transformational coaches and practitioners, it is essential to be able to own up to our mistakes.   We need this on all levels of leadership...

We're devoting a whole month to The Ethics of Leadership here at Applied Depth Institute because it is one of the most important pieces for anyone who is a coach, transformational practitioner, or leader of any sort….and the truth is that Ethics and Integrity just aren't talked about enough in the coaching & transformational industries.    Ethics and Integrity is one of the bedrocks of being a ste...

As a people and culture, we are holding a lot right now.   Multiple ongoing wars around the world. Hurricanes, tornadoes and weather disasters that are devastating. Stressful news cycles and at least here in the U.S., a political culture that can sometimes feel stressful. And that is just scratching the surface of how much each of us and each of our clients are holding at this moment. Ongoing cris...

Success in our goals, our careers, our lives is of course, valuable and important. But…what happens when we start to overly identify with success or symbols of status? How does this end up blocking up from our goals and holding us back from transformation?   We explore all of this and more in today's episode where we unpack a piece of the Myth of Inanna's Descent - one of my favorite all time myth...

"Joanna, what does your typical work day look like and how do you get so much done in a day?" I got asked this question recently by someone in the The Coaching r(E)volution community, and the answer is so good….filled with so many tips and so much inspiration for you…that I had to make a podcast episode about it!   Getting a lot done definitely is a key to one of my successes in business, but it d...

Picture this scenario: You're doing great work with a client or with someone in a group you're leading. And in the work, you show up as your awesome self with your wonderful personality. And then one day, maybe at the end of a session or maybe in an email, says "I love our sessions so much and also I feel like we have so much in common. Do you want to grab coffee?"    In other words….what do you d...

Having consistent income sources are vital to having a sustainable business, and to not being on the roller coaster of feast or famine. Consistent Income is also key if you don't want to be constantly scrambling because you're not sure where your next clients are coming from.    And yet most marketing strategies that experts teach these days are expensive, take a lot of time and energy, and not so...

For today's episode I wanted to share a couple of the truths and pearls of wisdom that no one taught me when I was training to become a coach, and they are things I WISH I would have known sooner.  I learned them the hard way – through years and years and years of working with clients and with myself. And I want to give you a little bit of a faster track on this so that you can be more effective i...

The Fear of Visibility and the fear of being seen are such common fears that come up for clients we coach…but also the fear of visibility or being seen is one of the TOP fears of many coaches.   So we are tackling it in this week's episode! Because I want YOU to feel more free and confident to put yourself out there, to share with the world about your incredible work, and to create more of what yo...

This week's episode is a coaching demonstration, yay!   One of the keys to becoming a more and more masterful and extraordinary practitioner is being a fly on the wall and observing transformational coaching sessions…   …and that's what I got for you today!   In this profound coaching session with Mary Ellen, you will learn the importance of really drilling down into client intentions for a tight...

You may have heard this phrase before because it's used a lot when it comes to sales trainings that are soul centered and not so aggressive.    But most people don't actually know what it means. And, once you really get the meaning of it, it can be SO helpful….for making sales….for being willing to show up for sales conversations as your authentic self….for going deeper in your client sessions and...

 I stand firmly and proudly behind the idea that the BEST marketing strategy in the world is being a practitioner of excellence. This is why most of my work is devoted to training coaches and practitioners to be the best you can be.   That being said, even when your business mainly runs off of re-signs and referrals, marketing IS important. And knowing how to hold effective & ethical sales convers...

This is our last episode right now in our series on Resistance, and today's episode is maybe the juiciest of all because we're discussing…Resistance Archetypes!   And not just our clients' Resistance Archetypes…but also YOUR Resistance Archetypes.   Because, I want you to be able to support YOURSELF through YOUR toughest obstacles.   So that you're more able to show up cleanly with your clients an...

If you're anything like me, you are doing the work you do because you want to help others.  Because you want to be part of people's lives as they stretch towards their goals, as they transform their habits, as they learn to love themselves more deeply. And, of course, having your transformation skills and techniques in tip-top shape is vital to be able to do all of this, and help you go deeper and...

This episode is for anyone who worries about marketing too much and that people will hate you, judge you, be annoyed with you, or leave you if you do a lot of outreach and marketing and invitation making.   I share a short, kinda funny, but definitely resonant story about this in episode. It's one where my inner Judge Resistance Archetype came out BIG time. I have a feeling it will give you some r...