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Episodes
185 episodes
Episode 185: Breaking Learned Helplessness with guest, Jennifer Nielsen
A client says, “Nothing I do matters,” and suddenly the coaching work is no longer a checklist, it’s a turning point. We sit down with leadership coach and belonging advocate Jennifer Nielsen to unpack learned helplessness: how it develops, why...
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Episode 184: From Overwhelm To Agency with guest, Gloria Custodio
“I don’t have a choice” sounds like a conclusion, but we hear it as a signal flare. When clients are stressed, overwhelmed, or worn down by decision fatigue, their options can collapse into a painful binary, and their confidence goes with it. I...
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Episode 183 Embodied Choice In Coaching with guest, Lisa Murrell
Your mind loves to act like the CEO of your life, but it’s often the last to know what’s true. Garry Schleifer sits down with Lisa Murrell, PCC, to explore embodied choice and why clients don’t actually make decisions with thoughts alone. We ta...
Episode 182: Choice Mapping For Coaches with guest, Kim DeYoung
A single sentence can reveal more than a 60-minute coaching call if we know how to work with it: “I choose to…” That’s where our conversation with author and teacher Kim DeYoung begins, and it quickly turns into a practical masterclass on how c...
Episode 181: Coaching For Joy with guest, Cindy Van Eeckhout
Success can be the very thing that steals your joy, not because you’re doing it wrong, but because the world rewards results while quietly ignoring the cost. I sit down with coach and speaker Cindy Van Eeckhout, author of “Helping Clients Find ...
Episode 180: How Real People Define Joy with guest, Anike Wariebi8
Joy isn’t a lucky break or a fleeting mood; it’s a practice we can design. We sit down with executive and life coach Anika Wariebi to unpack what truly differentiates joy from happiness and how coaches help clients build a steadier, values-alig...
Episode 179: Joy As A Daily Practice with guest Darlene Berry
What if joy isn’t the finish line but the fuel? We sit down with life coach and former crisis therapist Darlene Berry to reframe joy as a daily, practical practice that can live alongside pain without pretending everything is fine. Drawing from...
Episode 178: Joy That Sticks: Coaching With Neuroscience with guest, Paul Zak
Want proof that coaching works beyond a feel-good survey? We dig into the neuroscience of immersion—how the brain’s one-second signals of attention plus emotion predict what people remember and do next—and translate it into a practical playbook...
Episode 177: Joyful Teams, Real Results with guest, Michelle Chambers
Joy isn’t a perk. It’s a competitive advantage. We sit down with executive and team coach Michelle Chambers to unpack how collective joy fuels psychological safety, deeper alignment, and reliable results—even when teams are under pressure. If “...
Episode 176: AI Coaching Meets ICF Standards with guests, Jonathan Passmore & Rebecca Rutschmann
What happens when an AI coach is judged by the same yardstick as a human? We invited executive coach and researcher Jonathan Passmore and AI coaching innovator Rebecca Rutschmann to unpack their new study benchmarking an AI coach against ICF Co...
Episode 175: Joy Has A Seat At The Table with guest, Gloria Custodio
Joy doesn’t have to wait for a perfect day or a perfect world. We sit down with social leadership coach Gloria Custodio (ICF PCC) to unpack why so many high achievers believe joy belongs to someone else—and how to reclaim it as a practical tool...
Episode 174: The Joy Frequency with guests, DJ Mitsch & Barbara Biziou
What if joy is the most practical leadership tool you have? We sit down with spiritual alignment coach and global ritual expert Barbara Biziou and ICF Master Certified Coach and pioneer DJ Mitsch to explore how simple rituals raise our personal...
Episode 173: Why Negative Feelings Are Signals And How To Use Them For Growth with guests, Terry Hildebrandt and Charles Jones
What if your toughest feelings aren’t enemies to defeat but signals to decode? We sit down with behavioral scientist Charles Jones and executive coach Terry Hildebrandt to unpack Emotional Responsibility, a simple, powerful framework that turns...
Episode 172: Joy At Work, Results That Last with guest, Marissa Levin
What if joy isn’t a perk but the operating system of high performance? We sit down with visionary leader and five-time entrepreneur Marissa Levin to unpack why joy—grounded in psychological safety and clear structure—creates cultures where peop...
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Episode 171: Joy As A Radical Practice with guest, Terrie Lupberger
What if joy isn’t a mood you wait for but a stance you cultivate—especially when the world feels chaotic? Executive and team coach Terrie Lupberger joins us to unpack why joy can be a radical act that disrupts scarcity, separation, and fear in ...
Episode 170: The Trust Risk Connection For Coaches with guest, Marci Rossi
Buyers rarely say no because your headline is off by a word or your price is a tick too high. They hesitate because something in your offer, your proof, or your process doesn’t feel safe yet. We sit down with business strategist and five-time c...
Episode 169: Trust Starts Within with guest, Gloria Custodio
What if the strongest lever in your coaching isn’t a better framework, but deeper self-trust? We sit down with social leadership coach Gloria Custodio, PCC, to unpack why grounded presence beats perfect structure, how to navigate “wonky” moment...
Episode 168: Revealing Trust In Teams with guest, Georgina Woudstra
Ever watch a team light up in a workshop only to slide back into silence the next week? We dig into why that happens and how to create change that actually sticks by revealing trust instead of trying to teach it. With master certified coach and...
Episode 167: Trust First, Coaching Next with guest, Kimberly Jackson
Trust is the real currency of coaching, and we’re putting it under a bright light. With pioneer coach and ICF founding member Kimberly Jackson, we trace trust from the first moment a prospect encounters your work to the way you close an engagem...
Episode 166: Micro Moments, Big Trust with guest, Jennifer Britton
Trust isn’t a buzzword for coaches and leaders; it’s the operating system that makes real change possible. Gary sits down with team and group coaching pioneer Jennifer Britton to unpack how “micro moments” in conversation compound into “macro s...
Episode 165: Trust That Changes Coaching with guest, Jenna Stoliker
Trust isn’t a nice-to-have in coaching; it’s the medium everything flows through. Garry sits down with executive and leadership coach Jenna Stoliker to unpack trust as a living competency—one that’s built daily through intention, awareness, and...
Episode 164: Trust At The Heart Of Coaching with guest, Marlee Carlos
Trust isn’t a nice-to-have in coaching; it’s the engine that powers real change. Gary sits down with coach and author Marlee Carlos to unpack why trust in the client, the process, and ourselves transforms conversations from advice-giving to ins...
Episode 163: Trust That Works with guest, Charles Feltman
Trust shouldn’t be a mystery you feel in your gut and argue about later. We sit down with executive and leadership coach Charles Feltman to turn a loaded word into concrete moves you can see, measure, and improve. Charles shares his four-domain...
Episode 162: Trust, Brains, And Better Coaching with guest, Monique Sallaz
Trust isn’t a soft skill; it’s a biological signal that tells the brain whether to defend or explore. Garry sits down with Dr. Monique Sallaz—coach, PhD, and expert in applied neuroscience and neurodiversity—to unpack how oxytocin, the amygdala...
Episode 161: Trust At The Heart Of Coaching with guest, Dumisani Magadlela
Trust doesn’t just make coaching nicer; it makes coaching work. We sit down with executive and team coach Dumisani Magadlela to explore why trust is the currency of transformation, how rapport becomes a deliberate practice, and what it takes to...
