https://www.brainzmagazine.com/post/my-4-must-haves-when-coaching-for-change This article first appeared in Brainz Magazine June 2022. Avoiding adding my two cents wasn’t easy to remember at the beginning of my coaching journey. Although well-intentioned, I’d find moments where questions didn’t form, only directives, like; ‘You might try discussing this situation with your boss.’ And ‘You should make a list of positive and negative aspects of the issue.’ Even though I had learned that giving...

The field of neuroscience has begun to explore how certain interventions used in coaching can facilitate positive changes in the brain and body. Coaching teaches you that how you think affects how you feel and therefore how you behave. Coaches help clients shift their thinking to be more present-moment focused, optimistic and less fearful, which can stimulate neuroplasticity and lead to substantial changes in one’s mood and behaviour. How Does Coaching Change the Brain? The field of...