Coaches Rising

291 - Jennifer Garvey Berger & Adam Kahane: Exploring Love, Power and Justice 03.06.2026 1t 19min

In this episode we speak with Adam Kahane and Jennifer Garvey Berger about the enduring tension between love and power, and how this cultural moment is inviting us into a deeper understanding of justice, interdependence, and collective flourishing. Together, we explore how individual and collective development, nervous system resilience, and an expanded sense of kinship can help us move beyond fragmentation and into new ways of being and belonging in a rapidly changing world.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/exploring-love-power-and-justice-with-adam-kahane-and-jennifer-garvey-berger/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here. Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Jim Dethmer — The 4 States of Consciousness: Unlocking Transformational Leadership. Jim will teach you his elegant model for creating transformational leadership — and why working at the level of consciousness is the key to navigating these times. Learn more and register for free here.Early Bird enrollment is now open for Unlocking Leaders — our in-depth online leadership coach training with Jim Dethmer and Bob Anderson. Learn the highest leverage move you can make as a coach in today’s rapidly changing world: helping leaders shift the state of consciousness they operate from. Go beyond traditional coaching models and develop the capacity to unlock greater presence, creativity, clarity, and transformational leadership in your clients. Learn more and book your Early Bird spot here.

290 - Marvin Oka: Decision-Making in Complexity 27.05.2026 1t 36min

In this episode with Marvin Oka, we explore the art of coherent decision-making in complex systems, weaving together adaptive leadership, self-organising dynamics, paradigmatic metaphors, and the deeper role of vision, values, and feedback loops in transformational change. The conversation also dives into the intelligence of the three brains — head, heart, and gut — revealing how greater alignment, congruence, and heart-centred awareness can create the conditions for wiser collective conversations and more emergent ways of leading.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/decision-making-in-complex-adaptive-systems-with-marvin-oka/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here. Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Jim Dethmer — The 4 States of Consciousness: Unlocking Transformational Leadership. Jim will teach you his elegant model for creating transformational leadership — and why working at the level of consciousness is the key to navigating these times. Learn more and register for free here.Early Bird enrollment is now open for Unlocking Leaders — our in-depth online leadership coach training with Jim Dethmer and Bob Anderson. Learn the highest leverage move you can make as a coach in today’s rapidly changing world: helping leaders shift the state of consciousness they operate from. Go beyond traditional coaching models and develop the capacity to unlock greater presence, creativity, clarity, and transformational leadership in your clients. Learn more and book your Early Bird spot here.

289 - Geoff Graber: AI, Coaching & Evolutionary Business 22.05.2026 1t 24min

In this episode we speak with Geoff Graber about the evolving role of coaching in a world shaped by systemic disruption, exploring how business can become a vehicle for service, humanity, and deeper purpose. Together we unpack the transformative potential of AI, looking at how it can help us improve our coaching and our businesses, as well as the deeper invitation for humanity in a world where tech is doing most of the work.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/ai-coaching-evolutionary-business-with-geoff-graberDive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here. Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Jim Dethmer — The 4 States of Consciousness: Unlocking Transformational Leadership. Jim will teach you his elegant model for creating transformational leadership — and why working at the level of consciousness is the key to navigating these times. Learn more and register for free here.Early Bird enrollment is now open for Unlocking Leaders — our in-depth online leadership coach training with Jim Dethmer and Bob Anderson. Learn the highest leverage move you can make as a coach in today’s rapidly changing world: helping leaders shift the state of consciousness they operate from. Go beyond traditional coaching models and develop the capacity to unlock greater presence, creativity, clarity, and transformational leadership in your clients. Learn more and book your Early Bird spot here.

288 - Barrett Brooks: Leadership, Grief & Presence-Based Coaching 15.05.2026 1t 25min

In this episode of the Coaches Rising podcast, we speak with Barrett Brooks about the hidden inner struggles many creative leaders face, the deeper questions that emerge in times of transition, and how presence, grief, and values-based alignment can reshape both leadership and ambition. Together we explore the edge of provocative coaching, the challenge of client resistance, and the practical path of growing a thriving presence-based coaching practice through authentic connection and relational trust.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/leadership-grief-presence-based-coaching-with-barrett-brooks/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here. Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Jim Dethmer — The 4 States of Consciousness: Unlocking Transformational Leadership. Jim will teach you his elegant model for creating transformational leadership — and why working at the level of consciousness is the key to navigating these times. Learn more and register for free here.Early Bird enrollment is now open for Unlocking Leaders — our in-depth online leadership coach training with Jim Dethmer and Bob Anderson. Learn the highest leverage move you can make as a coach in today’s rapidly changing world: helping leaders shift the state of consciousness they operate from. Go beyond traditional coaching models and develop the capacity to unlock greater presence, creativity, clarity, and transformational leadership in your clients. Learn more and book your Early Bird spot here.

287 - Charlie Awbery: Vajrayana, Developmental Psychology, and the Practice of Presence 07.05.2026 1t 29min

In this episode of the podcast we speak with Charlie Awbery about the unfolding edge where developmental theory, embodied presence, and contemplative practice meet. Together we explore the move from cerebral understanding to somatic intelligence, the integration of Vajrayana and developmental approaches, and the subtle art of facilitating conversations that awaken awareness, welcome the self, and create mutually transformative ways of being.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/vajrayana-developmental-psychology-and-the-practice-of-presence-with-charlie-awberyDive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here. Get a Free Seat to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Jim Dethmer — The 4 States of Consciousness: Unlocking Transformational Leadership. Jim will teach you the highest leverage move you can make as a leadership coach in today’s AI-dominated world. You’ll learn to go beyond traditional coaching, to work at the level of consciousness itself. Learn more and register for free here.

286 - Bob Anderson LIVE: The Praxis of Conscious Leadership 29.04.2026 1t 27min

leadership as a practice of deep listening—to self, to others, and to the wider field of life itself. Together, we explore intuition, shadow and emergence, and the delicate dance between fear and calling, revealing how presence opens a gateway to inner truth and the unfolding intelligence of our times.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-praxis-of-conscious-leadership-with-bob-anderson/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here. Get a Free Seat to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Jim Dethmer — The 4 States of Consciousness: Unlocking Transformational Leadership. Jim will teach you the highest leverage move you can make as a leadership coach in today’s AI-dominated world. You’ll learn to go beyond traditional coaching, to work at the level of consciousness itself. Learn more and register for free here.

285 - Adam Klein: The “Becoming” Paradigm 20.04.2026 1t 7min

In this weeks’ conversation with Adam Klein we explore coaching through the lens of becoming, inviting a wider field of creative possibility where presence, spaciousness, and freedom allow a client’s essence and purpose to emerge. We reflect on key coaching moves that cultivate this unfolding, from emptying our own vessel as practitioners to inviting clients into creative participation and action that serves both their lives and the wider world.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-becoming-paradigm-with-adam-kleinDive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here.

284 - Staci Haines: Creating a World of “Power-With” 15.04.2026 1t 13min

In this episode of the podcast with Staci Haines we explore how somatic awareness can deepen social justice work by helping us recognize the cultural conditioning, polarization, and systemic biases that shape our bodies, relationships, and institutions. It invites us to move beyond “power-over” dynamics toward more human, relational forms of “power-with,” cultivating daily practices of cultural inquiry that support both personal and collective transformation. For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/creating-a-world-of-power-with-with-staci-hainesDive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here.

283 - Robert Digings: Fostering Highly Relational Teams 10.04.2026 1t 2min

In this episode with Robert Digings we explore how teams become truly effective by strengthening the relational web; the often-unspoken dynamics that shape trust, intimacy and coherence at work. Robert shares key aspects of the journey of fostering honest check-ins, working skillfully with core emotions, and creating the conditions for deeper connection, authenticity and collective intelligence in teams.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/fostering-highly-relational-teams-with-robert-digings/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here.

282 - Tara Springett: The 9 Stages of Consciousness 02.04.2026 1t 4min

In this week’s conversation with Tara Springett we dive into the nine stages of consciousness and how they evolve, tools for ethical manifesting, practices to expand awareness, and guidance on navigating spiritual crises. We also look at the hallmarks of spiritual awakening and how to work with people in spiritual crises.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-9-stages-of-consciousness-with-tara-springettDive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here.

281 - Elena Tochilina, Vytautas Buciunas & Dana Carmen: Lessons From a Country at War 27.03.2026 1t 27min

In this deeply human conversation with Elena Tochilina, Vytautas Buciunas and Dana Carmen we dive into what life in Ukraine is like in the midst of war, reflecting on the profound human impact of conflict and the resilience that emerges when spirituality, nervous system awareness, and inner work are tested by reality. For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/lessons-from-a-country-a-war-with-elena-tochilina-vytautas-buciunas-and-dana-carman/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here.

280 - Lisa Doig: Leveraging Values For Conscious Change 24.03.2026 1t 10min

In this weeks’ conversation with Lisa Doig we explore how conscious transformation unfolds through examining our values and beliefs, learning to dis-identify from outdated patterns, and understanding the deeper wholeness of our experience across the seven levels of consciousness. Together we explore the role of the coach in helping people metabolize triggers, reconnect with intuition and core values, and hold a wider field of awareness that supports meaningful inner and outer change.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/leveraging-values-for-conscious-change-with-lisa-doig/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Start each week with inspiration, insights, and tools for transformational coaching from our founder, Joel Monk. Join the global community of human-centered coaches responding to the call of these times. Subscribe for free here.

279 - Marvin Oka: The Nature of Second Order Leadership 11.03.2026 1t 59min

In this conversation with Marvin Oka we explore neurobehavioral modelling as a lens for understanding change, leadership, and learning, examining the tension between stability and integration, the four types of change, and the cognitive capacities - such as metacognition and generative inquiry - required for second-order leadership. Moving from theory into practice, the episode explores leadership as an emergent property of systems, offering insights into whole-system change, the leadership anchorline, and how leaders and coaches can guide people from inner turbulence toward greater integration, flow, and adaptive development.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-nature-of-second-order-leadership-with-marvin-okaDive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Staci Haines — The Body Knows the Way: An embodied approach to coaching in times of collective uncertainty and stress. Staci will show you how to unlock the wisdom of the body so you can help your clients transform reactivity into resilience — even in the face of today’s challenges. Learn more and get the recording here.

278 - Nicholas Janni & Amy Elizabeth Fox: Leading in Chaos 06.03.2026 1t 12min

In this conversation with Nicholas Janni and Amy Elizabeth Fox, we discuss some of the core topics of their new book, “Leading in Chaos”. We explore what it means to lead in chaotic times — returning from exile, cultivating the frequency of hope, and learning how to bring real change into organizations. We move through awareness practices, enabling meaningful conversations, directive versus facilitative coaching, and the deeper invitation to embrace the role of teacher and to be a blessing in the world.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/leading-in-chaos-with-nicholas-janni-and-amy-elizabeth-fox/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Staci Haines — The Body Knows the Way: An embodied approach to coaching in times of collective uncertainty and stress. Staci will show you how to unlock the wisdom of the body so you can help your clients transform reactivity into resilience — even in the face of today’s challenges. Learn more and get the recording here.

277 - Jeremy D. Johnson: Integral Futuring 04.03.2026 1t 8min

In this conversation with Jeremy D. Johnson we explore how integral futuring can help us navigate the temporal complexity of the polycrisis and restore a living relationship with the future. Together we look at the practices of tending latent possibilities, weaving time, and cultivating the anticipatory desire that fuels meaningful cultural transformation.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/integral-futuring-with-jeremy-d-johnson/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Staci Haines — The Body Knows the Way: An embodied approach to coaching in times of collective uncertainty and stress. Staci will show you how to unlock the wisdom of the body so you can help your clients transform reactivity into resilience — even in the face of today’s challenges. Learn more and get the recording here. Doors are now open for The Power of Embodied Transformation — our in-depth online coach training that gives you access to the most powerful change technology available to us as coaches — the human body itself. Unlock the intelligence of the body so you can create lasting change with your clients. Learn more and book your spot here.

276 - Rebecca Hinds: Designing Good Meetings 20.02.2026 1t 24min

In this week’s conversation with Rebecca Hinds we unpack why so many meetings drain energy instead of generating clarity and momentum, exploring the rhythm and timing of effective gatherings, meeting triage and the “Four D” test, and how effective brainstorming actually works. We dive into designing and optimising meetings (and asynchronous communication), the foundations of healthy meeting culture, how AI is reshaping collaboration, and how to hold space for truly emergent conversations.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/designing-good-meetings-with-rebecca-hinds/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Staci Haines — The Body Knows the Way: An embodied approach to coaching in times of collective uncertainty and stress. Staci will show you how to unlock the wisdom of the body so you can help your clients transform reactivity into resilience — even in the face of today’s challenges. Learn more and get the recording here. Early Bird is now open for The Power of Embodied Transformation — our 7-month online coach training that gives you access to the most powerful change technology available to us as coaches — the human body itself. Unlock the intelligence of the body so you can create lasting change with your clients. Learn more and book your Early Bird spot here.

275 - Joel Monk: Essential Tools for Coaches in These Times 11.02.2026 14min

In a solo episode with Joel Monk, he reflects deeply on a timely question facing coaches today: Why is embodied coaching not just relevant, but truly essential for the times we’re living in? Learn why navigating life with our rational mind alone is no longer enough, and how it actually cuts us off from a vast web of deeper, embodied intelligence. Plus, get two simple exercises that you can start doing right now with your clients to help them drop into their embodiment.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/essential-tools-for-coaches-in-these-times/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Staci Haines — The Body Knows the Way: An embodied approach to coaching in times of collective uncertainty and stress. Staci will show you how to unlock the wisdom of the body so you can help your clients transform reactivity into resilience — even in the face of today’s challenges. Learn more and get the recording here. Early Bird is now open for The Power of Embodied Transformation — our 7-month online coach training that gives you access to the most powerful change technology available to us as coaches — the human body itself. Unlock the intelligence of the body so you can create lasting change with your clients. Learn more and book your Early Bird spot here.

274 - Christina Congleton: The Edge of Developmental Psychology 06.02.2026 1t 20min

Today’s conversation with Christina Congleton we explore the depth and breadth of human potential in a time of profound invitation and struggle, weaving in developmental psychology, coaching practice, and the wider economic and neoliberal forces shaping the metacrisis we’re experiencing. For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-edge-of-developmental-psychology-with-christina-congleton/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Staci Haines — The Body Knows the Way: An embodied approach to coaching in times of collective uncertainty and stress. Staci will show you how to unlock the wisdom of the body so you can help your clients transform reactivity into resilience — even in the face of today’s challenges. Learn more and get the recording here. Early Bird is now open for The Power of Embodied Transformation — our 7-month online coach training that gives you access to the most powerful change technology available to us as coaches — the human body itself. Unlock the intelligence of the body so you can create lasting change with your clients. Learn more and book your Early Bird spot here.

273 - Jordan Gruber: A Symphony of Selves 28.01.2026 1t 23min

In this conversation with Jordan Gruber we dive into the “symphony of selves”; where our inner parts come from, how they evolve, whether a single “Super Self” exists, and the concept of “right mind at the right time”. Weaving together pragmatism, mysticism, and microdosing, the episode examines how working consciously with parts (and carefully chosen dosages) can support healing, insight, and improved performance.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/a-symphony-of-selves-with-jordan-gruber/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Staci Haines — The Body Knows the Way: An embodied approach to coaching in times of collective uncertainty and stress. Staci will show you how to unlock the wisdom of the body so you can help your clients transform reactivity into resilience — even in the face of today’s challenges. Learn more and get the recording here. Early Bird is now open for The Power of Embodied Transformation — our 7-month online coach training that gives you access to the most powerful change technology available to us as coaches — the human body itself. Unlock the intelligence of the body so you can create lasting change with your clients. Learn more and book your Early Bird spot here.

272 - Richard David Hames: Navigating Complexity, Collapse & Change 23.01.2026 59min

has become so difficult in an era of systemic collapse, and how leadership must evolve from individual authority to a collective, values-driven practice rooted in inner work, love, and shared meaning. Together, we reflect on the power of story, the re-integration of the feminine to restore balance, the search for a worldview that serves all life, and what the current state of AI and large language models reveals about our shared existential moment.For more resources, visit the podcast episode page at https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/navigating-complexity-collapse-change-with-richard-hames/Dive deeper into transformational coaching with us…Get Free Access to our Transformational Coaching Masterclass with Staci Haines — The Body Knows the Way: An embodied approach to coaching in times of collective uncertainty and stress. Staci will show you how to unlock the wisdom of the body so you can help your clients transform reactivity into resilience — even in the face of today’s challenges. Learn more and get the recording here.