{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Courageous Coach Podcast","title":"The Foundations of Grounded Confidence: Deepening Your Self-Awareness with Julia Carden","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3082,"description":"About the Guest - Dr Julia Carden PhD MSc PCC FCIPDJulia was born and raised in Cornwall and “made in the Royal Navy”, and now lives in Hampshire. She has been and continues to be on a lifelong journey in developing her own self-awareness. She works as a relational coach and coach supervisor practitioner, with an academic underpinning.  Her work focuses on working with the whole person (both individuals and teams) to expand and deepen self-awareness, so that individuals can connect deeply with others and develop the capacity to sit with uncertainty. Julia has a deep interest in self-awareness and how it helps individuals develop and grow, by enabling firstly self-connection and then connection with others. This approach is underpinned by her PhD research into Self-Awareness. Alongside her coaching and supervision practice, she is a visiting tutor at Henley Business School, teaching on the Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching, MSc in Executive Coaching for Behavioural Change and heads up the Professional Certificate in Coaching Supervision.Julia’s book “You Are Not As Self-Aware As You Think You Are” was published in October 2025.About the EpisodeIn this episode, host Melissa is joined by Julia Carden to delve into the foundational and deeply human theme of self-awareness.Together, Melissa and Julia explore how doing the inner work allows us to leave our ego at the door, drop the exhausting need to \"perform,\" and build true, grounded confidence. They discuss practical ways to cultivate self-awareness, ranging from formal coaching supervision and therapy to taking mindful dog walks in nature. Importantly, they emphasise that self-awareness isn't a final destination or a neat box, but rather a messy, tangled \"ball of wool\" that requires continuous unravelling.Key topics explored in this episode include:Dropping the Performance: How true self-awareness frees coaches from the need to \"perform\" or \"fix,\" allowing them to comfortably hold space for a client's...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-sBbW561ziLa679qwuxDeurChUGnZtd7fIbz5c3WVCg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNTVj/YjY4MWVlMGFmYjA4/MjBkN2Q4MTkyYmUz/NDEwNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}