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Key takeaways:
- Embodiment and breathwork can lead to profound personal growth and transformation.
- Softness and gentleness can be just as powerful as going through intense experiences.
- The feminine offers the gift of receptivity, allowing us to fully experience and connect with the richness of life.
- Connecting with the body and breath can help create a sense of safety and grounding.
- Being present in the moment and embracing vulnerability can lead to deeper intimacy and connection. Intentional breathing and grounding in the body can shift us from fight or flight to a state of calm and connection.
- The vagus nerve plays a crucial role in creating a sense of safety and connection.
- Emotional neglect can lead to difficulties in self-compassion, relying on others, and identifying emotions.
- Feeling and accepting all emotions, including anger, grief, and shame, is essential for self-compassion and inner freedom.
- Simplicity, patience, and compassion are key qualities to cultivate. The power of stillness and slowing down in coaching
- The importance of creating a container for coaching sessions
- Doing your own inner work as a coach to better serve your clients
- The value of vulnerability and not knowing as a coach
- The impact of presence and attunement in coaching
- Melanie's favorite coaching question: 'What are you noticing in your body right now?'
- Advice for new coaches: Trust yourself and focus on what you already know
- Melanie's contact information: Instagram - @BreathCoachMelHoward
Time stamps:
00:00 Introduction and Tradition of Asking Questions
01:20 Joel's Journey to Working with Melanie
08:10 Leaning into Resistance and Softness
12:30 The Power of the Feminine and Trust
16:23 The Gift of the Feminine and Connecting with the Body
25:12 Breath and Grounding in the Body
29:30 The Neuroscience of Safety and Connection
35:30 Emotional Neglect and Feeling
48:12 Simplicity, Patience, and Compassion
54:50 The Power of Stillness and Slowing Down in Coaching
56:34 Creating a Container for Coaching Sessions
01:00:00 The Importance of Presence and Attunement in Coaching
01:04:53 Doing Your Own Inner Work as a Coach
01:09:20 The Value of Vulnerability and Not Knowing
01:14:11 Melanie's Favorite Coaching Question
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The episodes are a mix of solo episodes with your host Joel Burgess, interviews with coaches at the forefront of the industry and real-life coaching sessions around different areas of business, life and health.
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