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”Awaken Voices: Journeys of a Brave Community” is a podcast where Christi and Eve explore themes of coaching, spirituality, and community, inviting listeners on a journey towards greater trust, self-awareness, compassion and bravery. By engaging with members of the Awaken community in heartfelt conversations, they navigate the depths of human experience, sharing insights and conversations that inspire growth and self-discovery.
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Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
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Today’s episode highlights:
In this episode of Awaken Voices, Christi Byerly, MCC, and Daniele Fiandaca delve into the transformative impact of group coaching and inclusive leadership. Daniele Fiandaca, co-founder of Token Man Consulting, offers perspectives on his work supporting men in their (emotional) journeys through group coaching sessions. He discusses the importance of creating safe spaces for men to explore vulnerability and connect authentically. Christi shares insights from her work with the Beloved Community Groups and the Awaken Coaches Institute, emphasizing the transformative power of community and the importance of asking for help.
Key Takeaways:
- The transformative power of community and collaborative learning in personal and professional development.
- Strategies for fostering inclusive leadership and creating safe spaces for emotional exploration.
- The impact of group coaching in supporting men through their journeys of self-discovery and emotional well-being.
Our Guest:
Daniele Fiandaca is founder of Token Man Consulting, an inclusion and diversity consultancy which specialises in engaging senior leaders and men with I&D and inspiring them to become inclusive leaders and agents of change. Clients include BNP Paribas, Channel 4, Colt, Hitachi Vantara, Merlin Entertainments, Monster Energy, Nestlé and Ogilvy. He is also co-founder of Masculinity in the Workplace, the only I&D event that is designed specifically to engage men. He is also an executive coach, author and agent of change - he was recently named one of the Top 50 Trailblazers in Gender Equality in the UK.
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Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Join us as we unravel the power of systems coaching and its profound implications for organizational success and leadership excellence.
In this episode, we welcome Yael Leinman, an expert in systems coaching, as we explore how this transformative approach drives organizational change and leadership development. We delve into the principles of systems thinking applied to coaching, uncovering strategies to enhance organizational resilience and foster adaptive leadership behaviors.
Key Highlights:
- Holistic Perspectives: Understanding interconnectedness and systemic impacts.
- Iterative Learning: Leveraging feedback loops for continuous improvement.
- Building Resilience: Strategies for navigating complexity and uncertainty.
- Leadership Development: How systems coaching shapes effective leadership.
About our guest:
Yael Leinman is a mental health clinician with nearly two decades of clinical, managerial, and commissioning experience in NHS (National Health Service - UK) mental health services. She now works with leaders to help them shift relational challenges in their team dynamics, removing barriers to team cohesion and achieving outcomes by integrating differences; within themselves and their communities. Integrating differences is a crucial part of our ability to survive, develop, and transform as a society. This is also true for our inner system just as much. Yael loves sharing her knowledge, creating meaningful and authentic connections, and believes that we can only survive challenges by truly listening to one another and being open to differences so that we can collaborate to generate healthy ways forward as a society.
Connect with her via LinkedIn and check out her website
Resources Mentioned:
- Yvonne Agazarian - System Centred Training Institute
- Barry Oshry: Power + Systems
- Organizational Relationship System Coaching (ORSC)
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
In this episode of the Awaken Voices journey of a Brave Community podcast, host Eve (she/her) sits down with Thomas Mundia, a valued faculty member at Awaken and a PCC Coach certified with the International Coaching Federation. Together, they explore the profound question of "What is reality?" and delve into how our perceptions shape our understanding of the world and ourselves. Thomas shares his journey of self-discovery and transformation, emphasising the importance of introspection and coaching in understanding and redefining one's reality.
Episode Highlights:
- Thomas Mundia's journey of introspection and the transformational power of coaching.
- The concept of reality as a personal and limited perception shaped by experiences.
- Practical advice for engaging in constructive dialogues with those who hold different realities.
- The role of curiosity and openness in understanding and connecting with others' perspectives.
- Insights into coaching practices for addressing and transforming limiting beliefs.
About our guest:
Thomas Mundia is a PCC Coach and the founder of Pied Pipers. He lives in Nairobi, Kenya, with his wife and 6 kids.
In his work he provides safe spaces for individuals, families and teams to see themselves for who they are and supports them in being their best version. He wants to be remembered for the love he puts in everything he does looking back and seeing his contribution to functional families and humane workplaces. He brings kindness, honor, optimism and loves to start new things from scratch.
Human behaviour especially what triggers decisions and behavior preferences is what really fascinates him.
Connect with him via LinkedIn or his website
Your Host:
Evelyn Wolf, Somatic Coach and Founder of Ewolve (Instagram)
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Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
In this episode, Eve and Christi Byerly discuss the concept of natural boundaries, how to recognise and respect them, and the importance of trusting your body's signals. They share personal insights and experiences, emphasising the fluid nature of boundaries and the role of healing in maintaining them.
Key Takeaways:
- Boundaries are inherent and naturally exist within us.
- Trust your body's wisdom to recognise and maintain boundaries.
- Boundaries are fluid and adapt to circumstances and relationships.
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Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Join host Christi Byerly, MCC coach, for a beautiful conversation with Joan Leteipa, ACC coach, around the journey of women in leadership.
They speak to redefining traditional paradigms as well as embracing vulnerability as a way of discovering one's power of authenticity and resilience.
Christi and Joan share genuinely around their experience as female leaders, its challenges, and its boundless potential for growth and impact.
About our guest:
Joan is an International Development professional with over 15 years of experience in product and project management across non-profits and multinational corporations. As an Associate Certified Coach with ICF and Social Innovation fellow with Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation in Canada, she applies a coaching mindset to all her work and approaches life as a process of continuous innovation.
Joan is a credible, committed and connected coach at home and at work. She creates an environment that nurtures authentic relationships by offering a listening ear and respecting personal boundaries. She excited to unlock the potential of those around me by asking thought provoking questions.
Connect with her on LikedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanleteipa
Your hosts:
Christi Byerly, MCC
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Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Join us in this episode as we sit down with Shawntee Reed, a graduate of Awaken's 2022 Spain Pilgrimage Retreat, where she embarked on a transformative journey of self-discovery and creative blossoming. With her extensive background in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DNI), she shares valuable insights on navigating personal beliefs in corporate environments as well as how allowing herself to explore her passion for floral arrangements led her journey of freedom from corporate life to full-time entrepreneurship.
Episode Highlights:
- Shawntee's journey of self-discovery through exploration of creativity and freedom.
- The pivotal moment in Spain where Shawntee began to embrace her passion for floral arrangements.
- Shawntee's transition from corporate life to entrepreneurship, following her passion.
- The joy and fulfillment Shawntee finds in her work as a full-time floral designer.
About our guest:
Shawntee Reed from Dellas, Texas, has a deep desire to help people make lasting transformations. She has a track record of demonstrated results in driving large-scale cultural change in building organizational effectiveness. Known as an expert facilitator and considered a visionary in human capital management, she is a trusted partner who provides consulting, facilitation, one to one and group coaching.
She co-creates solutions with her clients to address immediate and long-term needs to drive for business success and individual, professional and personal development.
Connect with her here: www.disruptthenormal.com
Your hosts:
- Christi Byerly, MCC Coach and CEO of Awaken Coach Institute
- Eve, Somatic Coach
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Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
In this episode, hosts Christi and Eve are joined by cherished faculty member Valeyne Grotrian, PCC Coach & founder of Agora Coaching, to delve into the tender topic of spirituality. They share personal experiences of navigating religious upbringing, questioning beliefs, and embracing spiritual growth. The conversation explores the journey from wonder to living in love, highlighting the importance of inclusivity, authenticity, and diversity of thought in building true community.
Key Takeaways:
- Spirituality can be a tender and vulnerable topic, especially in the corporate world, but it's essential to reconnect with its core essence beyond misconceptions.
- The journey of spiritual growth involves questioning beliefs, embracing dissent, and ultimately living in love.
- True community is built on inclusivity and acceptance, where differences are embraced, and love prevails.
About our guest:
Valeyne is an “Inner Leader” Coach for legacy-minded and soul-centered leaders with over 20 years of experience in business operations and human resources leadership roles across 6 industries. She founded Agora Coaching & Training Solutions in 2017, a collective for leaders who want to trust themselves more fully and confidently stand in their inner power. As an Awaken Faculty member, Valeyne aims to create a learning environment where coaches can bravely bring their whole self to their practice with curiosity and play.
Find out more about her work on her website or by following her on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
Resources Mentioned:
- Critical Journey: A book outlining stages of spiritual growth, from wonder to living in love.
- Deepak Chopra's book on the seven levels of spiritual growth and development.
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Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
In this episode, Christi and Evelyn explore the challenges of staying present in a world filled with distractions, particularly from technology. They discuss how our attention is constantly sought after by various stimuli, including social media, notifications, and other digital distractions.
Delving into the difficulties of balancing technology's benefits with its drawbacks, such as decreased attention spans and increased self-consciousness, Evelyn shares her insights on using social media as a tool for self-awareness and creative expression, while Christi reflects on the tension between serving others and enjoying life for oneself. They acknowledge the importance of finding balance and creating intentional spaces free from distractions such as Coaching sessions to fully experience life and connect with others.
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Welcome to Awaken Voices:
Journeys of a brave community
Are you looking for a brave, wholehearted community with others that want to go deep?
This podcast is our way of sharing our lived community experience with curious souls seeking for belonging, depth and wholeness.
Christi and Evelyn from Awaken Coach Institute are inviting you into a space where you can belong, feel seen, and walk along side our community members to create a connected, heart-centered way of being together through empowering one another.
We aim to create a space for meaningful conversations on topics close to our hearts, and invite authenticity, vulnerability and deep insight.
Dive deep into your spirituality, identity and beliefs, become a braver, more compassionate leader & get interesting insights around coaching according the standards of the International Coaching Federation.
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