Best Ben Crocker Podcasts (2024)

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 66 - Hazel Farrer 41:29

21h ago41:29

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“Nature is so beautiful, it takes my breath away, it’s all about giving joy.” Meet and listen to Hazel Farrer who is the founder of Hazel Tree Coaching, based in the Algarve Portugal. Hazel is a professional nature and wellbeing coach and trainer who offers retreats in the Algarve, Portugal. Hazel’s practice is a nature based holistic approach, off…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 65 - Leah Davies 49:48

7d ago49:48

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“I describe nature as my co-host, it’s a facilitator in itself… I feel like there’s some sort of ease when I take people outdoors, that I’m not doing it on my own, that I’m in partnership with nature” Leah Davies, a Somatic Life Coach, joins us from Cardiff, Wales, to share her experiences of working with people who have experienced loss. Somatic C…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 64 - Raynelle Rino 51:19

20d ago51:19

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“The four element; in a simplified medicine wheel, earth, air, fire and water, are also part of our bodies. We are nature” ~ Raynelle Rino Nature connection lies at the heart of Raynelle Rino’s work from her early career as an ecology field researcher; then grassroots environmental educator and social justice organiser and now nature-based consulta…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 63 - Ashley Crocker 58:27

1M ago58:27

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"When did our relationship with rain change? We metaphorically played the idea of what it would look like to jump in those puddles, to be free again, to engage with the outdoor space in a childlike way" Ashley Crocker, Humanistic Counsellor and Transformational Coach is a former chef and Forest School Instructor. Self-described Dorset man born and …

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 62 - Kirsteen Jefferies 43:11

2M ago43:11

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“Horses are prey animals and live as a herd, survival depends on being present and live in the moment.” Meet and listen to Kirsteen Jefferies who is a co-founder of Pebble Associates, based in Derbyshire Dales, near the Peak District. Kirsteen is a professionally trained Equine Facilitated Coach, has a BSC in equine science and is a complimentary t…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 61 - Lindsay Cray 59:19

2M ago59:19

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“My life revolves around being outside, I enjoy everything about it, it’s the space I feel most connected to life!” Meet and listen to Lindsay Cray who is the founder of Integrating Nature, based near Lake Ontario, USA. Lindsay is a professional mental health counsellor and outside clinical based field guide. Developing and delivering progressive s…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 60 - Michael Jospe 1:09:14

3M ago1:09:14

1:09:14

“Remember your client is nature. Their brain is nature. Their body is nature. Their development is nature” Michael Jospe, Founder Earth-Based Institute Nature-based coaching trail-blazer Michael Jospe joins us from Boulder, Colorado, a hot-bed of nature coaching. Founder, lead instructor and curriculum writer at the Earth-Based Institute he’s dedic…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 59 - Andrew Wolff 44:42

6M ago44:42

44:42

“I am an evangelist for nature connection” Our last episode of Season 6 of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast takes us to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to meet Andrew Wolff. Nature has been a steadfast companion throughout Andrew’s life, guiding him on his path toward self-discovery and providing a sanctuary for profound peace. His deep desire to live…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 58 - Georgie Dunn 52:37

6M ago52:37

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“I see parallels when I coach people who are really at capacity of their Executive Function and how nature really can unlock that just by giving us the space and perspective to do it” For this podcast we journey to the stunning hilly coast line of East Lothian in Scotland to meet Georgie Dunn in one of her favourite places to coach outdoors. Georgi…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 57 - Claire Bradshaw 43:20

7M ago43:20

43:20

“Being outdoors really connects people with themselves and each other.” Claire Bradshaw is the founder of Claire Bradshaw Associates, based in near Stockport and the High Peaks of the Peak District. Claire is a professional coach, coach trainer and facilitator plus a Coach Supervisor, working in and around the amazing Peak District. Claire has a lo…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 56 - Sam Isaacson 43:50

7M ago43:50

43:50

“To be able to put on a headset and effectively go somewhere that is a lot more natural I think could bring a lot of the same benefits that being outdoors does, just through a different lens” Sam Isaacson, aka global digital and coaching thought-leader, enabler, coach, coach supervisor and author of “How to thrive as a coach in a digital world” and…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 55 - Sarah Lawfull 57:56

7M ago57:56

57:56

“Nature can talk to us & teach us”. Sarah Lawfull is the founder of Where the Fruit is, based in Oxfordshire. Sarah is a professional coach, and Chair of the Forest School Association and Co-Chair of the Nature premium campaign as well as an endorsed trainer and education consultant. Sarah is a passionate advocate of spending time in nature and lea…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 54 - Jim Hughes 47:11

8M ago47:11

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“I help people get outside, reconnect with themselves and others and the work they do”. Jim Hughes is a coach and founder of Untamed Coaching based in Bradford-on-Avon, UK. Untamed was founded in 2017 and Jim works with teams and individuals outdoors using adventure to allow reconnection with themselves, others, and their work on a deeper level, th…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 53 - Jenn Bauer 44:27

8M ago44:27

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“We imprint on water, our thoughts, our words, our energy, images are all imprinted on water. We dive into what it means to imprint on water and therefore how we engage with water, being that we’re mostly water ourselves” Certified in a number of modalities for both coaching and energy healing, Jennifer Bauer has integrated them to develop the PECS…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 52 - Eleanor Ratcliffe 51:04

9M ago51:04

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“I’m particularly interested in what we call restorative environments; places and spaces that help people to recover the psychological resources they need to go about their everyday lives” Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe Bringing sound into wider awareness Eleanor Ratcliffe has spent over a decade conducting research and teaching on the human-environment conn…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 51 - Joao Perre Viana 1:05:14

9M ago1:05:14

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“Nothing beats the last eight years of my life when I have had the chance to walk side by side with hundreds of people from all backgrounds and nationalities” Citizen of the world, lawyer turned manager turned mentor; Joao Perre Viana is the founder of “Walking Mentorship”. Developed over twenty years, his methodology weaves together different ment…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 50 - Nicki Bass 58:25

10M ago58:25

58:25

“Approaching life with an adventurous mindset.” Nicki Bass - Founder and Director of Resilience at work a consultancy delivering experiential leadership, resilience and wellbeing solutions for individuals and organisations. Nicki is a business psychologist, facilitator and executive coach who uses outdoor adventure activities to enable resilience a…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 49 - Jared Hanley 36:20

12M ago36:20

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“Time in nature is a free accessible tool, with no side effects. We give nature a number”. Jared Hanley is a co-founder and CEO of NatureQuant, a research and technology firm building tools to assess and promote nature exposure. Prior to founding NatureQuant, Jared used data science and statistical modelling techniques and provided advisory service…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 48 - Garry Pratt 50:46

12M ago50:46

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“Being outside in nature, and especially moving in nature, are backed up by science as the major ways to fire up creativity” Garry is the author of “The Creativity Factor”, which uncovers the importance of creativity in business success and clarifies how you can use time spent outdoors to fully harness your creative potential. From being the co-fou…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 47 - Marie Dove 44:10

1y ago44:10

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“I realised I’d lost a part of me; it was so amazing for me to come back to nature”. Marie Dove is a nature-based women’s life coach and founder of The Campfire Community, a monthly circle for women who crave real, meaningful connection to themselves, each other, and the natural world. Join us as we explore her backstory. As a child, Marie had a pr…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 46 - Chris Spray and Alex Staniforth, Mind Over Mountain 50:07

1y ago50:07

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“I’ve always used the outdoors as my toolkit. It’s what I call my Natural Health Service and I believe everyone should have access to it.” – Alex Staniforth Alex Staniforth and Chris Spray are the masterminds behind Mind Over Mountains, a charity whose tagline “Restoring mental health, naturally” conveys their collective passion and vision. The sta…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 45 - Pam Cho 46:55

1y ago46:55

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“Connecting with nature, it’s like giving your brain a mini vacation.” Pam Cho Pam Cho is an Executive Coach and certified Forest Therapy Guide from Cincinnati, Ohio, no stranger to the coaching world, Pam has over seventeen years of coaching experience. However, it’s only in the last two years Pam discovered the power of outdoor coaching. She shar…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 44 - Clive Leach and Miss May 41:49

1y ago41:49

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“Dogs have a real potential impact on our capacity to flourish and sustain our capacity to flourish. It’s hard out there in the world and we need all the help we can get.” In this episode of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast we are joined by another duo, but this time one of them has 4 paws and a shiny nose. Meet Clive Leach, outdoor coach, positive ps…

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Coaching Outdoors Podcast - International Women's Day 2023 Special 13:28

1y ago13:28

13:28

“Worldwide, everyone everywhere can step forward to truly #EmbraceEquity” In recognition of International Women’s Day 2023 we would like to honour the amazing female guests we have had on the Coaching Outdoors Podcast. We have selected a short snippet of each lady’s podcast to highlight the insight and experience they have to share. And maybe to en…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 43 - Peter and Coen 57:05

1y ago57:05

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“Allow nature to do the work” Peter Krijger Peter Krijger and Coen van Broekhoven have amassed a phenomenal forty years plus of outdoor coaching between them. Step back in time to discover when Peter established the Atma Institute in Amersfoort in the Netherlands in the late 1990s and was later joined by ex-student Coen. The Institute offers progra…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 42 - Elen Sentier 1:02:27

1y ago1:02:27

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“I think the basis of all Old Ways, all around the world, is about that connection between the planet we live on because we can’t live without it, and the sun which enables the planet to come alive.” Our guest, Elen Sentier’s, journey to outdoor coaching is a winding road, from being a dancer, working at the MOD and training as a Transpersonal Psyc…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 41 - Ian Merrill 42:55

1y ago42:55

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“Being in nature leads a bit of perspective; maybe your problems aren’t so earth-shattering. There’s a world out there which is bigger than you” The client’s outdoor coaching experience takes centre stage as Ian Merrill shares his experience of partnering with our previous guest Paul Jefferies in this episode. Our conversations trace his initial lo…

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Episode 16: Paul Roos 58:23

1+ y ago58:23

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Paul Roos comes on the show to talk about everything from his playing days through to his days in the coach's box with Sydney and Melbourne. Roos talks about the Swans' iconic rivalry with West Coast as well as the role he played in Melbourne's 2021 premiership success and what his first day at the club really looked like. We hear why his time at N…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 40 - Anna Brown 44:41

1+ y ago44:41

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“The Systems Approach, put simply, is thinking about how everything is interrelated and interdependent” In our 40th Podcast Episode, and the last one for season 4, we meet Anna Brown, Executive and Developmental Coach and Coach Supervisor. Anna’s practice is informed by the Systems Approach, Systems Psychodynamic Approach and Adult Learning Theory,…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 39 - Rose Dixey and Ruth Steggles 56:17

1+ y ago56:17

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“It feels such a privilege when you get to walk literally and metaphorically; walk beside people in these kinds of transformations. It’s an incredible thing to do” ~ Ruth Steggles Rose Dixey and Ruth Steggles teamed up in 2013 to breathe life into the collaboration known as “Fresh Air Fridays”. Online, in-person, community-based or corporate, Fresh…

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Coaching Outdoors Podcast Episode 38 - Susan Joachin 51:25

1+ y ago51:25

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“The real healing happens outside” Susan Joachim is the President and Founding Member of the International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance (INFTA) and her purpose in life is to promote public health through the preventive health practice of Nature and Forest Therapy. Her career stretches from project management work for US Aid in the rural areas…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 37 - You asked, they answered... 41:12

1+ y ago41:12

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“As my vision quest guide always said, “don’t press the panic button too early”” – Penelope Mavor This episode of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast brings a number of our past guests back to answer 4 of the top questions we are asked the most by our followers. Our guests are international, joining us from the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain and the US, as w…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 36 - Claudia Geratz 56:41

1+ y ago56:41

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“Trust in connection with outdoor coaching…this starts to build way before your clients even reach out to you. It starts in two pathways. The first, if a client considers outdoor coaching they are going to stalk you potential longer than they would do another coach because they need to have a bit more trust in you because you’re taking them to a pl…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 35 - Paul Jefferies 56:11

2y ago56:11

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“I wanted to be the pebble in the pond that is the ripple of change, it means something to me” Paul Jefferies, of Pebbles Associates, joins us for the next episode of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast from his home in the Peak District. Paul’s made the decision to become a coach following a health scare which lead to a realisation that a change of care…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 34 - Cat Boersma 32:33

2y ago32:33

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“Bluebells are such a hardy little plant; underground for three seasons and then they come back in spring. Strong, vibrant, green… It’s magic.” Cat Boersma, former social worker, coach, founder of ‘Bluebell Coaching’ and outdoor person at heart works predominantly with members of the expat community in the Netherlands. We interrupt her two-month re…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 33 - John Farrell 52:55

2y ago52:55

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“One of the questions is ‘and is there anything else?’, that’s a clean language question” New Zealander, John Farrell, joins us for this podcast episode which focuses on Clean Language and Equine Coaching – two very interesting topics. John got into coaching 20 years ago thanks to his wife and a rather unexpected fire walk, and hasn’t looked back s…

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Episode 15: Ben Crocker 42:57

2y ago42:57

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Former Collingwood and Adelaide forward Ben Crocker speaks incredibly about how he dealt with the loss of his father and how it felt to watch his hero battle dementia. Ben tells some incredible stories about his time with his father and how he and his family looked after their figure head. The Carlton VFL star speaks about why he thinks he's good e…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 32 - Toby Cowern 46:49

2y ago46:49

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“I’m facilitating that time, space and place for people to have that higher quality internal conversation” Our next podcasts takes us to Sweden to meet the inspiring Toby Cowern, who’s list of qualifications and achievements is long and extremely varied. From wilderness survival and bushcraft skills, to canoe, mountain biking and dog sledding tours…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 31 - Penelope Mavor 41:33

2y ago41:33

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"What is your compost?" Life. Death. Birth. Rebirth. Growth. Decay. The cycles of life and inevitability of change lie at the centre of our conversations with the remarkable Penelope Mavor. Through her business ‘Earth Converse’ she encourages individuals to move beyond our cultural denial of death and engage in real conversations with themselves an…

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Episode 14: Dom Tyson 58:18

2y ago58:18

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This episode is with former GWS, Melbourne and North Melbourne midfielder Dom Tyson. Tyson speaks about his venture into the business world post-football and how his love for golf turned into his new passion and work. He also opens up his exits from all three clubs including a brutally honest exit interview with Simon Goodwin when departing the Dee…

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Episode 13: Stephen Milne 42:57

2y ago42:57

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We are joined by arguably the greatest small forward to ever play the game. Former St Kilda star Stephen Milne discusses with us everything from footy to his post-career moves. Milney talks about the 2010 Grand Final and just how close he was to winning it all before that unlucky bounce. He discusses the pain of the Saints missing out two years in …

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Episode 12: Brock McLean 55:11

2y ago55:11

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Former Melbourne and Carlton midfielder Brock McLean opens up about how his mental health battles sent him to rock bottom. Brock reveals how dark his lowest moment was as well as his battle with mental illness. He speaks with incredible honesty about his battle with bulimia as well as alcohol and substance abuse and about how he turned his life aro…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 30 - Professor Jonathan Passmore 28:32

2y ago28:32

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"I can see niche markets evolving and I think that’s where there’ll be a variety and a strength; and coaching outdoors is one example of that" Professor Jonathan Passmore muses over the wider coaching profession reflecting backwards over 2021; then forwards into 2022 and beyond. He delves into the accelerated growth of digital coaching, the democra…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 29 - Robin Bowman 50:15

2y ago50:15

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“Realising the transformative and powerful experience of feeling that resilience from being able to gather things from the natural world and provide for yourself…it’s a really important thing I try to encourage, that it’s not an exploitative relationship, that it’s a reciprocal relationship, that you give back” Robin Bowman is a true inspiration. T…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 28 - Chris Grimes 40:46

2y ago40:46

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"The ‘Clearing’ is an oxygenated space where anything is possible. It is linked to the improvisation mindset ‘’yes and…” I use this as a space to coach in" Comedy meets coaching with trained actor, teacher and comedy improvisation performer, Chris Grimes who blends these three performance disciplines to inform his engaging, innovative and powerful …

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 27 - Joe Thomas 1:08:18

2+ y ago1:08:18

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“It’s in a small woodland, that used to be a quarry nicknamed NLP - Natures Loving Palm - because you’re in a bowl of space with our fire within it… for me it's magical, because I get to see it in a snap shot every two weeks, through the years, through the seasons, through different climate… it’s gorgeous, a real special place because of the locati…

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Episode 11: Alex Woodward 55:18

2+ y ago55:18

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I sit down with former Hawthorn player and Collingwood runner Alex Woodward to discuss his incredible life so far. We speak about his 4 knee reconstructions that ultimately ended his career as well as a bone-chilling life-changing moment away from the footy field. Alex speaks about the fallout from the 2018 Grand Final where he was runner for Colli…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 26 - Gerdi Verwoert 37:10

2+ y ago37:10

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"The work that I do, is in the large part reconnecting people with themselves, through reconnecting them with nature" Gerdi Voerwoert, is a Self-Leadership Coach from ‘Dare Greatly Coaching, a Hiking Guide, Ski Instructor and Host of "Daring Self-Leadership and the Nature Connection" podcast. She joins us to talk about the impact of the corporate w…

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Coaching Outdoors Episode 25 - Ghislain Demers 45:41

2+ y ago45:41

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Ghislain, a coach, teacher and consultant, joins us for this episode of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast, from Sherbrook, near Montreal, Canada. He has been taking his coaching clients outdoors for over 15 years. Ghislain has a background in Urban planning and in retail, but found he lost touch with being outdoors as much as he wanted. Whilst coaching…

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Episode 10: Alex Johnson 53:44

2+ y ago53:44

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We are joined by former Sydney Swan and 2012 premiership player Alex Johnson. Alex speakers about his journey through the AFL system battling recurring knee injuries and tells us about how the incredible comeback almost never happened. He speaks candidly about how he battled through his own rock bottom and about how he never felt like the journey w…

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