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Episode 70: Mental Tug and War- Holding Space

October 11, 2019 by Emiliya Zhivotovskaya

 

 

Listen in on this session to hear coaching in action. Emiliya uses the positive psychology coaching model to help her client Raj. Through this process he is able to reveal what he desires to birth in his life. Through this session you can hear he wants to move forward but feels frustrated and stuck. 

In this episode Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, CEO & Founder of The Flourishing Center, takes us through a real time coaching session.

How do you want to think?  

Listen how coach Emiliya helps him discover how to tap into his resourcefulness. Emiliya uses paraphrasing, metaphor and curious questions to help support him on his journey. She helps him tap into his wisdom and she lets him lead the dance of the coaching session in order to help her client overcome some difficult challenges. Emiliya holds the space for Raj effectively that allows him to go from feeling stuck to liberated. 

A game of Tug and War. 

Raj feels initially like he is being pulled in two direction and through this coaching session he is able to challenge his own thinking patterns and gains a clearer direction.  He expresses his many options and how he feels and sees many obstacles. About midway through this session Emiliya asked Raj, “How do you want to think’? This powerful question challenges his thinking and allows him to really consider his thinking and tap into what he really is needing. 


Welcome to the Coaches Corner (CC) where you get to witness Positive Psychology based coaching in action with master level certified coaching. Listen to positive psychology in action through real life coaching sessions with Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, who holds a Master Coach Certificate (MCC) from the International Coach Federation ICF.
For more information on what we have to offer, visit The Flourishing Center at:  www.theflourishingcenter.com

 

Filed Under: Coach's Corner, Podcast Tagged With: coaching, gratitude, liberation, life coaching, stuck

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