1. Best coaching advice you’ve gotten?

• “People are not problems to be solved” – coaching isn’t fixing.
• Coaching is about creating space, not offering solutions.

2. What are you still trying to improve about your coaching?

• Letting go of the need to perform; embracing emergence.
• Staying longer in the not knowing, resisting the urge to advise.

3. Most outrageous (or courageous) thing you’ve done in a coaching session?

• Somatic work: having a client turn and face a wall to access deeper wisdom.
• Telling a client, “I don’t think I’m helping you”—which unlocked the engagement.

4. What still makes you squirm in coaching?

• Coaching clients stuck in the “doldrums” or victim mindset.
• Holding ambiguity without forcing action or clarity.

5. If I were new to coaching, what advice would you have?

• Who you are matters more than what you do—presence is everything.
• Avoid the trap of ‘getting it right’—ditch the powerful questions playbook.

6. What have you had to conquer to be a great coach?

• The need to always “get the A”; perfectionism.
• Becoming an experiential learner who’s willing to fail forward.

7. Are you using AI in your coaching practice?

• Uses ChatGPT for supervision prep, self-reflection, and content creation.
• Believes what’s easy today will be done by AI, so coaches must evolve.

8. What have you learned about yourself through coaching?

• That wisdom exists below the neckline—heart and gut matter.
• She’s more warm, creative, and intuitive than she ever imagined.

Fun Stuff: Guilty Pleasure?

• Journaling at the Pannikin Coffee Shop over breakfast—no Wi-Fi, just vibes.
• A self-date that invites introspection and people-watching bliss.