Have you noticed how often you use metaphors in your daily conversation? How often do you use them when you talk to other people - or to yourself? Geoff is joined again by Jeremy J Lewis who together explore four ways a coach might work with a client's use of metaphors:

Using a 'Clean Language' approach - only using the client's own works when, in conversation, the client uses a metaphor that the coach particularly notices.

Asking the client consciously to come up with a metaphor of their own to describe a situation or experience.

Working collaboratively with the client's metaphor to explore its deeper possible meaning and significance.

Suggesting an alternative to the client's metaphor to open up new avenues of thought.

During the Pod you will hear a worked example of Clean Language exploration of a metaphor, how much more there is to thinking about 'balance' than you perhaps realised, and what happens when you turn a crossroads into a roundabout.

If you have a favourite metaphor of your own, please share it with us on Linkedin, or email to mail@coachingyork.co.uk. Contact Jez to discuss coaching or coaching supervision, or Geoff to find out more about coaching, Coaching York or podcasting.

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