Racial harm in the workplace often goes unaddressed because leaders frame it as "perception" rather than reality. In this essential episode for coaches, diversity practitioners, and inclusive leaders, we explore how to support Black clients experiencing racial trauma through embodied, trauma-informed coaching practices.

What You'll Learn:

• Why senior leaders fail to address everyday racial harm and how this impacts Black professionals
• The Terri Tools framework: five practical coaching strategies for supporting clients through racial trauma
• How to create psychologically safe coaching containers where Black clients feel seen and believed
• The role of EMDR therapy in processing racial trauma and when to refer clients out
• Somatic and body-centered practices for nervous system regulation after experiencing racial harm
• Strategic documentation and protection planning for clients facing workplace discrimination
• Loving-kindness meditation as a self-compassion practice for rebuilding worthiness

Key Topics Covered:

• Racial trauma and its impact on the body, mind, and nervous system
• Trauma-informed coaching for BIPOC professionals
• Workplace racial harm and microaggressions
• EMDR therapy for racial trauma processing
• Somatic coaching practices and embodied awareness
• Ethical coaching boundaries and therapeutic referrals
• Organizational gaslighting and systemic racism

This episode moves beyond intentions to focus on impact, offering coaches concrete tools to support clients navigating racial harm while honouring both the client's experience and the coach's ethical boundaries.

Perfect for: Executive coaches, leadership coaches, DEI practitioners, inclusive leadership specialists, neurodiversity coaches, HR professionals, Therapist and anyone supporting professionals in workspaces.

Connect with Terri:

https://terridonohue.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/terridonohuecoaching/

Podcast Disclaimer

Bio:

Terri Donohue is a passionate and ICF/PCC-certified Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) coach specializing in Neurodiversity Life and Leadership. With 23 years of experience in the entertainment industry, where she earned an Emmy nomination, Terri brings a unique blend of creative expertise and a deep commitment to empowering others. She works with and prefers to align herself with ours, which values honesty, personal development, fairness, and connection. Terri is a coaches coach who also enjoys supporting therapist as well.

Contact Information for California EMDR Therapist:

PAMELA J. WARREN, THERAPY:

https://www.pamwarrentherapy.com/

🔥 The Productivity Obsession That's Actually Perpetuating Harm

What if everything we've been taught about productivity in coaching is reinforcing 400+ years of ableist systems? This groundbreaking episode exposes the hidden pipeline from meritocracy to ableism that's infiltrating coaching practices everywhere.

Discover why "just work harder" mentality violates inclusive leadership principles and learn the essential lens shift from "What's wrong with them?" to "What support do they need?" Perfect for mentor coaching, CCE credits, and coaches committed to neurodiversity inclusion.

What You'll Learn:

• How toxic productivity undermines coaching ethics
• The meritocracy-to-ableism pipeline destroying client trust
• Sustainable productivity strategies for neurodivergent clients
• ICF-aligned approaches to inclusive coaching practices
• Why accommodations aren't weakness—they're accessibility rights

Essential for: ICF Core Competencies & Ethics Alert! Inclusive leadership coaches, mentor coaches, neurodiversity specialists, ICF credential holders pursuing CCE hours, and any coach working with ADHD, autistic, or neurodivergent clients.

Connect with Terri:

https://terridonohue.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/terridonohuecoaching/

Podcast Disclaimer

Bio:

Terri Donohue is a passionate and ICF/PCC-certified Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) coach specializing in Neurodiversity Life and Leadership. With 23 years of experience in the entertainment industry, where she earned an Emmy nomination, Terri brings a unique blend of creative expertise and a deep commitment to empowering others. She works with and prefers to align herself with ours, which values honesty, personal development, fairness, and connection.

Resources mentioned: Devon Price's "Laziness Does Not Exist"

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/laziness-does-not-exist-devon-price-phd/1137251962?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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Podcast Description:

In this powerful episode, Terri Donohue sits down with Natasha Aruliah—a psychologist, trauma-aware facilitator, educator, consultant, and coach with over 25 years of experience in equity, inclusion, and organizational transformation. Together, they explore the deep and often complex journey of identity work—what it means for leaders, coaches, and anyone committed to creating truly inclusive spaces.

From unpacking privilege and bias to navigating the ways we’ve internalized societal expectations, Natasha and Terri dive into how identity shapes leadership, belonging, and transformation. Along the way, they honor the richness of diverse identities and the contributions of all groups, while also naming how systems of power, inequities, and oppression impact the coaching profession and the people we serve.

They share practical tools and coaching strategies that support clients in noticing, naming, and nurturing their authentic selves.

Whether you’re a coach seeking to deepen your practice, a leader striving to embody inclusive leadership, or simply someone curious about the intersection of coaching, identity, and DEI, this conversation will challenge and inspire you to “coach the who” — not just the what.

nd inspire you to “coach the who” — not just the what.

✨ Key themes:

• Identity work as the bedrock of Inclusive Leadership Coaching

• Recognizing and respecting different identities and lived experiences

• How privilege, power, and systemic inequities shape our sense of self

• Practical frameworks for coaching identity, belonging, and inclusion

• Why Inclusive Leadership Coaching transformation must begin within

If you’re ready to explore the heart of coaching indentity, inclusion, and equity, this episode is for you.

Resources:

• Notice Your Soul in the Dark (21 minutes) - John Amaechi video

• Emotional Justice: A roadmap for racial healing - Esther Armah

Connect with Natasha:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-aruliah-75071420/

Bio:

Natasha Aruliah is a coach, psychologist, therapist, and trauma-aware facilitator, consultant, educator, and coach specializing in JEDdi (social justice, equity, decolonizing, diversity, inclusion) and transformational organizational change. She began her career in higher education supporting international and marginalized students before moving to community settings, witnessing firsthand the impact of systemic structures and related trauma.

With over 25 years of experience across government, union, non-profit, community, and corporate sectors in the UK, Europe, Canada, and the USA, Natasha creates spaces for all voices, supporting courageous dialogue on challenging or often-avoided topics. She has taught at the University of British Columbia, the Justice Institute of BC, and co-facilitated Effective and Inclusive Group Facilitation courses at Simon Fraser University. Her particular area of interest is identity development, which she teaches and speaks on widely.

Connect with Terri:

https://terridonohue.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/terridonohuecoaching/

Podcast Disclaimer

Bio:

Terri Donohue is a passionate and ICF/PCC-certified Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) coach specializing in Neurodiversity Life and Leadership. With 23 years of experience in the entertainment industry, where she earned an Emmy nomination, Terri brings a unique blend of creative expertise and a deep commitment to empowering others. She works with and prefers to align herself with ours, which values honesty, personal development, fairness, and connection.

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