Coaching conversations are a great space in which to support individuals in engaging in a spot of meta-cognition; doing a little thinking about their thinking. With a little help, our coachees can explore their potentially unhelpful thinking around a scenario that is proving difficult for them.

There are different ways of approaching such situations and various tools that we can utilise, as coaches, to support our coachee's thinking. One such tool is the ABCDE model, which has its origins in the work of one of the founders of the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approach, Albert Ellis.

In this episode, we explore the ABCDE model, which allows the coachee to take any given event; consider what beliefs they have about that event; explore what the consequences of their belief and their thinking have, for themself and those around them.

Then, with the help of their coach, the coachee can dispute their own beliefs and reach a better emotional understanding and perspective.

Join us, on this week's podcast, as we take a deep dive into the value and utility of the ABCDE model in the coaching room.

Resources:

To see a visual of the ABCDE model, visit our website: https://yourcoachingjourney.com/project/148-coaching-tool-abcde-model/

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Tom:

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Email: tomdillon@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

Helen:

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Email: helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

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When coachees are facing difficulties in their work or home lives it's easy for them to spend their time in the coaching room in problem-talk. They often speak from a place of helplessness and a lack of resources. Using a strengths based approach can allow a coachee to connect with their own inner resources, and some external resources too, to allow them to think through their situation, find their own solution and move forward.

In this episode we explore what a strengths approach looks like, what tools are useful in drawing out someone's strengths and when it might be useful to engage with this approach.

Resources:

VIA Character Strengths: https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/account/register

Strengths & Values Cards: https://yourcoachingjourney.com/discovery/

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Find out about our Doctors' Transformational Coaching Diploma

Connect with the hosts:

Tom:

www.linkedin.com/in/tomdillondoctorstranformationalcoachingdiploma/

Email: tomdillon@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

Helen:

www.linkedin.com/in/helenleathers/

Email: helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

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From time to time we will have an episode where we answer listeners' questions about coaching.

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In this week's episode we begin what will be a much wider exploration of neurodiversity in the coaching arena and will start with some basics.

Join us as we explore some of the history of the concepts of neurodiversity and neurodivergence and the evolution of the nuanced terminology that can lead to some confusion around the topic. We also start to think about what neurodiversity means to us as coaches.

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Contact Details

Find out about our Doctors' Transformational Coaching Diploma

Connect with the hosts:

Tom:

www.linkedin.com/in/tomdillondoctorstranformationalcoachingdiploma/

Email: tomdillon@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

Helen:

www.linkedin.com/in/helenleathers/

Email: helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

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From time to time we will have an episode where we answer listeners' questions about coaching.

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A model from the 1970s, Egan's Skilled Helper Model (ESHM) is often taught on mentoring training courses, and many of our coaching doctors have come across it from such training.

Having evolved from the therapeutic space ESHM sits well within the coaching environment and has some interesting elements to explore.

Join us in this episode as we explore the ESHM model, its benefits and its limitations.

Resources:

To take a look at the visual model please visit our webpage: https://yourcoachingjourney.com/project/145-coaching-model-egans-skilled-helper-model/

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Find out about our Doctors' Transformational Coaching Diploma

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Tom:

www.linkedin.com/in/tomdillondoctorstranformationalcoachingdiploma/

Email: tomdillon@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

Helen:

www.linkedin.com/in/helenleathers/

Email: helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

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Whilst many of our coaching doctors are GPs, the students on our Transformational Coaching Diploma come from all areas of medicine. In this episode Helen catches up with Dr Montio Morgan, a consultant ENT surgeon who is a part of the coaching network within her trust.

Montio has been a doctor for 35 years and a consultant ENT surgeon for 23 years. A mum of two adult children, she is thoroughly enjoying being a grandparent. Listen in to Helen's chat with Montio to find out about how she is using her coaching skills.

Resources:

Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unheard-Practice-Silencing-Rageshri-Dhairyawan/dp/1398718696

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Find out about our Doctors' Transformational Coaching Diploma

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Tom:

www.linkedin.com/in/tomdillondoctorstranformationalcoachingdiploma/

Email: tomdillon@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

Helen:

www.linkedin.com/in/helenleathers/

Email: helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

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Do You Have a Question?

From time to time we will have an episode where we answer listeners' questions about coaching.

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Coaching can take many forms and, for the most part, it will involve a conversation where the coach is focused on the coachee. However, sometimes it's helpful for the coachee to draw their thoughts out on paper and for the focus in the coaching room to switch to what has been created.

Focusing on the coachee's artistic endeavours can reveal new insights and draw out aspects of a scenario that might never have surfaced in a normal coaching conversation. We're strong advocates of using art in coaching. In this episode we discuss different ways in which we might support our coachees in getting in touch with their creative talents and expanding their thinking in the process.

We explore some of the neurological reasons for the use of art being an effective approach in the coaching room and also invite our listeners to be curious and have a go at a simple artistic exercise.

Resources:

Research article on creativity and neuroimaging: Julian Kutsche, Joseph J. Taylor, Michael G. Erkkinen, Haya Akkad, Sanaz Khosravani, William Drew, Anna Abraham, Derek V. M. Ott, Juliana Wall, Alexander Li Cohen, Andreas Horn, Wolf-Julian Neumann, Isaiah Kletenik, and Michael D. Fox. "Mapping Neuroimaging Findings of Creativity and Brain Disease Onto a Common Brain Circuit." JAMA Network Open (First published: February 13, 2025) doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.59297

If you would like to send us your project (you'll have to listen to the podcast to find out what it is) and are happy for us to share it (without any identifying information) on our social media channels please send it to helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk.

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Contact Details

Find out about our Doctors' Transformational Coaching Diploma

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Tom:

www.linkedin.com/in/tomdillondoctorstranformationalcoachingdiploma/

Email: tomdillon@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

Helen:

www.linkedin.com/in/helenleathers/

Email: helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

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From time to time we will have an episode where we answer listeners' questions about coaching.

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In this episode of our podcast, Helen will be talking to Dr. Hindatu Mohammed Tukur. She is a Family Physician and a board certified Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She works at the Federal Medical Center Abuja, Nigeria where she supports patients and communities through evidence-based lifestyle coaching.

A busy doctor, married with four children, Hindatu joined our Transformational Coaching diploma to help serve her community. Helen catches up with Hindatu to find out more.

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Contact Details

Find out about our Doctors' Transformational Coaching Diploma

Connect with the hosts:

Tom:

www.linkedin.com/in/tomdillondoctorstranformationalcoachingdiploma/

Email: tomdillon@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

Helen:

www.linkedin.com/in/helenleathers/

Email: helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

Follow 'Your Coaching Journey' on Instagram or Linkedin:

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Do You Have a Question?

From time to time we will have an episode where we answer listeners' questions about coaching.

If you have a question, please send it to us using one of our email addresses above and you may get a mention in a future episode.

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"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team," (5DT) is a team dynamics model, created by Patrick Lencioni. 5DT outlines a powerful, interconnected set of potential dysfunctions that a team might fall prey to, and offers an insight into what the underlying causes of the dysfunctions might be. In setting out the 5DT model, Lencioni provides a simple way to understand why teams struggle to achieve their full potential.

In this episode we explore the 5DT model and discuss why it might be useful for coaches to introduce it to their coachees. This is particularly relevant when working with leaders of teams.

Resources:

To access the visual representation of this model, please visit our webpage:

https://yourcoachingjourney.com/project/141-coaching-model-the-5-dysfunctions-of-a-team/

Enjoy the podcast? If you're enjoying the podcast it would be great if you left us a review here or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Contact Details

Find out about our Doctors' Transformational Coaching Diploma

Connect with the hosts:

Tom:

www.linkedin.com/in/tomdillondoctorstranformationalcoachingdiploma/

Email: tomdillon@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

Helen:

www.linkedin.com/in/helenleathers/

Email: helenleathers@yourcoachingjourney.co.uk

Follow 'Your Coaching Journey' on Instagram or Linkedin:

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From time to time we will have an episode where we answer listeners' questions about coaching.

If you have a question, please send it to us using one of our email addresses above and you may get a mention in a future episode.

(If you want to remain anonymous, that's absolutely fine, just let us know)