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5 Mistakes That Block Referrals in Your Coaching Business (and What to Do Instead) Jul 21, 2025

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Referrals are one of the easiest, most aligned ways to grow a coaching business. They're warmer than cold outreach, more cost-effective than ads, and in a moment when people want real transformation over polished sales pages, they're more important than ever.

And yet most coaches are unintentionally blocking referrals without realizing it.

In this episode, I name five of the most common mistakes that stop referral flow in its tracks, plus two bonus ones I couldn't leave out. Each one comes with a supportive reframe and a practical mini-strategy so you walk away feeling clear and ready to act.

Topics we cover:

Why referrals are so much more powerful than cold outreach or paid ads
The number one fear that stops coaches from asking for referrals — and how to shift it
The surprising reason vague messaging kills referrals, and how to fix it
Why "sounding professional" can actually backfire in your outreach
What to do before reaching out to someone you've lost touch with
How being deeply transformational in your work naturally fuels referral flow
What a referral event is, and why even a small list is enough to host one

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Behind the Scenes of My Website Refresh: Lessons for Coaches Jul 14, 2025

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The brand new Applied Depth Institute website is live, and in this episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of what it actually took to get here. Spoiler: it was not all rainbows and unicorns.

In true behind-the-curtain fashion, I share the tech glitches, design misfires, unexpected delays, and very human emotions that come with navigating a big project like this. And because I can't help myself, I'm also sharing the hard-won lessons that will save you time, money, and heartache when you tackle a website update of your own.

Topics we cover:

Why it's completely normal for tech projects to be messier than you expect, and how to stay sane through it
Why your site's functionality should lead your design decisions (even if it's a little heartbreaking)
Tips for increasing opt-ins, showcasing upcoming events, and keeping visitors engaged
Why more photos of you, even if it's uncomfortable, might be exactly what your site needs
A loving nudge to trim your copy down, even if you're a word nerd like me

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When the World Feels Heavy: How to Keep Showing Up as a Coach Jul 07, 2025

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How do you keep marketing, coaching, creating, and leading when the world feels like it's falling apart?

I've been asked this more than once lately. And in this short but honest episode, I share my personal answer, the one that keeps me getting up and doing this work even when the grief is big and the headlines are hard.

The answer, for me, comes down to this: transformational coaching is activism. The culture change we are all yearning for can begin right inside our client sessions, and I believe that more deeply now than I ever have.

Topics we cover:

Why your client work is one of the most powerful tools for cultural transformation
The deeper, paradigm-shifting layers inside high-integrity coaching and group facilitation
How shadow work, power dynamics, and compassionate presence ripple out into the world in ways we often don't fully see
A new lens on personal development as cultural healing
What keeps me going in this work, even when the grief is present

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Why I'll Never Give Up 1:1 Coaching (And Why You Might Not Want to Either) Jun 30, 2025

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You've heard the advice: once your business scales, drop the 1:1s. Focus on leverage. Build your groups. But what if that's not the whole story?

In this episode, I share why I've kept private client work at the heart of my business, even as everything else has grown, and why it continues to fuel my revenue, my joy, my skills, and my thought leadership in ways that nothing else quite replicates.

If you've ever questioned whether 1:1 work is still worth it, or felt torn between group scalability and the intimacy of private sessions, this conversation is for you. 1:1 work isn't something to graduate from. For many of us, it's the very thing that elevates everything else we do.

Topics we cover:

Why 1:1 work is deeply soul-satisfying (when you have the right skills to go deep)
The types of clients who truly need and thrive in a private container
How your 1:1 skills directly improve your curriculum and group facilitation
The powerful role private sessions play in your marketing and messaging
Why 1:1 work can be a secret incubator for your best ideas and thought leadership

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Rejection Sensitivity: The Tender, Weird Ways It Shows Up for Coaches Jun 23, 2025

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To celebrate 50 episodes, I'm getting very personal.

Rejection sensitivity shows up in my life in ways that are quirky, subtle, and sometimes genuinely cringeworthy. In my business, in my friendships, and even in my relationships with beloved clients. In this episode, I share the real stories, because this conversation matters, and because so many of us hold ourselves back from creating what we want or showing up fully because of our fear of rejection.

You are not alone in this. And you are not broken.

Topics we cover:

The surprising places rejection sensitivity still shows up for me, even after decades of inner work
What Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria is, and how understanding it has helped so many clients (especially those with ADHD)
How fear of rejection shaped my business in the early years: undercharging, avoiding outreach, not following up
The sneaky ways rejection stories still show up in close friendships, and how I've learned to name and work with them
The awkward truth about sometimes feeling rejected by my own clients
Why normalizing rejection sensitivity is so powerful for our own healing and for the work we do with clients
Practices that help: awareness, nervous system regulation, and strategic action-taking even in discomfort
How to gently help clients identify and work through rejection sensitivity and self-sabotage

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The Myth of Amaterasu: Visibility and Reclaiming Your Light Jun 17, 2025

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The Summer Solstice is more than an astronomical event. It's an invitation to step into your full radiance, to stop dimming your light, and to help your clients do the same. And one of the most powerful stories that illuminates this invitation is the ancient Shinto myth of Amaterasu, the sun goddess who hid her light out of fear and shame, and what it took for her to reclaim it.

In this episode, we go deep into the solstice as a sacred threshold, both for your own personal and spiritual practice and as a rich source of coaching wisdom and ritual for your clients. I also share a personal story from a workshop where someone criticized me hard, and what happened next.

Topics we cover:

The deeper spiritual and emotional significance of the Summer Solstice and how to work with its energy
The transformative myth of Amaterasu and what it teaches us about reclaiming visibility and radiance
Practical ways to help clients reconnect with their inner light and move through fears of being fully seen
A powerful journaling process to identify where you may be dimming your own brilliance

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Summer Solstice Ritual PDF — free download

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Inside the Navigating Client Resistance Training: What You'll Learn Jun 02, 2025

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When a client starts ghosting, avoiding, spiraling into overwhelm, or quietly disengaging, it can feel discouraging, confusing, or even a little heartbreaking. Most of us were never trained in how to meet these moments with clarity, confidence, and compassion. And yet they happen in almost every coaching relationship at some point.

In this episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of my Navigating Client Resistance training: what's inside it, why I built it, and what becomes possible for you and your clients when you truly understand and skillfully work with resistance.

This isn't about fixing or forcing your clients. It's about learning to hold powerful space when things get messy, and becoming the kind of practitioner who knows how to meet the hard moments without collapsing or over-giving.

Topics we cover:

Why resistance isn't a problem — it's a signal
Common resistance behaviors like procrastination, avoidance, flakiness, overwhelm, and negativity — and how to truly understand them
What happens inside you when clients resist, and how to stay grounded instead of reactive
How global uncertainty is heightening resistance (and what to do about it)
The connection between client resistance and sales resistance, and how to meet both with integrity
How this work deepens trust, supports re-signs, and increases referrals
The somatic technique inside the training that gets to the root of blocks in minutes
Why this training helps you navigate your own resistance too

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How to Coach Clients Through Uncertain Times May 19, 2025

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How do we coach effectively, and live meaningfully, during times of profound global uncertainty? From political upheaval to climate crises and economic shifts, this is a question more coaches and practitioners are sitting with right now. And it deserves a real answer.

In this episode, we go into the practical and the human side of what it takes to support clients toward their goals when everything feels wobbly, without bypassing the genuine difficulty of the moment, for them or for you.

Topics we cover:

Why so many clients are struggling right now, even if they don't explicitly connect it to world events
Practical tools to help clients move from overwhelm to agency without bypassing their real feelings
How to hold both pain and hope simultaneously, the paradox that actually creates healing
Why "tying sessions up in a neat bow" can sometimes do more harm than good
What coaches and practitioners need to do for themselves in order to show up more fully for clients

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Navigating Client Resistance Training
The 6 Steps to Helping Clients with Resistance Workshop
How to Help Clients Overcome Their Obstacles — free ebook

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What to Do When a Client Is Angry or Overly Demanding May 12, 2025

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What to do when a client is angry, pissed off or overly demanding is one of the most uncomfortable — yet inevitable — situations every practitioner faces, and it's what we're tackling in this episode.

Learn why this form of client resistance is actually a normal part of the coaching journey, and doesn't mean you've failed as a practitioner. We cover four powerful strategies for transforming these challenging moments into opportunities for deeper client work and your own professional growth (from managing your emotional triggers to setting clear boundaries) so you can navigate difficult client dynamics with confidence and compassion.

Episode highlights:

Why client criticism and demands are often forms of resistance to growth, not reflections of your skill
How to separate legitimate feedback from projection and resistance patterns
When and how to objectively assess whether you've missed the mark in your deliverables
The importance of lovingly addressing a client's resistance patterns
The importance of setting clear boundaries from the beginning
Real-life examples of effective and ineffective responses to client criticism

Resources I mentioned in the episode:

The Navigating Client Resistance Training
Coaching Your Clients to Overcome Resistance (& Reach More Goals)

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Why Procrastination Isn't About Laziness (And How to Break Free) May 05, 2025

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Procrastination isn't a time management problem; it's a complex emotional response tied to fear, identity, and self-worth, and that's exactly what we're unpacking in this episode. The PhD dissertation gathering dust. The tough conversation you keep avoiding. The launch materials sitting in your drafts folder. We've all been there.

I share my own biggest procrastination story from twenty years ago that still makes me cringe, along with the research showing that procrastinators are often over-motivated, not under-motivated. Whether you're a coach helping clients break free from procrastination, or you're working through it yourself, this episode offers compassionate insight and practical strategy.

In this episode, you'll discover:

Why procrastination isn't laziness, and the surprising research showing procrastinators are actually over-motivated
The Self-Worth Theory, and why we procrastinate to protect ourselves
Four distinct procrastinator types (Perfectionist, Dreamer, Avoider, Pleaser/Rebel) and specific coaching approaches for each
How to distinguish fear-based avoidance from productive "creative waiting"
Practical techniques to move from stuck to empowered, for yourself and your clients

Resources I mentioned in the episode:

The Navigating Client Resistance Training
Coaching Your Clients to Overcome Resistance (& Reach More Goals) Free Handbook

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