PCC graduate Kelly McGannon works in Washington DC, coaching and teaching mindfulness to leaders the US government. In this episode she talks with Adam about how today’s political / cultural climate offers opportunities to have new kinds of conversations with each other—and with ourselves. Resources from this episode:  The Fisher King, Arthurian Legend On Being, […]

Stepping In

Episode 14: Gateways to Real Conversations

This time Adam speaks with Christy McClendon, a NVW graduate and President/CEO of New Pathways for Youth, an organization serving youth living in extreme adversity. NPFY’s programs aim to break through self-destructive thinking and develop essential skills to empower youth to achieve the future they desire. In this conversation, Christy explains how NPFY’s youth, mentors […]

Episode 21: Supporting High-Risk Youth with Integral Coaching

How does Integral Coaching, a method that works at such a deep developmental level, translate to working with leaders and corporations? This is a common question, and illusive territory for potential coaches. To help shed some light on the topic, Adam had a conversation with Andrea Garfield, founder and CEO of the Awesome Institute, a […]

Episode 20: What Works When Working With Leaders

In this episode Adam talks with Bill Burnett, Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford and co-author of the #1 New York Times best-selling book Designing Your Life.  Bill helps us see how applying design concepts to decisions, our life becomes one of emergent reality, oriented more to possibilities than limitations. When it comes […]

Episode 19: Designing Your Life

The presence we are continually developing as Integral Coaches allows us to be with clients—and to parent children—in a way that has them feel safe, seen, and capable. Addressing the issue beneath the behavior, being curious and receptive, and working to mitigate our own reactivity are all competencies that are essential for relating both as […]

Episode 18: Parenting as an Integral Coach

At this year’s Enneagram Global Summit, James Flaherty spoke with host Jessica Dibb about the inextricability of humans and systems. They delve into how each Enneatype can develop their engagement with systems to revolutionize them at every level, from personal to organizational to global. This is James’s third appearance at this annual event and, as […]

Revolutionary System Changes with the Enneagram

Anne Egseth is an Integral Coach and trained actor who regularly leads the somatic day of the Professional Coaching Course. In this engaging conversation with Adam she speaks to what can open for us and our clients when we begin to be present in our bodies. They also discuss myths around embodiment and common ways […]

Episode 17: How Embodiment Frees Us

How is empathy distinct from compassion? What is self-empathy, and why is it important? How can we develop ourselves into compassionate witnesses for our clients’ experiences? In this episode Adam is joined by Whitney Hess, an Integral Coach dedicated to putting humanity back into business. Join them to delve into the important—and sometimes debated—topic of empathy. […]

Episode 16: The Real Power of Empathy

Grief can blindside and disorient the people directly affected—and those who wish to support them. In this episode Adam speaks with Richard Levi, who facilitates grief support groups and coaches individual clients in grief. He offers some ways we can ready ourselves to join our clients in the abruptly new world that grief often creates. Resources:  […]

Episode 15: Supporting Clients in Grief

At the Shift Network’s 2018 Enneagram Global Summit, James Flaherty joined host Jessica Dibb to for a profound discussion about the many ways that Buddhism and the Enneagram overlap. They explore how integrating the Enneagram into a Buddhist practice allows us to come to it with greater openness and understanding. By giving us insight into […]

The Revelatory Convergence of Buddhism and the Enneagram

This time Adam is joined by faculty member Cynthia Luna, who shares her own moving experience of pilgrimage and her insights on how Integral Coaching and the Professional Coaching Course embody this concept. Resources from this episode:  Michael Meade, Fate and Destiny Read Cynthia’s blog post on this topic.   Share:

Episode 11: Immersing Ourselves in Not Knowing

Adam talks with Susan Olesek, founder of the Enneagram Prison Project. They delve into the distinction between personality and essence, what power actually means, and how the Enneagram can help us shed ego and access the truth of who we are. Susan shares how this work has impacted folks who are behind bars—and all she […]

Episode 10: The Prison of Personality

NVW founder James Flaherty joins Adam for the second episode in a series devoted to the huge question of how we can possibly respond to the world’s ever-increasing crises. This time they focus on how we can come to know ourselves, others and the world beyond the surface-level experience many of us are used to—and why […]