Create Courageously
Relationships
As always, we've got to highlight Gottman's Research and expertise in Relationship Science. Download the Gottman Card Decks App to use with your couples clients or clients in relationships.
Meaning
Wanting a tool for relationships and teams to use in place of life purpose statement? Try using the mission statement builder from Franklin-Covey as a homework inquiry.
Choose Aliveness
It's impossible to deny the collective emotional trauma our society is experiencing over the last few months! One reason that we want to pay attention to trauma as coaches is because it gets us stuck. While we need to understand our scope of professional practice and not move into the role of therapist or consultant, there are resources that both you and your clients can use by experts out there when we know that trauma is at play - especially if those techniques and methodologies for moving through trauma are able to be self-administered and practiced over time.
One evidence-based methodology to increase physiological health and heal from emotional trauma are the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) that include tapping. There are a host of articles and YouTube tutorials on how to self-administer this therapeutic technique. We are really loving "Tapping Tuesdays" with @emotionalfreedomcoach, Bianca Gabrielle over on Instagram.
In the last month, she has free instruction through her account on tapping for "White Bodies around Racial Shame & Guilt" as well as for "BIPOC around Racial Trauma//Anger (Rage) and Resistance to Joy."updated video workshops on Vimeo
Discover Purpose
If you're assessment junkies like we are, be sure to check out the additional resources that each one offers for guiding communication and facilitating understanding between different people in relationships. IMAGE has the Salsa Scale for Relationships (now available in the Coaching Resources section) and updated video workshops on Vimeo.
Strengthsfinder has the Team Grid, and there are many many resources out there for the Enneagram and VIA Character Strengths as well!
Develop Potential
Affirmations and acknowledgements are incredible coaching tools to add meaning to any relationship (including the one with yourself)!
We have been loving Alex Elle and Morgan Harper Nichols around here for soul nourishing affirmations and beautiful resources. You can find Alex Elle's freebie writing prompts and meditations here. And you can sign up for daily reminders from MHN here.
Lead to Serve
There are so many things that I could say about the last two months. I feel like time has both stood still and then there are days that I feel like I've completely lost my grounding and sense of pacing.
In the midst of this global pandemic and Black liberation movement, People are calling forth leadership both in myself and in Lark's Song as an organization in fresh ways, and while I don't feel equipped to do that the "right way." I do feel capable - believing that I have the tools that I need to partner well with people toward flourishing and to hold them with immense empathy and compassion.
After talking with the Board of Directors at Lark's Song, they agreed to draft an accountability statement for us. I would encourage you to read it so you know where we stand and the essence of where we are headed. You can find the statement on our blog.
Don't you dare stop shining, my darlings! Keep awakening the courage needed to do the next right thing.
With much love and gratitude,
Megan