086: The Power of Poetry in Coaching with Charmaine Pollard

086: The Power of Poetry in Coaching with Charmaine Pollard

“And I think that’s what poetry does – it really opens doors”

Charmaine Pollard, coach, counsellor, poetry therapist, and author, joins host, Maxine Bell, to share her insights and knowledge on the transformative power of words, poetry and creativity when used with coaching.

Charmaine runs therapeutic writing workshops for a variety of client groups, including survivors of domestic abuse and male prisoners. In this podcast, learn about some of the poetry and techniques that she uses with clients to help them move forward with their lives and ‘become the best version of themselves.’

Find out more about her book, Writing for Resilience – another powerful tool and workbook for personal growth as well as the creation of her coaching programme, ‘Own Your Brilliance.’ A coach who walks her talk inspiring the coaching community to be bold and experimental and test the power of words for themselves.

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Charmaine Pollard

Charmaine Pollard is a registered accredited Counsellor with the BACP, Life Coach and one of a handful of Certified Poetry Therapists in the UK, having trained with the International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy in the USA. She is also author of ‘Writing for Resilience: Finding the Courage to Bounce Back,’ written after facilitating therapeutic writing workshops with a diverse range of people.

Over the past decade, she has come to experience the transformative power of creativity and words. She facilitates poetry therapy groups and therapeutic writing workshops in a wide variety of settings, including clinical settings, schools, churches, libraries, museums, prisons, and The National Archives.

Someone who has overcome personal challenges, she knows that change is possible and is currently offering a new coaching programme called ‘Own Your Brilliance.