Episodes in this series:

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“It’s getting the sense of who they are as a human being, beyond the roles and tasks of everyday life that often consume them at that stage of life.”

In the final episode of our Coaching Women podcast series, Dr. Julie Scanlon is joined by Trish Brady, who specializes in coaching women going through significant life and work transitions. Their conversation focuses on mature women over 40 and the specific challenges and life questions these women face.

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“Women generally have a ‘myself last syndrome’... if you're facing two greedy institutions, your work and family, where does your own health and wellbeing go?”

In this podcast episode, host Dr Julie Scanlon is joined by Professor Christina Hughes, founder of Women-Space, to explore the challenges that relate to women who work in academia. From wondering what to wear at that ‘big’ meeting to anxiety about menopausal symptoms; from the work of family care to the authority gap, Christina and Julie discuss how women face the weight of the world even before they have left their homes.

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“We need more from the coaching industry to think about our diversity, and our comfort with not doing anything about it. We shouldn't be comfortable with that at all.”

In this podcast episode our host, Dr Julie Scanlon, is joined by Robert Laycock, co-founder of Yes We Can Community and North East Together, aimed at developing social change leadership. In this honest and poignant conversation, Robert “walks his talk” as he shares his own experiences and discusses the importance of diversity and representation in the not-for-profit and charity sectors, particularly in leadership roles.

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“There can be a lot of internal pressure that women have to be strong, more perfect... a role model for younger women.”

In this podcast episode, our host, Dr Julie Scanlon, is joined by Coach and Diversity and Inclusion Consultant, Ellie Highwood, to discuss how to coach women and men in male-dominated sectors of the workplace, and how coaching at the individual level intersects with systemic change.

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“Coaching, like many professions, is not representative of the wider society.”

Our host, Dr Julie Scanlon, is joined by Ngozi Lyn Cole in this powerful, thought-provoking conversation discussing the importance of inclusion and diversity in coaching. Ngozi highlights the lack of representation and options for marginalized groups, emphasizing the need for coaches who can understand and relate to their clients' experiences: the value of truly seeing someone in a coaching relationship.

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“Until we see it, we don’t see, and we swallow the idea we are living in an equitable society.”

Welcome to our new podcast series: Coaching Women. In this episode, our host, Dr Julie Scanlon is joined by Geraldine Gallacher, CEO of the Executive Coaching Consultancy and author of "Coaching Women: Changing the System, Not the Person." They discuss coaching women in the context of advancing systemic change and achieving true gender equality.

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