The AC Podcast

205: From Concrete to Canopy: How Urban Nature Impacts Coaching

In this Episode

Jackee Holder, Executive Leadership Coach, Coach Supervisor and Creativity Expert, joins our host Rob Lawrence to share her profound connection to nature in her home city of London and how she uses this to enhance her coaching and supervision practice. Using real-life examples Jackee describes a variety of ways she uses nature in her coaching conversations and the impact it has on clients. She emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with nature, even in urban settings, for personal growth and emotional expression. Jackee also highlights inclusivity, cultural awareness and bias, and the therapeutic power of nature in fostering community well-being.

You Will Learn

• The use of nature as a metaphor in coaching to facilitate deeper self-reflection and creativity
• Resources and tools for integrating nature into coaching practices
• The concept of nature as an equalizer, transcending societal barriers

Guest's Bio

Jackee Holder is an Executive Leadership Coach, Coach Trainer, Coach Supervisor and Creativity Expert working across various sectors, including NHS, further education, higher education, media, public sectors and cultural and creative industries. Her creative and intuitive approach brings learning and training alive whilst offering skillful facilitation and embodiment of coaching and personal development in real and practical ways. She is the author of “Soul Purpose”, “Be Your Own Best Life Coach”, and “49 Ways to Write Yourself Well” and has contributed to several books, including Inside Creativity Coaching and The Creativity Workbook for Coaches, edited by Eric Maisel.

Jackee has written three print non-fiction titles and two illustrated nature-themed writing maps, Writing With Fabulous Trees and Re-Wilding The Page Writing Maps. In 2016, she self-published the Inner & Outer Nature Self Discovery card deck, a collection of 49 nature-inspired journal writing prompts bringing together the benefits of nature and therapeutic writing.

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