The AC Podcast

086: The Power of Poetry in Coaching

In this Episode

In this podcast episdoe, Charmaine Pollard, coach, counsellor, poetry therapist, and author, joins host, Maxine Bell, to share her insights and knowledge on the transformative power of words and creativity when used with coaching. Charmaine runs therapeutic writing workshops for various client groups, including survivors of domestic abuse and male prisoners. Find out more about her workbook, 'Writing for Resilience' and her coaching programme, "Own Your Brilliance". A coach who walks her talk and inspires the coaching community to be bold and experimental and test the power of words for themselves.

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You Will Learn

• Poetry and written techniques Charmaine uses with coaching
• Using writing in group settings
• The difference between coaching and counselling

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Speaker Bio

Charmaine Pollard is a registered accredited Counsellor with the BACP, Life Coach and one of a handful of Certified Poetry Therapists in the UK. She is the author of 'Writing for Resilience: Finding the Courage to Bounce Back.' Over the past decade, she has come to experience the transformative power of creativity and words and facilitates poetry therapy groups and therapeutic writing workshops in various settings, including clinical settings, schools, churches, libraries, museums, prisons, and The National Archives. Someone who has overcome personal challenges, Charmaine knows that change is possible.

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