Episode 12: A Coaching Session That Went Sideways... & What it Taught Me About Leading (& Attending) Group Programs
I was at a wellness retreat when a total stranger called me out in front of a group of people I'd known for 48 hours, and I just sat there. I cried. I apologized publicly. And then I spent the next day dialed way back, barely talking, trying to disappear into the background... which, if you know me, is not me. In this episode I'm sharing the full story, what went wrong on the facilitation side, and the four lessons I walked away with about what it means to run a group program responsibly AND what it means to receive coaching without handing over your brain at the door.
In This Episode
The full story of what happened at the retreat... including the part where the other person said 'that felt really GOOD to say that to her'
Lesson 1 for program leaders: why knowing your audience BEFORE you open with vulnerability exercises is non-negotiable
Lesson 2: the scope of practice conversation nobody wants to have... and why the length of your program has to match the depth of transformation you're promising
Lesson 3 for people RECEIVING coaching: why I'm asking you to keep your critical thinking brain online even when you're in the room with an expert
Lesson 4: how I walked away from one of the hardest moments of the retreat MORE confident in myself... and the journaling, praying, and one private conversation that made that possible
Take Action
Think about a piece of criticism or feedback you've received recently, in business or just in life. Sit with the sting of it for a second. Then ask yourself honestly: how much of that feedback was actually about you, and how much was about the person who gave it? You don't have to decide right now. Just sit with the question and see what comes up.
Resources From This Episode
Well Women Business Assessment — wellwomenbusiness.com/assessment
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