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During the first two years of the global pandemic, I worked with performing artists who had lost their livelihoods and their artistic voices overnight and needed a space in which to re-imagine their creative futures; head teachers who were trying to maintain flagging staff morale whilst facing some of the most difficult decisions and challenges of their careers; arts leaders who were attempting to negotiate the rapidly changing landscape whilst trying to save their organisations from extinction; charity workers who dearly wanted to provide a safe and compassionate service to their clients while many day centres were forced to close; international students who were isolated thousands of miles from home and wanted to retain their motivation and parents who were trying to work from home or on the front line, whilst caring for and supporting the education of their young children and in some cases, grieving for loved ones.
Whilst the experience of each and every client was unique, what every one of them came to me for, was a supportive and non-judgmental space in which they could express grief for what they had lost, together with a resourcing process that enabled them to respond more adaptively to the daily challenges they faced, and a space for reflection so that they could grow through that process, emerging from it stronger and more able. This connected, compassionate and courageous process is resilience coaching.
I love creating bespoke resilience-building programmes for individuals and groups. Recent projects have included co-designing and co-delivering a 6 month programme of 1:1 and group coaching activities to support and improve individual and team resilience among frontline workers in the homelessness sector; delivering online “Resilient Musician” workshops to brass players from across the globe and designing and delivering a unique resilience-building programme for singers who are at the start of their professional careers.
How can I support you and your resilience?
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