“In every walk with nature one receives more than he seeks”
John Muir (1918)
Meet the podcasters
Alex Burn
Alex Burn Consulting
Anna-Marie Watson
Reach For More Coaching
Why take coaching conversations outdoors?
The benefits of spending time in natural environments is far reaching, from relieving stress and depression, to restoring our brain’s ability to think creatively and come up with new ideas.
In these podcasts we explore in greater detail the specific benefits of coaching outdoors in natural environments. Speaking with coach practitioners who have been coaching outdoors for many years, as well as specialists in areas such as eco-psychology, biophilia, nature connectedness and many more.
We really want to encourage coaches and coachees to consider taking their coaching conversations outdoors and hope these podcasts will inspire you to give it a try.
Latest podcasts
Episode 21: Elle Smith
“I could see the impact coaching had on the way people were being really reflective and having an impact on student outcomes” The first episode of Season 3 of the Coaching Outdoors Podcast comes all the way from Sydney, Australia. Elle Smith met Anna-Marie whilst they...
Episode 20: Lesley Roberts
“Ideally, wouldn’t it be wonderful if everybody that was running coaching training had a module on coaching outdoors. Wouldn’t that be fantastic?!” Lesley Roberts is founder of Brave Conversations and Coaching Outdoors and award winner from the 2020 European Mentoring...
Episode 19: Jacqueline Harris
“It’s just complete multi-sensory emersion” Jacqueline Harris has over 25 years of experience as a coach, with the last 15 of them taking her clients into the great outdoors. She joins us from the edge of a lake she often walks around with her clients. This podcast...
Episode 18: Catherine Gorham
"The shadow side of coaching"... Catherine Gorham, coach and supervisor who specialises in working with nature as co-partner joins us on a virtual bench enclosed within a beautiful woodland space. Placing psychological safety centre stage Catherine talks through the...
Episode 17: Christiane Frischmuth
What do Sacred Pauses, Wilderness Visions Quests and a true partnership with nature all have in common? They are all part of Christiane Frischmuth’s wonderful approach to outdoor coaching “These rituals always take place in nature, and there’s a reason for that” From...
Episode 16: James Canton
"We're not the first human beings to realise we feel more peaceful sitting next to a tree. People have known this for millennia. This is utter basics" Dr James Canton, author, Director of Wild Writing at the University of Essex and lover of oak trees, shares an...