After speaking at the Health and Wellbeing at Work conference in Birmingham, UK, Hazel and Rachael reflect on health and wellbeing at work - and what organisations can do to improve it. They talk about the challenges and systemic factors, and how important both organisational context and scientific evidence are.Areas they touch on include managing demands and resources, burnout and biometrics, self coaching, safety culture, and just how tricky this wellbeing stuff can be for organisations and leaders to get right.If you're looking to address health and wellbeing issues in the workplace, this reflective discussion may provide valuable insights and new perspectives.
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Episode 10: Career Coaching with an ACC Twist
This episode was a request from a listener who was interested in how to use ACT in career coaching. Hazel and Rachael reflect on their own career experiences, the coachee’s they have supported, and the role of the coach in career coaching.This episode covers some key parts of career decisions and coaching, such as: How values can help find the right direction of travel for someone; and the importance of our work to our sense of who we are.  If you’re interested in how to navigate tricky career decisions with a coachee’s purpose and meaning, or how to support clients when they feel paralysed because of the uncertainty of a career change, then this is the podcast for you.
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Episode 9: The Power of Metaphors
Stories are important in creating change. In this episode, Hazel and Rachael explore the transformational power of metaphors, and explore some commonly used ones from ACT.Â
If you’re interested in how metaphors create change, and how they are used in Acceptance and Commitment Coaching, then this episode takes you on the grand tour.Â
This is the perfect listen if you’re curious about how to create change using stories about swamps, mountains, baby chicks, or buses.
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Episode 8: What to read in 2025
In this episode, Hazel and Rachael share personal recommendations for books related to Acceptance and Commitment Coaching.Perhaps you’re looking for ideas for your continuing professional development, or maybe just some inspiration for 2025. This episode will give you plenty of options to choose from. Rachael and Hazel talk about some of the different books they have read and that have influenced their practice.We’d love to hear your book recommendations and inspiration, so get in touch if you have ideas to share in a future episode.
Details of books mentioned in the podcast:
Coaching Through Burnout by Hazel Anderson-Turner https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222516799-coaching-through-burnout?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_24
Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning
Acceptance and Commitment Coaching: Distinctive Features by Jon Hill and Joe Oliver https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41416943-acceptance-and-commitment-coaching
Maximize Your Coaching Effectiveness with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Richard Blonna https://www.newharbinger.com/9781572249318/maximize-your-coaching-effectiveness-with-acceptance-and-commitment-therapy/
The Little ACT Workbook by Dr Michael Sinclair and Dr Matthew Beadman https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/29737265-the-little-act-workbook
The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Edith Eger https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30753738-the-choice
The Mindful and Effective Employee: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training Manual for Improving Well-Being and Performance by Paul E. Flaxman, Frank W. Bond and Fredrik Livheim https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13436396-the-mindful-and-effective-employee
ACT Made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Russ Harris https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7219947-act-made-simple
The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT by Russ Harris https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3250347-the-happiness-trap
A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters by Steven C. Hayes https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43330899-a-liberated-mind
Healthy Habits Suck: How to Get Off the Couch and Live a Healthy Life… Even If You Don’t Want To by Dayna Lee-Baggley https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40890197-healthy-habits-suck
Learning RFT: An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory and Its Clinical Application by Niklas Törneke https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8190520-learning-rft
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/653396.Feel_the_Fear_and_Do_It_Anyway
In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s Development by Carol Gilligan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101880.In_a_Different_Voice
Burnout Solve Your Stress Cycle by Emily & Amelia Nagoski https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/438617/burnout-by-emily-nagoski/9781785042096
Mindfulness and Acceptance in Multicultural Competency: A Contextual Approach to Sociocultural Diversity in Theory and Practice edited by Akihiko Masuda https://www.newharbinger.com/9781608827473/mindfulness-and-acceptance-in-multicultural-competency/
Evidence-Based Management: How to Use Evidence to Make Better Organizational Decisions by Eric Barends and Denise M. Rousseau https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40576613-evidence-based-management
Compassion Focused Therapy For Dummies by Mary Welford https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30531101-compassion-focused-therapy-for-dummies
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Ethan Kross https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53330118-chatter
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Episode 7: It's all relational
This is a geeky one, so brace yourselves! If you’re interested in the principles that explain ACC or have heard the mysterious term ‘RFT’, then this is the episode for you.
This episode sees Rachael nerd out, while Hazel provides light relief and excellent insights. We explore what RFT is and why it’s useful in coaching.Â
We hope this makes the ideas of RFT more accessible, whether you are a coach, a leader or a practitioner. We’d love to hear what you think!
Helping coaches and leaders to apply the principles and process of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy within their coaching conversations. Hazel & Rachael bring Acceptance & Commitment Coaching to life by sharing how they use it within their coaching, training and their own lives.
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