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Coaching From a Place of Presence

Coaching presence sits at the heart of transformational coaching, shaping trust, safety, and depth before a single question is asked. In this episode, the hosts explore coaching presence as both a core ICF competency and a spiritual discipline, revealing why how we show up matters more than what we say. Listen on Apple [...]

Coaching From a Place of Presence2026-02-06T14:09:35-06:00

Okike Offia

For twenty-eight years, Okike Offia had poured his life into ministry leadership with The Navigators in Nigeria. By 2023, after a decade as Country Director, he'd reached what most would consider the pinnacle. The kind of role people spend careers working toward. But Okike felt something stirring - a restlessness that wouldn't quiet. "I [...]

Okike Offia2026-02-05T13:53:44-06:00

Linda Hannigan

Linda Hannigan wasn’t looking for coaching. She was looking for a calling that fit the shape of who she already was but could not yet name. After years in marketing and public relations, followed by a season focused on motherhood, Linda returned to education with a clear purpose: to learn how to study the [...]

Linda Hannigan2026-02-05T12:04:25-06:00

Michael Pfau

Michael Pfau sat on a bench outside his downtown Philadelphia office building in September 2003, fresh from completing his coach certification. He'd just finished a year of evening classes while working full-time as an I.T. Network Administrator at Lincoln Financial Group and volunteering 15 hours weekly as Assistant Pastor. The question hung in the [...]

Michael Pfau2026-02-05T08:11:24-06:00

Liana Robson

Liana Robson was drowning in the good life. Twenty hours a week as an Appraisal Coordinator. Homeschooling two daughters. The endless rotation of cooking, cleaning, coordinating. She was doing it all - and slowly disappearing behind a screen when she wanted to be with the people she loved. "I felt like the Lord was [...]

Liana Robson2026-02-05T09:14:49-06:00

Jenn Nickel

Jenn Nickel remembers the moment clearly. Her client was frustrated, convinced she needed to leave her company entirely to find fulfillment. They'd spent weeks exploring new industries, crafting exit strategies, mapping out career pivots. But something wasn't adding up. "Sometimes we think we want to change the circumstances," Jenn reflects, "when really we find [...]

Jenn Nickel2025-11-06T11:24:24-06:00

Pamela Mertz

Pamela Mertz was mid-session, leading her first group coaching demo, when she realized she was drenched in sweat. Her heart raced. Her hands trembled. She was so focused on impressing everyone in the room that she'd completely lost track of what actually mattered: the people in front of her. She stopped. Right there in [...]

Pamela Mertz2025-10-22T08:53:11-05:00

Kelsey Hendrix

Kelsey Hendrix had always been the person others turned to for help. As a member care leader for missionaries in her field of service, she watched dedicated servants of God in hard-to-reach places around the world struggle in isolation and wrestle with leadership challenges. Prior to becoming a coach "giving advice sometimes helped but [...]

Kelsey Hendrix2026-02-05T09:25:01-06:00

Maria Gallagher

Maria Gallagher stared at her new title: Executive Director. It was an honor, certainly—but also terrifying. She loved the mission of her Harrisburg non-profit. She believed in the work. But managing a team? That was different. "I was a novice and needed to become a professional in a hurry," she admits. She wanted to [...]

Maria Gallagher2026-02-05T09:29:20-06:00

Edwin Soler

Edwin Soler kept dreaming from behind his law enforcement desk. Someday, he'd think. Someday I'll be able to do something more. He felt intensely called to serve people differently, to make a bigger impact. But he was stuck in a career going nowhere. He could see the what and the why—that desire to do [...]

Edwin Soler2026-02-05T09:33:03-06:00