Conversations with Members: Sarah Gatford

Conversations with Members: Sarah Gatford

From The EMCC UK Podcast by EMCC UK

June 19, 2025 · 36 min · Season 1 · Episode 53

About this episode

Sarah Gatford discusses the inspiration from nature in her coaching work and the importance of community connection post-Covid.

Sarah Gatford chats to host Beth Clare McManus in a lively and joyful discussion, exploring how nature is a huge source of inspiration in her work, enabling us to be well and move towards flourishing with the help of our natural world (and goats!). Sarah explores her role as an EMCC UK Governor Member, as well as considering how we might all work to connect and reconnect as a community in a post-Covid world. The importance of sharing some of who we are and the role of allyship provides some interesting food for thought in a profession that often encourages us to share less of ourselves in our practice. Conversations with Members is a series of personal, community-driven conversations, celebrating the expertise, values and lived experience of the EMCC UK coaching, mentoring, and supervision community. The series aims to inspire, inform, and connect our members by sharing insights into real-world practice and the evolving nature of the field. Each conversation balances storytelling with practical reflections, offering a unique window into the diverse perspectives of our membership. Sarah Gatford blends two decades of coaching experience with her BSL/English interpreting career…

People in this episode

Host: Beth Clare McManus

Guest: Sarah Gatford

Topics covered

  • coaching
  • nature
  • community
  • post-Covid
  • allyship
  • positive psychology

Keywords

  • coaching
  • nature
  • community
  • allyship
  • positive psychology
  • EMCC UK
  • flourishing

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Organizations: EMCC UK

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