Holding the Space Without Taking On The Baggage {Ep 224}

About this episode

Darleen Redman discusses the importance of holding space with emotional boundaries to avoid burnout in coaching.

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever finished a client session and felt like you’re carrying someone else’s anxiety in your chest, their stress in your shoulders, or their problems in your head, we made this conversation for you. I’m talking about the skill that separates sustainable coaches from burned-out helpers. Holding space with strong emotional boundaries, so you can stay kind, present, and clear without absorbing a client’s baggage. I get practical and a little blunt. I break down how I t...

People in this episode

Host: Darleen Redman

Topics covered

• coaching
• emotional boundaries
• client relationships
• burnout
• mental health

Keywords

• holding space
• client anxiety
• emotional boundaries
• sustainable coaching
• burned-out helpers

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