Shadow Work & Imperfect Coaches: When Your Humanity Helps (or Hurts) the Session

Real Talk for Coaches by Reid Ready Life Coaching, LLC

Mar 3, 202625:26Business

In this powerful episode of Real Talk for Coaches , Dr. Dawn C. Reid and Coach William unpack a topic that doesn’t get discussed enough in the coaching industry: shadow work and the myth of the perfect coach . Does your...

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