Episode 25

Ep 25: Catalysts Conversations with Bernice Hewson

Published on: 5th February, 2025

How do we make coaching spaces more equitable? In this episode hosts Sarah Bramall and Rebecca Daniel sit down with Bernice Hewson, a seasoned EMCC senior coach practitioner and founder of Raising Racial Consciousness. Bernice shares her transformative journey from a long corporate career in IT to becoming a passionate advocate for social justice and racial equity in coaching. Bernice shares invaluable insights on the importance of understanding race, power, and equity in our coaching practices, while challenging the concept of coach neutrality and fostering meaningful conversations about diversity. Get ready to explore how coaches can cultivate curiosity, empathy, and courage in their continuous learning journey. 

Here are the Highlights:

00:00 Introduction

06:03 Liberatory Self-Understanding Coaching

07:45 Coaching with Awareness and Equity

14:24 Addressing Colorblindness in Coaching

15:42 Navigating DEI in Coaching

20:12 Self-Awareness Guides Personal Growth

About Bernice Hewson:

Bernice Hewson is a racial equity scholar, anti-racism educator and founder of Raising Racial Consciousness Ltd . She works with Coach training providers and Leadership teams to influence and drive racial equity throughout their organisation.She facilitates coach training through Barefoot Coaching Ltd and Henley Business School. She is passionate about supporting individuals and teams that have made a conscious commitment to deepen their understanding of racial equity and inclusion, supporting them to learn and unlearn in a non-judgemental space as they learn to find their voice. She has a master’s degree in Culture, Diaspora and Ethnicity from Birkbeck University and is an accredited EMCC Senior Practitioner.



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Website: https://raisingracialconsciousness.com/about-us/


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The Coaching Catalysts
Welcome to The Coaching Catalysts Podcast, the go-to place for coaches and professionals to elevate your coaching practice. Whether you’re just starting out as a coach, an experienced coach looking to deepen your skills, or you’re creating coaching cultures within your organisation - we've got you covered.

Co-hosts Sarah Bramall and Rebecca Daniel are highly experienced Accredited Coaches with thousands of hours of coaching experience, Coach Trainers for leading organisations and Coach Supervisors, supporting coaches via their supervision and coach development service and community.

As former teachers and leaders, with a combined thirty years’ experience in education, Sarah and Rebecca are uniquely positioned to support coaches in professional development and ethical practice, in a fast emerging industry.

With a wealth of experience, Sarah specialises in Leadership and Executive Coaching, Career coaching, confidence and Imposter Syndrome, and effective communication.

With a broad range of expertise, Rebecca’s coaching specialisms encompass leadership, neurodiversity, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), mindset, resilience, and communication.

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Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbramallcoaching/
Rebecca: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielrebecca/

FREE Supervision Experience for Coaches: Listening Partnerships, register here: https://bit.ly/supervisionexperience

Find out more about our supervision service here: http://bit.ly/coaching-collective

For ICF mentoring see here: https://bit.ly/catalystsmentorcoaching

To book a call: https://tidycal.com/coachingcatalysts/explorationcall


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Rebecca Daniel

‘The Coaching Catalysts’ was founded by Sarah Bramall and Rebecca Daniel. As Qualified Coaches, accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and trainers for lead coach training organisations, Sarah and Rebecca are highly qualified and experienced coaches, coach supervisors and trainers.

With a combined thirty years’ teaching and leadership experience in the education sector, they create change through transformational coaching, supervision and training.

Sarah and Rebecca’s aligned passion for impact enables them to work with coaches and professionals to support them to excel personally and professionally, while developing their mindset and prioritising wellbeing in order to feel fulfilled in all aspects of their lives.