Episode 46
Ep 46: Coaching, Supervision & Creating Calm Connections with Nicole Freeman
What does it mean to truly weave your life experiences into a coaching practice, and how does supervision support not only your professional growth, but your personal wellbeing? In this episode of the Coaching Catalysts Podcast, co-host Sarah Bramall sits down with supervisor, coach, and lifelong food lover Nicole Freeman to explore her unconventional journey from accounting to entrepreneurship to coaching supervision. Together, they explore finding your coaching niche, the value of lived experience, restorative practices, and why supervision is like therapy for your coaching (with a “snow globe” metaphor you won’t forget). This episode offers inspiration, practical insight for coaches at all levels, and an invitation to make calm and connection the centre of your coaching journey.
Highlights:
00:00 Intro: Elevating your coaching and Nicole’s unusual career path
01:13 Chickenpox curveballs and prepping for in-person events
01:54 Nicole’s story
03:09 The powerful role of lived experience for new coaches
05:23 Mindset, confidence, and coaching diverse clients
06:02 Niche or not? Finding your fit and letting your practice evolve
07:49 Picking clients and the magic of values-based connections
12:27 Restorative routines: Running, yoga, and putting wellbeing first
15:55 Energy work and supervision
18:38 Supervision as “therapy for your coaching”
20:29 Sharing best practice within the Coaching Catalysts community
22:28 Building group magic
24:12 What Nicole gets from supervision as a supervisee
26:47 Celebrating support and those precious “backpack off” moments
28:00 “Supervision is like a snow globe” (and why you’ll want your own!)
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About Nicole Freeman:
Nicole is a highly regarded accredited coach (ICF PCC and EMCC Senior Practitioner) and EMCC accredited coach supervisor working with mid- and senior-level professionals. With chartered accountancy and MBA qualifications as well as experience as an interim FD, business consultant, owner of her own multi award winning business and having run a small family business, she’s commercially focused with strong business acumen, and comfortable across a range of industries. Her background as a top performing audit and transaction senior manager, and then project manager to the UK leadership team in one of the Big 4 accountancy firms, means she’s well placed to understand the challenges those in professional and financial services face. Her areas of expertise are around perfectionism, people pleasing and procrastination, things common for high achievers. As a trusted confidante, sounding board and thinking partner, Nicole is a natural asset to individuals and organisations keen to unlock their full potential through coaching.
Connect with Nicole:
Website: www.nicolefreeman.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-freeman-coaching/
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