Anna Boocock's Connect2 Coaching

It has been an immense pleasure and privilege to contribute to Rich Gower's amazing Praxis Course and his new book, the Hopeful Activist Look for me in Chapter Three 🙂 and please share this post to spread the word. Thankyou 🙏❤️

The day before yersterday the word 'Undefended' rose up inside me.
And I knew.
This was my next word.
The Deep carried me to that word.
She brought me to the place where I could dare to choose a word as dangerous as that.

Undefended
This is my word,
by which I mean,
there is something of my truest self in that word.
Some of my deepest, most connected moments have been the times when I've cracked open my heart wide and let everyone see inside.
Stood, emotionally naked,
while the world inside me shifts and rearranges around this newer, truer me.
That word stirs something in me.
What would it look like to live a life without defences?
Where the me you see and hear and feel on the outside is the me I see and hear and feel on the inside.
I noticed a long time ago the way people described me wasn't always how I experienced myself.
They used words like gentle, quiet, shy but I knew I could be loud, wild and confident.
I also knew, without anyone saying it explicitly,
that people preferred the gentle, quiet me.
So I packed the other me away.
I bit my tongue and hid the things I saw.
I made sure everyone around me was happy and safe and doing ok.
I think that's why I fell in love with coaching.
I saw the possibility of permission,
permission to be me.
I ask for it explicitly.
Are you willing for me to be real with you.
Really real?
I will tell you what I see and what I hear.
No filters.
Much grace,
but no filters.
They say yes.
My life changes.
And so does theirs.
And now I'm here.
In this space.
Daring to let down my defences.
Longing to be real here too.
Really real.
I will tell you what I see and what I hear.
No filters,
much grace.
Learning to live,
undefended.

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If something stirs in you too at the thought of an undefended life and you'd like some support on the journey send me a message. I'd love to connect with you

The very wonderful Ellie Phillips of Ellie Phillips’ Clarity Coaching was kind enough to interview me on her most recent podcast. Let me know what you think! 🙂

The amazing Anna Boocock from Connect2 Coaching is my guest on this week's podcast.
We discuss numerous subjects including finding your gift, values, parenting, home schooling and super powers.
The podcast is available now on my ⭐️ NEW WEBSITE⭐️ https://getclaritycoaching.co.uk/podcasts/

If you, or someone you know, is also interested in digging deeper into your core values you're in the right place. I'm offering the opportunity to do the same Core Values 1:1 session I'm doing with the participants. I'm fully booked for May but there are spaces in June.

This is one of the most impactful coaching sessions I offer and I know it will move you forward so, in recognition of the huge impact Covid has had on us all, you can book this session + workbook on a sliding scale starting from £5 to £50.

Pay whatever you want no questions asked and lets get you moving forward! 😊👍🥳

How do you live a fulfilling life & use your core values for Jesus? Tonight those on the Praxis Labs are looking at exactly this - finding their role through identifying their core values, with . This session is a game-changer.

Had a great time last night delivering this session for the Praxis Centre for Hope and Activism!

Now I get the incredible privilege of digging deeper into core values 1:1 with 22 wonderful participants over the next three weeks!

How do you live a fulfilling life & use your core values for Jesus? Tonight those on the Praxis Labs are looking at exactly this - finding their role through identifying their core values, with . This session is a game-changer.

Hi everyone I wanted to let you know about an exciting opportunity to join a Praxis Lab in January 2020. Praxis Labs are an invitation to turn your faith into action. They are pay what you can and include coaching from myself and another great coach Nick Smith so incredible value! Check out the details and get booked on :-) https://praxiscentre.org/labs/ Likes and shares appreciated too !

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