Love of Coaching

04 June 2026

The Magic in the Mind: How Hypnotherapy and Coaching Changed Everything with Sara Wilson

In this episode, Sam sits down with Sara Wilson - coach, clinical hypnotherapist, author, and teacher - for a conversation that is as warm and surprising as it is deeply practical. Sara shares the extraordinary personal story that launched her into this work: watching her young son Jake, mid-cancer treatment, transform his mindset in a single hypnotherapy session.

From there, the conversation weaves through the power of the subconscious mind, what it really means to practise what you preach, how to build a coaching business that grows with you, and why helping children understand their own minds might be one of the most important things we can do for the world. Expect honesty, humour, a touch of magic, and more than a few moments that will make you stop and think.

5 Key Takeaways

Your 'why' will find you - often through hardship. Sara didn't plan a career in hypnotherapy. It found her in a hospital room, watching her son Jake take his medication for the first time after a single session, and thinking, I need to learn how to do that. Purpose rarely arrives on schedule.
The subconscious mind is always running the show. Whether it's a fear response, a habit, or a deeply held belief - so much of how we think, feel, and behave is driven by the unconscious. Understanding this is the first step to real, lasting change, for coaches, clients, and children alike.
You don't need a niche to start. Sara's advice to new coaches: stop waiting until you've found the perfect niche. Start seeing people. Your niche will reveal itself through the work, just as working with children emerged naturally for Sara through her own lived experience.
Coaching and hypnotherapy together are greater than the sum of their parts. When Sara added coaching to her hypnotherapy practice, she describes it as finding "the missing piece", the combination created a solution-focused, forward-paced way of working with people that neither modality could achieve alone.
Helping children understand their minds is a gift to the whole world. Sara's vision goes beyond individual sessions - she believes that equipping children with tools to calm their nervous systems, build confidence, and trust themselves creates a generation able to share their unique gifts. Her book 52 Ways to Help Your Child Grow Their Confidence and Happiness is a practical starting point for coaches, parents, and therapists working with children aged 5–12.

If would like to learn more from Sara, connect with her and buy her book, visit her website https://mindgarden.co.nz You'll be able to find all her services and social media here too.

If you're a coach interested in becoming an Accredited Coach with ANZCAL, head to our website www.anzcal.org We'd love to connect with you.

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22 May 2026

Lead From the Inside Out — Lindsey Brittian on True North Identity

In this episode of The Love of Coaching, host Samantha Hannah sits down with Lindsey Brittian - Master Coach, founder of Turas, and creator of the True North Identity System - for a conversation that is as honest as it is inspiring.

Lindsey shares her remarkable journey from high-performing marketer in London to identity-led leadership coach in New Zealand, including the pivotal life moments that shaped who she is today. Together, Sam and Lindsey explore why so many leaders and coaches are struggling right now, what it really means to lead from your identity rather than from expectation, and how Lindsey's True North certification pathway is equipping coaches to make a deeper, more lasting impact in a rapidly changing world.

Whether you're new to coaching or a seasoned practitioner, this episode will challenge you to stop performing success - and start living it.

5 KEY POINTS FROM THE SHOW

Identity as the anchor - Lindsey explains why identity-led leadership gives people something to hold onto in volatile times, contrasting it with performance-led systems that can lead to burnout, misalignment, and loss of self.
The True North Identity System - A structured four-pillar methodology (Resilience, Space, Power, Resilience) designed to help individuals, teams, and organisations align who they are with how they lead, decide, and act.
A certification pathway for coaches — True North offers three progressive levels aligned with ANZCAL's certification structure: Life & Leadership, Business and Organisations.
Embrace the messy middle - Lindsey shares candidly about the trial, error, and pivots it took to build Turas - and why getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is a non-negotiable part of coaching and entrepreneurship.
Resilience is a must-have, not a nice-to-have - With over 40% of the global workforce facing burnout, Lindsey makes the case that resilience is now a core leadership capability - and that it's most powerful when built from your own identity, not borrowed from someone else's playbook.

You can contact Lindsey on her website www.turas.co.nz. You'll find all her social media handles and contact forms here as well.

If you are interested in becoming an Accredited Coach with ANZCAL head to our website www.anzcal.org We'd love to connect with you.

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02 April 2026

April transits with Chey and Sam

April brings a powerful shift in energy - not a clean beginning, but a threshold between endings and new beginnings. As Pisces dissolves what no longer serves and Aries ignites a new sense of self, this month invites coaches to move with courage, compassion, and trust.

In this episode, Sam and Chey explore how to navigate the uncertainty, heightened emotions, and rapid movement of April while staying grounded in your inner wisdom, your values, and your role as a coach.

This is a month of becoming, where clarity unfolds through action, not before it.

Chey’s Astrology Highlights

1. Endings + Beginnings (Pisces New Moon → Aries Equinox)

We are standing between worlds, releasing the old while not yet fully seeing the new. This creates a sense of uncertainty, but also a powerful transformation.

2. Identity, Compassion & Spiritual Activation

With strong Aries energy and Neptune present, April invites a deeper connection to self, leading with courage, while grounding in compassion, intuition, and conscious action.

3. Embracing Uncertainty & Taking Action Anyway

Clarity may not come first. This month asks you to trust yourself, take aligned steps forward, and allow the path to unfold as you move.

Sam’s Human Design Highlights

1. Let Go of Old Patterns & Step Forward Anyway

April carries a strong theme of releasing what no longer serves, even if you don’t feel fully “ready.” Growth happens through action, not perfection.

2. Lead Without Control — Trust Your Inner Wisdom

This is a time to soften control, avoid micromanaging outcomes, and instead lead from trust - both in yourself and in your clients’ ability to find their own answers.

3. Care, Community & Sustainable Leadership

A strong focus on nurturing yourself and others emerges. Balancing giving with self-care, setting boundaries, and leading in a way that is both supportive and sustainable.

If you would like to get in touch with Chey for an Astrology reading, you can message her on Instagram - www.instagram.com/undertwomoons

Chey also has a Substack where you can stay in touch with her Astrology. www.substack.com/@undertwomoons.

Becoming an ANZCAL accredited coach is about more than a credential; it’s a commitment to excellence, growth, and meaningful connection.

It’s for coaches who are curious, who continuously refine their skills, who care deeply about how they hold space, and who value being part of a supportive, professional coaching community.

If you’re ready to grow with integrity, deepen your impact, and step confidently into the coach you’re capable of becoming, contact ANZCAL today at www.anzcal.org. We’d love to help you reach your potential. Follow us:

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01 April 2026

Ep.4 Coaching Reimagined: Dr Suzanne Henwood on Holding Sacred Space in a Complex World

Becoming an ANZCAL accredited coach is about more than a credential; it’s a commitment to excellence, growth, and meaningful connection.

It’s for coaches who are curious, who continuously refine their skills, who care deeply about how they hold space, and who value being part of a supportive, professional coaching community.

If you’re ready to grow with integrity, deepen your impact, and step confidently into the coach you’re capable of becoming, contact ANZCAL today at www.anzcal.org. We’d love to help you reach your potential. Follow us:

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The Love of Coaching — Episode with Dr Suzanne Henwood

This episode is a powerful, honest, and deeply human conversation with Dr Suzanne Henwood — Master Coach, neuroscientist, author, and one of the boldest thinkers shaping the future of coaching.

Suzanne invites us to slow down, question old models, and reconnect with what it truly means to serve people well.

5 Key Points from the Podcast

Suzanne’s journey into coaching began long before she ever called herself a coach. As an academic and Associate Professor in Health and Social Sciences, she spent years studying how people learn and grow in real work environments. What she saw, again and again, was a disconnect between theory, systems, and the lived human experience. Coaching became her way of doing the work differently; more honestly, ethically, and humanely.
Suzanne openly owns her love of neuroscience and behavioural psychology, but what makes her work so powerful is why she uses it. Her science is not about optimisation or performance at all costs; it’s about understanding suffering, stress, trauma, and adaptation so people can feel safer in their bodies and lives. Her knowledge is always in service of compassion.
One of the most emotional threads in the episode is Suzanne’s reflection on spending years trying to fit into boxes she was never meant to occupy. The moment she realised that “fitting in would be a nightmare” was liberating. From that point on, she chose integrity over approval, standing out over compliance, and service over status, a choice that now defines her coaching philosophy.
Suzanne speaks candidly about why traditional, linear, head-based, goal-only coaching models are no longer enough. Clients today are overwhelmed, anxious, and navigating complexity on every level. Coaching’s moment to shine is now, but only if coaches are willing to work with the whole human system, not just the thinking mind.
Perhaps the most moving message of the episode is Suzanne’s belief that coaching is, at its core, about creating a space where people can be real. Not fixed. Not managed. Not rushed. A place of safety, dignity, and truth. For Suzanne, this is not a technique; it’s an ethical responsibility, and the deepest form of service a coach can offer.

This episode is an invitation to remember why coaching exists, not to control, dominate, or perfect people, but to walk alongside them as they come home to themselves.

Want to connect with Dr Suzanne Henwood

w. https://www.suzannehenwood.com/

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13 March 2026

The Coach Who Deeply Listens: Finding Meaning in Every Story with Jody Kubo

Today on The Love of Coaching Podcast, we’re joined by someone who embodies the quiet, powerful art of presence in coaching, Jody Kubo.

Jody is an ANZCAL Certified Professional Coach, an NLP Coach Practitioner, and a Certified Professional and Pastoral Supervisor through Morling College. With training grounded in globally recognised coaching standards and advanced coaching techniques, Jody brings both professional rigour and deep humanity to his work.

But if you ask Jody about his coaching philosophy, he won’t start with a framework or a model.

Instead, he might tell you a story about a small diner in Tokyo.

In the Netflix series Midnight Diner, the owner simply says:

“I make whatever customers ask for, as long as I have the ingredients.”

The diner is simple, quiet, and unassuming. People arrive late at night carrying stories, questions, and pieces of their lives. The cook - known only as Master - listens deeply, asks the occasional question, and somehow, through that presence, something meaningful unfolds.

For Jody, coaching works much the same way.

It’s not about the coach becoming the centre of the story.

It’s about creating a space where people feel heard, where deeper meaning emerges, and where insight quietly takes shape.

Like the Midnight Diner, Jody’s coaching space is one where people arrive as they are, and leave feeling nourished, understood, and often seeing their path forward more clearly.

Today we’re exploring how coaches can listen more deeply, honour the stories behind the words, and rediscover the quiet power of presence in coaching.

5 Key Highlights from the podcast

Great coaches are often shaped by great coaches - Jody traces his passion for developing people back to a coach he had growing up. This coach believed in him, inspired him to perform beyond his perceived ability, and showed him the power of encouragement. That early experience planted the seed for Jody’s lifelong desire to invest in others.
Coaching is about seeing the person, not just the task - Through his work in teaching, leadership development, and mentoring, Jody discovered that directive leadership only goes so far. Coaching takes a longer view of the person, helping individuals grow in awareness, confidence, and capability rather than simply telling them what to do.
Deep listening reveals the real story - One of Jody’s central coaching beliefs is that clients often arrive with a surface-level issue, but through patient listening and thoughtful questions, deeper meaning emerges. True coaching happens when the coach listens without judgment and allows the client’s story to unfold.
The coach should never be the centre of the story - Jody emphasises that the gift of coaching is presence. Like the “Master” in the Midnight Diner metaphor he shares, a coach creates a space where people feel heard and understood. The coach guides the conversation but allows the client to remain the central character of their own journey.
Coaching is about creating a space where people belong - At its heart, Jody’s work is about building a community where people feel welcomed, supported, and empowered. Just like the diner in his metaphor, coaching becomes a place where people can arrive as they are, explore their story, and leave with greater clarity and confidence about their next steps.

Learn more from Jody

w - www.kubolifecoaching.com.au

- Diner for the Soul: expresses the Kubo Life Coaching vibe and philosophy

http://eepurl.com/jb1odY

Power of words - The story of the English professor Jody shared in the podcast

http://eepurl.com/i-b7GY

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