Episode 68 – Life Coaching Questions Answered by Sarah Crawte

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In episode 68, I am joined by Life Coach Sarah Crawte who talks about what life coaching is and is not, her journey toward life coaching, and the benefits of connecting with a life coach.  

Maintaining your health is often challenging and, at times, requires reaching out for help. During difficult times, help can be accessed from communities of care that include family, friends, colleagues, spiritual mentors, self-help communities, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, massage therapists, chiropractors, and/or a life coach . These communities provide the necessary scaffolding to help you focus your priorities, establish balance, and develop your vital sense of self. By developing your sense of self, you can become more aware of your needs, beliefs, values, intentions, and interests. With expanded self-awareness, you can then buffer yourself from life’s inevitable challenges, while also building resilience. (Excerpt taken from my website Soundcare Life Coaching).

An apology: When recording this episode, I was experimenting with a new headset and it is quite apparent I should have kept with my usual  habit of using my lapel microphone.  As a consequence, the sound quality was compromised.  It is my hope the listen is still bearable and that the topic is interesting enough to encourage the listener to persevere until the end.  Lesson learned.  

Orienting Quote: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Lifecoachinghub.com

Resources:

1) “Almost anyone can become a life coach. A hidden cameral investigation reveals why that’s a problem.” An article from CBC news that explores the importance of not confusing coaching for therapy and encourages coaches to stay in their lane.  While I definitely support the idea of trauma-informed life coaching, it is for the purpose of identifying those situations where it is appropriate to make a referral for those suffering from anxiety, depression and PTSD and a caution about practicing outside of one’s scope of expertise.  To read the article, click here –Almost anyone can become a life coach. A hidden camera investigation reveals why that’s a problem | CBC News. 

2) “Mental health coaches filling the gaps during pandemic.” Another CBC article that focuses on the increased demand for life coaches as those in need of immediate mental health support are left stranded due to long therapy waitlists.  The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in increased levels of anxiety, depression, substance use and loneliness.  Therapist are over-extended yet the need for help NOW requires a remedy.  To read this article, click here – Mental health coaches filling the gaps during pandemic | CBC News. 

A Parting Salutations:

Thank-you for joining me for a blithering tip-of-the-iceberg conversation about life coaching with Sarah.  As always, the conversation is ongoing and continuous.

If you think you might benefit from working with a Self-Care Life Coach, please visit my website at Soundcarelifecoaching – Self-Care – Kitchener, Ontario to learn more.  You can start the process by emailing me at soundcarelifecoaching@gmail.com. 

Peace, take care, be well, and share

The Hopeful Humanist –

 

Episode 67 – Expanding the dashboard: Covid-19, mental health and substance use

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Join me for a one-take, unedited discussion about the importance of expanding our dashboards of wellness to include mental health and substance use information.  According to the Public Health Agency of Canada “24 626 apparent opioid toxicity deaths between January 2016 and June 2021” were reported.  Did you also know according to an article, “Loneliness and Social Isolation Linked to Serious Health Conditions,” “Social isolation significantly increased a person’s risk of premature death from all causes, a risk that may rival those of smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity.”  If we are hit with another covid-19 wave of infections from a new variant, should this information inform future policies?  Should we also be tracking daily deaths due to loneliness and drug fatality poisonings?  These facts bring up important discussions about privilege and inequity.  We need to make sure we don’t overlook the voiceless!

Quote for the episode: ” Asking for help doesn’t make you weak – it reveals strength, even when you don’t feel strong” – alifeleadsimple.com

Take away thoughts: 

• We all need a “friendly voice” in our lives so someone can “love us through the hard stuff.”  
• Resilience can only take us so far. At some point we might find ourselves “tapped out.”  
• After the past two years, maybe we all need therapists, even the therapist.

Tag line: “Can we blither?”

Episode Resources:

1) “Loneliness and Social Isolation Linked to Serious Health Conditions” by CDC. Interested in finding out what you can do if you are experiencing loneliness, click here: Loneliness and Social Isolation Linked to Serious Health Conditions (cdc.gov)

2) What does the data say about fentanyl and fentanyl analogues as a major driver of the opioid crisis? 87% of accidental apparent opioid toxicity deaths involved fentanyl in 201 (Jan to Jun). For more information about opioid related harms, click here: Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada – Public Health Infobase | Public Health Agency of Canada

3) “Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use Treatment Capacity in Canada” by Canadian Centre of Substance Use and Addiction. Curious about the benefits and cost of increasing use of virtual care, click here: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use Treatment Capacity in Canada (ccsa.ca)

4) “The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Opioid-Related Harm in Ontario,” by Science Table/Covid-19 Advisory for Ontario.  What are the pre-existing barriers to adequate care among people who you drugs? “Barriers include stigma surrounding drug use and system inequities associated with social determinants of heath (SDOH) such as housing instability, gender, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, disability status, sexual orientation.” To read further, click here: The-Impact-of-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-on-Opioid-Related-Harm-in-Ontario_published_20210908.pdf (covid19-sciencetable.ca)

5) Centre for Mental Health and Addiction: Visit the CAMH website for health information about Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic by clicking here: Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic | CAMH

 

Related Episode(s):

1) Episode 58 – Self-Care Self-Assessments & Inter-Being Scaffolding (hopefulhumanistcafe.com)

 

A Parting Salutations:

Thank-you for joining me for a blithering tip-of-the-iceberg conversation about life.  As always, the conversation is ongoing and continuous.

If you think you might benefit from working with a Self-Care Life Coach, please visit my website at Soundcarelifecoaching – Self-Care – Kitchener, Ontario to learn more.  You can start the process by emailing me at soundcarelifecoaching@gmail.com. 

Peace, take care, be well, and share