What happens when we’re really listened to

Do you ever feel like you’re just not being heard? Or like you’re under pressure and no one understands how much you’re juggling? Especially in high-stress careers, few of us have the chance to truly be listened to – and coaching can help with that.

Coaching isn’t therapy or listening to someone else’s advice. It’s about exploring solutions yourself, with guidance. Coaching gives you permission to take a tricky situation and ask “If this were different, what would I notice?”.

Coaching allows you to “think to the end of your thoughts”, with someone who listens and asks really effective questions.

Better still, by adopting a coaching mindset, you can help your teams solve problems using the skills and knowledge they already have.

If you’ve felt burnt out, ignored or resentful, help is at hand. This week, transformational coach, trainer, and author Tom Dillon joins Rachel to explore how different coaching approaches can help you reclaim your agency, think more clearly, and act positively.

Listen to this episode to

Learn about the benefits of coaching, including how it can transform your life and provide a space for thinking and exploration
Understand how coaching differs from therapy and mentoring, and why coaching is a valuable tool for healthcare professionals
Discover different coaching approaches, like the person-centred and solution-focused approaches, and how they can be used to help you generate options and make your own decisions

Episode highlights

[00:02:46] What haas coaching ever done for us?
[00:05:30] Coaching vs therapy
[00:07:12] The power of being listened to
[00:10:51] Hearing back what you’ve just said
[00:12:43] The person-centred approach to coaching
[00:14:29] Are doctors good listeners?
[00:16:27] The solution-focused approach to coaching
[00:23:57] When negative beliefs prevent us from imagining solutions
[00:29:42] Cognitive behavioural approach
[00:31:50] Somatic approach to coaching
[00:34:09] Neuroscience approach
[00:39:48] Gestalt coaching approach
[00:45:17] Coaching “the uncoachable”
[00:48:25] Taking a coaching approach
[00:53:00] Work with Tom
[00:53:21] Your Coaching Journey

About the guest

Tom Dillon is a transformational coach and coach trainer on the Doctors’ Transformational Coaching Diploma. He’s the author of Agile Resilience: The psychology of developing resilience in the workplace, and his new course is designed to help doctors adopt a coaching mindset.

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