The EMCC UK Podcast

Conversations with Members: Helen O’Neill

Helen O’Neill chats to host Beth Clare McManus in an open and reflective discussion, exploring Helen's work with a focus on the future of work, and her passion for books.Helen also considers how we work on ourselves and bring in the tools and techniques that we use with our clients in service of doing our best work with some self-compassion.Conversations with Members is a series of personal, community-driven conversations, celebrating the expertise, values and lived experience of the EMCC UK coaching, mentoring, and supervision community.The series aims to inspire, inform, and connect our members by sharing insights into real-world practice and the evolving nature of the field. Each conversation balances storytelling with practical reflections, offering a unique window into the diverse perspectives of our membership.Helen O’Neill is a Future of Work Coach. She’s passionate about enabling individuals to thrive in the rapidly changing world of work without impacting their wellbeing and specialises in working with those who have non-traditional or portfolio careers. She’s an active volunteer for the EMCC where she focuses on wellbeing initiatives as Deputy Director of Development. In addition to her coaching practice, she is a four-time author and works with coaches who want to write and publish their books.https://www.helenoneillcoaching.comBeth Clare McManus is a psychologist, artist, and researcher living in Manchester, UK. She is an EMCC accredited coach at senior practitioner level and works as a coaching supervisor, with specialisms in coach wellbeing and the creative self. Her best work happens at the intersection of psychology, coaching and creativity.At EMCC UK, we are passionate about sharing resources on relevant topics for our members. This includes sharing views from different perspectives. Please note that any views expressed in our content are based on individual contributor experience and not necessarily endorsed by EMCC UK. The content offered is for general information only and does not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice.Produced and edited by Stephen Brown.Original music by Stephen Brown.

Conversations with Members: Sarah Gatford

Sarah Gatford chats to host Beth Clare McManus in a lively and joyful discussion, exploring how nature is a huge source of inspiration in her work, enabling us to be well and move towards flourishing with the help of our natural world (and goats!).Sarah explores her role as an EMCC UK Governor Member, as well as considering how we might all work to connect and reconnect as a community in a post-Covid world. The importance of sharing some of who we are and the role of allyship provides some interesting food for thought in a profession that often encourages us to share less of ourselves in our practice.Conversations with Members is a series of personal, community-driven conversations, celebrating the expertise, values and lived experience of the EMCC UK coaching, mentoring, and supervision community.The series aims to inspire, inform, and connect our members by sharing insights into real-world practice and the evolving nature of the field. Each conversation balances storytelling with practical reflections, offering a unique window into the diverse perspectives of our membership.Sarah Gatford blends two decades of coaching experience with her BSL/English interpreting career. With an MSc in Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology, she creates judgment-free spaces where authentic expression flourishes. Her work across educational, healthcare, and legal settings has honed her ability to listen beyond words. Sarah integrates creativity and nature into her coaching, helping clients discover novel approaches to personal development. A proud mother of two transgender adults, she also serves as an EMCCUK governor member. Sarah finds balance through singing, volunteering at a Derbyshire goat farm, and connecting with friends, reminders of what truly matters: authentic connection and fulfilment.www.linkedin.com/in/sarahgatfordBeth Clare McManus is a psychologist, artist, and researcher living in Manchester, UK. She is an EMCC accredited coach at senior practitioner level and works as a coaching supervisor, with specialisms in coach wellbeing and the creative self. Her best work happens at the intersection of psychology, coaching and creativity.At EMCC UK, we are passionate about sharing resources on relevant topics for our members. This includes sharing views from different perspectives. Please note that any views expressed in our content are based on individual contributor experience and not necessarily endorsed by EMCC UK. The content offered is for general information only and does not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice.Produced and edited by ⁠⁠Stephen Brown⁠⁠. Original music by Stephen Brown.

Conversations with Members: Liam Moore

Liam Moore talks to host Beth Clare McManus, offering an honest and refreshing take on his work as a coach and supervisor. He shares the importance of using your voice and the role of challenge, with integrity and care, for the betterment of the profession.Exploring the influence of others on his practice, Liam reflects on how his practice and his self are 'growing together', and brings some interesting pop culture references into the conversation that help us consider how authentic we might be in our work.Conversations with Members is a series of personal, community-driven conversations, celebrating the expertise, values and lived experience of the EMCC UK coaching, mentoring, and supervision community.The series aims to inspire, inform, and connect our members by sharing insights into real-world practice and the evolving nature of the field. Each conversation balances storytelling with practical reflections, offering a unique window into the diverse perspectives of our membership.For 15 years, Liam Moore has helped people to have a productive and fulfilling experience of work through coaching and supervision. He works with founders, leaders and other people professionals to unravel life’s complexities, and to find a healthy balance between doing what needs to get done and what makes us feel good while we do it. Liam has published research exploring coaches' professional development and has written for EMCC, Association for Coaching and Coaching at Work. Understanding the influence and impact of individual and collective difference on how we live and work together is central to Liam’s work.https://liammoore.coachBeth Clare McManus is a psychologist, artist, and researcher living in Manchester, UK. She is an EMCC accredited coach at senior practitioner level and works as a coaching supervisor, with specialisms in coach wellbeing and the creative self. Her best work happens at the intersection of psychology, coaching and creativity.At EMCC UK, we are passionate about sharing resources on relevant topics for our members. This includes sharing views from different perspectives. Please note that any views expressed in our content are based on individual contributor experience and not necessarily endorsed by EMCC UK. The content offered is for general information only and does not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice.Produced and edited by ⁠Stephen Brown⁠. Original music by Stephen Brown.

Conversations with Members: Dr Clare Mulligan-Foster

Dr Clare Mulligan-Foster and Beth Clare McManus dive into a celebration of the coaching, mentoring and supervision community and explore how inspiring and motivating collaborations and connections can be.They also discuss the importance of looking after yourself in practice, and how reflecting on personal values such as kindness, curiosity and respect can inform not only the work we do with clients, but more broadly our ways of working and living.Conversations with Members is a series of personal, community-driven conversations, celebrating the expertise, values and lived experience of the EMCC UK coaching, mentoring, and supervision community.The series aims to inspire, inform, and connect our members by sharing insights into real-world practice and the evolving nature of the field. Each conversation balances storytelling with practical reflections, offering a unique window into the diverse perspectives of our membership.Dr Clare Mulligan-Foster is a Chartered and registered Occupational Psychologist, a Chartered Coaching Psychologist, and an accredited executive coach.She is a Chartered Coaching Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS), a registered Occupational Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and a Certified Business Psychologist with the Association of Business Psychologists (ABP). Clare is also an accredited EMCC Senior Practitioner, holds an ILM7 certificate in Executive Coaching and Mentoring, and a Professional Certificate of Advanced Study in Coaching Supervision. She is an EMCC-accredited coach supervisor and is on the BPS Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors.Beth Clare McManus is a psychologist, artist, and researcher living in Manchester, UK. She is an EMCC accredited coach at senior practitioner level and works as a coaching supervisor, with specialisms in coach wellbeing and the creative self. Her best work happens at the intersection of psychology, coaching and creativity.At EMCC UK, we are passionate about sharing resources on relevant topics for our members. This includes sharing views from different perspectives. Please note that any views expressed in our content are based on individual contributor experience and not necessarily endorsed by EMCC UK. The content offered is for general information only and does not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice.Produced and edited by Stephen Brown. Original music by Stephen Brown.

Empowering transitions: Mentoring with BetterUp and the Invictus Games | Mentoring series one, part four

Damian Vaughan, Mickaela Richards and Heidi Thomas explore how BetterUp and The Invictus Games Foundation have partnered to support recovery for individuals within the international Wounded, Injured or Sick (WIS) service community 365 Days a year and beyond the Games through mentoring. The key message being, you don't recover, you are always in recovery. We discuss the powerful impact mentoring has on supporting individuals through life transitions, as well as fascinating stories about how mentoring has transformed lives. Damian Vaughan leads program development at BetterUp with an eye for hitting on the inner work that it takes to aspire beyond one’s own limitations and, with grit and resolve, to achieve success. Damian’s deeply credentialed experience in positive developmental psychology, secured after an NFL career, has afforded him the opportunity to coach and consult for global companies and elite athletes. Damian founded the Vaughn Center to develop leadership and positive social impact of executives, business owners, and athletes. Prior to BetterUp, he worked as SVP, human resources, at HBO Latin America, and as Director of Organization Development at 21st Century Fox. He is also a Clinical Professor at the University of Oregon. Damian has an M.A. and a Ph.D. in positive developmental psychology from Claremont Graduate University. Mickaela Richards saw service on HMS Portland and HMS Bulwark conducting anti-narcotics and anti-piracy operations. In 2011 Mickaela was involved in a car accident and was rehabilitated at Headley Court and Hasler Company. She competed in the Invictus Games London 2014, winning two gold and one silver medal. After competing, she wanted to give back to the community and joined the Foundation and built our 'Beyond the Games' Programme now serving as our Grants and Programmes Director. Heidi Thomas holds a Masters in Coaching and Mentoring and is an EMCC EIA Senior Practitioner Coach and Mentor. Her background spans over 20 years within global talent acquisition, business growth and coaching. Heidi is passionate about supporting human development and bringing opportunities where some may not previously have thought possible. Her award-winning research on the experience of mentoring for low-income single mothers found a clear need for greater supervision and ethics within mentoring and is an ardent supporter of peer-to-peer mentoring as a means to uplifting and developing vulnerable populations.