What swimming coaching can tell you about… well, life actually!
In life, as in almost everything, we depend on models. Not specifically the plastic kits, Meccano sets, or nearly anonymous cat-walk stars. We DO depend […]
In life, as in almost everything, we depend on models. Not specifically the plastic kits, Meccano sets, or nearly anonymous cat-walk stars. We DO depend […]
Many of my friends and colleagues know that I have a strong interest in the prevention of drowning. While this is less of a problem […]
For a decade or so, there has been a fairly dramatic shift in the way in which psychologists look at the human condition. For the […]
The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Coaching and Mentoring Jonathan Passmore, David B Peterson, and Teresa Freire Wiley-Blackwell 2013 ISBN 978-1-119-99315-5 £117.36 The style […]
Do good coaches focus first on helping their clients behave differently or on helping them to evaluate, and possibly change, their beliefs? Some recent research […]
It seems that the term, integrative, is being very wildly thrown around by a number of coaching practitioners who draw on a number of different […]
This is Anti-Bullying Week. Although I often encounter it, this probably wouldn’t have hit my radar if it wasn’t because I’m teaching some relatively young […]
Elisabeth Loftus is a highly respected psychologist. Her work on false memories wins no votes! Psychotherapists are fearful of her because they think she will […]
WARNING – Slightly longer post than usual As some of you know, I am currently ‘executive lead’ for research within my professional body, The British […]
Someone called me yesterday. They had read one of my posts and wanted to question something I’d said. That’s great. It makes it hard for […]