Join your host, Sharon Lawton, for a Coaching Conversation Special as part of our International Coaching Week Celebrations to celebrate the power of coaching in people's lives with Tesse Akpeki FCG.In this conversation Tesse will share her own personal story growing up in the troubles in Belfast and her life in West Africa and London. She will dovetail this with her professional journey, having been trained in the States, Canada, West Africa, and the UK and honing her craft working across the world undertaking International Development Leadership work. Then, her world fell apart after her beloved brother and coach, Tony, was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Dover. Tesse shared how coaching became a gift to her during that time. She will end with a self-reflection piece, which will enable further discovery of your personal and professional bridge to twin compliance with compassion. You will experience the power of the reverse bucket list! Come prepared to be encouraged, valued, and inspired.

Join your host, Sharon Lawton, for a Coaching Conversation Special as part of our International Coaching Week Celebrations to celebrate the power of coaching in people's lives with Katherine Holdstock, a certified Career Coach working in both university and private settings.

15 years ago, suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome and an underactive thyroid, Katherine could barely run for a bus. Now, she’s a familiar face on ultra-marathon start lines across the globe and couldn’t imagine a life without fitness. But, how did she get there? And what does it take to run 250km across an African desert?

Dalia is a Clinical Researcher and Wellness & Empowerment Coach, who takes a holistic approach to supporting her clients, drawing on a diverse toolkit that includes NLP, Breathwork, Meditation, Reiki, and Tarot.Having dedicated her career to developing new cancer treatments, Dalia found her world turned upside down when she went from being the researcher to becoming the patient.In this session, Dalia will share her deeply personal journey following a life-altering cancer diagnosis in 2022; an experience that impacted every aspect of her life. Now, as a passionate Patient Advocate, she uses her story to raise awareness and advocate for improved treatment and outcomes for younger women with breast cancer.Dalia will offer powerful insights into what it means to face a life-threatening illness as a young woman, and how she drew on her professional knowledge and coaching expertise to cultivate strength, resilience, and empowerment. We all encounter challenges in life; some gradual, others sudden and disruptive. Yet, these moments can serve as profound catalysts for transformation, inviting us to realign with our true values, passions, and sense of purpose.