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Coaching as Benevolence

Coaching as Benevolence

By: L'Shawn Howard and Eryn Elder
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This is a podcast for people who are curious about using coaching as a resource for self-development.

L'Shawn Howard and Eryn Elder 2023
Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • Floating Leads to Deep Reflection and Insight: Try this Prompt as a Guided Visualization
    Jul 1 2026

    L' Shawn and Eryn focus on the "float" prompt in section two of their guided journal, exploring the metaphor of floating in a large open sea as a way to surrender control and allow life to guide them to new places. L' Shawn shares how a recent YouTube video about Bashar's teachings on following what excites you inspired her to pursue two new passion areas: co-facilitating civic academies through Coloradans for the Common Good and facilitating Family Constellations. Eryn describes her visualization experience of floating to an unexpected urban island with skyscrapers accessed by an escalator, revealing her shift from needing control to being open to mysterious guidance. Both hosts discuss how the visualization experience mirrors the surrender required in Family Constellations facilitation, where the facilitator must let go of control and trust the collective wisdom emerging through the representatives.

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    38 mins
  • Expanding One's Heart Space with Exploration, Imagery, and Honesty
    Jun 24 2026

    L' Shawn and Eryn conduct discuss prompt six in section 2 from their journal series focused on exploring heart space and ways of being. L' Shawn imagines her heart space as a luxurious palatial estate with nature surroundings where people could retreat and connect with their bodies. Eryn shares how her recent cardiac CT scan results were unexpectedly positive, leading her to explore how physical and metaphorical heart spaces intersect, while they both discuss how opening one's heart space can lead to healing, vulnerability, and helping others despite the counterintuitive nature of embracing pain to find strength.

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    40 mins
  • Considerations on Grief and Way of Being, Journal Prompt 5, Section 2
    Jun 17 2026

    L' Shawn and Eryn focus on journal prompt 5 in section 2 of their guided journal. The prompt is about grief and authenticity in supporting loved ones who are grieving. L' Shawn shares a personal story about losing a friend named Angus who died unexpectedly in Italy, discussing how geographic distance made the grieving process more complex and how Eryn's coaching helped her process the grief authentically rather than feeling pressure to be helpful or strong. Eryn reflects on the complexity of grief, particularly how family dynamics can complicate the grieving process and the importance of being seen in one's grief, while also discussing how grief can lead to spiritual transformation and a different relationship with concepts like fate. The conversation explores how grief experiences can be both challenging and transformative, with Eryn sharing how her own significant loss led to personal growth and a deeper appreciation for mystery and spirituality.

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    47 mins
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