I’d like to share a story recently told to me by a coach who chose to use the Listening Space process with a client. This client was coming to terms with a recent diagnosis of ADHD: This client was wanting to understand himself better, to figure out how to be himself. He was using emotive language so I thought that asking the Listening Space questions might be helpful for him. The focus word for his exploration came quite easily. The word was ‘exhausting’, a word he had used

Clean questions are a great way of helping someone to bring mindful awareness to their inner experience. By repeating back the other person's words and asking these questions in a specific order, you can create a Listening Space for them. People often experience a sense of greater calm when this happens. One participant from a recent Listening Space course , Cheryl, explained how she had used these questions in her coaching work with surprising effect. She was working wit