In my previous blog I wrote about how the Drama Triangle* can be used as a means of identifying the kind of thinking we are doing when...

Metaphors describe one thing in terms of another and give form to things which are otherwise difficult to describe. Suppose, for example, someone says that trying to stay in control is creating a ‘tension all around the top half of my body, like big iron armour crushing inwards’ , we get a very graphic sense of how this person is experiencing their situation from the metaphor they have used. Metaphors are not simply a figure of speech; they play a fundamental role in the wa

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