By Rod Francis In June 2026 my business partner Sherry and I announced we were discontinuing accrediting the Emergent Coach…


The Forest as Coach: Nature-Based Coaching and the Ancient Art of Transformation
“Wildness is a form of sophistication, because it carries within it true knowledge of our place in the world.” —Martin…
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Why Neuroscience Doesn’t Have All the Answers for Coaching (And Neither Does Psychology)
I caught a fascinating exchange online the other day. A research psychologist I’m connected with had published a fairly…
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Embodiment in Coaching: What 4E Cognitive Science Reveals About How Change Really Happens
Embodiment in Coaching: What 4E Cognitive Science Reveals About How Change Really Happens Rod Francis | InterActualizer My personal interest…
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The Power of Ritual in Deepening Human Connection
Many of the ancient cultures practiced careful rituals of approach. An encounter of depth and spirit was preceded by careful…
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Focusing-Oriented Coaching: Coaching’s Untapped Secret
“A felt sense is the body’s physical sense of a problem, or of some concern or situation. It is a…