Coaching the “Holes in Our Souls” with Art and Activism

Coach Tamara Herl has clients who sometimes have deep wounds, and she’s the first to beware of shifting from coach into the role of therapist.

But it’s not always the depth of the wounds that determines whether coaching can make a difference, she believes. “If they’re able to move forward and if they’re ready and willing to take responsibility for their own lives,” than they’re ready for coaching.

The coaching happens, she says, when a person looks back at the experiences–good and bad–in their life, and ask, “Where do I go from here?”

Her mission, Herl says, is reigniting the client’s passion for the thing–or things–that once inspired them. “Helping them rekindle that passion for that dream they once had…or that thing they want for their lives…usually it’s still in there. It might be a teeny tiny spark, and with coaching I help them believe in it again.”

Herl’s own passion–and love for artistic expression and spirituality–has led her to become an advocate for social change through coaching–either in traditional coach and client relationships, or by people affected by those who’ve been coached. “People from all walks of life can benefit from completing the process,” Herl says. “Those who are self-employed can develop a spiritually-based work ethic. People who work for someone else can explore ways to synchronize their own bottom line with that of their employer. People in management positions can create a work environment that supports both employee well-being and the bottom line of the organization. I have a vision of a world transformed by people and organizations who know how to do this.”

Herl spoke with CoachReporter Mark Joyella about this, and about her upcoming book “Transcending the Bottom Line: Creating a Spiritual Work Ethic.”

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To learn more about Herl’s book–which is entered in a spiritual book contest–watch Tamara Herl’s video: