In this episode, Katie Churchman talks with CRR Global faculty member Stephen Burke about the importance of pre-framing. Pre-framing involves considering the lens through which we look before stepping into a conversation, meeting, or project. In this conversation, we explore how pre-framing can help systems workers and their clients navigate conflict, change, and uncertainty. Whether we are delivering difficult news or providing feedback, how might the way we frame the conversation help us to po...
Jul 09, 2025•38 min•Season 6Ep. 20
Energy Part 3: The impact of directing positive energy into the world What you’ll gain from this episode: How to learn how to access different energies within ourselves that we’d like to experience more in the world. The power of broadcasting energy Ways to attune to the body’s intelligence and incorporate this wisdom into coaching. How energy awareness allows us to access the essence of the three levels of reality. The importance of attending to energetic fields, using sounds, smell, and moveme...
Jun 25, 2025•35 min•Season 6Ep. 19
Energy Part 2: Navigating and managing other people’s energy What you’ll gain from this episode: Tips for creating more energy hygiene for yourself and your relationships. An understanding of energy dissonance and coherence in our relationships. Ways to bring more energy harmonization into your life The importance of revealing the emotional field to a system The power of rituals to clear our energy between meetings. Click here to listen to Part 1: The Importance of Energy Awareness in Systems Co...
Jun 11, 2025•41 min•Season 6Ep. 18
Energy Part 1: The Importance of Energy Awareness in Systems Coaching What you’ll gain from this episode: An understanding of why energy awareness is essential in Relationship work. Strategies for tuning into energy, in yourself, and with others Awareness of why being aware of your energy is essential as a coach Using energy to create a certain impact An awareness of the power of energy to shift emotional fields. Molly Flanagan has over 18 years of experience as a coach, facilitator, and organiz...
May 28, 2025•35 min•Season 6Ep. 17
What you’ll gain from this episode: An understanding of how to use reflective practice to update and reimagine the stories we tell ourselves An awareness of reflective practice as a powerful ally for crossing edges. Insight into how reflective practice can create space within our internal landscape. Using reflective practice as a tool for understanding the themes and patterns of our lives. Vulnerable examples from Alfred about how reflective practice has helped him to build relationship with dif...
May 07, 2025•32 min•Season 6Ep. 16
What you’ll gain from this episode: The significance of unfolding in the process of reflective practice. An understanding of the importance of slowing down and feeling into the body in reflective practice. Ways to enlist the help of the observer, as opposed to blocking them through interpretation and judgement. Techniques for deepening signals that show up in reflective practice so that we can amplify and understand them more deeply. Examples from Alfred and Katie that demonstrate how inner work...
Apr 23, 2025•34 min•Season 6Ep. 15
What you’ll gain from this episode: An insight into the power of reflective practice as a tool for understanding ourselves better in relationship to the world. Awareness of how to build reflective practice into your life through journalling, free-writing and drawing. Ways to allow our authentic voice to emerge in reflective practice, without editing it out or blocking. Techniques that will help you to sit in the process rather than focus on the output or destination. Colourful examples from Alfr...
Apr 09, 2025•39 min•Season 6Ep. 14
Is the story you're telling expansive or limiting? In this episode of the Relationship Matters podcast, Kiki Kesseler and host Katie Churchman discuss the importance of the narrative in coaching. Kiki, a CRR Global faculty member with 20 years of experiences, emphasizes how stories shape our reality and agency. She shares recollections that highlight the need for conscious and intentional storytelling. What you’ll gain from this episode: 1. Greater awareness of the power of storytelling in every...
Mar 26, 2025•39 min•Season 6Ep. 13
In this Masterclass episode, we'll dive deep into team coaching —a practice transforming how teams collaborate, communicate, and achieve extraordinary results. In this compilation episode, we’ve handpicked some of the most insightful moments from our archives to bring you the essential principles, strategies, and tools that every coach, leader, or team member needs to know. So, whether you’re coaching a team through a tough transition, looking to boost collaboration, or simply passionate about h...
Mar 12, 2025•58 min•Season 6Ep. 12
In this episode, Katie Churchman talks with CRR Global faculty member and UK partner Nairy McMahon about toxic communication and overcoming unhealthy patterns in our relationships. Across this conversation, they discuss and explore how to break free from unskill communication patterns by raising awareness, creating space, and owning what we want in a relationship. What you’ll gain from this episode: Insight into different types of toxic communication patterns in relationships. An understanding o...
Feb 26, 2025•42 min•Season 6Ep. 11
In the second of this two-part mini-series on the Third Entity, CRR Global faculty members Yuri Morikawa and Fuyuo Sato dive deeper into the concept of the Third Entity , exploring how to lead with it and learn from it. This episode focuses on unlocking the power of shared growth, demonstrating how the Third Entity becomes a teacher and a guide in co-coaching and co-facilitating relationships. Yuri and Fuyuo share stories and strategies for navigating challenges, fostering collaboration, and emb...
Feb 12, 2025•35 min•Season 6Ep. 10
What is the Third Entity , and how can we get even more deliberate in working with it? It's a key idea in systems inspired coaching, since we work directly with the unique and dynamic "personality" that is created when two people come together in relationship. In this first episode of a two-part series, CRR Global faculty members Yuri Morikawa and Fuyuo Sato explore how they foster trust, alignment, and creativity by intentionally cultivating their Third Entity. Through personal insights and pro...
Jan 29, 2025•39 min•Season 6Ep. 9
In this Masterclass on Emotional Intelligence, we'll explore self-awareness—a critical skill for personal growth, effective leadership, and nurturing meaningful relationships. In this Masterclass, we’ve curated a series of insightful clips from some of our most powerful episodes, each offering unique perspectives and practical strategies for enhancing emotional intelligence. Whether you want to improve your relationships or enhance your professional interactions, this episode is packed with prac...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 8
In this reflective episode of Relationship Matters , host Katie Churchman and CRR Global co-founder Faith Fuller invite listeners to explore the body as a profound doorway to personal and relational transformation. Drawing from her own experiences, Faith shares how her evolving relationship with her changing body has become a channel for development and awe-inspiring insight. Through moments of stillness and awareness, Faith reveals how embracing the body’s finite nature can be a gateway to wisd...
Jan 01, 2025•53 min•Season 6Ep. 7
In this episode of the Relationship Matters podcast, Katie Churchman is joined by CRR Global co-founder Faith Fuller to explore the delicate balance between a coach’s vision for their client and the client’s own journey. They dive into the challenges of wanting more for clients than they want for themselves and discuss how to foster authentic growth without overstepping. What you’ll gain from this episode: Insights into respecting a client’s unique pace and journey. Strategies for balancing supp...
Dec 11, 2024•33 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Across this Masterclass on ORSC Essentials, you’ll experience the transformative power of ORSC, which integrates systems thinking with coaching techniques to enhance relationships, navigate change, and foster collaboration. The masterclass will introduce you to leading experts in the field who explore some of the key mindsets and methodologies that define this powerful framework for coaching and life. Whether you’re new to ORSC or seeking to deepen your practice, this masterclass will offer insi...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Merger and Individuation in personal and relationship growth In the premiere of season 6 of the Relationship Matters podcast, host Katie Churchman is joined by CRR Global co-founder Faith Fuller to discuss the delicate balance between individuation and merging in relationships. Together, they explore how honoring both individuality and connection is essential for building healthy, resilient partnerships. How can we be true to ourselves while fully committing to our relationships? How does recogn...
Oct 02, 2024•48 min•Season 6Ep. 1
In this 4-part bonus series on ORSC and parenting, Katie Churchman explores parenting through the lens of ORSC with CRR Global Co-founder Faith Fuller and senior faculty member Sandra Cain. Across this 4-part bonus series, Sandra takes the role of host, allowing Katie to embrace being a guest on the show as a new mum to twin girls. These 4 episodes were recorded across a 6-month period, so different life experiences, challenges, and changes have informed the evolution of this conversation. Part ...
Aug 28, 2024•38 min•Season 5Ep. 4
In this 4-part bonus series on ORSC and parenting, Katie Churchman explores parenting through the lens of ORSC with CRR Global Co-founder Faith Fuller and senior faculty member Sandra Cain. Across this 4-part bonus series, Sandra takes the role of host, allowing Katie to embrace being a guest on the show as a new mum to twin girls. These 4 episodes were recorded across a 6-month period, so different life experiences, challenges, and changes have informed the evolution of this conversation. Part ...
Aug 21, 2024•41 min•Season 5Ep. 3
In this 4-part bonus series on ORSC and parenting, Katie Churchman explores parenting through the lens of ORSC with CRR Global Co-founder Faith Fuller and senior faculty member Sandra Cain. Across this 4-part bonus series, Sandra takes the role of host, allowing Katie to embrace being a guest on the show as a new mum to twin girls. These 4 episodes were recorded across a 6-month period, so different life experiences, challenges, and changes have informed the evolution of this conversation. Part ...
Aug 14, 2024•49 min•Season 5Ep. 2
In this 4-part bonus series on ORSC and parenting, Katie Churchman explores parenting through the lens of ORSC with CRR Global Co-founder Faith Fuller and senior faculty member Sandra Cain. Across this 4-part bonus series, Sandra takes the role of host, allowing Katie to embrace being a guest on the show as a new mum to twin girls. These 4 episodes were recorded across a 6-month period, so different life experiences, challenges, and changes have informed the evolution of this conversation. Part ...
Aug 07, 2024•42 min•Season 5Ep. 1
In this episode, Katie talks with senior faculty member at CRR Global, David Wikander, about the importance of listening to understand in our relationships. Across this conversation, they discuss: What does it mean to really listen? What leads to us feeling misunderstood or unheard in our relationships? The impact of energy on our listening The importance of timing when it comes to listening Creating skilful behavioral contracts with our partners around WHEN and HOW we listen David Wikander is a...
Feb 14, 2024•42 min•Season 5Ep. 20
In this episode, Katie talks with CRR Global faculty members Rebecca Hou and Jie Zhou about harmony and conflict. Across the conversation, they discuss: The relationship between harmony and conflict Why we need to embrace both as systems coaches The challenges that can arise if we are biased towards one or the other The importance of holding the voice of harmony and the voice of conflict as coaches Rebecca Hou is an ICF Master Certified Coach, Executive/Leadership Coach and Training Consultant. ...
Feb 07, 2024•36 min•Season 5Ep. 19
In this episode, Katie talks with CRR Global faculty member Neil Edwards about positive aspects. Across the conversation, they discuss: The importance of becoming aware of positive aspects The impact of the brain’s negative bias How positive aspects can be an ally for difficult conversations The ongoing learning journey surrounding emotional intelligence Ways we can become more familiar with positive & negative aspects, both in ourselves and the systems we work and live within Neil Edwards i...
Jan 31, 2024•34 min•Season 5Ep. 18
In this episode, Katie talks with CRR co-founder Faith Fuller about the recent release of her new book, ‘Relationship Matters: A New Paradigm for an Evolutionary Leap in Relationship.’ Relationship Matters is now available to purchase online from Amazon , and there are hardback, paper cover and Kindle editions available. An audiobook version is coming soon. From family and friends, to romantic partners, professional interactions, and community connections, relationships are an integral part of l...
Jan 24, 2024•29 min•Season 5Ep. 17
In this episode, Katie welcomes back Faith Fuller, co-founder of CRR Global & Judy van Zon, a senior faculty member at CRR Global, to talk about ORSC and spiritual intelligence. Across this conversation, they discuss: Why ORSC and spirituality? What is spiritual intelligence? How can spiritual intelligence help us as coaches? What are some ways we can access or harness our own spiritual intelligence? And that of our clients? Some of the benefits of spiritual practice- personally and professi...
Jan 17, 2024•47 min•Season 5Ep. 16
In this episode, Katie talks with Nairy McMahon, CRR Global’s Director of Business Development, faculty member, and Head of CRR UK, about our relationship with toxins. Across this conversation, they discuss: The benefit of becoming aware of the toxins Integrating the antidotes to create long-term behavioral change The value of viewing the toxins through the lens of relationship The subtle and sophisticated ways toxic behaviors can show up in our relationships The importance of slowing down to th...
Jan 10, 2024•38 min•Season 5Ep. 15
In this episode, Katie talks with Frank Uit de Weerd, CRR Global faculty member and co-author of Systems Inspired Leadership , about the benefits of a systems inspired approach to organizational change. Across the conversation, they discuss: The importance of preparing for the change Ways of working more skilfully with emergent change Edge crossing and helping organizations to look for minimal viable edges The difference between change management and change leadership The importance of slowing d...
Jan 03, 2024•33 min•Season 5Ep. 14
In this episode, Katie talks with CRR Global faculty member Yuri Morikawa about toxic positivity. Across this conversation, they discuss: Can too much positivity ever really be considered 'toxic'? The difference between useful positivity and toxic positivity What becomes marginalized when a system is overly biased towards positivity Becoming aware of this pattern of behavior in ourselves and the systems that we work with Yuri Morikawa has been an active player in the professional coaching field ...
Dec 13, 2023•37 min•Season 5Ep. 13
In this episode, Katie welcomes back Sandra Cain, Director of Curriculum and senior Faculty at CRR Global, to talk about alignment. Across this conversation, they discuss: Why alignment coaching is foundational to the ORSC approach The challenges surrounding alignment coaching The importance of bilateral ventilation Shifting from positions to common interests Humanizing the other person and seeing them as a person and not the problem Sandra Cain coaches individuals, pairs, and teams around the w...
Dec 06, 2023•50 min•Season 5Ep. 12
