Alicja Nocon talks to host Beth Clare McManus about how she blends coaching and mentoring in her practice, underpinned by her key principles of experiential learning, paying attention to the relationship, and considering the role of the environment on our work. They explore how Alicja is learning to take up more space, with consideration of how everyone is different and how wonderful and rich the 'garden' of our practice really is.

Conversations with Members is a series of personal, community-driven conversations, celebrating the expertise, values and lived experience of the EMCC UK coaching, mentoring, and supervision community.

The series aims to inspire, inform, and connect our members by sharing insights into real-world practice and the evolving nature of the field. Each conversation balances storytelling with practical reflections, offering a unique window into the diverse perspectives of our membership.

Alicja Nocon is an autistic coach and mentor. She helps late-discovered autistic and AuDHD adults make sense of who they are and work and live more authentically. As a woman and first-generation economic immigrant with coal-mining heritage, Alicja is conscious of intersectionality and the impact of multiple marginalisation on wellbeing, confidence and belonging.

Alicja regularly participates at Autscape, the autistic conference, and writes on her blog. Her latest co-authored publication in the peer-reviewed Autism in Adulthood journal explores the role of character strengths in forming a positive identity following a late-life autism diagnosis.

http://www.expandthecircle.co.uk

Beth Clare McManus is a psychologist, artist, and researcher living in Manchester, UK. She is an EMCC accredited coach at senior practitioner level and works as a coaching supervisor, with specialisms in coach wellbeing and the creative self. Her best work happens at the intersection of psychology, coaching and creativity.

Resources mentioned:

• In Love with Supervision by Robin Shohet and Joan Shohet

• Michelle Lucas's reflective practice (see Creating the Reflective Habit)

• Brené Brown's Braving the Wilderness

• Goblin Tools

  
  

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Produced and edited by Stephen Brown.

Original music by Stephen Brown.