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Welcome to this episode of Talking about Coaching, the podcast from coaches for coaches. This episode is one of Yannick's deep dives into one topic or person and we're talking to Dr. Britt-Mari Sykes about existential career coaching, and how career development and navigation in the age of AI increasingly brings existential themes to the fore, as clients have to confront questions of identity, authenticity, uncertainty, temporality, meaning, and isolation. What you'll hear in this episodeWhy career coaching needs an existential lensHow identity and meaning shift across a career lifeThe role of resistance, stuckness, and uncertaintyWhy “passion” can become a limiting narrativeHow deep listening opens up more useful coaching conversationsThe importance of descriptive reflection over quick fixesHow AI changes the way people think about work, choice, and human valueKey themesWhere traditional career coaching fails to deliverThe existential layerStuckness as informationChallenging narratives around passion and purposeAI as a third voice in the roomChapters0:01 — Why Career Coaching Needs an Existential Lens1:55 — How Britt-Mari Found Her Calling4:14 — Beyond Strategy: The Deeper Work of Career Coaching5:53 — Bringing a Role to Life7:11 — Why Human Conversations Matter More Than Ever9:06 — Traditional Coaching vs. Existential Questions11:06 — Why Practical Steps Come Second14:35 — When Change Feels Impossible21:23 — Listening for What's Really There23:34 — What “Stuck” Is Really Telling You28:12 — You Are the Job33:25 — The “Shoulds” That Shape Careers39:24 — Passion Paralysis45:32 — Why Description Beats Labels48:58 — Reframing Purpose and Value52:17 — When Work Holds You—and Traps You54:18 — Stuckness as a Useful Pause58:20 — Stepping Back to Reflect63:29 — The Existential Gym67:51 — Five Minutes That Change Your Day70:02 — Practicing Reflection Like a Muscle73:44 — Camus, Sisyphus, and Meaning76:11 — Commitment, Choice, and Decisions80:37 — Freedom, Bad Faith, and the Dizziness of Choice83:30 — Choice, Tradeoffs, and Standing Behind Decisions87:46 — How Clients Step Into This Work91:31 — Making Space for Ambiguity and Contradiction92:33 — Why AI Can't Replace a Human Coach98:43 — When AI Becomes a Tool, Not a Relationship99:16 — Why the Existential Gym Still Matters100:19 — What Resonated Most103:17 — The Third Voice in the Room104:16 — Learn more from and with Britt-MariBIO: Britt-Mari Sykes, Ph.D., is a Career Counsellor and Consultant, a Career Development Practitioner (CDP), and the founder of CANVAS Career Counselling. She is a member of Career Professionals of Canada and received the 2024 Outstanding Career Professional Award of Excellence. She holds certifications as a Career Strategist (CCS), Work-Life Strategist (CWS), Employment Strategist (CES), Interview Strategist (CIS), and Résumé Strategist (CRS). Britt-Mari has supported a diverse range of clients across Canada for over 16 years, assisting those facing career changes, burnout, or feeling unfulfilled, as well as individuals exploring new work options later in life. She also works with emerging young leaders, senior leaders managing multigenerational teams, and career development practitioners seeking mentorship and guidance. Britt-Mari brings an existential and experiential approach to career counselling, guiding clients to explore their relationship with work and careers, reflect on their experiences, choices, and decisions, and develop practical, meaningful next steps. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa and specializes in existential and experiential psychotherapies. Britt-Mari is the author of Questioning Psychological Health and Well-Being (2010), a historical and contemporary exploration of the meaning of psychological health and development. Currently, she is working on her second book, a collection of essays on the meaning of career and our relationship with work from an existential perspective in career counselling. In addition to her private practice, Britt-Mari has presented at conferences across Canada, the USA, and Europe on topics such as human development, ethics in everyday life, and the value of work. She continues to teach as a sessional and guest lecturer in university classrooms on the history and development of existential psychology and the theory of Existential Analysis. Committed to lifelong learning and professional growth, she regularly participates in workshops and certificate programs on Existential Analysis, Trauma-Informed Care, and Narrative Therapy. Actively engaged in community service, Britt-Mari currently volunteers as a Certification Assessor with Career Professionals of Canada and, for 8 years, volunteered as a group facilitator with the Discover Year program (a structured gap-year initiative).Email: hello@mycareercanvas.coWebsite: https://mycareercanvas.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittmarisykes/ Instagram: @mycareercanvas Brainz Magazine Profile: https://www.brainzmagazine.com/executive-contributor/britt-mari-sykes Support the show- Never miss an episode:https://rocketsupervision.com/talking-about-coaching/- Yannick's Coaching Nuggets: https://gocoachinglab.com/nuggets- Free Starter Kit for new coaches: https://rocketsupervision.com/coaching-starter-kit/- More deep dives at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEK9UENWT66D6uqPJhCznXNhc9Ba9jite- Short episodes of TaC addressing specific questions: https://www.youtube.com/talkingaboutcoaching- Support what we do with a positive review, a comment or by telling a friend or colleague about this episode.- Watch COACHING DEMOS from many of our guests in Yannick's Lab. 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In this episode, we explore the world of Seidr in old Norse culture. Can it be called mysticism? Or perhaps a part of the wider phenomenon of "shamanism"? These are questions and topics we explore in this one.Check out my linktree to find our new singe, socials & more: https://linktr.ee/filipholmSupport Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/letstalkreligion Also check out the Let's Talk Religion Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ih4sqtWv0wRIhS6HFgerb?si=95b07d83d0254bMusic by:Filip HolmSources/Recomended Reading:Lindow, John (2002). "Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs". Oxford University Press.Näsström, Britt-Mari (1995). "Freyja - the great goddess of the north". Almqvist & Wiksell International.Price, Neil (2019). "The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia". Oxbow Books; 2nd ed. edition.Stensland, Gro (2007). "Fornnordisk Religion". Natur Kultur Akademisk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1961 började Gunvor Nyberg i Åsen arbeta på det nybyggda ålderdomshemmet Björkäng i Lidhult. De gamla ute i byarna flyttar nu in till Lidhult och på övervåningen flyttar personalen in. Elly, Berta och Britt-Mari från Odensjö. Och så den bara 19 år gamla Gunvor. Nu skulle yrkeslivet börja.
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I början av juni besökte HBpod Johan och hans mor Britt-Mari som bor utanför Eskilstuna i Borsökna. Och i det avsnittet berättade dom om sin tomattävling och den som vann skulle baka en tårta. Och eftersom vi har haft en sån fin och härlig varm sommar och höst och säsongen blev längre än normalt, så bestämde jag för att åka ditt och ta reda på hur tävlingen gick. Häng med till Johan och Britt-Mari.
Hvordan har du det? Har du tunge tanker? Hva kan det bety for andre at vi stiller disse spørsmålene? Dagens gjest har på en imponerende måte skapt en kritikerrost film der viktige spørsmålene rundt egen psyke blir satt i fokus. Tuva Novotny har vært profesjonell skuespiller siden hun var 15 år og har spilt i filmer som; Jalla Jalla, kongens nei og Nobel samt en hel rekke andre filmer og serier! Blindsone er Tuva sin første film der hun har både skrevet og regissert filmen selv! Vi er innom: Hvordan har du det? Har du tunge tanker? Unngå smitteeffekt Formidle budskapet på en troverdig måte Bakgrunnen for filmen Prosessen og opplevelsen Lærdom fra innspilling av filmen som hun benytter i hverdagen Britt Mari var her Med mer Episoden er sponset av MyRevolution. MyRevolution har siden 2006 utviklet seg til å bli en ledende aktør innen kosttilskudd av høy kvalitet. De har et tett samarbeid med noen av Norges fremste på helse og ernæring i Norge. I samarbeid med Mentaltrener podcasten har MyRevolution satt sammen en egen pakke til deg som lytter! Sjekk den ut her og få 18% rabatt!
I detta program får ni möta Helena, Johan och diren som bor på Grönfinkvägen i Borsökna utanför Eskilstuna. Det blir mycket trädgårdssnack, och hur det är bo i hus och mycket annat prat. Innan jag började spela in podden så fick jag vet att Johan och hans mor Britt-Mari hade en tävling på “G” så häng med så får ni veta vad det handlar om. Och när skördetiden är så blir det tårtkalas någonstans i Borsökna. Ovan på bilden är det Britt-Mari som synts på bild och nedan är det Helena, Johan & Diren i bild. Nu kör vi!
Kvällens program med Britt-Mari live i studion.
Kvällens program med Britt-Mari live i studion.