Since publishing Case Studies in Spiritual Coaching: A Survey Across Life, Wellness, and Work Domains we’ve had a flurry of activity!
Perspectives Article
Most recently, I co-wrote an article with Dr. Madison Leigh Akridge that was published in the July issue of Coaching Today. This feature article summarized much of the premise and purpose of the book.
The article (click title to read) entitled, Nurturing spiritual dimensions in coaching: A growing frontier is available to share with proper credit given:
This article first appeared in the July 2024 issue of Coaching Today, published by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-
journals/coaching-today/ ©BACP 2024.
DeeAnna Merz Nagel and Madison Leigh Akridge explore the developing area of spiritual coaching and explain how they aim to contribute to the field with a new collection of case studies.
Book Review: Case Studies in Spiritual Coaching: A Survey Across Life, Wellness, and Work Domains
In January we received an excellent critique from Midwest Book Review-
…unreservedly endorsed for personal, professional, and college/university library Psychology & Religious Counseling collections, and comprised of twenty-eight exceptionally erudite and impressively informative articles, which are further enhanced for the reader with the addition of a two page Name Index, a seven page Subject Index, and a complete listing of the contributors and their credentials, “Case Studies in Spiritual Coaching: A Survey Across Life, Wellness, and Work Domains” will prove of particular value to readers with an interest in psychotherapy and religious counseling… For the full critique: https://www.midwestbookreview.com/rbw/jan_24.htm#jackmason
Local NJ Magazine
We published a news brief in the Monmouth/Ocean Natural Awakenings magazine in January followed by an article in February. The news brief gave kudos to 3 chapter authors and the cover artist who all live in the local area. The article gave an overview of spiritual coaching.
News Brief: Check Out Case Studies in Spiritual Coaching
Article: What is Spiritual Coaching? (also published on The Institute for Life Coach Training blog)
Awakened Magazine
Article: The Rise of Spiritual Coaching: Guiding Personal Meaning and Connection
Please let your therapy and coaching colleagues know about this great new title!
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Check out the TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. SPIRITUALLY INTEGRATED COACHING: CASE IN POINT — DeeAnna Merz Nagel & Gay Norton Edelman
Chapter 2. A SPIRITED COACH APPROACH TO BREAKING WRITER’S BLOCK — Gay Norton Edelman & Ellen Neiley Ritter
Chapter 3. HEALING THROUGH FICTION: AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO STORYTELLING COACHING — Jade Eby
Chapter 4. JACOBíS STORY: THE ART OF SPIRITUAL STORYTELLING IN COACHING — John Yaphe, Cedric Speyer & DeeAnna Merz Nagel
Chapter 5. READING BETWEEN THE LINES: NUMINOUS MOMENTS IN ONLINE COACHING — DeeAnna Merz Nagel & Kate Anthony
Chapter 6. HAIKU CPR: MEDITATION, INTROSPECTION AND SOUL EXPRESSION ñ Madison Leigh Akridge
Chapter 7. COACHING FOR CLARITY: PAIRING CONTEMPLATIVE WRITING WITH ESSENTIAL OILS — DeeAnna Merz Nagel
Chapter 8. PERIMENOPAUSE: COACHING CHANGE WITH GRIT AND GRACE — Wendy Bright-Fallon & Debbie Peterson
Chapter 9. NAVIGATING CHANGE TO PHYSICAL ABILITY IN MIDDLE AGE — V. Anasha Chavez-Asforis & Madison Leigh Akridge
Chapter 10. SPIRITUAL RECOVERY COACHING: RECONNECTING WITH SOURCE AND SELF — Izzy Harbin & Madison Leigh Akridge
Chapter 11. BREAKING THE SILENCE: COACHING AT THE END OF LIFE — Don Eisenhauer
Chapter 12. COACHING THE PANDEMIC: FINDING A NEW BALANCE — Andy Campbell
Chapter 13. FEMALE PHYSICIAN GROWTH: BEYOND BURNOUT AND LOSS — Kerri Jo Husman
Chapter 14. AN APPRECIATIVE APPROACH TO SPIRITUAL COACHING — Marc D. Wilson
Chapter 15. SOUL-CENTERED COACHING: SPIRITUALITY AND MINDFULNESS IN LIFE AND CAREER — Vibha Sharma
Chapter 16. WHOLE PERSON COACHING WITH THE EXECUTIVE: FROM TRANSACTIONAL TO TRANSFORMATIONAL — Patrick Williams
Chapter 17. FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND COMPETENCIES UNDERLYING COACHING WITH SPIRIT — Teri-E Belf & Gerlando Spoto
Chapter 18. SPIRITUAL EMERGENCE COACHING — Emma Bragdon
Chapter 19. THE JOURNEY OF GENDER: COACHING WITH FLUIDITY — Izzy Harbin & Madison Leigh Akridge
Chapter 20. SPIRITUAL LIFE COACHING: TWIN SOUL AWAKENING — Cindy Keith Vianna
Chapter 21. COACHING WITH THE SYMBOLIC IMAGINATION — Elizabeth-Anne Stewart
Chapter 22. A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO SPIRITUAL COACHING — Jessica Hawkins & Cedric Speyer
Chapter 23. COMBINING SPIRITUAL DIRECTION WITH LIFE COACHING — Alan Harris
Chapter 24. COMBINING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE COACHING WITH SPIRITUAL DIRECTION — Pam Watson Korbel
Chapter 25. EMOTIONAL WELLNESS COACHING: THE I AM INSPIRED COACHING MODEL — Gina G. Adams
Chapter 26. UTILIZING SHAMANIC WISDOM IN COACHING — Nicole Dobinson
Chapter 27. COACHING AND HUNA: AN ANCIENT APPROACH TO MIND/BODY/SPIRIT — Stewart Blackburn & Madison Leigh Akridge
Chapter 28. PSYCHOSPIRITUAL COACHING WITH ESSENTIAL SOUL CARE — DeeAnna Merz Nagel & Madison Leigh Akridge
