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2024 Reflection and Holiday Message - Supporting Student Journeys

By Val Rosettani |  Short Reads

2024 was a vibrant year of changes for ICC. In this article our Managing Director, Val Rosettani, shares an update and what to look forward to in 2025. 


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s we close out another year together, I find myself reflecting on some of the unprecedented challenges we’ve experienced individually, collectively, and globally. In the last few years, the world feels increasingly complex, and the need for resilience, clarity, and connection in ways we might not have imagined before.


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What Makes a Great Coach?

By Leslie Rohonczy |  Short Reads

Leslie Rohonczy is a certified Integral Master Coach™ specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, and high-performance teams. Leslie is also a talented singer/songwriter, recording artist, and vocal & performance coach with seven original albums of coaching-inspired music and lyrics that are featured in Leslie’s first book, ‘COACHING LIFE: Navigating Life’s Most Common Coaching Topics’ (2023). 


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o you have what it takes to be a great coach? Granted, there are people who are naturally talented at helping others work through their problems, but many of the necessary coaching competencies that create transformational and lasting change in others must be learned and practiced. Whether born or bred, there are some common attributes I’ve noticed in great coaches.


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The Ground From Which We Stand - 2023 End of Year Reflection

By Val Rosettani |  Short Reads

Change is constant. At the end of 2023 ICC Managing Director, Val Rosettani, reflects on what provides solid ground in her life and for ICC as an organization as we embark on many exciting changes.


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s this year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on all the change I’ve been in during these past few years and what it is that I draw on and stand upon in the face of all that life brings my way. I am grateful to my mom for being the ground from which I stand. When I think of my mom, I think of someone solid, wise, and independent, and who makes the best out of every situation. She believed in me, challenged me, and taught me how to navigate life’s ever-changing experiences, adventures, joys, and hardships. At this tender time of year, I bow to my mom for such solid ground.


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A Journey Through Powerful Emotions

By Gwen Malo |  Short Reads

Gwen is an Integral Master CoachTM, member of the Integral Coaching Canada (ICC) Faculty as an Observer and Phone Coach, Federal Public Servant, Wife and Mom. In coaching, Gwen has recognized the power of self-awareness, the freedom of authenticity and a belief that personal growth, resilience and motivation with achieve sustainable change.


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hen someone asks me about my ICC journey, I tell them that it has been a life changing experience. In particular for me, it was the second module, the Professional Certification Module (PCM) that was most defining.


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Transitus - August 12

By Joanne Hunt |  Short Reads

In this heartfelt reflection ICC Co-Founder Joanne Hunt shares what she did, and what we can do, to celebrate and honour the anniversary of the passing of Laura Divine.


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aura died one year ago on August 12th at 8:20pm EDT. I was in her bed, speaking to her as her breath slowed, then slowed again, then slowed, and then slowed again. Softer and softer until I knew it was her last exhale. It has been a roller coaster of blurred time for me since then. Words don’t begin to describe the many ways that grief manifests in a human. But that is a different write, for a different time.


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Bridging Polarities for the Joy of Coaching

By Agata Belanger |  Short Reads

Agata lives in Norway and works globally, dividing her time and passion for coaching between her corporate job and private practice. Together with her husband, 3 kids, and dog, they live their lives anchored in simplicity, nature, respect and gratitude. Agata’s restorative practices include yoga, hiking in the nearby forests, and reading. Her interests revolve around holistic health with its many shapes and forms.


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y life’s professional purpose is to empower everyone to be the change they want to see in their organization, to give them inspiration and support, as well as specific tools and challenges. No matter our current role, position, range of authority, education, or experience, we can all be leaders and act as change agents on behalf of the values we stand for.


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A Revelatory Night

By Joanne Hunt |  Short Reads

ICC Co-Founder, Joanne Hunt, shares in this special article a profound early morning conversation she had with Laura and the promise she made to Laura that morning.


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hen Laura was dying, she often had moments of deep clarity in the middle of the night. Sometimes she would wake me up during the night or I’d hear about something amazing in the morning when she would awake.


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2022 Reflection and Holiday Message - Self-Compassion

By Val Rosettani |  Short Reads

2022 was a year of changes for ICC, with losses that were mourned and new energy to be celebrated. In this article, Val Rosettani, our Managing Director, is sharing an update and reflection on ICC's 2022.


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he end of the year is almost here. Again. Ironically, the ebbs and flows of change in our lives is a constant we can rely on. Moment to moment as we follow the rhythm of our breath; in and out, and back in again. Daily, as we transition through cycles of daytime and nighttime. Seasonally, as winter flows into spring, spring into summer, and summer to fall until we come full circle again. Annually, as we move from one year to the next. And then there is all that happens in the spaces in between. Change is the constant.


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Facilitating with Ease and Grace

By Aimee Maron |  Short Reads

Aimee Maron is one such skilled and creative graduate. Aimee lives in Quito, Ecuador, where her facilitation work often involves holding space for, and navigating, the power dynamics, conflicts, personalities across various "social and environmental activists, practitioners, government officials, and Indigenous Peoples from different cultures, backgrounds, and languages".


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have been facilitating meetings and events–ranging from small gatherings to large meetings with 150+ attendees–ever since I was 26 years old. It all started during my Master’s program when we were tasked with holding meetings for teachers and students in the context of an institutional merger process. This process was messy, filled with emotions and conflicting visions. Even so, I loved it–I found it challenging, exciting, and stimulating. Despite these sometimes-complex contexts, I consistently find the value and reward in playing a pivotal role in supporting a group of people to achieve a shared objective. And each of the three Integral Coaching® modules I have completed with Integral Coaching Canada (ICC) has helped me to be a more balanced, grounded, and effective facilitator.


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Laura Jane Divine, September 9, 1954 – August 12, 2022

By Joanne Hunt |  Short Reads

Laura Jane Divine September 9, 1954 – August 12, 2022


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am deeply saddened to tell you that Laura has died. After an almost two-and-a-half-year push hands practice with metastatic breast cancer, she died as softly and gently as she had lived. Having cancer was never a battle for Laura, it was a place to deepen her practice, a place to be with What Is, a place from which to discern the next step, the next treatment, the next moment of softening and receiving, and then moving forward. “Here now,” she would often say, “Here now.”


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How Do I Know I’m Ready to Coach?

By Dave Hill |  Short Reads

Dave coaches the whole person with his whole heart. His original coaching artistry is rooted in creativity, empathy, compassion, and occasionally even song writing to help you unlock your limitless potential. Dave cares deeply about compassionate human development, conscious business practices, and inspired collaboration through connection.


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ong before I signed up for coaching, I felt a calling to help others. Sometimes it was the usual help; feeding our dog, helping a friend with a project, or lifting something heavy for our 90-year old landlady upstairs. At other times, the help has been more meaningful and heartfelt; supporting the widow of my best friend, reaching out to a friend struggling with depression, and providing an ear for someone in need of perspective.


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Demystifying Peak Performance

By Tiziana Pintus |  Short Reads

Tiziana Pintus is an Italian Integral Master Coach™ based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She supports leaders and teams towards their next performance level, in particular when under pressure. She offers her coaching services for indivduals and groups in English, Italian, and Dutch. If you are interested in learning more about Tiziana's work, please contact her at tp@tizianapintus.com.


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Was Born a Performer.

My favourite game, as a 2-year-old, was to ‘step on stage’ (a little wooden footstool) with a jump rope with wooden handles—remember those? After bowing to my imaginary audience, I would use those wooden handles as a microphone and sing entire songs that I heard on the radio that my Mom always had on. Once I finished my song, I would bow again to my imaginary, now wildly clapping, audience and step down from my stage… I could hardly speak, so, many of the words were made up, but the melodies and the ritual of my performances were very accurate, I was told. I loved this game and could spend hours engaging in it.