Competency No. 5
By Debbi Gardiner McCullough (D G McCullough)
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Around 4% of the 55,000 + coaches certified with the International Coaching Federation hold the revered status of Master Certified Coach. Why so few? I'm about to find out. Competency No. 5, the podcast, explores how we maintain presence when we coach, lead, and live our lives. We interview coaches and others whose very livelihood depends upon staying calm and present with those they serve. We also chronicle my attempts (as a self-retired professor and global business reporter from New Zealand) to become an MCC coach. This effort requires beaucoup coaching hours, mentoring, and adhering strictly to the ICF's seven core competencies, especially the deceptively tricky Competency No. 5, maintaining presence.
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Why AI Can't Replace Human Coaching with Dr. Marcia Reynolds
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Maintaining Presence Requires Taking No Notes When I Coach
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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"To get through hell week, I'll take a lot of naps." Nicholas McCullough on his second year at Harvard
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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Chapter 8: The Harvard Mum Essay Project | Kodaira Station
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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"To support women through menopause, we must sit, listen, and believe." Interviewing Menopause Coach Simon Salt
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Marcia Reynolds on managing judgment as we coach and maintaining boundaries when a conversation offends us
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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“Time is more precious when we treat it as such.” The Wolverine and Die Hard 5 Studio Executive Steven Puri on Focus and New Dadhood.
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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"There's much noise around sleep, and when sleep improves, life improves." Clear advice on better sleep from Louise Berger
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May 29, 2026 |
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Nicole Francois on maintaining hope and presence amidst adversity, change, and motherhood
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May 15, 2026 |
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Zsofia Juhasz on being an "accidental" Master Certified Coach and developing today's MCCs and leaders
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May 01, 2026 |
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Leadership Coach Jennifer Maxson on building a coaching business and staying connected with our clients
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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What my girlhood taught me about earning people's trust
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Interviewing Dr. Marcia Reynolds on coaching, writing, and her bestselling second edition of "Coach the Person, Not the Problem."
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Sharing the ROI of coaching using AI. Interviewing Matt Barney, CEO of TruMind.ai
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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I certified as a Master Certified Coach! The comfort with silence and the victory feels magical
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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"Silence boosts all your senses. Thoughts become clearer." Coach Amy Krymkowski on the power of pause and silence
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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I passed the MCC Performance Evaluation. (Whoop!) My final step: Passing the Coaching Knowledge Assessment exam
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Karen Canham: "I don't do goals. It feels like too much pressure." A wellness coach's insights into moving beneath perfectionism, performance, and returning to ourselves.
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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Nick McCullough: "What got me through my first semester at Harvard? Camaraderie with fellow athletes and extreme time management."
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Why and How I Pause to Applause. Self Coaching that Brings Peace, Calm, and Results
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Jeanette Bernard: “Talk with Your Loved Ones Who’ve Passed. Ask and Look for Their Signs. They Will Surprise You.”
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Chapter 5: The Harvard Mum Essay Project. Exhausted and Weary First Years
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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How do We Stay Calm and Close During the Holidays ? Coach Marie-Louise Pereira on Boundaries, Active Listening, and Love
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Communicating the Epic Flops of our Career With Calm and Confidence
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Maintaining Presence in the Final Push: MCC Submission (Part 2)
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Maintaining presence in the final push: MCC Submission (Part 1)
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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Pride, yearning—and a giant test for parents. The big college migration
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Staying calm amidst crisis. Tech leader Suhail Syed on active listening, leadership, and presence
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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The Harvard Mum Project. Chapter 3: The Graduation and Send-Off Party
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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"Art helps us detach from our fears and release all control." An interview with coach and artist Tese Mascari
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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How do we facilitate growth as we lead and coach? Honoring the ICF Core Competency No 8
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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The Harvard Mum Project. Chapter 2: High School Graduation Brings Harvard Closer
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Why You Won’t Hear from me Mid-Build
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Ben Dooley: “Every coaching call contains a thousand lost connections with our client; but most nobody would notice.”
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May 23, 2025 |
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The Harvard Mum Project. Chapter 1: Staying present in the last home season
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May 15, 2025 |
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From stuck to spacious. Marie-Louise and reimagining rest and adventure on her terms
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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”I discovered presence through training as a coach.” Coach Anna Damsma on intuition, creativity, and maintaining presence
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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How are you? The Catch-22 of Asking with Heart and Losing the Thread
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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The world needs a little guided meditation: Postcard from a Wisconsin prairie
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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“I need space for my boldest creativity” Entrepreneur Marie-Louise on staying calm while growing our business
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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Victorious Victoria: “I meet with my anxiety daily to hear what she has to say”
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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The Peace and Calm from Lunar New Years from our Past
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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The Final Cut. Where, Why, and How I Still Fall Out of Masterful Coaching
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Content for Coaches. Creating thoughtful content can bring prosperity, clarity, and joy
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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How do we interrupt our coachees less? And if an ICF evaluator hears, are we failed?
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Does any ‘perfect’ coaching session exist? How much error do ICF evaluators allow?
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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The pharmaceutical exec who finds (and brings) calm through natural medicine: Jill Staudacher
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Why the International Coaching Federation is right to ask coaches to clarify the topic (and how to do it)
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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One day at a time. Nick McCullough on retirement, Mississippi, and his land
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Can I cry with my coachee & still evoke awareness? MCC Coach Ben Dooley says: “Yes!”
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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How do we coach, not “perform”? MCC Coach Ben Dooley on managing our evaluators’ judgement
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Clocking off. Kyana Gayden on balancing work, rest, and play
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Meet Ben Dooley, my new MCC Mentor Coach. Joy (and struggles) with certifying as an ICF master certified coach
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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“I have the best job in the world!” Oliver Singh on hotel ownership and the calm that comes from vacation
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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"I'm Puerto Rican. I celebrate everything." Anita Rodriguez Cordero on celebrating as we coach
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Why I’ve returned to journaling (and hope to never let it go again)
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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“Maintaining presence starts with checking in on myself” Live Coaching & Musings with Coach Sophia Casey
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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What high school freshmen can teach us about not stressing out
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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“Nature’s the one thing that brings us together” Jacqueline Crivello on birding, nature, and truth
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May 25, 2024 |
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How do I train to become a coach? One coach’s journey
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May 09, 2024 |
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The challenges and joy of certifying as an ICF coach. Two coaches’ musings
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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How do we stay calm amidst heated emotions? Musings from Coach Karen du Four des Champs
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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“Kindness is my legacy from adversity” Magdalena Kranz on luxury fashion and feeling happier with less
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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“I’m loving this new creative space.” Coach Malvika Joshi on the joy of entrepreneurship.
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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“Yoga helps us notice our feet have toes.” Yasna Garcia Da Rosa on certifying as a yoga instructor
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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The Lost Sunglasses. The stress of losing lovely things
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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More trust is vital for mastery of coaching
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Growing things gives us inner strength: Pamela Currall on finding peace in her garden
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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I find calm, confidence, and joy from playing flute: Emma Zhou
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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How Do Active Minds Learn to Meditate? Helio Fujita Knows
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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How Feeling Thanks Boosts My Presence and Business
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Using Candor and Presence to Speak and Challenge the Truth
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Celebrating 5,250 Individual Coaching Hours: Lessons and Tactics
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Riptide Adventures. A Tale of Trust and Presence
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Taming Our “Monkey Brain” When We Coach. An interview with Coach Sathya Sethuraman
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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“I Know that “”He”” is the Biggest Boss to Impress.” Jevon Koh on Finding Calm through Faith and Travel
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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How Laughing At Work Can Bring Joy and Presence. An Interview with Amy Azuma
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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How I Center and Reset When Coaching At Scale
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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“Silence Creates Space For You to Notice Things.” Musings from a Pilgrim and Executive, Helio Fujita
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Intervention through Presence. An Interview with Coach Whitney Stern
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Why Competency No. 5?
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Jul 07, 2023 |