My Coaches’ Couch
My Coaches’ Couch supports instructional coaches with practical strategies, reflective insights, and real-world stories that help them build trust and cultivate growth.
My Coaches’ Couch supports instructional coaches with practical strategies, reflective insights, and real-world stories that help them build trust and cultivate growth.
Episodes

4 hours ago
4 hours ago
13 min
In this episode, we'll talk about practices that increase motivation, build ownership, and inspire professional growth.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.

Jul 28, 2026
43: What’s Taking Up Your Coaching Time?
Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
9 min
This episode offers a coaching practice that helps you focus your priorities, strengthen teacher partnerships, and maximize your impact on teacher and student learning.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.

Jul 21, 2026
42: Coach-the-Coach Call: Schoolwide Goals
Jul 21, 2026
Jul 21, 2026
17 min
This is a coach-the-coach call, sharing and considering an authentic call during which I reflected with Sarah, a junior high instructional coach. During this call, we discussed how schoolwide goals guided her coaching work throughout the year.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.

Jul 14, 2026
41: Coaching through Reflective Listening
Jul 14, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
10 min
What makes someone feel truly heard? In this episode of My Coaches Couch, we explore two simple reflective listening practices that can move others from frustration and confusion toward clarity and action.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.

Jul 7, 2026
Jul 7, 2026
12 min
This episode focuses on the why and how of collaborative decision-making.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.

Jun 30, 2026
39: Coaching Like the Horse Whisperer
Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026
5 min
This episode offers a memorable analogy for the value of vulnerability in coaching relationships.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.

Jun 23, 2026
38: Flexible Thinking for Coaches
Jun 23, 2026
Jun 23, 2026
8 min
This episode offers insight for strengthening an attribute that is valuable in teaching, in coaching, and in everyday life.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.

Jun 16, 2026
37: When and Why for Coaching Light
Jun 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2026
9 min
Coaching light, or “random acts of coaching,” can get a bad rap. In this episode I talk with an experienced coach about how coaching light laid a solid foundation for future work.
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Get 15% off my book, Differentiated Mentoring & Coaching in Education, on the Teachers College Press website by using code FDNF25 at checkout.
Get more coaching tips at MyCoachesCouch.blogspot.com. To request a digital poster with a reminder of some powerful coaching questions, submit this form and you’ll receive A Dozen Questions for Coaching.






