Episode One - Rooted & Rising Revealed
‘I really want to be having conversations that maybe there hasn’t been the space for, or are a bit crunchy, or hard, or maybe there’s kind of conflicting opinion. And we don’t have the answers.
I really want to be creating space and getting the experts in, and then understanding their journey, and what is it that has drawn them to the areas within which they work, and where they’re trying to make a difference’
Anna-Marie Watson
Set against the autumn Equinox on the ancient land of Somerset in England Anna-Marie and Rob explore her ideas behind the concept of ‘rooted and rising’; physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically and spiritually. Our conversations dance across the past, present and future through childhood memories playing in the school hawthorn hedge, serving time in the British Army and competing as an elite athlete. Anna-Marie offers candid insights into her world as a self-confessed recovering perfectionist and people pleaser with a former full-blown addiction to ultra-running. She sets her vision for future conversations with her guests to create a space where crunchy topics where we don’t have the answers are held with curiosity.
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About
Change agent, connector, coach, collaborator and podcaster Anna-Marie combines her passion and curiosity for peak performance across her work and life. She brings a wealth of over twenty-five years’ international experience to craft a portfolio career.
She is a self-certified learning junkie with a Post Graduate Certificate in Applied Coaching from the University of Derby and Master’s in Teaching from the University of Sydney; amongst other psychological and psychometric based coaching tools. Happiest outdoors Anna-Marie loves to escape the confines of four walls and co-create coaching conversations with nature.
Anna-Marie is on a mission to encourage a different approach to work where our natural environment is valued within the business world. She facilitates outdoor coaching supervision circles; co-hosted the biweekly ‘Coaching Outdoors’ podcast for five years; co-wrote chapters in ‘The Coaches Handbook’ and ‘Succeeding as a Coach’ on eco-coaching and was a driving force behind the two successful Coaching Outdoors Podcast LIVE @ Henley Business School festivals. Former British Army Officer, she has worked in challenging environments from snowy Arctic tundra to hot and sandy deserts though currently resides within the rolling countryside of Somerset. Alongside her passion for performance and coaching Anna- Marie has a severe ultra-running habit and has raced competitively at an international level.
Insights
Bewitched by the novel... Greenwood by Michael Christie
Inspired by the quote... 'Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one and precious life" from the poem 'The Summer Day' by Mary Oliver.
Self-described relationship with nature... Intimate.
Favourite pastimes... I love hedgerow foraging, hanging out in PJ my campervan, roaming the land with Bryn my four-legged companion, indulging in my daily coffee ritual and running.
Behind the scenes image... Bryn chilling in PJ the campervan.
