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Hosts Mark Walsh and Dr Helen Machen-Pearce offer a weekly podcast for coaches who work with the body. The podcast contains in-depth explorations of embodiment and coaching, with guests from around the world. A light-hearted and practical podcast for embodied coaches, trainers and facilitators. The podcast has been going for eight years and has over 3 million downloads. Past guests include: Gabor Maté, Richard Swartz, Carolyn Lovewell, Shirzad Chamine, Peter Levine, Ken Wilber, Michaela Boehm, Zuby, and Stephen Porges. The Embodiment Podcast on YouTube

Sep 1, 2026

In this episode, I speak with executive coach Lise Bruynooghe about what coaching really is, why the profession is often misunderstood, and how coaches can thrive in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. Drawing on her work across leadership, organisational development, and cross-cultural coaching,...


Sep 1, 2026

In this episode, I speak with Dr Dick Schwartz, founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS), about the remarkable rise of one of the world's fastest-growing therapeutic approaches and the questions that come with its growing influence. Drawing on decades of clinical work and recent developments in the model, Dick reflects...


Aug 25, 2026

In this episode, I speak with Dr Helen Machen-Pearce about the art of embodied group facilitation and why working with a group requires a very different set of skills from one-to-one coaching. Drawing on years of experience facilitating groups, we explore what happens when the focus shifts from an individual client to...


Aug 18, 2026

In this episode, I speak with parenting coach and documentary maker Patrick Ney about why modern parenting has become so challenging, and what it reveals about human psychology far beyond family life. Drawing on his experience of working with more than 165,000 parents around the world, Patrick explores how our...


Aug 11, 2026

In this episode, I speak with breathwork researcher and educator Richard Blake about what the evidence actually says regarding breathwork, nervous system regulation, and how coaches can use breathing practices safely and effectively. Drawing on both scientific research and practical experience, Richard separates hype...