Episode 50: Coaching Sensitive Strivers with Melody Wilding

Executive coach Melody Wilding shares what it means to be a highly sensitive overachiever and how Sensitive Strivers can move from overusing their strengths to claiming their superpowers.

50: Coaching Sensitive Strivers with Melody Wilding

Are you a high-achiever who's also very sensitive to your emotions and the world around you? Do your clients struggle with imposter syndrome, burnout and their drive to constantly improve? Then this remarkable interview with my very good friend, executive coach Melody Wilding, is for you.

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Show Notes

Are you a high-achiever who's also very sensitive to your emotions and the world around you? Do your clients struggle with imposter syndrome, burnout and their drive to constantly improve? Then this remarkable interview with my very good friend, executive coach Melody Wilding, is for you.

Melody Wilding is an executive and leadership coach for smart, sensitive high-achievers who are tired of getting in their own way. Melody is a licensed social worker and Sensitive Striver herself and she helps her clients break free from self-doubt and overwhelm, master their emotions, and use their sensitivity as the superpower that it is.

In the time I’ve known her, Melody has had an immeasurable impact on my business and my life. I’m so grateful that she came on the show to share her insights into what it means to be a Sensitive Striver, how we can take a strength-centred approach to navigating our own lives, and how we as coaches can support our clients who are Sensitive Strivers.

Topics covered

  • Melody’s evolution from therapist to executive coach for Sensitive Strivers
  • Who is a Sensitive Striver?
  • Signs that you might be a Sensitive Striver
  • Why Sensitive Strivers tend to struggle with burnout
  • The negative flipside of thoughtfulness
  • The connection between Sensitive Strivers and people-pleasing
  • How Melody helps Sensitive Strivers
  • How you can support your clients who may be Sensitive Strivers
  • Melody’s top tips for coaches who identify as Sensitive Strivers
  • How embracing her sensitivity has helped Melody’s practice to thrive

Resources mentioned

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TRANSCRIPT

 

Well, hello, my friend, and welcome to the Coach with Clarity podcast. I'm your host Lee Chaix McDonough and I am so excited to have you joining me today. Today's episode is a fun one. I had the honor of interviewing my very good friend Melody Wilding, who is an executive and leadership coach for sensitive strivers. Now, if you are wondering, what is the sensitive striver? Well, we are going to go into that and so much more in today's episode. I have known Melody for almost three years and I can tell you without a doubt she is one of the most compassionate, genuinely empathetic people I've ever met. And the impact that she's had on my business and on my life is immeasurable. So I am so grateful that she is coming on the show to share with us more about what it means to be a sensitive striver, how we can negotiate our own lives if we identify as sensitive strivers, and most importantly, how as coaches, we can support our clients who are sensitive strivers. So let's get right to it. Here is my interview with executive and leadership coach Melody Wilding.

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Click to read the entire transcript

50: Coaching Sensitive Strivers with Melody Wilding

Are you a high-achiever who's also very sensitive to your emotions and the world around you? Do your clients struggle with imposter syndrome, burnout and their drive to constantly improve? Then this remarkable interview with my very good friend, executive coach Melody Wilding, is for you.

Subscribe:  Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Android Devices  |  Stitcher  |  RSS

 

Show Notes

Are you a high-achiever who's also very sensitive to your emotions and the world around you? Do your clients struggle with imposter syndrome, burnout and their drive to constantly improve? Then this remarkable interview with my very good friend, executive coach Melody Wilding, is for you.

Melody Wilding is an executive and leadership coach for smart, sensitive high-achievers who are tired of getting in their own way. Melody is a licensed social worker and Sensitive Striver herself and she helps her clients break free from self-doubt and overwhelm, master their emotions, and use their sensitivity as the superpower that it is.

In the time I’ve known her, Melody has had an immeasurable impact on my business and my life. I’m so grateful that she came on the show to share her insights into what it means to be a Sensitive Striver, how we can take a strength-centred approach to navigating our own lives, and how we as coaches can support our clients who are Sensitive Strivers.

Topics covered

  • Melody’s evolution from therapist to executive coach for Sensitive Strivers
  • Who is a Sensitive Striver?
  • Signs that you might be a Sensitive Striver
  • Why Sensitive Strivers tend to struggle with burnout
  • The negative flipside of thoughtfulness
  • The connection between Sensitive Strivers and people-pleasing
  • How Melody helps Sensitive Strivers
  • How you can support your clients who may be Sensitive Strivers
  • Melody’s top tips for coaches who identify as Sensitive Strivers
  • How embracing her sensitivity has helped Melody’s practice to thrive

Resources mentioned

Now it’s time for you to show the world what it means to be a Coach with Clarity! Screenshot this episode and tag me on Instagram @coachwithclarity and let me know what you’re more excited to explore in future podcast episodes!

* * * * * *

Discover Your Coaching Style! Take the FREE quiz and find out what makes you an extraordinary coach!

Want to connect further? Follow me on Instagram and Threads, and send me a DM!

Want to work together? Learn about Coach with Clarity here!

 

TRANSCRIPT

 

Well, hello, my friend, and welcome to the Coach with Clarity podcast. I'm your host Lee Chaix McDonough and I am so excited to have you joining me today. Today's episode is a fun one. I had the honor of interviewing my very good friend Melody Wilding, who is an executive and leadership coach for sensitive strivers. Now, if you are wondering, what is the sensitive striver? Well, we are going to go into that and so much more in today's episode. I have known Melody for almost three years and I can tell you without a doubt she is one of the most compassionate, genuinely empathetic people I've ever met. And the impact that she's had on my business and on my life is immeasurable. So I am so grateful that she is coming on the show to share with us more about what it means to be a sensitive striver, how we can negotiate our own lives if we identify as sensitive strivers, and most importantly, how as coaches, we can support our clients who are sensitive strivers. So let's get right to it. Here is my interview with executive and leadership coach Melody Wilding.

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Click to read the entire transcript

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