Radical Self:
Your 1:1 Coaching programme
Radical Self is a holistic, mind-body, 1:1 coaching program for entrepreneurs, business owners and change-makers working for people and planetary health. It is designed for you to master your inner growth, to deeply and sustainably resource yourself, and to elevate your impact.
Radical Self will guide you to value your unique self as the most important asset in your work delivering positive impact for people and planet. Over six months you'll move from overwhelm, isolation and doubt to connection, clairty and confidence as you take action to uncover your deepest potential.
You work from your heart and expend great energy to support others. Are you ready to radically support yourself too? Ready to supercharge your life and impact?
Maybe you’re exhausted juggling all the balls
Maybe you are sick of feeling like you never have time
Maybe you can’t work out the right path forwards
Maybe you believe your dream work will never pay the bills
Maybe you are experiencing a health issue which is setting you back
Maybe you’ve lost the passion and vision for your work
Maybe your personal relationships are suffering
Maybe you feel ineffective at managing yourself and others
YOU deserve to thrive in your work for people and planet!
Your are here for a reason – your work starts with you!
I’ve coached numerous entrepreneurs, business owners and changemakers who have witnessed the overwhelm, responsibility and magnitude of their work prevent them from filling their own cup before they serve others. Those who procrastinate their dream work, who don’t think they’re good enough and those who pour their energy and love into their work, but whose wellbeing and balance suffer as they push forwards.
The Radical Self programme connects the dots between inner work and outer impact. You will witness how deeply honouring yourself directly relates to the clarity, conviction and energy you will be able to bring to your work for others. Together we will design your road map and integrate proven practices for you to confront any blocks in your way, sustain personal growth AND increase your impact.
How would it feel to:
Know you are doing the work you are here to do
Know you are truly positively impacting other peoples lives
Bring energy, creativity and passion to your work
Share out your responsibilities
Let go of the pressure of time and to do lists
Wake up with positivity and energy
Communicate and act with confidence, clarity and conviction
Have quality time to spend with your loved ones
Really trust yourself to make the right decisions
All of this is 100% possible for you!
Stella finally resolved the blocks holding her back
‘Anna is very perceptive and noticed patterns over time that helped me reflect on my personal growth and areas to develop so I could finally grow past what was holding me back.’
X from The International Organization of Migration found tailored advice to move forwards
‘Anna was very attentive to my needs and helped me clarify my goals. As well as listening and guiding, I appreciated that when I requested it, she offered tailored advice and specific suggestions that supported me moving forwards.’
Angharad took back power & ownership over her actions
'I can take control of things now. I'm in charge of me…….. I used to be my own worst enemy but now I have power and ownership over what I'm doing.'
Robin achieved clarity & focus personally & professionally
‘Anna is an exceptional coach who helped me achieve focus personally and professionally. Her insight and guidance have been invaluable. I would recommend this programme to anyone seeking positive change.’
The old way to manage overwhelm
You can’t think your way out of overwhelm!
The old way to manage overwhelm is to try and think your way out of the problem. To write more to do lists, to sit in more meetings, to get caught up in believing you have to do more because you haven’t yet done enough for the people or the problem you are trying to address. You decide to raise more funds, to deliver more projects, to try multiple approaches at once, you put pressure on yourself and those around you to get the job done better and quicker.
It doesn’t work because you’re not thinking straight!
Instead of using your head alone to try and fix the problem, the Radical Self programme will show you there is another way. Your passion for your work and projects emanates from a deep place within your heart – the Radical Self programme honours this through utilising a fully holistic approach, blending coaching, mind-body practices and proven frameworks. You will be guided to deeply uncover your passions, clearly see the obstacles in your way and find the right path forwards with ease. You will develop goals and practical actions and integrate short daily practices that work for you and are sustainable.
Pillar 1
Self-Understanding
There is a better way…
…a holistic way which will bring a new radical approach for yourself and your work.
And I’m going to show you how…..In 6 months you will develop:
Through coaching, frameworks and tutorials you will embark on a journey of self-enquiry. You will uncover what your deepest priorities are, understand the limiting blocks in your way and find actionable ways to shift them. You will see what true self-respect means and what you need to put in place to honour it. You will step into the freedom of greater self-expression and witness how greater self-care also leads to greater impact for others in your work and at home.
Pillar 2
Mind-Body Integration Practices that work for you
You will discover practices to sink into your body’s knowing, to develop self-trust and to envision where you want to go. You will find new well-being practices that work for you whether it is movement, nature connection practices, yoga, meditation or breathwork or a combination of them all. You will discover frameworks and exercises to integrate your learning, develop your mind-body connection and connect this power and joy into your daily work.
Pillar 3
Purpose and Progress
You will be guided to develop a road map for yourself with clear goals, milestones and actions either personally, professionally or both, whichever you desire. You will be guided through self-reflection exercises and find mechanisms for sustainable self-accountability. We will harness the incredible support and power of communitity and, if you desire, you will be able to connect with others on a similar journey through monthly community calls and messaging.
The goal of my work is simple - to provide the space, tools and techniques for ambitious people, who care passionately about society, our planet and the wellbeing of others, to uncover the gold within themselves and to thrive within and without.
My work in supporting those who are committed to working for people and planet to look after themselves AND have profound impact in the world stems from my own unique journey. I spent twenty years founding, running, building, managing and consulting for international development charities and social enterprises.
I have always been committed to social impact work, changing the status quo and coming up with innovative solutions. I gave myself fully to the cause often with little concern for my own well-being. I have also always been stirred by eastern philosophy, yoga and Buddhism and spirituality and travelled extensively in the South and South-East Asia throughout my twenties and thirties alongside my work. In 2014, I undertook my first yoga teacher training.
In 2019, these two worlds collided. I left my director role and at that point experienced huge transformations in my inner world. It became the first time in my life I stopped for any length of time – I put being before doing, and began a process of inner work and excavation. It was a time of quiet solitude and deep unrest yet also of immense realisation of both myself and the possibility of the human spirit.
From that point, I have committed to greater self-care and inner enquiry, spending three years in deep enquiry and undertaking further trainings in yoga, breathwork, holistic health, embodiment, relational mindfulness and later qualifing as a transformational, team and leadership coach. My path has and continues to be one of understanding how radical self-understanding goes hand-in-hand with true, profound impact for others and the world at large. My own healing and development work continues alongside further training in core process psycotherapy, somatic practice and transformational facilitation.
For years within me, my work for others and my wellbeing felt conflicted. Now, I know how the two are intricately linked.My wish is for every individual who is deeply committed to the health of people and planet to find the tools, techniques and space to deeply look after themselves AND to discover and their infinite potential to impact our world and serve others.
Hello, I am Anna Blackman
Introducing Radical Self
Radical Self is a rich holistic 1:1 six-month coaching programme for entrepreneurs, visionaries and change-makers working for people and planetary health.
It is a beautiful journey of self-discovery, growth and transformation expertly designed for you to leave behind overwhelm, self-doubt and fatigue. The programme will enable you to step into your power and your work with grounded wellbeing, clarity and conviction and leave you equipped with the tools to sustain your growth, impact and intrinsic well-being.
Plus…you will be deeply, personally supported every step of the way through:
1:1 Transformational Coaching
High-level personal 1:1 coaching sessions
8 x 1:1 1 hour transformational coaching (ICF accredited) (in-person or online)
Full Confidentiality
Powerful questioning and mirroring
Compassionate space-holding
Personal goal setting
Stepped milestones and action
Accountability
Reflection exercises and shared documents
Direct personal messaging between sessions
Sustainability mechanisms
Mind-body Integration Tools
A suite of mind-body practices to test, try and practice
Weekly drop-in online group embodiment classes
Breathwork and down-regulation
Meditation and visualisation
Yoga
Yoga Nidra
Nature Connection practices
Natural Movement
Natural lifestyle Coaching
Somatic practices
Recorded sessions to go back to in your own time
Resources and Frameworks
To study in your own time
Video tutorials on self-development practices
Video tutorials on nurturing your ‘Radical Self’
Practical Guides on mind-body integration
Scientific theory and explanation
Reading lists
Group community
Harnessing the power of connection and community
Monthly Q&A and circle sessions
Access to Radical Self community chat
Radical Self gives you everything to uplevel your self and your work - to thrive, not just survive, even if..
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Yes, life is busy and we have many pressures to balance – financial, responsibilities and dependents, work and home. Yet often if we dig a bit deeper into 'not having time' we may find some resistance, resistance it would be hugely beneficial to breakthrough.
In reality our concept of time and how much we have is a matter of our perspective. Our perspective not only affects how much time we believe we have but we can also shift our understanding to see we have control over both our perspective of time and how we choose to fill it. Now, that is liberating!
The crazy thing is the more we slow down, the more we de-clutter our time with things that don’t serve us and the more our time expands. Slow down to go fast! If we increasingly release the pressure of time, we become more efficient in the time we decide to work and have the capacity to find true flow.
Radical Self itself doesn’t require a big commitment of hours (see FAQs at botto)m but it will alter your perspective on time and pressure and move you to a place a smarter working and efficiency!
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How we spend our money is our choice. It is in our control.
It may be you think this money is better used for others you love.
It may be you are struggling on spending money on a ‘self-development’ programme – for yourself. If so, I encourage you to ask yourself a few questions?
Do I feel a sense of guilt about spending this money on myself? If so why? What does this tell you about how you value yourself?
When I come away with sustainable habits which makes my work more impactful what effect can this have on my business and earning potential? What do I want that to be? How would that feel?
When I come away with sustainable tools to feel more fulfilled, purposeful and well, what impact can that have on my loved ones, on my friends and family? How could it ripple out?
Radical Self is in fact in an investment in yourself, your work and those who around you.
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Radical Self is not aiming to replace any of your existing movement practices and exercise – the ones that you love and you know that work for you.
The movement and wellbeing practices in Radical Self all come from an embodied perspective; they are practices that help us sink in to the wisdom of the body and out of the mind, and they are practices that help us unite the mind with the body and the breath and for you do delve into deeper layers of yourself. During these practices it is likely insights arising from your 1:1 coaching will also arise and integrate more fully.
The drop-in sessions work with a suite of modalities – you are likely to find ones which really resonate with you and ones that don’t so much. You will be able to delve deeper into the ones that work for you through the programme resources and in the community online chats and sessions and leave the others.
Whilst beneficial to all, the drop-in session are also completely optional. You can join live, watch the recording in your own time or not all.
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We bring our selves to our work and the fuller we feel able to bring our full selves to work the better! We can not in truth separate our home life from our work life, if we are stressed at home it will impact work and vice versa. We are connected beings!
Radical Life is deep work that will reframe your foundation at work to one of greater strength, conviction and clarity from where you will make your decisions. As a coach I will support you to discover what it is you need and want to do.
The 1:1 coaching in Radical Self provides you with a confidential space to bring anything up you want to address.
If you want to bring a specific work challenge to a session or a challenge to every session I will guide you to find the answers, utilising my insight from two decades of work in the social impact space to inform powerful questioning, never neglecting any deeper systemic issues that may also be arising.
You are in the driving seat - you choose what aspects of your life you want to focus on and develop and where to bring action.
No matter where you are at now, Radical Self will bring you a stronger foundation and life-changing, sustainable tools, practices and insights. In six months you will achieve deeper self-understanding, wellbeing and clarity. This will underpin positive, impactful decision-making in your work for people and planetary health and positively impact every area of your life.
Sam found anchoring, confidence, clarity and self-awareness in her new eco-therapy business.
‘I can't recommend Radical Self coaching with Anna enough. My coaching has been a key part of my development in my new business; it has anchored me during a challenging and exciting time, enabling me to move towards my goals with confidence, clarity and self-awareness.’ Sam
Now it is your time! Don’t delay…
Frequently asked questions….
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The components or Radical Self are set out below. The programme components are carefully designed to weave together to create a full holistic mind-body programme of discovery, integration and action. The more time you give, the more you will benefit.
Over six months the time commitment is as follows:
8 x 1 hour, 1:1 Transformational Coaching (essential)
4 x 1 hour exercises and reviews for 1:1 Transformation Coaching (essential)
18 x 1 hour drop-in group embodiment classes (recommended / optional)
6 x 1 hour community drop-in calls (optional)
18 (approx) hours self-study of resources, videos, further reading (recommended)
Total Essential hours: 12 hours
Total Essential, recommended and optional: 54 hours (9 hours per month)
Please note the Radical Self programme, by its nature will seep naturally into your day-to-day life and steps and actions arising from the coaching and self-learning programmes are not included in the above.
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I understand we are all different and that individuals may struggle with meditation or other mind-body techniques offered in the embodiment classes. To reassure you:
The embodiment classes are recommended but optional.
Nothing during a class is compulsary. Options can always be given.
Recordings are available if you want to do in your own time and at your own pace.
Not everything will be for everyone. However I am certain some practices will resonate!
Meditation or sitting still can be particularly challenging for people who are driven and have high problem-solving and intellectual capacity. It may be that you find mindfulness more helpful than meditation or getting fully present in nature will be more accessible.
You will find you path and remember you may suprise yourself!
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The community drop-in sessions are entirely optional. You may want to join only when you have a specific question or you may want to connect with others on the programme at every possible opportunity. It is completely up to you.
The group emboidment sessions are recommended but also optional. Of course you may not be able to make every one live. Recordings are available for you to catch-up or do in your own time / at your own pace.
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Payment options are as follows:
100 % upfront (10% discount applied).
2 instalments - the first upfront, the second after three months
A monthly payment plan (additional fees may apply)
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Absolutely. I am also happy to communicate with line managers and CEOs about the Radical Self programme and its value on your behalf, where helpful.
I can invoice directly to companies once everything is agreed.
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I do not currently offer concessions for the Radical Self programme. However if you are very keen but simply can not afford it please book in for a call with me and we can discuss options which may exist.
‘Coaching with Anna has been a transformational experience which has had a profound impact on my life. With Anna’s guidance and support I was able to take a step back from the overwhelm and self-doubt and really look at what was working in my life and what wasn’t in a way I had never done before - with love and compassion. Anna helped me see through all the noise and really home in on what I’m working towards.
I managed to achieve more than I could have imagined and feel confident continuing this work on my own. I feel like I have this internal road map of where I’m going and I trust myself to know what’s right. Anna has helped me develop my very own toolkit to navigate my internal and external world with compassion. She held a beautiful non-judgmental space for me each session and she’s helped me believe in myself again. I find it hard to put into words what Anna’s coaching has done for me and I can’t thank her enough.’ Sophie
