Everything Life Coaching: The Positive Psychology and Science Behind Coaching
Expand your knowledge on all things life coaching with Noelle Cordeaux (CEO of Lumia). With thousands of sessions under her belt and expertise in the emerging field of life coaching and positive psychology, Cordeaux is your ultimate guide through the world of professional coaching.
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The Science of Goal Setting (How Clear Plans Calm Anxiety and Create Change)
<p >Feeling anxious about the future? You're not alone. In this episode, Lumia CEO and co-founder Noelle Cordeaux breaks down the powerful science behind why goal-setting actually reduces anxiety, and how coaches can use this knowledge to help clients (and themselves) move from stuck to unstoppable.</p> <p >Drawing from the research of goal-setting pioneers Latham and Locke, positive psychology expert Caroline Miller, and Barbara Fredrickson's groundbreaking Broaden and Build theory, Noelle reveals why our brains crave predictability... and how well-designed goals give us exactly that.</p> <p >In this episode, you'll learn:</p> Why anxiety thrives in uncertainty and...
How to Coach Yourself (with Self Awareness!)
<p>Becoming more self-aware is essential for progressing as humans and as coaches. Self-coaching for awareness is a transformative process that involves deep personal reflection and understanding one's own life narrative. In this week's episode, John and Noelle practice self-coaching and share techniques for you to do so too!</p> <p>Everything Life Coaching is brought to you by Lumia-- at Lumia, we train and certify impact-driven coaches, making sure they’ve got all they need to build a business they love and transform lives, on their terms.</p> <p>Ready to amplify your impact as a life coach? Let's tal...
How to Coach Neurodivergent Minds (ft. Mav Stoothoff)
<p>Lumia CEO Noelle Cordeaux is joined by Mav Stoothoff, a Lumia graduate and neurodivergent coach who shares candidly about their autistic identity and experiences in the world, and what is needed for coaches to work effectively with people who are neurodivergent. The wide-ranging conversation ends with a call for more neurodivergent coaches to give support and coaching to the neurodivergent community. Listen in!</p> <p >My name is Mav (they/them/theirs). As a neurodivergent (ND) and queer person, I have lived experience that has inspired me to be the coach, mentor, and advocate that I would have wanted...
Coaching Trends in 2025 Pt. 2: Optimization and Coaching in the Age of Longevity + AI
<p >The wellness industry has split in two—and coaches need to understand both sides. In this episode, Noelle Cordeaux sits down with coach and crisis advocate Paul Chamberlain (Smart Funny Tortured) to explore the optimization revolution transforming how people approach health, longevity, and well-being.</p> <p >Discover why 60% of Gen Z now prioritize health over career, how wearable tech is changing the coaching landscape, and why "self-health" has replaced "self-help." From metabolic psychiatry to the gut-brain axis, learn where coaches can make the biggest impact as clients navigate unprecedented access to health data and longevity interventions.</p> <p >Paul sh...
The Stories We Tell Ourselves: How to Rewrite Your Life ft. Deanna Moffitt
<p >What if the stories you've been telling yourself for decades aren't even true?</p> <p >In this profound conversation, Noelle Cordeaux sits down with Deanna Moffitt, PCC—Lumia instructor, author of The Rewrite, and master of the art of questioning—to explore how the narratives we create in childhood shape every result we're getting in our lives today.</p> <p >From "I'm a burden" to "I'm not enough," these core wound stories live in our bodies and drive our behaviors—often without us even realizing it. But here's the good news: we can rewrite them.</p> <p> Listen in as Noe...
Can You Coach Someone Out of Burnout? (And What If You're Burnt Out Too?)
<p>Rebroadcast from the vault! How can people deal with burnout and stress? How can you help your clients, as a coach? What are the REAL WORLD solutions that are available to you when you're already burnt out?</p> <p>John Kim (The Angry Therapist) and Noelle Cordeaux (CEO of Lumia) are teaming up to tackle the big world of positive psychology, meaning, and life coaching.</p> <p>Everything Life Coaching is brought to you by Lumia-- at Lumia, we train and certify impact-driven coaches, making sure they’ve got all they need to build a business they love and tra...
How to Talk to People Who See the World Differently (Coaching Across Worldviews)
<p>Rebroadcast as we need these skills now more than ever. More and more often we are coming into contact with people who think differently and have other beliefs than us. How can we share ideas? How can we communicate effectively, lovingly and sanely?</p> <p>John Kim (The Angry Therapist) and Noelle Cordeaux (CEO of Lumia) are teaming up to tackle the big world of positive psychology, meaning, and life coaching.</p> <p>Everything Life Coaching is brought to you by Lumia-- at Lumia, we train and certify impact-driven coaches, making sure they’ve got all they need to bui...
Authentic Marketing for Coaches: Why Being Real Beats Being Perfect (ft. Tim Brownson)
<p >In a world where it's getting harder to tell what's real from what's fake, how do coaches build authentic businesses that actually work?</p> <p >Join Noelle Cordeaux, CEO of Lumia Coaching, and Tim Brownson from The Fully Booked Coach for an honest conversation about the power of showing up as yourself in your coaching practice. Tim shares his "25-client strategy" why you only need 25 clients a year to build a successful coaching business, and how authenticity (not perfection) is what attracts them.</p> <p >In this episode, you'll discover:</p> Why being vulnerable in your marketing creates stronger...
Creating Real Community: Third Spaces, Hosting Retreats, and the Art of Being (ft. Kathryn Schwarz and Emma Landau)
<p >In a world where genuine connection feels increasingly rare, how do we create spaces where people can truly belong?</p> <p >Join Noelle Cordeaux, CEO of Lumia Coaching, for an inspiring conversation with two community builders: Emma Landau, who opened Philadelphia's Maisy's Meeting House as a "third space" for authentic connection, and Kathryn Schwarz, a human design coach crafting gentle retreat experiences that prioritize transformation over time. (Sign up for her Wild Blooms retreat, a gentle 3-month journey helping women nurture their unique creativity through Human Design wisdom and nature immersion)</p> <p >Together, they explore:</p> Why third...
How to Sell Coaching Services Joyfully (ft. Michelle Rockwood)
<p>Lumia CEO Noelle Cordeaux is joined by Michelle Rockwood, an expert in the field of joyful sales who has taught thousands of people how to find sales methods that feel good and work for them. <br> <br> The two discuss how to sell your coaching services and how to approach sales from a non-icky place -- so much wisdom and useful information in one episode!<br> <br> Michelle Rockwood has sold real estate in one of the wealthiest communities in the world, has slept on a dirt floor in West Africa, and once raised a million dollars for charity...
