{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"272: Love, Leadership and Men: Emotional Courage and Authenticity with Craig White","description":" What if the real turning point for male leaders isn\u2019t more strategy\u2014but more love, presence, and emotional courage? In this powerful episode, leadership coach and host Helena Clayton talks with high-performance coach and men\u2019s mentor Craig White, whose work guides successful men \u2014especially those in their 40s and 50s\u2014towards deeper emotional connection, self-acceptance, and authentic leadership. Craig explores why many men feel disconnected from themselves, and their emotional lives and relationships, and how balancing masculine and feminine energies can dramatically expand a man\u2019s capacity to lead, relate, and thrive. Craig opens up about his own transformative journey and shares the somatic, holistic practices at the core of his coaching, helping men shift from \u201chead to heart\u201d and reclaim relational presence.   The conversation dives into the role of love in men\u2019s development, reframing love not as softness, but as a powerful polarity\u2014presence, connection, trust, playfulness, celebration, and accountability and firmness. Helena and Craig explore the value of men-only spaces, the necessity of vulnerability in leadership, and the profound impact of embodied practice on emotional expression.   This episode is an invitation for male leaders\u2014and those who coach or support them\u2014to consider how love, in its grounded and courageous form, can fuel personal transformation and more human, impactful leadership in organisations.   You will learn:   \u00b7       Why male leaders are discovering that success isn\u2019t enough \u00b7       The importance of somatic coaching practices in helping men shift from head to heart. \u00b7       How holistic inner work, balancing masculine and feminine energies, creates better leaders and healthy masculinity    "If a man loves who he is, if he is kind to himself, if he accepts himself, then he will be like that in relationship to others."   Don\u2019t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave us a review! Your feedback helps us bring you more valuable content.   For the episode resources and guest bio, please visit:  https:\/\/www.associationforcoaching.com\/page\/dl-hub_podcast-channel-love-in-coaching-male-leaders-emotional-presence   ","author_name":"The AC Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.associationforcoaching.com\/general\/custom.asp?page=Podcast_Channel","html":"