Notes
Field notes, essays, and observations from the RoadFound archive.
A hybrid career is not a fallback or a compromise. It is a deliberate architecture — combining multiple disciplines, credentials, and identities into a practice that no single professional category describes.
Hybrid programs combine methodologies from two or more disciplines — coaching, somatic work, facilitation, expressive arts — into a single training. Here is when they make sense and what to watch out for.
Process Work — also called Process-Oriented Psychology — is a depth-psychological approach to facilitation, therapy, and group work developed by Arnold Mindell. Here is what it is, how it differs from other facilitation methodologies, and when it matters.
Somatic coaching works with the body as a source of intelligence, not just a vehicle for the mind. Here is what it is, how it differs from talk-based approaches, and when it matters.
The word 'coaching' covers hundreds of distinct methodologies. Here is how to make sense of the landscape: major lineages, credential structures, and what actually differentiates approaches.
Facilitation is the practice of holding space for groups to think, decide, and move together. Here is how it differs from coaching, the major lineages worth knowing, and when it is the right training.
A practical guide to transitioning from corporate, creative, or academic careers into professional coaching — including training paths, credential options, and what the transition actually looks like.
A clear breakdown of the International Coaching Federation's three credential levels — ACC, PCC, and MCC — including requirements, how to earn them, and which training programs qualify.
A comparison of two leading somatic therapy and coaching approaches — Somatic Experiencing (Peter Levine) and Hakomi (Ron Kurtz) — covering their theory, methods, training, and ideal use cases.
Mindfulness has moved from meditation cushion to corporate boardroom. Here is what distinguishes MBSR, MBCT, and Search Inside Yourself — and what to look for in evidence-based contemplative training.
Expressive arts methodologies use creative process — not product — as a medium for inquiry. Here is how EXAT training works, who it is for, and how it differs from art therapy.
Movement-based methodologies treat physical pattern as insight, not just exercise. Here is the landscape — from Feldenkrais to Body-Mind Centering — and when these approaches belong in a practitioner's toolkit.
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