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Learn how coaching supervision differs from traditional coaching and why both serve different leadership needs
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Understand the emotional toll leadership takes and why it builds up without a release valve
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Discover how reflective space helps leaders slow down, untangle overwhelm, and regain clarity
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Hear real-life examples of how supervision prevents burnout and promotes well-being
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Explore how supervision strengthens boundaries and supports ethical, inclusive leadership
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Find out how organisations can build a safe, supportive internal coaching culture through supervision
Series 7 | Epsisode 15 | 34 Mins
S7 Ep15 - Coaching as a Leader: You’re Supporting Everyone Else – But Who’s Supporting You?
What does it mean to truly support yourself as a leader? This week on the Mums on Cloud Nine podcast, we are joined by Rebecca Daniel and Sarah Bramall, the dynamic duo behind The Coaching Catalysts, to talk about something that doesn’t often get much attention: coaching supervision.
Many of us are familiar with coaching and mentoring. We’ve heard all about setting goals, finding direction, and unlocking potential. But supervision? That tends to be the quiet cousin at the leadership development table. And yet, as Rebecca and Sarah explain, it’s often the missing piece for those of us constantly showing up for others while quietly carrying an emotional load no one sees.
In this deeply grounding episode, we explore the reality of what it’s like to lead while juggling drop-offs, deadlines, and the pressure to be ‘always on’. Rebecca and Sarah are both accredited coach supervisors and executive coaches, and their mission is simple but powerful: to create protected space for leaders and coaches to reflect, untangle, and stay grounded in the messiness of life.
We unpack the emotional labour of leadership and how easy it is to overlook your own needs when you’re the one everyone turns to. Coaching, they say, is future-focused. It’s about goals, outcomes, and accountability. Supervision, on the other hand, invites you to pause. It’s reflective. Therapeutic. Sometimes, the most valuable thing isn’t to move forward. It’s to stand still long enough to see clearly where you are.
For anyone juggling people leadership and coaching, whether formally or informally, this episode offers a lifeline. Sarah and Rebecca explain how coaching supervision can help you explore ethical dilemmas, let go of what’s not yours to carry, and show up with more clarity and calm. They also share what actually happens in a supervision session (spoiler: no one is critiquing your performance), how organisations can build safer coaching cultures, and why supervision isn’t just for qualified coaches.
As we reflect on our own experiences of burnout, blurred boundaries, and those all-too-familiar emotional bottlenecks, we hear real insights about what it means to slow down just enough to keep leading well without breaking down. And yes, there’s even time for a few laughs and one or two “Are you in my head?” moments from the team.
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