Episode 37: Back to School

It’s September and the month of the year that marks school start to me. In an endless appreciation for learning, I’m sharing some of my reflection related to school and what I associate with it. Along with the invitation to reflect on what learning means to you, how you approach and what it makes possible in our world. As always, my hope is that this short and open sharing will invite and spark more of your own reflections. I’d love to hear from you. Reach out at [email protected], on LinkedIn, or visit irinapashina.com to learn more about my work as a coach, mentor, supervisor, facilitator, and speaker.Thank you for joining me on this journey of reflection and connection. 

It’s been 363 days since I launched this podcast. What a time it has been! In this episode, I reflect on a few themes arising from the last 12 months and 36 recorded and published episodes. As always, my hope is that this short and open sharing will invite and spark more of your own reflections. I’d love to hear from you. Reach out at [email protected], on LinkedIn, or visit irinapashina.com to learn more about my work as a coach, mentor, supervisor, facilitator, and speaker.Thank you for joining me on this journey of reflection and connection. 

I’ve been sitting with completions and the emotions related to them more deeply in the last 6-12 months. It took me a while to be able to hold space for this part of a process that feels tender and challenging in different ways. I’m reflecting on completions as a celebration, also as a source of sadness, maybe even anger and a complex mix of human emotions. My invitation to you is to reflect on:-        What is your current experience of completions? -        How do you feel about them and in them/as you go through them? As always, my hope is that this short and open sharing will invite and spark more of your own reflections. I’d love to hear from you. Reach out at [email protected], on LinkedIn, or visit irinapashina.com to learn more about my work as a coach, mentor, supervisor, facilitator, and speaker.Thank you for joining me on this journey of reflection and connection. 

Doesn’t every journey change us in ways known and unknown? In episode 34, I’m reflecting on the journey and perceptions around coming back after a vacation or simply time away - no matter how short – and how it can bring different angles and ways of seeing to our living environment, habits, relationships, life. My invitation is for you to reflect on a recent trip or exploration of a topic and how it has informed your way of perceiving your life. What is different? As always, my hope is that this short and open sharing will invite and spark more of your own reflections. I’d love to hear from you. Reach out at [email protected], on LinkedIn, or visit irinapashina.com to learn more about my work as a coach, mentor, supervisor, facilitator, and speaker.Thank you for joining me on this journey of reflection and connection. 

Episode 33 is a reflection on the intensity of life flowing and the role of support. The month of July 2026 that made me acutely aware of how intensity and support connect or not. How a period can feel so full and so empty. And how I showed up with my own tendencies in a phase of inner growth. As always, my hope is that this short and open sharing will invite and spark more of your own reflections. I’d love to hear from you. Reach out at [email protected], on LinkedIn, or visit irinapashina.com to learn more about my work as a coach, mentor, supervisor, facilitator, and speaker.Thank you for joining me on this journey of reflection and connection. 

How would our lives and our world be if we brought more of what we wish for to them?In a period of time of so much – in us and around us – what is the role of dreams and fears in our becoming? This is a short reflection on dreams and how they inform us – explicitly and implicitly. And an invitation to reflect: how can we bring more of our wishes and aspirations for the future in our here and now? I’d love to hear from you. Reach out at [email protected], on LinkedIn, or visit irinapashina.com to learn more about my work as a coach, mentor, supervisor, facilitator, and speaker.Thank you for joining me on this journey of reflection and connection. 

I’ve been sitting with more emotions than usual in the last days and weeks. And noticing that the theme of close connections and how they shape our becoming has been present for me and many of my supervision and coaching clients in a parallel process. I’m bringing emotions to this episode. Not to lecture about them. Not to convey a message about them. But simply to shine a light on them as a landmark of humanity with the hope and wish for more acceptance. I’d love to hear from you. Reach out at [email protected], on LinkedIn, or visit irinapashina.com to learn more about my work as a coach, mentor, supervisor, facilitator, and speaker.Thank you for joining me on this journey of reflection and connection. 

This episode is a reflection on taking steps, and on the capacity to be with what is as we do (or don’t). Celebrating the courage to be in the present moment and to trust one’s next step. Celebrating the uniqueness of each of us as human beings and practitioners. It’s also an invitation to reflect on all the steps that you have been taking on your path of becoming. To take time to be with where they have taken you to, what you have experienced along the way, and what may be next for you. I’d love to hear from you. Reach out at [email protected], on LinkedIn, or visit irinapashina.com to learn more about my work as a coach, mentor, supervisor, facilitator, and speaker.Thank you for joining me on this journey of reflection and connection. 

It’s July 1st, 2026. We have crossed the bridge into the second half of the year. My mid-year reflection in a hot period was shining a light on weight. The weight that we choose to carry – physically, mentally, emotionally. Inspired by my own experiences and my work with others as a coach, supervisor and mentor. By feeling into the heaviness and lightness of holding on and letting go. It’s an invitation to reflect on the weight you carry: What is it? What makes you choose it? What’s your intention in choosing it? What may you be ready to let go of? I’d love to hear from you. Reach out at [email protected], on LinkedIn, or visit irinapashina.com to learn more about my work as a coach, mentor, supervisor, facilitator, and speaker.Thank you for joining me on this journey of reflection and connection. 

Most people in Europe share a common experience this week: intense heat. It inspired me to reflect on parallel process. The weather has become an essential part of conversations and planning. And a major factor to consider in decision-making. Going through this week has made me aware of how the heat outside can be a mirror to heat in our internal experience. For me, part of it is about visibility. What is the heat of the moment about for you? I’d love to hear from you. Reach out at [email protected], on LinkedIn, or visit irinapashina.com to learn more about my work as a coach, mentor, supervisor, facilitator, and speaker.Thank you for joining me on this journey of reflection and connection.