Welcome to the 229th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. January is focused on heart and mind connection. To join me on this episode is Andréa Watts.

About my guest

Andréa Watts is the first specialist in coaching with collage and founded UnglueYou®, her coaching business in 2012. Her passion for her subject stems from her belief that we are all creative and hold a wealth of untapped wisdom and intuition in our unconscious. Andréa’s vision is:

“To see the Collage Coaching Technique™ used globally as a creative coaching tool for releasing people’s potential”.

To enable this ambition, she delivers ICF and AC approved training for coaches on using her 3 stage framework, the Collage Coaching Technique™. She also guest lectures on Coach Psychology programmes at several London Universities, was honorary lecturer at City, University London and the Coaching in Context module lead at Birkbeck University.

To further share her knowledge and passion for creativity in coaching Andréa authored ‘Collage as a Creative Coaching Tool: A Comprehensive Resource for Coaches and Psychologists’, published by Routledge in 2022.

As an experienced coach, facilitator, trainer and speaker, in addition to her 1-1 coaching, her clients include Google, Imperial College London, Moët Hennessey, The United States Air Force and Jenny Garrett OBE.

In today’s show

• About Andrea and what she’s working on at the moment [02:20]
• What does the term “well-being” mean to her. [06:09]
• How Collage connects both heart and mind. [08:40]
• What workplaces can do to introduce collaging into team building practices. [12:33]
• Her top three mental health tips. [10:20]

Quotes

• The process of collage is an art form.
• The heart and mind inform each other.
• Our emotions are really important.
• It’s important to practice mindfulness.
• Do something creative.

Resources

• Top-Tips for Introducing an Arts-Based Method when Working with Teams
• Visit Andrea's website
• Follow her on LinkedIn and Youtube
• Sign up to her mailing list
• Send her an email
• Join my Mailing List and receive my free e-book here
• Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health

Work with me

Have a look at my online work-life balance course on Thinkific. You can access it here: http://bit.ly/DMMHPONC

One hour focused Sessions £150 1-2-1