I love and appreciate this explanation and have a very similar relationship with the word coach... some benevolent, warm feelings, but also some skepticism about what it can mean. It's a relationship that sets up a power differential between two people so it is so important that the person in the coaching role will treat their position responsibly and ethically. I am glad to see someone like you in such a role, as I know you use your position to help a fellow human to emerge and write as more fully themselves.
I love and appreciate this explanation and have a very similar relationship with the word coach... some benevolent, warm feelings, but also some skepticism about what it can mean. It's a relationship that sets up a power differential between two people so it is so important that the person in the coaching role will treat their position responsibly and ethically. I am glad to see someone like you in such a role, as I know you use your position to help a fellow human to emerge and write as more fully themselves.