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In this episode of The Doctor Coach School™ Podcast, we’re diving into one of the most misunderstood parts of the coaching journey — client resistance. And not just how to spot it, but how to coach through it without shrinking, people-pleasing, over-teaching, or “fixing” your clients just to feel better.

Because here’s the truth most coaches never fully understand:

Resistance isn’t a sign something is going wrong.
It’s a sign transformation has begun.

Inside this episode, I’m breaking down:

• Why every human brain experiences resistance — even in the best coaching environments
•  Why your job is NOT to “rescue” clients from discomfort
• How your own emotional state determines whether you coach powerfully or retreat
• The real reason clients often ask for strategies… and why strategies alone never create sustainable results
• The danger of “Snickers coaching” — when you soothe the discomfort instead of helping the client genuinely transform
• The framework I use to diagnose where resistance is truly coming from (and 99% of the time, it’s deeper than strategy)

Then, I introduce one of the most important tools we teach inside The Doctor Coach School™: The Resistance Funnel™

A four-layer model that reveals:

• the level at which clients present their issue
• the REAL level the problem lives in
• how to coach to the root instead of just the symptoms

Because coaching is not “giving someone better strategies.”
Coaching is guiding someone through their own internal blocks — even when it triggers discomfort on both sides.

This episode is an invitation to:

✨ Stop rushing to “fix”
✨ Stop making resistance mean something went wrong
✨ Build the emotional capacity to sit with a client’s discomfort
✨ Coach at the level where transformation really happens

When you do that, everything changes — the results your clients create, your confidence as a coach, and even how your business grows.

🎧 Take a deep breath and listen in.
This one is honest, uncomfortable, and freeing in all the right ways.

👩🏽‍⚕️ Want to find out what kind of resistance shows up most in YOUR coaching style?

Take the free Client Resistance Coach Quiz and discover:

• your coaching resistance profile
• where your clients tend to get stuck
• and what to shift to help them create deeper results

Take the quiz now → https://thedoctorcoachschool.com/quiz

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