Narrative Change with Carrie Coleman
Narrative Change | Enneagram Type 7 Interview
In this episode, Carrie Coleman and I explore the intersection of personal growth, storytelling, and climate resilience. Carrie shares her journey of overcoming cancer and how these experiences have shaped her understanding of community, human vitality, and narrative change. As someone who leads with Enneagram Type 7, Carrie brings joy to complex conversations and also shares honestly about how we can each utilize our stories for personal and collective transformation. You can also listen on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
00:39 Meet Carrie Coleman: Coach and Facilitator
03:04 The Enneagram and Personal Growth
10:04 Carrie's Journey Through Cancer
14:28 The Power of Storytelling
21:57 Advocacy and Activism
25:17 Navigating Burnout
27:18 Finding Meaningful Work
31:10 The Role of Community and Support
32:30 Collaborative Efforts and Climate Action
34:09 Learning from Failures and Iterations
41:40 Balancing Personal and Professional Life
44:53 Finding Hope and Resilience
51:41 Conclusion and Resources
Meet Carrie Coleman
“Getting clear on the stories we want to own let’s us lead our organizations, teams, families and communities with greater integrity.”
Carrie holds an M.A. in Communications and has trained in Wayfinder, Immunity to Change, and Positive Intelligence coaching. She is also a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance. With more than two decades of experience working in narrative change, Carrie has led clients through innovation initiatives, developed strategic plans, and built collaborations for corporations, nonprofits, and public policy groups. She has worked closely with executives, founders, and boards to strengthen leadership, rebrand organizations, rethink product development, restructure services, and reframe outdated political stories that no longer serve. Her deep passion for sustainability, social justice, and women’s issues drives her work today. Learn more about her life + leadership coaching options via her website, https://www.script-flip.com.
About Your Host
Courtney Pinkerton (she/her) combines nature and coaching resources to help clients boost resiliency, avoid burnout and create their legacy work and lives. She is a certified Wayfinder coach with over a dozen years of life + career coaching experience, trained by the Narrative Enneagram and a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance. Courtney holds Masters of Divinity and Public Policy from Harvard and is the author of The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever's Guide to Slowing Down and Accomplishing More. She lives with her husband and three teenagers on Apple Balm Tiny Farm near Asheville, North Carolina.
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