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ICF Tennessee Welcome! Thank you for your interest in ICF Tennessee (ICFTN).

Vision:
We are a professional community of coaches who support each other and the community in creating and sustaining fulfilling results in our personal and professional lives.

Brenda Baird, MCC, one of our past ICFTN Presidents, has been coaching for over a decade. When asked what wisdom she’d p...
08/17/2026

Brenda Baird, MCC, one of our past ICFTN Presidents, has been coaching for over a decade. When asked what wisdom she’d pass on, she didn’t talk about credentials or getting clients.

She talked about pace.

“Don’t rush your development. Just take your time. Do the inner work that you need to do as a coach so that you can show up being the best coach that you can be.”

The urgency to build a practice is real. So is the cost of skipping the inner work to get there faster.

Slow down. The coach you become is worth more than the coach you rush to be.

Have you listened to Brenda Baird Coaching on The Coaching Community Podcast yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJTDAhgtvTo

August is full of opportunities to connect, learn, and grow with ICF Tennessee! 💙Mark your calendar and join us for one—...
08/10/2026

August is full of opportunities to connect, learn, and grow with ICF Tennessee! 💙

Mark your calendar and join us for one—or all—of this month’s events.

Which one will we see you at?

August is National Wellness Month. At ICF Tennessee, we’re taking a moment to recognize the importance of well-being—for...
08/10/2026

August is National Wellness Month.

At ICF Tennessee, we’re taking a moment to recognize the importance of well-being—for ourselves and the people we serve.

What’s one way you’ll prioritize your well-being this month?

Community doesn’t end when the event does.If you’ve joined us at a recent ICFTN event, consider this your invitation to ...
07/22/2026

Community doesn’t end when the event does.

If you’ve joined us at a recent ICFTN event, consider this your invitation to become part of our family.

Membership means ongoing connection, resources, and a place to keep growing with fellow coaches.

Join 👉 https://icftn.org/join

07/17/2026

Community. Visibility. Amplify.
Get ready for another dynamic coaches’ conference!
Returning to the beautiful Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, our 2026 Coaches Conference will bring together visionary coaches, global thought leaders, and industry innovators from across the country for a premier learning and connection experience designed for the present and future of coaching.
In celebration of our 30th anniversary, this year’s conference will explore the conversations shaping the next era of our profession — including AI and the future of coaching, team coaching, coaching across generations, supporting Gen Z in a rapidly changing world, and empowering the growing population of clients over 50 navigating reinvention, purpose, and transition.

$179.00 All-Access Member Ticket
$159.00 Earlybird rate before August 31

$199.00 Basic Member Ticket
$179.00 Earlybird rate before August 31

$199.00 Guest Ticket
$179.00 Earlybird rate before August 31

Register now!
https://icftn.starchapter.com/meet-reg1.php?id=346

Member Book Feature: Unburned: A Slightly Messy, Mostly Honest Guide to Life After BurnoutFilled with relatable stories,...
07/13/2026

Member Book Feature: Unburned: A Slightly Messy, Mostly Honest Guide to Life After Burnout

Filled with relatable stories, evidence-based insights, and practical tools for everyday resilience, Unburned is for anyone navigating chronic stress, work fatigue, compassion fatigue, emotional exhaustion, overwhelm, or the long tail of burnout. With a rare blend of compassion, clarity, and science, coach and HR leader Sarah Oelschig helps you sift through the emotional wreckage, reclaim your voice, and rebuild a life that actually feels good to live. If you’ve ever whispered, “I hate this place,” this book will remind you: burnout may shut one door, but it can open a much better one.

Purchase book here: https://lnkd.in/eFzr2Agj

Sarah Oelschig is a writer, coach, and HR leader passionate about helping people redefine what thriving means at work and in life. As an HR Director and an ICF-certified coach, she blends research, storytelling, and lived experience to support others through burnout, growth, and renewal. With degrees in English Literature and Counseling Psychology, her work pairs emotional insight with practical leadership. Sarah lives in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with her husband and two daughters, where she writes, plays piano, and indulges her love of books, music, and pop culture.

Connect with Sarah:
LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/ens6JY23
Substack: https://lnkd.in/eRGSHJrw
Instagram: https://lnkd.in/eSC7cQuY
Website: https://lnkd.in/e4Af3phD

As coaches we are improvisers; we have structures and skills (competencies), but to apply those most effectively, we mus...
07/08/2026

As coaches we are improvisers; we have structures and skills (competencies), but to apply those most effectively, we must be in the moment, listening, connecting and co-creating.

In this 90-minute session, we’ll use improv rules and structures from theatre and comedy, as well as those tailored just for coaches, to experiment, play and learn. You’ll get comfortable with not pre-planning or getting ahead in your coaching conversations, and trust in the bottomless well of ideas and possibilities that we all (coaches and clients) have access to at any time.

Learning Objectives:

Come into a calm, creative, resourceful state.

Actively listen with somatic awareness.

Bring more playfulness and empathy into your coaching.

Find more freedom in your coaching through non-judgment of self and others.

Deepen coaching competency and skill

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Amy Warshawsky, MCC & Betsy Salkind, PCC

AMY J. WARSHAWSKY, MCC, NBC-HWC, is a leadership and mentor coach with expertise in coaching individuals, teams and groups. She integrates somatic practices with coaching to deepen self-awareness and embodied leadership. A former faculty member of the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program, Amy has held roles in nonprofit and higher education settings. She holds an MS in Journalism from Northwestern University and a BA from Cornell University.
Amy Warshawsky and Betsy Salkind are the co-founders of BNA Mentor Coaching, delivering experiential learning through individual, group, and corporate team training and workshops. They are co-authors of Coaching with a Twist: Improv for Coaches. BNAmentorcoaching.com.

BETSY SALKIND, PCC, NBC-HWC, is a health and mentor coach with expertise in team, group, and leadership coaching. She trained at the Mayo Clinic and was the Associate Director and Lead Mentor Coach for the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program. A professional standup comic and TV writer, with credits including The Tonight Show and Roseanne, she also holds an MS in Organization Studies from MIT Sloan School of Management.

Presence is the heart of transformational coaching—the ability to be fully conscious, attentive, and responsive in the m...
07/08/2026

Presence is the heart of transformational coaching—the ability to be fully conscious, attentive, and responsive in the moment with your client. In this “playshop”, we will explore how to stay grounded, open, curious and in the moment with your clients. Through reflection, discussion, and somatic exercises, participants will deepen their capacity to be fully present and effective in real-time coaching conversations.

In addition to the Learning Objectives below you will also:

- Utilize silence, pause, and reflective space as intentional coaching tools to deepen client awareness and insight

- Integrate practical and somatic-based techniques to sustain presence and effectiveness, especially when working with strong client emotions

Learning Objectives:

Apply the ICF Core Competency Maintains Presence in real-time coaching conversations, demonstrating focus, curiosity, and responsiveness to the client

Recognize and regulate internal reactions (thoughts, emotions, and somatic cues) to remain grounded and fully present with the client

Demonstrate comfort with not knowing and effectively support emergent, client-led exploration during coaching sessions

ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Laura Geduldig, MCC
Laura Geduldig is a Master Certified Coach & International Certified Mentor Coach, in her 13th year as an MCC and 26th in private practice. Known for her deeply attentive and embodied approach, Laura integrates emotional intelligence, somatic awareness, and strategic listening to help her clients increase their vitality in increasingly complex environments. Laura is also a Second-Degree Black Belt in the Nia movement technique, making her uniquely positioned to bring a holistic, somatic-centered lens to maintaining presence in today’s distracting landscape.

As coaches we are improvisers; we have structures and skills (competencies), but to apply those most effectively, we mus...
07/07/2026

As coaches we are improvisers; we have structures and skills (competencies), but to apply those most effectively, we must be in the moment, listening, connecting and co-creating.

In this 90-minute session, we’ll use improv rules and structures from theatre and comedy, as well as those tailored just for coaches, to experiment, play and learn. You’ll get comfortable with not pre-planning or getting ahead in your coaching conversations, and trust in the bottomless well of ideas and possibilities that we all (coaches and clients) have access to at any time.

Learning Objectives:

Come into a calm, creative, resourceful state.

Actively listen with somatic awareness.

Bring more playfulness and empathy into your coaching.

Find more freedom in your coaching through non-judgment of self and others.

Deepen coaching competency and skill

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Amy Warshawsky, MCC & Betsy Salkind, PCC
AMY J. WARSHAWSKY, MCC, NBC-HWC, is a leadership and mentor coach with expertise in coaching individuals, teams and groups. She integrates somatic practices with coaching to deepen self-awareness and embodied leadership. A former faculty member of the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program, Amy has held roles in nonprofit and higher education settings. She holds an MS in Journalism from Northwestern University and a BA from Cornell University.
Amy Warshawsky and Betsy Salkind are the co-founders of BNA Mentor Coaching, delivering experiential learning through individual, group, and corporate team training and workshops. They are co-authors of Coaching with a Twist: Improv for Coaches. BNAmentorcoaching.com.

BETSY SALKIND, PCC, NBC-HWC, is a health and mentor coach with expertise in team, group, and leadership coaching. She trained at the Mayo Clinic and was the Associate Director and Lead Mentor Coach for the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program. A professional standup comic and TV writer, with credits including The Tonight Show and Roseanne, she also holds an MS in Organization Studies from MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Memphis, TN
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