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"For me, coaching is an approach between heaven and earth. It corresponds well with my holistic view of the human being as a biopsychosocial and spiritual unit. It is important to be in touch with oneself, with other beings and with what transcends us. At the same time, it is essential to bring these insights into real life so that we do not lose touch with the Earth," he reveals about his way of working.
Let your heart guide you, and don't forget your mind.
She first came to coaching as a client. "It's hard for me to say as a doctor, but in these sessions I gradually realised that helping people in the way I am helped makes even more sense to me than conventional medicine," she says of her journey. She enjoyed the fact that in this way she could prevent situations whose negative consequences were then dealt with by the medical system. So she attended trainings and workshops, verified that she had a talent for working with clients and opened her own coaching centre in Pardubice.
"I work with both private and corporate clients. In different areas of life, we look for a unique way for each client to live a happy life," she says. Kristýna Mášová also conducts seminars on communication, talent and work satisfaction.
And finally, the 5 books she most often recommends to her clients
Heinz-Peter Röhr: Insufficient Sense of Self Worth
Insufficient sense of self-worth is the most common topic I encounter in my coaching practice. And I have the impression that this topic is quite characteristic for the Czech Republic, or at least for the 30+ generation. This book has shed light on self-worth and self-experience for many of my clients. The author himself calls reading books where you get to know yourself, bibliotherapy.
Heinz-Peter Röhr: Dependent relationships
This is one of my favorite books and probably my second most recommended. Using the metaphor of the fairy tale The Gooseberry Tree, the author shows what a trap a seemingly "ideal" upbringing can be, in which for various reasons there is mainly one sacrificing parent, more often than not the mother. The book was a turning point for me personally. I also consider it very valuable because in it the author suggests various solutions to break free from this kind of dependency.
Gary Chapman: The Five Love Languages
I often recommend this book by Chapman to couples, but also to individuals, perhaps a little more often to men if we are working on partnership issues. Those who, in good faith and out of love, care for their partner as best they can and yet their counterpart does not feel loved and satisfied will find understanding in this book.
John Gottman: The Seven Principles of a Happy Marriage
Based on his therapeutic practice and years of studying couples, the author outlines the basic principles of how a happy long-term partnership works. The book describes the most common friction points in long-term cohabitation, such as finances, child-rearing, housework... In these areas, Gottman also provides guidance on appropriate solutions. For me, a very valuable book for couples.
Ruediger Dahlke: Illness as a symbol
I don't so much recommend this book for reading as I work with it in my coaching practice with clients. Especially if the client comes with the topic of illness, where there can be a psychosomatic contribution. It is essentially an encyclopedia of various illnesses and bodily symptoms. For each of them, this German physician and psychotherapist offers different possible interpretations and connections to the overall psychosocial setup of the individual. It is then up to each person to choose whether any of the possible connections apply to him or her and to draw conclusions for his or her own life.
For more information, see the website www.kristynamasova.cz.
