Take it from the Ironwoman

Jan Somers, Belgium - Work with People and Work with GUSTO

Episode Summary

Biography of Jan Somers: Jan started his career working for the British Army as a civilian workstudy/management services practitioner. In 1991 Jan decided to become a self employed consultant-coach-trainer. He succesfully attended extensive training courses on personal and executive coaching, change management, neuro linguistic programming, reauthoring narrative work, community life competence development, appreciative inquiry, MBTI, and other subjects related to leadership, personal and organisational development. Jan is a very passionate art photographer and poet. Further, he is the founder of the internationally co-creative United Noses for wisdom and peace photography project. Jan has a mission to facilitate the very best version of the individual, the team, the organisation to emerge ! He brings an appreciative and strengthbased eye to every assignment he takes on.

Episode Notes

How to connect with Jan:

Link Jan Somers https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachjansomers/
United Noses for wisdom and peace co-creative photography project https://www.facebook.com/groups/Nose.to.

Important links from the podcast interview:

Prof Stephen Porges – Polyvagal Theory : understanding the cranial nerves as the key to our psychological and physical well-being
Stanley Rosenberg – author of the great revealing book: Accessing the healing power of the vagus nerve – Self-help excercises for anxiety, depression, trauma and autism
Basic Vagus nerve recovering Rosenberg excercise video demo (easy to do at home ànd it works ! ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHBpHl0oebo
Positive Psychology : Prof Seligman – Post traumatic stress versu Post traumatic growth and PERMA on well being https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH0sssQzQGg

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