July 11, 2025

🌴193 Finding your facilitation flow feat. Kirsty Lewis (Weekend Rewind)

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Show Notes

In today's Weekend Rewind, I'm revisiting a conversation from 2019 with my virtual friend Kirsty Lewis, founder of the School of Facilitation based in the UK. Kirsty is deeply passionate about the art of learning, training, and facilitation, and she's dedicated to helping individuals and businesses enhance their facilitation capabilities.

In our chat, Kirsty shares her inspiring journey from working in global sales roles at Diageo to becoming an influential facilitator and coach. We delve into her pivotal career moments, including an impactful sabbatical in Australia and discovering the transformative power of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming).

Kirsty emphasises the importance of self-care for facilitators—physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually—to sustain energy and deliver impactful sessions. She also provides practical tips on how to prep effectively for workshops, including creating a positive environment, ditching PowerPoint, and encouraging interactive, experiential learning.

Key Takeaways:

How to recognise and pivot toward your ideal career path.
Strategies for preparing mentally and physically for high-impact facilitation.
Techniques to create engaging, interactive learning experiences.
Insights into systemic constellation work and its benefits in facilitation.
Advice on valuing your facilitation skills and confidently pricing your services.

I'm excited because Kirsty will be visiting Brisbane soon, and we'll be reconnecting for a hike, coworking session, and some great conversation.

Enjoy this rewind, and catch you in tomorrow's episode!

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