Exploring criticism and feedback can shine a light on shadow material, says Jane Brendgen in the latest in this series

Towards the end of last year I wrote a reflective piece on the Gaza/Israel tragedy that my dear friend and colleague Liz Hall had generously made freely available on the Coaching at Work website (Brendgen, 2023). The writing of this and the subsequent posting of it on LinkedIn was an intentional developmental practice. I took risks and am...