There are seasons when the pace of life picks up and it almost feels like we’re being swallowed by our world.

You check the boxes, meet the deadlines, keep moving, and yet something still feels unsettled. It’s not always easy to name, but there’s a quiet gap between doing and being.

Often, that “gap” lives in how we relate to what we feel, what we’re emotionally experiencing, and how we’ve been shaped to respond.

In this episode, I sit down with Dan Newby, a longtime colleague and fellow practitioner, to explore the territory of emotional regulation, not as a fix, but as a way of working with ourselves more compassionately. We talk about the relationship between what we feel and how we act, how our body awareness and nervous system regulation shape our experience, and how small shifts in understanding can change the way we move through the world.

Dan shares a clear framework grounded in the ever present world of Emotions that many of us didn’t learn growing up. These tools matter in everyday life, but they also have real impact in leadership. They help build psychological safety, support self-leadership, and expand our capacity for sustainable leadership development and personal growth..

This is the heart of ontological coaching, working with the full self: language, emotion, and body. As we gain distinctions in the realm of Emotions, we begin to see ourselves and the world in new ways, and new choices we didn’t see before begin to show up. That’s where tangible personal growth begins.

If you're navigating a season of inner transformation, feeling stressed and overwhelmed, feeling stretched in relationships, or simply ready for a grounded mindset shift, I hope this conversation meets you right where you are.

Welcome to The Ontological Experience with Mark Robertson A space for connected, authentic conversations rooted in the ontological framework and tools. Whether you're a long-time listener or brand new to this work, I'm glad you're here.

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There’s a kind of tension that lives quietly inside many of us, especially those of us who’ve worked hard, achieved goals, and done “the work,” only to find ourselves still feeling off-track. Like we’ve changed everything around us, yet something inside still isn’t aligned. That’s where ontological coaching comes in, a practice that invites us to look beyond doing and into being, helping us see how language, emotion, and body all shape the way we live and lead.

In this episode, we continue the conversation I had with Julio Olalla to explore the deeper roots of how we experience life and change. Together, we unpack the historical context of coaching and how it evolved from performance training into a profound path of human transformation. Julio shares the beginnings of coaching history, offering insight into how the language of coaching first emerged and how it continues to shape our modern understanding of growth and change.

We move through reflections on conscious leadership, existential questions, and the different levels of consciousness that influence how we see and respond to the world. Julio’s stories and wisdom reveal how inner awareness and spiritual development become essential as we grow, not as techniques, but as genuine ways of being.

If you’ve felt the call to slow down, to re-examine your patterns, or to step into deeper personal growth, this episode offers a grounded and compassionate path forward. It’s an invitation to expand who you are as an observer, and to live more fully into your own presence and possibility.

Welcome to The Ontological Experience with Mark Robertson A space for connected, authentic conversations rooted in the ontological framework and tools. Whether you're a long-time listener or brand new to this work, I'm glad you're here.

Want help growing your podcast with organic marketing and strategy that actually works?

Check out Juliana Barbati at https://www.julianabarbati.com/

She's a podcast growth strategist and SEO expert who truly understands the space. Let her know I sent you!

Let’s Keep the Conversation Going: 🔹 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrobertsonpcc 🔹 Website: https://theontologicalexperience.com/ 📧 Email: mark@theontologicalexperience.com

Growth can look like progress on the outside: new habits, clear goals, a full calendar. But that’s not possible if there’s something’s still out of sync on the inside, which is where we focus in Ontological Coaching..

In this episode, we explore personal development through the lens of ontological coaching, a grounded and holistic approach to learning that starts with who we are before what we do. The ontological framework invites us to look closely at the language we use, the emotions we inhabit and the body we move through the world with. These three areas: language, emotion, and body, shape how we see ourselves, others, and the world around us.

Whether you're looking for leadership development, feeling stuck or wrestling with a challenge and don’t know what to do, want to communicate better, or simply wanting to create more connected relationships, the ontological framework and tools can help. Because real, sustainable change begins with a shift in how we observe or see the world. When we become more aware of the observer we are, we open space for lasting behavior change, deeper emotional awareness, and a more authentic presence in life.

This episode is an invitation into that coaching journey, not just tips and coaching techniques, but a full-bodied transformation process. I’ll share reflections, stories, and the coaching tools I use in my own work. Each coaching session is a step toward habit change, which begins with a powerful mindset shift first.

Thanks for being here. Let’s begin.

Welcome to The Ontological Experience with Mark Robertson A space for connected, authentic conversations rooted in the ontological framework and tools. Whether you're a long-time listener or brand new to this work, I'm glad you're here.

Want help growing your podcast with organic marketing and strategy that actually works?

Check out Juliana Barbati at https://www.julianabarbati.com/

She's a podcast growth strategist and SEO expert who truly understands the space. Let her know I sent you!

Let’s Keep the Conversation Going:

🔹 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrobertsonpcc

🔹 Website: http://www.coachmark.com

📧 Email: mark@coachmark.com