Julia Macintosh

My purpose: to keep learning, always.

My strengths:

• warmth, authenticity, imagination and perseverance
• communicating ideas
• facilitating transformational conversations

My training:

• Diploma in Transformational Coaching (Animas Coaching)
• Inquiry-led Learning for Women (YWCA)
• Facilitators Training: Inner Action Workshop (Rising Women Rising World)
• Whole-Hearted Approach to Change (Common Cause)
• Coaching Skills and Models (Advance Coaching)
• Imagining the Future: Systems Leadership (IRISS)
• Art of Hosting Advanced Practice (Art of Hosting Network)

My experience:

My professional experience includes researching, writing and editing educational texts and software; running conferences and seminars; creating websites and developing information and communication networks; facilitating workshops; and setting up a business. My personal experience includes immigrating to Scotland from the US; raising a daughter as a single parent; and surviving/navigating the mental healthcare system.

I am a member of Lapidus UK (promoting writing for wellness) and the International Association of Journal Writers. I also belong to Salon 89, an informal group of artists, therapists and creative practitioners who meet regularly to discuss topics of interest and learn together in a convivial setting.

You can read my CV here.  I am based in Edinburgh, Scotland and work collaboratively across the UK and internationally, with small groups and one-to-one: please do get in touch if you’d like to find out more. I look forward to working with you!