Barry Lipscomb is one of the coaches that we found this month and we did a little interview with him. He impressed us with his wisdom and spirituality.
He went from a business career in finance and operations to a transformative coaching. This transformation is marked by his search for fulfillment. He found his passion not in boardrooms but in fostering growth, both individually and within teams. His trajectory took a pivotal turn in his late 30s, battling active addiction amid the pressures of a high stress executive job. Overcoming this challenge prompted deep introspection, leading him to redefine his values and purpose.
His coaching approach incorporates Depth Hypnosis, a transformative modality combining hypnotherapy, transpersonal psychology, and ancient healing practices. Beyond traditional coaching, he introduces the Shamanic Journey, empowering clients to connect independently with their inner guidance and the natural world.
He helps his clients to experience lasting change, shedding limiting beliefs and behaviors, and discovering newfound energy and intention in their lives. Here is what he said.
Meet Life Coach Barry Lipscomb:
Name: Barry Lipscomb
Pillar: The Spirit
Who is this coach for: Anyone who wants to uncover their negative beliefs, reprogram themselves, and unleash new energy and potential.
How they can help: Through Depth Hypnosis and other various coaching tools and techniques, as well as guiding through the Shamanic Journey for those who are interested.
First of all, how are you and your family doing after these Pandemic times?
We are great and have relocated from the city life of San Francisco to a quieter home in Bucks County Pennsylvania where we now live along the Delaware River and in nature.
It is a real resource for us both to walk daily in nature and enjoy the creeks which run through our property.
How did the coronavirus pandemic affect your clients? Did it affect you at all?
I am just in the last year seeing effects from the pandemic in my clients.
It is showing up as new patterns of anxiety in their lives that they had not previously experienced.
For some, that is appearing as new addictions.
For others, it is a deeper anxiety about being in crowds or traveling in airplanes.
I am also seeing new stress in their intimate relationships.
What are the biggest lessons that you learned in this pandemic?
Every moment matters and things can change quickly so cherish what we have and let everyone in your life know how much they are valued.
The Origin:
Tell us about you, your career, how you started with your coaching career?
Before transitioning into coaching, I had a long business career in finance and operations roles.
While I was quite successful, there always seemed to be something missing.
I never found it wholly satisfying.
What I did always enjoy was developing teams, mentoring people, and helping them be their very best.
Over time, I did more of this type work within my job and eventually on my own outside of that organization.
Today I work with individuals who want to make a change and shift out of limiting beliefs and habitual patterns of behavior and with business leaders in executive coaching to lead more authentically and develop high performing teams.
What was your biggest obstacle that you had to overcome in your life that made you who you are today?
In my late 30s, I found myself in active addiction in response to the hectic and high stress executive job I was in.
Healing that addiction required me to look deeply at myself and determine what was really important to me…
What types of relationships do I want in my life? How do I want to live? Who do I want to be? And what work do I want to do?
These inquiries and the resulting answers have informed who I am today, how I show up in the world, and the work I do with my clients.
The Coaching Style:
How do you innovate with coaching your clients?
Using the light trance of hypnotherapy, I help my clients connect with their own intuition and inner wisdom as a rich resource for fresh thinking, new ideas and innovation.
It’s amazing what we can realize and know on our own when we just quieten our minds and listen to the deep wisdom within each of us.
What’s unique about your coaching approach?
I use Depth Hypnosis in my coaching which is a healing and transformation modality developed by Isa Gucciardi, PhD. combining the modern approaches of hypnotherapy and transpersonal psychology with the ancient healing practices of Tibetan Buddhism and Shamanism.
As such, my coaching provides the means to shift behaviors and beliefs deep in the subconscious for lasting change.
What benefits do your clients get after working with you?
My clients experience new energy and intention in their lives after releasing limiting beliefs and shifting patterns of behavior that are not getting them what they want.
Do you use any specific tools to be efficient with your clients?
The hypnotic trance used in Depth Hypnosis has its roots in the Shamanic Journey which is a way to access inner guidance and connect with the natural world around us.
When interested, I teach my clients the Shamanic Journey which they can do themselves outside of our sessions.
For many, this has become an integral part of their daily practice and a way to connect with their intuition and inner wisdom on their own.
The Impact:
If you had a super megaphone that, when you speak into, the whole world will hear your message, what would you say?
Take the time to discover who you are, deeply and authentically.
And then have the courage to be that person.
You will never regret it and you will find joy in every day of your life.
Believe in yourself and you will accomplish more than you can ever imagine.
What is the greatest lesson you have learned in your life?
Oh boy, just one?
As I am sure with many of your readers, I have had many great lessons in my life.
But if I have to narrow it down to the one, greatest lesson, I would say that ultimately everything I need is within me somewhere.
I just need help assessing and understanding it all.
The mindfulness practices I use in my coaching practice have been invaluable for me in assessing my own inner wisdom to know myself more deeply and then integrate that into how I am in the world.
Your final thoughts?
Anything can be changed and tomorrow is a new day.
You can reinvent yourself at any point in your life.
Beliefs can be changed and behaviours shifted.
It is never too late to be who you really are authentically and do what you really want with your life.
Where Can You Find Barry Lipscomb?
If you liked this interview and you would love to dive dep into your subconscious mind and reprogram the beliefs that are keeping you from living your true potential, go to https://medelum.com and see how Barry can help you.
If you’d like to catch a glimpse of his coaching, follow his Instagram account.
If you’d like to connect more personally with him, you can do that through LinkedIn or by sending him a message on his email [email protected]. It was an honor having this interview with him.
