Rooted and Resilient: Stoic Foundations for Transformational Coaching

by Kerry Donati, ACC

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

CCEs: Pending

In this session we’ll explore how the timeless wisdom of Stoic philosophy can flip the script on how our clients perceive and respond to life’s challenges. Far from being abstract theory, Stoic principles offer deeply practical tools for cultivating clarity, emotional resilience, and intentional action. This session will unpack how concepts like the Dichotomy of Control, daily reflection, and value-based living can guide clients toward consistent habits of thought, word, and action—empowering them to shape the life they truly want. You’ll leave with actionable techniques to integrate Stoic insights into your coaching practice, helping clients stay grounded in chaos, purposeful in progress, and resilient through change.

In this webinar we will:

1. Understand Core Stoic Principles
2. Apply Stoicism to Client Mindset Shifts
3. Integrate Thought-Word-Action Alignment
4. Develop Tools for Habit Transformation
5. Enhance Your Coaching Presence

Participants will gain knowledge on how:

1. Coaches will leave with a toolkit of Stoic strategies they can immediately apply in sessions to help clients reframe adversity and take empowered action.
2.  Participants will be equipped to guide clients through mindset shifts that emphasize control, clarity, and emotional resilience, fostering greater self-leadership.
3. Attendees will demonstrate the ability to align Stoic concepts with coaching goals, such as behavior change, habit formation, and value-based decision-making.
4. Coaches will embody a more grounded coaching presence, modeling the calm, rational, and purposeful energy Stoicism promotes.
5. Participants will integrate daily Stoic practices into their coaching frameworks to support ongoing client transformation and growth beyond the session.

Speaker: Kerry Donati is a certified professional coach and divides her time between private coaching and her corporate work in digital sales enablement in the Life Sciences industry. As a coach and mentor, she supports individuals and groups in cultivating awareness, compassion, resilience, and aligned action for transformational growth.  Kerry serves as a mentor participant and instructor in the Benedictine Life & Leadership Coaching Program for Religious Women and on the Board of ICF Pittsburgh. She is passionate about the power of language, humor, and self-inquiry to shift mindsets, deepen connection, and ignite sustainable change—both personally and professionally.

REGISTRATION:

ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25