Episode 45

Empowered & Out with Guest Joe "The Soul Coach" Coleman

Published on: 13th November, 2025

Loving Yourself Through the Mess: Trauma, Somatics & Community with Joe “The Soul Coach” Coleman

Episode Summary

Today’s guest radiates warmth, wisdom, and unapologetic authenticity. Joseph “Joe The Soul Coach” Coleman is a creative force, deeply intuitive coach, and community-builder who turns vulnerability into connection. We dig into how trauma shows up in the body, why presence and gratitude are powerful starting points, and how real healing happens in community—not isolation. Joe shares candid stories about coming out, people-pleasing and boundaries, leading vs. belonging in community, and the somatic practices that help us regulate and rebuild.

In this conversation:

  • Understanding trauma as transformation—and where to begin
  • Somatic awareness: how the body “keeps the score” and ways to regulate in the moment
  • Loving yourself in the middle of the mess (gratitude, grace, seasons of isolation)
  • Coming out, family dynamics, and reclaiming identity
  • Being in community vs. leading it: ethics, capacity, and sustainability
  • Creativity as a healing catalyst (from ballroom culture to programming and music)
  • A practical reset: box breathing to calm your nervous system—anytime, anywhere

Key Takeaways:

  • Start with presence: ask “Who am I—right now?” without rushing to a finish line.
  • Your body remembers; learn where you feel triggers and build resilience there.
  • Gratitude is a daily micro-practice that expands capacity during hard seasons.
  • Community care is not optional—healing is interdependent.
  • Boundaries + honest expression beat bottling things up every time.

Guest

Joe "The Soul Coach” Coleman – Coach, creative, and community leader.

• Coaching practice: Rejuvenated Lifestyle (1:1, groups, community leadership support)

• Community: Entertainment & Experience Co-Chair, Unity Through Diversity Conference (BIPOC & LGBTQ+ health)

Try This Now: Box breathing (inhale 3, hold 4, exhale 5–7—slowly). Unclench your jaw. Notice where you feel the trigger in your body.

Connect & Support

  • Work with Joe: Rejuvenated Lifestyle
  • Unity Through Diversity Conference: search “Unity Through Diversity ioov” for details
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Host

Jonathan Barbe — Founder, JMB Coaching LLC & creator of Empowered & Out Coaching

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About the Podcast

Empowered & Out
The LGBTQ+ Career Coaching Podcast
This is the podcast where LGBTQ+ professionals come to get real about career, confidence, and authenticity at work. Each week, Jonathan shares coaching insights on purpose, confidence, and unmasking at work—PLUS inspiring interviews with LGBTQ+ leaders, authors, and change-makers who are rewriting what success looks like in their industries.

From overcoming workplace discrimination, to unlearning internalized shame, to building a career that actually feels like YOU, these conversations are honest, practical, and rooted in the queer experience.

🌈 Whether it’s a solo coaching deep dive or a guest interview, Empowered & Out is here to help you thrive authentically, without apology.

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JB Motivating From The 5280 Podcast is about me, Jonathan Barbe, living in the Mile High City, sharing my thoughts and opinions on positive motivation and self-improvement from my home in Denver, Colorado.