BONNY
TYDEMAN
I’M BONNY
I’m a soulful leadership coach, psycho-spiritual guide, and spoken word artist. My work draws upon a lifetime of passionate enquiry into what it means to be human; an enquiry that has led me to study in art schools and ashrams, around fires and among trees.
What brought me to soul work was a desperate sense of alienation. I spent so much of my life feeling unseen and misunderstood, struggling to fit in and to feel inspired and fulfilled by following conventional notions of ‘success’.
I distracted myself from the pain of disconnection by numbing out with drugs and alcohol. And I took refuge in the study of creativity and spirituality. I felt at home among ‘alternative’ thinkers who felt that the pursuit of truth, beauty, freedom and love should be the priorities in life.
When I discovered psychosynthesis, and then soul work, everything started to make sense to me. I realised that alienation I had been feeling wasn’t because there was anything ‘wrong’ with me, it was because I was denying the deep longings of my soul in favour of trying to make my survival personality feel safe by ‘fitting in’.
The painful irony became clear: I felt unseen precisely because I wasn't expressing enough of my true self for people to really know me. Thanks to many years of radical self-encounter through study, therapy, ceremony and initiation, I have deepened my connection with my soulful essence and cultivated the courage to live and lead from this place.
The more of my essence I reveal, the more I feel I belong.
This is the power of soul work - that in inhabiting your true nature, you find your place in the web of interbeing.
YOUR COACH & GUIDE
PROFESSIONAL BIO
In my coaching work with individuals and groups, I focus on connection to and expression of soul essence, drawing on a range of wisdom and techniques to help people answer the questions, ‘Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going?’ in a way that is dynamic and creative.
My background in the creative industries - where I was a creative producer, art director and cultural curator - informs my rich and imaginative approach to self-enquiry and initiation. I am passionate about the transformational power of creativity; the synthesis of spiritual exploration with psychological understanding; and the meeting place of personal and social transformation.
I have hundreds of hours of experience helping people to navigate change and challenge, and am professionally supervised and accredited (at Senior Practitioner level) by the EMCC. I am on the faculty at the Psychosynthesis Coaching Academy, where I have acted as course tutor and co-facilitator and am currently contributing to the design and delivery of a new Diploma in Depth Coaching (starting in October 2025).
As a spoken word artist, I explore deep existential terrain with boldness and humour. My debut spoken word album - Welcome the Dark - is now available on Spotify.
WHO I’VE WORKED WITH
FRIENDS & COLLABORATORS
PCL ??
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AMR - Is this right??
CREDENTIALS
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & ACCREDITATION:
EMCC Accredited Senior Practitioner Leadership Coach, professionally supervised, with hundreds of hours of 1-1 experience
MA in Psychosynthesis Leadership Coaching
(thesis on Soulful Leadership)Embodied Supervision Training
(accreditation in progress)Team Coaching & Group Dynamics Training
OTHER LEARNING & EXPERIENCE:
16 Years of practice of Vedic meditation & study of Vedic philosophy
Shamanic training with The Sacred Trust & The Lyceum
International School of Temple Arts Training, Levels 1 & 2
MA in Applied Imagination (project on the relationship between play & personal transformation)
BA in History of Art & Visual Cultures
(dissertation on freestyle & flow states)
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“ Bonny is an incredibly smart and intuitive coach with a multilayered approach. Her expert flair results in coaching that feels both grounded and mystical.”
-GAIA HARVEY JACKSON
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