Sarah Flynn, Psychologist, author and human sustainability coach
ProGRESS26 Jul 2025

Sarah Flynn, Psychologist, author and human sustainability coach


Sarah Flynn is a career coach who works with purpose-led, empathic leaders making a difference to the world. In addition, Sarah teaches resilience for sustainability leaders on the Cambridge sustainability leaders masters.


Discussing her own squiggly career journey, Sarah explains how she felt when she discovered psychology as a teenager and then became inspired to study it in depth, thinking she’d work in clinical psychology.


She talks about moving to Italy to teach English as a foreign language, what led her into working in psychotherapy and how she became first a research psychologist and then a corporate career coach.


Listen in to hear Sarah's tips for developing a career in psychology, her co-authored book Climate Change Coaching: The Power of Connection to Create Climate Action, and how to introduce resilience and empowerment into life.


Mentioned in this podcast

Association of Sustainability Practitioners

Climate Change Coaches

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

Ikigai


Books

Parenting out loud – Elliott Rae

Find your zone of genius – Laura Garnett


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About ProGRESS:

Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible jobs, courses or activities and asks for real-world insights into the pathways and careers that led to them.


Instagram: @progress_green_careers_podcast

Original content © Sandra Kessell

Original music © Lyze Kessell

Email: hello@mypro-gress.co.uk

Expect revelations, lightbulb moments and an informative listen on ProGRESS, with plenty of insights as guests explain how and why got into their Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially Responsible career or course (the GRESS of ProGRESS) with plenty of tips if you want to do the same.

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