Research and publications

Thought leadership and practitioner research

Gavin Davids is a certified life coach, neuro-life coach, published author, and practitioner researcher based in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. His work bridges personal transformation and evidence-informed coaching practice through the Fire and Well Transformation Framework, a methodology forged in lived experience and grounded in established psychological and coaching traditions.

Practitioner research article, 2026

The Fire and Well Transformation Framework: A Practitioner Model for Resilience and Transformational Coaching

AuthorGavin Davids, TGD Life Coaching

PublishedAcademia.edu, 2026

Abstract summaryThis article introduces the Fire and Well Transformation Framework, a practitioner-developed coaching model grounded in the author’s personal experience of professional collapse and recovery. Drawing on positive psychology, cognitive behavioural coaching, narrative therapy, neuroscience-informed coaching, and resilience theory, the framework employs two central metaphors rooted in the South African landscape to facilitate resilience, self-discovery, and sustained personal transformation.

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Award recognition, 2026

COMENSA Awards 2026 finalist, Research Category

TGD Life Coaching was proudly selected as a finalist for the Research Award at the COMENSA Gala Dinner and Awards Evening, held on 16 April 2026.

The recognition was presented as part of COMENSA’s historic 20 Years of Growth celebration, marking two decades of excellence in advancing the coaching and mentoring profession across Africa.

It celebrates a dedication to excellence in coaching and mentoring, a commitment to professional growth, and a meaningful contribution to developing individuals, organisations, and communities. Presented by COMENSA, Coaches and Mentors of South Africa.

Published book, 2026

The Fire and the Well

Discovering your breakthrough when you are both the obstacle and the answer.

AuthorGavin Davids

PublisherTGD Life Coaching, 2026

About the bookA raw, faith-filled journey through personal collapse and breakthrough. This book documents the lived experience that gave birth to the Fire and Well Transformation Framework and has been described by readers as personally resonant, spiritually alive, and experientially real.

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In the press

Featured in Get It Magazine

In August 2025, Get It Magazine approached Gavin Davids to feature his story and the Fire and Well Transformation Framework. The article was published in the January 2026 edition, bringing the framework to a broad public audience across South Africa.

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