The Thing About Health Coaching: Recent Episodes
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The Thing About Health Coaching, a podcast presented by YourCoach.Health, explores the science behind the growing field of health coaching while giving a voice to the industry’s emerging talent. Each episode aims to generate awareness for and dispel misconceptions around health coaches while championing their important work. Specifically, we’re shining a light on the expansion of the field into digital health, healthcare, corporate wellness and beyond. Listen in and join us on the Health Coaching Revolution.
Our panelists dip into the science behind food and music as important components of a client’s health journey. Josh Clemente, Founder of Levels, is a mechanical engineer and CrossFit-L2 trainer. Walter Werwoza is a composer, producer and owner of the Music Production Studio Musikvergnuegen LA, HealthTunes, and The MusicMedicine Consultancy Vienna. Kanchan Koya has a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Harvard Medical School and a Health Coaching Certification from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. Jane Metcalf is the founder and CEO of PROTO.LIFE, a weekly newsletter and website tracking the radical changes taking place in humans as we harness the tools of engineering and computer science to alter our own biology.
We’re a global team here at YourCoach and now we’ve brought together experts from across the world to highlight the global reach that health and wellness coaches have while comparing and sharing best practices. Dominique Hodgin is the Executive Director of Education for the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute. Izabella Natrins is the CEO at the UK Health Coaches Association and was formerly Professional Standards and Development Director. Kim Acedo, MS, CHWC, is a virtual Health & Self-care Coach for women in midlife from Vancouver. Moderator Sarah F. Fisher is the Global Health Financing Lead Johnson & Johnson.
This conversation was recorded at our Global Health and Wellbeing Coaching Symposium in 2020.
At YourCoach, we’re constantly keeping tabs on new innovations in health and wellness to keep our Coaching Community ahead of the curve. Digital Therapeutics came onto the scene as clinically validated, evidence-based software therapies. In this talk (recorded at our First Annual Global Health and Wellbeing Coaching Symposium in 2020), we explore the interfaces and opportunities between health coaches and digital therapies. Dr. Megan Jones Bell is the chief strategy and science officer at Headspace. Sara Espina, MS, is an accredited Certified Intrinsic Coach and Max Avruch is the former Director of Health Coaching at Oshi Health. Jeff Dachis is the CEO and founder of One Drop. Our very own COO, Eugene Borukhovich moderates this panel.
Health coaches are long-term partners and advocates for their clients - they are here to support clients, holistically, as they achieve short-term and long-term health outcomes, and here at YourCoach, we are ready to support coaches! Client retention is paramount to creating programs that work for many of our clients, and today, we discuss some strategies that can help you create practices that pivot for continued client success. Samuel Salzer is a leading behavioral strategist and habit expert, having worked with organizations across Europe, Australia, and North America.
This episode was recorded
This episode was recorded at YourCoach Health's Annual Global Health and Wellbeing Coaching Symposium in 2020. For more events be sure to visit our website. As health and wellness professionals, we’re supporting individuals from all backgrounds in their unique journeys to health. We hosted an ever-important discussion on how to create programs that honor and empower individuals from diverse backgrounds - inclusive of race, gender, ability/disability, ethnicity, religion, age, and sexual orientation. Leslie Salmon Jones is the founder of Afro Flow Yoga®, a professional dancer, yoga instructor, wellness coach, public speaker, and community activist. Renèe Hughes is a nationally certified professional aromatherapist and certified holistic health consultant who works with high-achieving women and men who want to create a holistic lifestyle with more meaningful self-care routines. Kenia Nunez is Assistant Dean of Entrepreneurship at Hofstra University, a social entrepreneur, certified yoga teacher, health coach, and an Amazon best-seller.