The National Society of Health Coaches is dedicated to advancing the knowledge and use of Evidence-based Health Coaching using motivational interviewing to actively and safely engage patients/clients in health behavior change.
How to Create a Health Coach Business Plan Template So, you have earned your Health Coaching certification or you are considering earning it and you are weighing your career options. Starting any new business, including a Health Coaching business, can…
Best Wellness Coach Certification What is Wellness Coaching? Wellness Coaches work with individuals that are in a general state of wellness that are looking to maintain or improve their health and prevent the onset of disease. The Wellness Coach comes…
Now that we’ve discussed burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue, it’s time to learn more about how to take care of yourself! We will break down a lot of these ideas next week, but today’s blog is focused on…
“Always have an attitude of gratitude.” – Sterling K. Brown While this sentiment is an excellent concept to live by, Thanksgiving is a day to truly focus on gratitude for all the things we have. Taking time out on Thanksgiving…
From pumpkin carving accidents to alcohol-related incidents and food allergy dangers, Halloween, while fun, can be a deadly holiday even before COVID was a concern. This blog post will give you some tricks to help you have a Healthy Halloween…
The past few days we have discussed pandemic weight gain with a focus on diet. But, the other side of that weight gain coin is all about physical activity and exercise. There have been several studies done on sedentary behaviors…
So far we have considered Health Coaching, Wellness Coaching, Life Coaching and Counseling. For our last blog in this series, we are going to take a look at Psychotherapy and how it compares to the rest! While both Counseling and…
Now that we’ve looked at the three types of coaching, Health, Wellness, and Life, it is time to look at the two similar areas of expertise that are more regulated and require a degree or license: Counseling and Psychotherapy (tomorrow’s…
Yesterday we discussed the differences between Health Coaching and Wellness Coaching. Today, our focus will be on another type of coaching: Life Coaching! Here’s what we know so far… Health Coaching – the use of evidence-based skillful conversation, clinical strategies, and…
In 2016, Melinda Huffman wrote an article titled “Advancing the Practice of Health Coaching: Differentiation from Wellness Coaching” that provides the basics of how these two practices are different. In that article, she referenced a specific differentiating role definition of…