Are you frustrated because you aren’t seeing the results you want from your health and wellness program? Are you overwhelmed with how to prioritize your health? Are you tired of starting new programs to just wind up back at square one after a few weeks or months? You may benefit from working with a Health and Wellness Coach. So how did we get to this point? Health and Wellness Coaching really started to take off in the 1990s when we began to become aware of the benefits of positive psychology. We started to have a growing field that focused on the client’s present and future. The sessions were centered around motivational interviewing and fruitful conversation where the client felt supported and heard. So here we are, 30 years later and we have utilized the power of Health and Wellness Coaching to help people stop smoking, lose weight, decrease stress, and overall achieve self-efficacy. Now we are at an exciting time where you have Health and Wellness Coaches with a variety of backgrounds to fit what you are looking for to help bridge that gap between just learning how to be healthy and truly thriving.
What is a Health and Wellness Coach?
We are coaches that help our clients reach their best selves. In a nutshell we help our clients to develop and implement personal wellness plans. And we do this through collaborating with our clients and meeting them where they are at that day. There is an array of backgrounds with Health and Wellness Coaches. I gravitated towards it because it helped me to bridge the gap between clients who were “not ready to start working out” and allowing the space and opportunity to explore other areas of health that they felt comfortable working on. These areas include things such as making time for healthy meal planning, implementing habits to increase stress relief and creating plans to help move towards finding a workout plan that they are comfortable with.
3 Benefits of Working With a Health and Wellness Coach
Getting someone who listens
This may seem like a no-brainer, but how many times have you met with a trainer or nutrition coach who wanted to “tell you” what to do? We are trained to create space and opportunity to allow the client to hear themselves and talk through their frustrations and concerns with their health and wellness
We ask tough questions
We are here to help you to uncover what your priorities are and challenge you to reach when the time is right. We are there to help foster your own inner growth that is driven by your values and goals.
We collaborate!
This is not a typical fitness or nutrition plan where the coach tells you what to do; this is a collaboration between client and coach. We work together to create a personal wellness plan and vision of where you see yourself and are there every step of the way to support and guide you.
How to Choose the Right Health and Wellness Coach for You
There are a variety of backgrounds with Health and Wellness Coaches. Nurses, doctors, personal trainers, dietitians, and social workers make up a portion of an extensive list of professionals who go on to add Health and Wellness Coach to their repertoire. With that being said, choosing the right one comes down to a few things. What are the skills that may come into play with your background and goals? Meaning if you are struggling with health issues that would benefit from being viewed through the lens of a doctor or nurse, you may want to seek out a coach with that expertise. If you are someone who is struggling with a specific area of your wellness journey such as food, it may be more beneficial to have a coach with a nutrition coaching or dietitian background. And lastly, finding a coach that you feel comfortable with is by far the most important part. You are going to build a relationship with them and work closely together so make sure that you explore that aspect when speaking to prospective coaches.
The Value of Investing in Your Health
There are so many tools out there to help you with your health and wellness. We like to think of Health and Wellness Coaches as the engine in the car, the key ingredient to the recipe. Without a clear vision and plan along with support, everything else is just “stuff”. Hence people purchase workout programs and meal plans but never implement them. It’s not because of lack of trying, it may very well be because that individual needs more support in how to execute. I hope you can find the right path to find you that is thriving as we like to say in health and wellness! To learn more about how we may work together, simply click here to set up a free call. We can discuss your health and wellness goals and start to formulate a new path for you!
