Monthly Archive

2016

A New Code of Ethics For Health And Wellness Coaches: Healthy Boundaries Part One
Wellness Blog
Dr.Michael
4 min read

A New Code of Ethics For Health And Wellness Coaches: Healthy Boundaries Part One

The old New England expression that “good fences make good neighbors” applies to the world of professions as well as it does to rows of piled rocks in the old fields and forests of places like Vermont... read more..
this way that way sign
Wellness Blog
Dr.Michael
6 min read

Client-Centered Directiveness: An Oxymoron That Works – Part Two: Adapting To Your Client

Effective wellness and health coaching adapts in many ways to the client we are working with. As we assist a person in finding ways to live a healthier life there are many adjustments that need to be ... read more..
direct ororchestra
Wellness Blog
Dr.Michael
8 min read

Client-Centered Directiveness: An Oxymoron That Works – Part One

At its very foundation, coaching is client-centered. The work of Carl Rogers profoundly influenced the founders of the life coaching profession. Yet, among the thousands of health and wellness coaches... read more..
Value Proposition
Wellness Blog
Dr.Michael
4 min read

The Health And Wellness Coach’s Value Proposition

Every potential coaching client is looking to have the question ‘What’s in it for me?’ answered. Every coach needs to be able to succinctly answer that question by conveying what they will provide for... read more..
Wellness Coaching for Lasting Lifestyle Change
Wellness Blog
Dr.Michael
8 min read

“Coaching for a Lifetime of Wellness: Five Keys to Sustainable Behavioral Change”

The theme of the 41st Annual National Wellness Conference was “Spotlight On Sustainability”. While we often think about sustainability and our environmental practices, as a wellness coach and psycholo... read more..
answers
Wellness Blog
Dr.Michael
4 min read

If It Only Was That Simple: The Illusion Of Explanatory Depth

When faced with overwhelming, frightening and ultimately complex problems we tend to search for simplistic answers. Perhaps this is an adaptive attempt originating in the deep part of our brain known ... read more..
A Thousand Pots of Brown Rice
Wellness Blog
Dr.Michael
10 min read

A Thousand Pots of Brown Rice: A Mindful Way To Be Well

We all want to be as healthy as we can be, and are usually anxious to get there quickly, like it was a destination we could actually arrive at. Mastering a wellness lifestyle is rather like mastering ... read more..
linguistics
Wellness Blog
Dr.Michael
4 min read

Refining Coaching Linguistics: Verbal Tics, Placeholders and Fingerprint Words

In a recent New York Times article, writer Gregg Easterbrook shared this observation of modern day speech. "The verbal tic of saying “real quick” is surging ahead of “you know” in the American lexicon... read more..
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