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title: Illness Identification - Real Balance Certified Health and Wellness Coach Training
description: Get certified as a health and wellness coach with Real Balance. Comprehensive training and certification designed for wellness and healthcare professionals.
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# Illness Identification

## [Keys to Coaching Clients Who Overidentify With Their Illness](https://realbalance.com/keys-to-coaching-clients-who-overidentify-with-their-illness)

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**We like to say that a coach listens to a person’s story and helps them to realize that they are not their story.**

For the health-challenged client, their illness, conditions, or health experience is a huge part of their story. ***“I am a diabetic.”*** While this is true, how strongly does the person now see themselves through this lens? What…

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