Mythbusting – the truth about Health Coaching!

Have you ever thought about reaching out to a Health Coach?  Do you maybe wonder what a Health Coach actually does?  What good are they?  How can they help you?

Sometimes it is easier to understand what they are not. A health coach is not a primary care physician or a naturopath. They are not a nutritionist or a therapist. They are not a fitness trainer or a mental health practitioner. But they CAN and DO work with some or all of those people in order to support you in your health goals!  

Here is even more exciting news…Health Coaches are specialists…in habit change! They are masters of how to transform your habits so that you can LET GO of old ones that are no longer serving you well and LET IN the ones that are aligned with what you most want for your health. 

They understand, listen, teach, share, inspire, encourage…AND effectively use coaching methodologies in order for their clients to get what they most want for their health, while they are feeling supported and capable! As Health Coaches, we ultimately aim to create healthy habits that are sustainable…and prevent the effects of lifestyle disease – heart disease, obesity and diabetes to name a few – from taking the enjoyment out of our lives.

A good health coach has a good system, offers loving support and results-oriented accountability in order to their clients to reach their health dreams – those goals that they are fully capable to achieve. 

As a certified, transformational Health Coach, this is what I do…

I am dedicated to helping people who are focused on their career & their family, but are feeling depleted and stuck in their health! With heart-centered programs, I will support & stretch you in making simple choices in order to reduce stress, increase your energy and lose weight… without depriving yourself or stepping into overwhelming action! We will work together to create health habits that last so you can shift from STRIVING for work - life balance to THRIVING in work - life - health ABUNDANCE!⠀

BUT, this isn’t just what I do, it is who I am.  

I want to bust up some of the myths around health coaching so I thought we could play a FUN game of true or false. I am a lover of all games…like ALL! I don’t think I’ve met a game that I don’t like! In fact, some of my favourites include: Kaiser, Sequence, Charades, Memory, Scrabble, Smart Ass, Horseraces, Baseball, Aggravation, Trouble, Dice, and of course Probe and Chinese Checkers with my mom! (Let me know below in the comments which games you like to play!)

So, here goes…write down your answers and see how you did!

1. True or False - You have to be resident in the same location as your Health Coach.

2. True or False – Changing your habits is impossible

3. True or False – Working with a Health Coach involves overwhelming exercise

4. True or False – There is choice in what I can eat – I don’t have to be follow a strict diet or eat things that taste gross.

5. True or False – There is no flexibility, I will be ordered to do complicated things that are too hard.

6. True or False – I will have support and someone to hold me accountable to be the best version of myself.

7. True or False – It is really expensive.

8. True or False - I have tried this crap before and nothing will work or last – I will just suck!

9. True or False – I am too old to start

10. True or False – It takes too long and I don’t have the time

11. True or False – Both men and women of all ages can do this

12. True or False – People might become uncomfortable with the ways in which I am trying to change

Let’s see how you did!

1 . FALSE! - You have to be resident in the same location as your Health Coach.

We can work together regardless of where you are in the world…you in the comfort of your own home or whatever location you choose!  You don’t have to schedule another outing, or find and pay for parking, you just BE where you want.  All you really need is a quiet, comfortable spot, free from distraction for an hour each week.  Easy!

BONUS!

Simply for reading this mythbusting blog about Health Coaching, I want to bonus you with a complimentary 60-minute session. In this session, I am going to lead you through a process to help you:

• Uncover what’s been stopping you, slowing you down or keeping you from having the energy & body you want.

• Develop a powerful vision for what increased energy will mean for you and your life.

• Discover what to eat to get the most energy for your unique body type

• Get crystal clear on a step-by-step plan to increase your energy in 90 days

• Turn healthy habits into behaviours that last             

• Set up conditions for inevitable success

• Feel good physically and reduce the likelihood of lifestyle disease

I typically charge $97.00 for these sessions, but because you’re here, this session is my GIFT to you!

2 . FALSE! - Changing your habits is impossible

Our life “is a mass of habits” wrote Charles Duhigg in his book titled The Power of Habit (one of my favs!) It identifies habits as “those choices that all of us deliberately make at some point, and then stop thinking about but continue doing, often every day.” Then ultimately, we go on auto-pilot and just continue with the same automatic behaviours. By understanding how to break these habitual patterns, we can rebuild and create new ones, however we CHOOSE.

3 . FALSE! - Working with a Health Coach involves overwhelming exercise

One powerful way to make new habits stick is to do things you love. So good thing that there are so many different kinds of movement – we are sure to find one you love! Movement is an essential part of good health – heart health, muscle strength, maintaining bone density, and flexibility – all important things for a body that feels good and functions well. AND movement does not need to be excessive to be effective.  A little makes a can make a big difference!

4 . TRUE! - There is choice in what I can eat – I don’t have to be follow a strict diet or eat things that taste gross.

My health coaching program is all about options and choices.  We experiment with foods that give you energy and then eat those in abundance.  We identify foods that take away your energy and then see what happens when we avoid them.  You know you best!  AND, your body is the best dietary experimentation lab around so there is not one “perfect recipe” for everyone.  We love experimenting with whole foods that naturally taste great!

Join our 21 Day Reset Cleanse launching this September!

This process will help us get curious about our choices as well as see and feel the impact on our bodies - the most powerful experimentation lab around! Maybe you’re interested in joining our Reset Cleanse Group in hopes of losing weight, increasing your energy, focus, & mood, or eliminating physical symptoms!

5 . FALSE! - There is no flexibility, I will be ordered to do complicated things that are too hard.

My programs are designed to help YOU accomplish what YOU most want for you health.  Only you will decide what you want to commit to and what actions(s) you will take.  You will only be asked to do things you wish, that you can pleasurably commit to.

6 . TRUE! - I will have support and someone to hold me accountable to be the best version of myself.

A true benefit of working with a Health Coach is that you will have the on-going support you need to accomplish your goals – someone to listen and encourage you each week!   You will be held lovingly accountable to get the results you most want and are completely capable to achieve.

7 . FALSE! - It is really expensive.

My programs range in price but are designed to be affordable.  What would it cost you NOT to proceed?  If you made this program and your health a priority…how would you benefit in other areas of your life – love of yourself, your relationships, your career?    

8 . FALSE! - I have tried this crap before and nothing will work or last – I will just suck!

This is not a diet or an extreme program.  It is designed to create habits that last.  Even if you have felt like you have tried everything in the past, you might still feel stuck and wonder why.  If your underlying habits have not shifted, you might still be doing the same things that you have always done.  If you WANT something different, you have to DO something different.  Here is your CHANCE…the CHOICE is yours!

9 . FALSE! - I am too old to start

Ah, this age might be exactly when you are READY to start! The best time to start is now…when you know you need to DO something different. There is no one right or best time or age to make changes to your life that improve your health! I ask you though…when is the last time you did something new for the first time? Hmmm…what good things might result?

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“I am so grateful to have had such an amazing opportunity to work with Nicholle.  I'm a 47-year-old mom, daughter, wife, teacher and dog owner.  I've honestly never allowed myself time to think about me and my needs.  I'm a people pleaser who definitely puts others first.  But, I've learned that although I'm that same person and enjoy my life, I can take time for me and everyone is better for it. “ - Jo-Lynn M, Teacher

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10 . FALSE! - It takes too long and I don’t have the time

Ah, we might not have enough time…so there’s no time to waste!  I wonder what kind of time would open up for you if you made yourself and your health a priority a little bit each day or each week?  What positive affects would that have on your life and those you love most?  How would it affect your focus, energy, weight, stress?  Maybe by making yourself and your health a priority, the opposite might be true…you might just open up more time and possibilities than you thought possible!

11 . TRUE! - Both men and women of all ages can do this

This is absolutely the truth.  Whatever your gender or age, YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS!  And they don’t have to be hard when they are actually fun!  Together, we only do things that you enjoy, not things you despise…those things are not likely to create habits that stick or anyone actually likes!  I work with people from 35 + and there is no perfect age for you to feel GREAT!  

12 . TRUE! - People might become uncomfortable with the ways in which I am trying to change

Yes, it sometimes happens that people become uncomfortable with what you are trying to do. However, their opinion of you is none of your business.  Sometimes people want to hold us back because they fear moving forward themselves or they wish they were trying new things… like you are! Either way, our goal is not to play small to make other people feel better. In fact, the opposite might be true…others may be inspired by the steps you are taking with your Health Coach in order to have the health you want. 

So, I hope this offered some clarification for you when you think about how to move forward with a Health Coach…and INSPIRATION for you to reach for your health dreams!  What might be possible for you?  With a great system, support and accountability, you can reduce stress, increase your energy and lost weight…and be the best version of you for yourself and those you love most!  <3

Join our 21 Day Reset Cleanse launching this September!

This process will help us get curious about our choices as well as see and feel the impact on our bodies - the most powerful experimentation lab around! Maybe you’re interested in joining our Reset Cleanse Group in hopes of losing weight, increasing your energy, focus, & mood, or eliminating physical symptoms!

As a certified and transformational health coach, I am dedicated to helping people who are focused on their career & their family, (or just coming out of a pandemic!) but are feeling depleted and stuck in their health! With heart-centered programs, I will support & stretch you in making simple choices in order to reduce stress, increase your energy and lose weight…WITHOUT JUDGEMENT, DEPRIVATION or stepping into overwhelming action! We will work together to create health habits that last so you can shift from STRIVING for work - life balance to THRIVING in work - life - health ABUNDANCE!

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