Helping Clients Practice Wellness During COVID-19 Outbreak

March 25, 2020 by Liz Carter

Helping Clients Practice Wellness During COVID-19 Outbreak

Over the past few weeks, the spread of the COVID-19 has turned our daily lives and the lives of our clients and their families upside down.

The World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic that is spreading rapidly worldwide, and the number of reported cases and deaths are climbing every day.

A growing number of employers are allowing their employees to work remotely, schools and daycares are closing their doors, and many governors and mayors have and are continuing to put their states and cities on lockdown.

It comes at no surprise that most of your clients are concerned about their health and well-being during this time. [Read more…]

The Importance of Diversity and Inclusivity in Wellness Coaching

May 14, 2019 by Liz Carter

When you work in the field as a wellness coach, you will notice a fair amount of diversity within the dynamics of coaching people. You will find your skills will include and draw from life coaching, spiritual coaching, health, and fitness coaching, and even some diversity coaching, to help others embrace and celebrate who they are and who they want to be.

Despite all of the advances that are seen in medical science, there are still a lot of people who live an unhealthy lifestyle. These people can be your clients and they are overweight, stressed or indulging in unhealthy behaviors that might include smoking or consuming alcohol excessively, or even using illegal or illicit drugs. The wellness coach needs to be trained to be able to work one-on-one with clients and to help them to find better ways to pursue healthier lifestyles.

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What is Wellness and Wellness Coaching?

May 13, 2019 by Liz Carter

Wellness is a choice – a decision your client makes to move toward optimal health.

Wellness is a way of life – a lifestyle you design with your client to allow them to achieve their highest potential for well-being.

Wellness is a process – a developing awareness where there is no end point, but that health and happiness are possible in each moment, here and now.

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Applying Principles of Corporate Wellness Coaching

December 3, 2014 by John

Training coaches how to help clients live their lives consciously is important. It allows them to make their own decisions with an appropriate level of awareness, so that when they are successful at reaching a health-based goal, they feel accomplished and it prevents the coach from having to do most of the work. If a client creates their own goals, they will be more accountable for the outcomes. There are a few ways for coaches to apply this premise. [Read more…]

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