Today we welcome the inspiring Alex Wisch to Health Coach Radio.  Alex is a peak performance and wellness coach who works with professional athletes, Olympians, and CEOs on their physical health and mindset.  Alex's type of coaching often falls within the high-ticket coaching offer and we love speaking with coaches who are charging a premium for their expert services.  They are the experts, after all.  In today's episode, we discuss Alex's inspiring story of overcoming mental health struggles by focusing on the next small step, how to put yourself out there as an expert in your field, training for incredible fitness feats, coming out of feeling powerless, and so much more! There is lots to learn from Alex's journey, so if you are looking to get inspired, buckle up and let's dive in! To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

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The Only Thing Between You and the Goal Are The Small Steps | Alex Wisch

Today we are chatting with Annie Schuessler.  Annie is a business coach who transitioned out of her career as a therapist to help other therapists and coaches grow their own practices.  Annie helps her clients expand their businesses by honing in on their signature program to make it both predictable and repeatable while providing their clients with great results.  We discuss the misconception that a repeatable program means you aren't providing a tailored experience and get into the details of program creation, finding your ideal client through a problem that needs solving, pricing, money mindset, and more!  There are so many actionable sound bites in this episode so grab your pen and paper and let's get going! To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

Perfectionism Doesn't Lead to Excellence, It Leads to Waiting | Annie Schuessler

Today we are chatting with Dr. Shante Cofield, AKA the Movement Maestro.  Dr. Shante started her career as a Physical Therapist but realized early on that she really didn't enjoy it.  She knew in her gut that she wasn't in a career where she could truly express herself and as a result, she left this field to coach other movement specialists through the process of building their personal brands online.  Shante's approach to business coaching is to help her clients live their absolute best life.  This is the guiding light in her business and in this episode she offers up incredible wisdom to help you begin to uncover what is important in your coaching practice, your business, and your life.  In today's episode, we talk about how to show up confidently and authentically as yourself on social media, what kinds of things we should be posting to social media, the idea that the time will pass anyway, and so much more.  We know you will absolutely love this upbeat conversation with Dr. Shante Cofield.  To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

The Time Will Pass Anyway | Dr. Shante Cofield

Today's chat is with Dr. Ashley Lucas of PHD Weight Loss, a doctor, and a dietitian who developed a weight loss program.  Dr. Ashely is has a Ph.D. in both sports nutrition and chronic diseases and is a registered, dietitian.  She comes from the field of nutrition for weight loss and wellness with a unique background, having spent the first 25 years of her life training to become a professional ballet dancer. The deeply rooted pursuit of perfection inherent in ballet was continuously met with injuries and the constant battle to maintain the ballet-specific body type that is expected of ballet performers.  Understanding the importance nutrition played in her own athletic performance, she retired from professional dancing and started her journey to become an expert in the field of nutrition and wellness.  Today Dr. Lucas owns and operates 5 brick and mortar weight loss locations and a nationwide virtual weight loss program which relies heavily on health coaches as part of its delivery.  In today's episode, we discuss what happens in the body of chronic dieters, visualizing success with your clients, program specifics and so much more.  Let's dive into this wonderful discussion with Dr. Ashley Lucas. To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

Big Change Takes Time | Dr. Ashley Lucas

Today we welcome Dr. Carolyn Ross to Health Coach Radio. Dr. Carolyn is a medical doctor, board-certified in both preventive medicine and addiction medicine, who works with women with eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and women who struggle with emotional eating that is often triggered by childhood experiences and trauma. During this conversation, Dr. Carolyn encourages all the health coaches out there who are working in the weight loss space to do the learning themselves so that they can recognize when clients may need help uncovering a deeper root cause. During this episode, we discuss how trauma plays into your ability to lose weight, how the diet is part of the problem, where you can go to educate yourself on the topic, and much more! This was such an important, impactful and relatable conversation and we hope you learn as much from Dr. Carolyn as we did. To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

The Diet Is Part Of The Problem | Dr. Carolyn Ross

Today's guest on the show is Dr. Serena Sterling.  Dr. Sterling holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and is a certified life coach who helps people recover from emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain.  Dr. Sterling helps her clients make the connection between how they think and what they feel physically in their bodies.  We talked a lot about trauma in this episode, but Dr. Sterling was able to frame this in a light, easy-to-understand way that feels appropriate for health coaches. We even get into some specific tools and tactics that any health coach can inject into your conversations with clients to help them uncover some of the root causes of their behaviors.  In this episode we discuss how working through her own trauma led her to this line of work, what it means to process trauma, tools, and tactics to help you communicate with your clients about their emotions, and more.  She even leaves a nice little surprise for three of our listeners, so be sure to listen to the very end. Have a listen and we hope you enjoy it!

The Body Doesn't Lie | Dr. Serena Sterling

Today we welcome Tina McDermott to Health Coach Radio.  Tina is both a chef and a health coach who helps her clients with all aspects of their mental and physical health.  She calls herself "The Lazy Inspirational Chef" and teaches her clients that anyone can make delicious food easily.  Tina's health coaching business has grown to include weight loss coaching, corporate wellness, speaking engagements, cooking classes, and more.  During this conversation, we dove into her health coaching journey and her inspiration as a coach, the idea of overcoming imposter syndrome, taking control of your life and your calendar, outsourcing the aspects of your business that you don't enjoy, and her client application process.  Tina has been at this coaching thing for quite some time and we found this conversation both fun and energetic.  We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

Take Control of Your Life | Tina McDermott

Today we are welcoming Devin Burke, from the Sleep Science Academy to Health Coach Radio.  Health coaches love learning about sleep and health coaching clients are becoming savvier to the importance of great sleep.  No question about it, the topic of good quality sleep is important and Devin is taking us through the practice and science of sleep in a way that is a bit refreshing.  We spent a lot of time talking about sleep anxiety and how fussing about the typical sleep hygiene rules can sometimes actually hinder your ability to sleep at night.   We dive into the idea that your choices throughout the day are really what leads to a good night's rest, his 3,2,1 sleep philosophy, choices that can lead to a good night's rest and choices that may get in the way of one, and why he believes that sleep is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle.  Grab your pen and paper and let's dive in with Devin Burke! To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

Bad Sleep is the Result, It's Not the Problem | Devin Burke

Today we are excited to welcome Jill Coleman to Health Coach Radio. Many people know Jill by her successful personal brand, JillFit, which she created over 10 years ago.  Jill is a fitness industry veteran and also an in-demand business coach for health, fitness, and nutrition professionals looking to take their business online and scale it.  What is really unique about Jill as a business coach is that she is still working in the health and fitness space as a coach herself, creating and selling programs to her clients. This means that she still has her finger on the pulse of what health consumers are looking for, how they behave, and how they make buying decisions.  In this episode we chat about Jill's journey to success in the coaching industry, getting in the trenches with your clients, the difference between a good marketer and a good coach, the idea of proving your method and so much more. It should come as no surprise that with Jill's expertise in both fitness coaching and business coaching, this episode is packed with tons of important insights.  Grab your pen and paper and let's dive in with Jill Coleman! To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

Get in the Trenches with Your Clients | Jill Coleman

Today's conversation is with a practicing coach and fitness industry veteran, Allison Tenney.  It's no secret that we love our conversations with practicing coaches because we always walk away with nuggets of information from their learned experiences that will save other coaches time and money.  Allison Tenney is a strength and conditioning coach with a history of coaching collegiate sports.  She has been working in the online coaching space for quite some time now and believe us when we say, Allison has that process dialed in!  She is also gearing up to run a live event, something we have all missed in the last year, so we get into the details of that as well. In this episode we peppered her with questions about how she built her business, the in's and out's of running a live event, how she knew when her programs were ready to expand, knowing your client and so much more.  Allison drops tons of amazing knowledge on us during this episode and you won't want to miss it!  To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

Bet on Yourself and It Will Be Incredible | Allison Tenney

Today we welcome AdaPia d'Errico to our show.  AdaPia is an entrepreneur with a background in finance, technology, and real estate with a long history in entrepreneurship and business development.  She is an executive mentor and a powerful transformational speaker who lives what she teaches.  She is passionate about empowering from the inside out, from self-mastery to serving the greater good.  What she taught us in this conversation can be summed up in the simple phrase, and the title of her book, Productive Intuition.  We talk about the intuitive nudges that can help us reach the other side of any situation, how to recognize intuition when it shows up, creating authority through authenticity, how to place value on your coaching offering and so much more.  This episode is full of real-world advice for the health coach looking to build or grow something that feels important and meaningful and we hope you enjoy our chat with AdaPia as much as we did. To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

We Need You in Your Purpose | AdaPia d'Errico

Today we are welcoming Erin Stein of Heal.Me to Health Coach Radio.  Heal.Me is a destination for health professionals and health consumers to come together and find each other.  To speak in more familiar terms, it is the marriage of LinkedIn to a holistic version of WebMD.  This platform uses a combination of SEO, education, and endorsements to drive traffic to their site and create both a robust but also streamlined platform for practitioners and clients alike.  Whether you are a new coach just starting out, or a seasoned professional who has been around for a while, you may find yourself enticed by Heal.Me's robust directory functionality.   This platform can take the place of, or be a nice adjunct to, your web presence which is quite appealing.   Coaches are always asking us for tools and techniques to help clients find them, and Heal.Me does just that.  During this episode, we discuss what led Eric from the accounting profession to an organization like Heal.Me, how Heal.Me can make it easy for clients to take the next step, how the platform helps you to get started, and much more.  We hope you enjoy! To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

Create Your Digital Presence with Heal.Me | Eric Stein

In this week's episode, we welcome P.D. Mangan.  We asked our community of health coaches and listeners a simple question.  Who is leading the way in the men's health space? And well, P.D.'s name came up time and time again.  While he doesn’t work exclusively with men, being a man in his 60's who is defying the conventional laws of aging, P.D. has attracted a crowd of male followers who are anxious to tap into wisdom.  P.D. has a huge following on Twitter, along with some very strong opinions of health and wellness approaches that color outside the lines of conventional wisdom.  In today's episode, we discuss how he has gained his rather large Twitter following, what led him to pursue health coaching in his 60's, the idea that dose and frequency make the medicine when it comes to exercise, and his simple "3 S's" approach to wellness.  We hope you enjoy! To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

Set The Example & Clients Will Follow | P.D. Mangan

Today's guest on Health Coach Radio is Ashleigh VanHouten, a practicing health coach who is leaving her mark by far-reaching content efforts, including a podcast called Muscle Maven Radio,  and a book called It Takes Guts, the first user-friendly guide to cooking and enjoying organ meats as well as understanding the value of nose to tail animal cooking.  We've known Ashleigh for a few years and have loved watching her own health coaching evolution.  In this candid discussion, she walks us through a lot of journeys and offers incredible advice sound-bites for any health coach at any stage in their journey.   In this conversation we talk about creating opportunities for yourself, taking calculated risks, not being afraid to pivot, investing in yourself and so much more.  Have a listen and we hope you enjoy it! To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

Life is Too Short to Put on a Suit Everyday | Ashleigh VanHouten

Today we are welcoming Tania Shah to Health Coach Radio.  Tania and her partners have created In The Know Legal, a legal consulting company that teaches coaches how to protect themselves personally and professionally with legal templates designed specifically for health coaches in different stages of their business. During this episode, we got into the nitty-gritty details of legal matters that come up when building a health coaching practice.  We talk about disclaimers, terms and conditions, terms of use, the client agreement, liability waivers, and more.  Tania keeps this session light and funny and is great at explaining the why behind the importance of some of these legal must-haves. If you are a health coach who has been scared to think about the legal aspects of your business, grab a pen and paper and be prepared to have some of your legal concerns be demystified. To learn how to become a health coach or to up-level your skills and credentials as a health coach, visit primalhealthcoach.com.

Demystifying Legal Matters for Health Coaches | Tania Shah

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