
Health Coach Talk: Conversations About Wellness Through Functional Medicine Coaching
By Functional Medicine Coaching Academy

Health Coach Talk: Conversations About Wellness Through Functional Medicine CoachingDec 07, 2023

The Magic Of Doctor And Health Coach Collaboration with Monisha Bhanote
True health is not done in isolation, it takes collaboration. This week Dr. Sandi welcomes Dr. Monisha Bhanote, one of the few quintuple board-certified physicians in the country. Dr. Bhanote is passionate about creating a happier and healthier world, and she does so by working closely with health coaches to form an exceptional collaborative care team for her patients.
While doctors and physicians possess extensive knowledge in diagnosing and treating ailments, effective communication with patients can sometimes be a challenge. This communication gap can often lead to confusion and misunderstanding on the part of the patient. That's where health coaches come in. They bring a unique set of communication skills that complement the expertise of doctors. This powerful combination of medical knowledge and communication skills is the secret behind achieving optimal health outcomes.
In This Episode:
- What are the benefits of health coaches working alongside physicians?
- See what a collaborative care team looks like from a doctor's point of view.
- Learn how Dr. Bhanote uses mind-body medicine to un-stick her patients.
- Check out Dr. Bhanote's book, The Anatomy of Well-Being.

Can Health Coaching Improve Cognitive Decline?
Discover groundbreaking developments in health coaching research! In this week's episode, Dr. Sandi presents new findings exploring profound impact health coaching can have on preventing and treating cognitive decline. She also shares research highlighting the potential of adopting a systems biology approach, revealing how addressing nutrient deficiencies can improve or even eliminate various symptoms. Lastly, Dr. Sandi unveils a compelling report that spans nearly two decades of research, evaluating the overall effectiveness of health coaching.

Reaching Goals via Functional Imagery Training with Joanna Grover
Visualization and imagination are powerful tools that can be used to help you achieve your goals. This week, Dr. Sandi discusses the power of Functional Imagery Training (FIT) with industry leader Joanna Grover.
Grover was trained in FIT and made it her mission to give others access to the world of imagery to help shape human behavior. FIT uses imagery to override natural imagery to help people reach a goal. Whether that goal is to live a healthier lifestyle, manage stress, or overcome fear and hesitation. Grover shares success stories from athletes and business leaders. Learn how you can use the power of FIT in your own life or in your coaching practice.

The Functional Medicine Impact with Stefanie Defiglia
In this episode, join Dr. Sandi as she sits down with Stefanie Defiglia, a highly experienced Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner. With a background as a John Hopkins trained nurse practitioner, Stefanie felt compelled to explore new avenues beyond the limitations of conventional medicine. This journey led her to discover the power of Functional Medicine and IFM.
As an IFM certified practitioner, Stefanie is an expert in addressing health concerns using cutting-edge tools like the IFM Elimination Diet. However, embarking on behavior changes can be challenging for patients. Tune in to discover how Stefanie works with health coaches to provide the best outcomes for her patients.

Solving The Physician Burnout Crisis, with Robyn Tiger
Who helps healthcare professionals stay healthy? How can they feel supported in their self-care? This week Dr. Sandi is joined by Dr. Robyn Tiger, the founder of Stress Free MD. Dr. Tiger's mission is to help support people with their self-care, specifically in the physician community. Doctors across the medical field are burning out, overworked, and frustrated with the healthcare system, which can affect how they work with their patients. Dr. Tiger works to partner doctors with health coaches.
In this episode:
- Learn how health coaches can help doctors with self-care.
- What can doctors learn from health coach training?
- How does AI fit into the future of health coaching?
- How do patients benefit from their doctors working with a health coach?

What Research Says About Health Coaches
Join Dr. Sandi on a riveting journey through the cutting-edge world of functional medicine health coaching. In this episode, she unveils three groundbreaking research papers that shed light on the profound impact of health coaching in the realm of chronic illness management. Dr. Sandi always says, "Health coaching is the new primary care," and these new studies showcase the truth in that statement. According to one study, health coaching improved workforce outcomes. Another showed the benefits of collaborative care teams for both patients and physicians. Health coaching is improving healthcare and the research confirms it.
In This Episode:
- Learn how health coaching resulted in positive outcomes for aging adults.
- See what doctors are saying about working in collaborative care teams
- Does health coaching improve labor outcomes?
- How is health coaching improving outcomes for patients with type 2 diabetes?

Building a Thriving Health Coaching Business, with Hally Brooke
This week, Dr Sandi speaks with health coaching superstar Hally Brooke about how she went from FMCA student to thriving business owner. After graduating from FMCA, Hally started discussing health coaching with her personal training clients.
Thanks to the power of word-of-mouth marketing, before she knew it, her calendar was full and her new business was growing exponentially. Today, Live Nourished Coaching is a premier health coaching agency connecting clients and physicians with health coaches. Learn how to start building a business that helps you achieve your coaching mission.
In This Episode
- Learn how Hally started building a business through word-of-mouth.
- Tips and tricks to starting your own thriving health coaching business.
- Understand how coaches and coaching businesses can work with functional medicine physicians.
- See what Live Nourished Coaching can do for FMCA graduates.

The Power of Muscle-Centric Medicine, with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Explore the transformative power of muscle-centric medicine. Dr. Gabrielle Lyons, the author of "Forever Strong," delves into the crucial role of skeletal muscle as a vital endocrine organ and its profound influence on other facets of our well-being, particularly as we age. Discover why skeletal muscle is the key to longevity and more than mere physical strength. Dr. Sandi and Dr. Lyons unravel the significance of muscle, the effectiveness of weight training, and the pivotal role of protein.
In This Episode:
- What is muscle-centric medicine and how it can help with longevity?
- Learn more about Dr. Lyon's new book, Forever Strong.
- Tips and tricks for weight training no matter your age.
- Hear about Dr. Sandi's personal experience with weight training.

Reviving Children's Health, With Beth Lambert
When Beth Lambert became a mother, she started noticing that children were not okay. Many were suffering from gut health issues, sensory issues, autism or ADHD. She wanted to find out what was wrong with this generation of kids and how to combat it. After studying functional medicine and holistic medicine, Beth created Epidemic Answers, a resource for parent and professionals who want to know more about how to treat these conditions through lifestyle changes. Her goal is to show that there is hope in overcoming these chronic illnesses.
In This Episode:
- What makes this new generation of children different?
- Explore Epidemic Answers and how it can help parents.
- Discover how health coaches are making a difference with families.
- Learn about the Documenting Hope Project.

Intermittent Fasting and Wellness, with Cynthia Thurlow
Intermittent fasting is a health trend that has gone viral online. But what exactly is it and how does it contribute to wellness?
Sandi welcomes intermittent fasting expert Cynthia Thurlow to discuss the ins and outs of intermittent fasting. Cynthia discusses the many benefits of fasting, as well as a few tips and tricks to get started.
In this episode:
- Learn tips and tricks to help you succeed at intermittent fasting.
- Discover the health and wellness benefits of fasting
- Understand who should and shouldn't fast without medical supervision.
- Hear about Cynthia Thurlow's new 45-day fasting program.
Connect with Cynthia through her website cynthiathurlow.com, or through her YouTube and Instagram.

Harnessing Data to Enhance Healthcare, With Omar Shaker
How can tracking health data enhance overall healthcare? This week, Sandi sits down with FMCA graduate Omar Shaker to discuss doctor burnout and health data. After working as a doctor, Omar experienced burnout firsthand. He thought he was the only one, but it turns out burnout is common among healthcare workers. After this experience, he looked into ways doctors can re-engage with their patients. Turns out, the answer can be found in data tracking.

Health Coaching in Primary Care: An Overview of Studies
Where can health coaches look to for resources when looking to partner with primary care physicians? Research studies, of course. Dr. Sandi shares three significant studies she recently read that discuss the benefits of health coaching within primary care practice. The first focuses on the care of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), while two others look at how health coaching within primary care can help patients with weight loss goals.
Show notes: https://functionalmedicinecoaching.org/podcast/

The Spark That Leads To Health Coaching, With Alessandra Miele
What inspires a health coaching journey? On this episode, Sandi is joined by Alessandra Miele, who shares her journey from running a Yoga studio to becoming a health coach. So many people who discover functional medicine and health coaching do so after a health diagnosis or another life event. Allesandra shares what inspired her, and discusses what it's like to be a student at FMCA. Listen along!

How Doctors And Health Coaches Are Transforming Healthcare, With Dr. Robert Luby
Robert Luby, Director of Medical Education at IFM and FMCA faculty member, discusses how doctors and health coaches can work together to transform healthcare. With the democratization of healthcare and patients looking to take their health into their own hands, doctors want to go beyond the conventional to improve patient outcomes.
Doctors ask “What is wrong with you,” while health coaches ask “What is strong with you?” Together it equals progress for patients.

Finding Purpose After A Health Diagnosis with Natalia Fernandez
Many health coaches begin their wellness journey after a health diagnosis. Natalia Fernandez has a similar story and shares how her diagnosis helped her find purpose.
Natalia shares her story with Dr. Sandi. After traveling the world, learning a variety of holistic techniques, and graduating from FMCA, Natalia founded Period. This integrative and holistic organization helps others in need of support with menstrual issues. Learn more about Period by visiting periodpmdd.com or follow @period.pmdd on Instagram.

Health Coaching in High Schools with Jason Tate
FMCA graduate Jason Tate is practicing health coaching where it can help make a huge difference in his community - a high school.
Students benefit from health coaching in so many ways, both physically and mentally. Listen as Jason shares how he came into the position of wellness specialist at his school and the many ways health coaching has improved the lives, and grades, of the students.
Reach out to Jason through email - jason.tate@cvusd.us

Searching for the Root Cause with Matt Portwood
Functional Medicine is all about addressing the root cause of illness. FMCA graduate Matt Portwood has taken the principle of "searching for the root cause" to another level. Matt explains how he went from job-hopping to graduating from FMCA and owning his own business. Now he addresses not just health concerns, but business problems with a "searching for the root cause" mentality.
Matt Portwood owns Chronic Health Club and founded Healthy + Whole, which works to make health coaching available to all regardless of income. He hopes to expand his efforts. You can follow him @healthyandwholeyou on social media.

Physician Collaboration Strategies for Health Coaches, with Kris Greener
FMCA graduate Kris Greener decided on a career shift after working as a Physical Therapy Assistant for 20 years. Having a passion for health, she wanted to be proactive in educating others on health and wellness. After years of seeing people after their chronic illnesses started, she wanted to help stop the illness before it started.
This passion brought Kris to Functional Medicine and FMCA. After graduating in 2017, Kris now works as a health coach as part of a medically supervised weight loss program. But her dreams of helping others don’t stop there. She hopes to expand her team and open up even more coaching opportunities.
Listen as Kris and Dr. Sandi discuss the importance of connections and support from others, the benefits of collecting data through client surveys, and how health coaching teams can expand within private practices.

Sleep Better Live Better With Daniel White
Daniel White is a Registered Nutritionist, Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, and Sleep Expert. He is the Founder of Sleep Better Live Better and Chairman of the Sleep Better Live Better Foundation. His organization’s mission is to deliver innovative sleep solutions that combine the best of science-backed education, behavioral change tools, and sleep products to help to unlock the enormous pool of untapped human potential that results from being well-rested.
Over the past two years, Daniel’s passion and focus have been the delivery of a charitable research project in local schools on his home island of Guernsey, empowering future generations with sleep education and blue light-blocking glasses interventions to improve mental and physical health outcomes for adolescents and their families. The results of these trials have been very promising. His vision is to upscale these projects to positively impact the lives of individuals in schools and institutions across the globe. By 2025, he hopes to have supported 1,000,000 adults and children to sleep deeper and live light so that the future of our world becomes brighter. dan@danielwhitehealth.com

Health Coaches: Always Learning and Always Growing
FMCA graduate and serial learner Ashley Taylor Haupt sits down with Dr. Sandi on this week's episode of Fresh From FMCA. Ashley started her journey to becoming a health coach as a board-certified nurse. She first enrolled in the Health Coach Institute, but felt she needed more practice and wanted to qualify to take the NBHWC board exam. This led her to FMCA.
After completing two health coaching programs and her years of education to become a nurse, Ashley is still learning something new every day. She shares how she continues to learn and grow with every client she works with. What's more, she discusses ways she can see health coaches and nurses can work together after working as both a nurse and health coach in a hospital setting.

Coaching Through Alzheimer's and Finding Your Niche
Chris McClay, FMCA graduate, plant-based chef, and Recode 2.0 coach, shares her story about how she was able to coach her mother through her Alzheimer's disease, which lead to significant improvements in cognitive behavior. Chris also shares about finding her niche in health coaching, as well as how she was able to help others through her video, "Saving Livia."

FMCA Graduate Suzie Glaskie Discusses Career Fulfillment and Paths to Success
Dr. Sandi sits down with Suzie Glaskie, founder of Peppermint Wellness and host of the Midlife Illuminated Podcast, to talk about shifting careers into health coaching. Glaskie is a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach and a graduate of FMCA. Her first career was as a PR boss, but after a loss in her family and a strong draw to holistic healing, she decided to make a big career change. She found health coaching and is now using both her PR and health coaching skills to help others thrive.
Glaskie admits that changing her career was scary, but she followed her passions and kept moving forward. Listen as she and Dr. Sandi share stories of her first AIC conference, how she made so many mistakes while interviewing Dr. Mark Hyman, and just how terrified she was before starting her podcast.

Coaching in an Age of Scientific Wellness
Join Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, FMCA Founder & CEO, and Dr. Nathan Price, Chief Scientific Officer of Thorne Healthtec and author of The Age of Scientific Wellness, as they discuss how health coaches will make an impact during an age of Scientific Wellness.
Scientific Wellness focuses on preventative medicine, addressing health issues before there are even symptoms if possible. By focusing on four important Ps of health - Predictive, Personalized, Preventative, and Participatory - Scientific Wellness will be a major factor in future wellness. People want care that focuses on prevention, which is where Functional Medicine health coaches can make a significant impact.
To learn more about FMCA and Functional Medicine health coaching, follow us on social media and explore our website.

Moving the Health Coach industry forward
Health coaching is gaining strength in traditional medicine.
Join Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, FMCA Founder & CEO, and Dr. Melinda Ring as they discuss the next generation of physicians in academic medicine. With focuses shifting toward a collaborative approach (instead of competitive), the strategic impact is moving healthcare toward a more united culture.
Dr. Ring is Director of Osher Center for Integrative Health, and Clinical Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She has an active clinical practice, directs medical trainee education and clinical and faculty fellowships in integrative medicine, founded the Cooking Up Health culinary medicine course, and conducts research. She is chair of the board of the American Board of Integrative Medicine. In 2021 she received the Bravewell Distinguished Service Award from the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, one of the highest honors in the field of integrative health.

Creating your business impact by focusing on WHO not how.
Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, FMCA Founder and CEO, invites Maggie Berghoff, founder and CEO of Celproceo, to share her insights into creating a comprehensive health coaching business. Featured in Forbes, USA Today, and Entrepreneur Magazine, and listed as one of the top online entrepreneurs in 2022 by Apple News, Maggie inspires by saying "What matters is that you believe in yourself, and the next steps will happen for you, too!"
For more information: www.maggieberghoff.com

The doctor of the future is the PATIENT
Can leveraging accountability, community, and empathy transform the healthcare paradigm?
Join Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, FMCA Founder and CEO, with Sachin Patel, Founder of Perfect Practice Mentorship, as they discuss one of the most important roles in healthcare: the health coach. By focusing on a whole body plan, partnering with a health coach can create results when all else has failed. Helping others see what they don't see in themselves is the transformative catalyst.
"Coaches teach you skills ... not pills." – Sachin Patel

Lab Testing Revolution: the Role of Health Coaches
Do Health Coaches and Lab Testing go together? Or should coaches completely avoid discussions about labs?
At FMCA, we think there is a viable middle ground.
Dr. Sandi, FMCA Founder and CEO, unpacks the pros and cons of coaches working with labs and clarifies how to navigate the Lab Testing Revolution.
Bonus Resource:
As a Forbes Councils Member, Dr. Sandi recently published "The Lab Testing Revolution: How Health Coaches Can Serve Clients, Support Physicians And Create Better Health Outcomes"
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Health Coach and CEO: interconnecting skills to offer evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle coaching
Join Dr. Sandi, FMCA Founder and CEO, and Ellen Rudolph, Founder + CEO at WellTheory and FMCA graduate, as they delve into supporting women with autoimmune diseases. Embracing whole-body care, education, and community is the support that enables them to become the best version of themselves.
WellTheory is on a mission to reverse the autoimmune epidemic. Combining food as medicine, community care, and personalized insights from health data to build a membership experience that supports women in their autoimmune journey.
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Health Coaches in leadership positions using skills in strategic and organizational development
FMCA graduate draws on health coaching as she specializes in strategic and organizational development.
Join Dr. Sandi, FMCA Founder and CEO, and Rebecca Thieneman, Vice President, Nutrition of Monj Health, in this inspiring conversation about the ever-expanding landscape of health coaching. FMCA recently partnered with Monj to offer Continuing Education Units to our alumni community.
MonjCOOKS™ for Coaches is the perfect course to keep coaching credentials current while learning how to make healthy food taste delicious from Chopped Champion Chef Eliza Martin. Plus, get the scoop from our Head of Coaching on how to level up coaching skills beyond motivational interviewing, and help clients reach their food goals.
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BREAKING NEWS: NBHWC applies for Category I CPT Code with AMA
How does "reimbursable value" drive the expansion of the health coaching industry?
Dr. Sandi, FMCA Founder and CEO, with Leigh-Ann Webster, the Executive Director of The National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) give an inside view of the Category I CPT code with reimbursable value for the health and wellness coaching industry. The NBHWC recently applied for the Category I code and is set to present its case to the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT Panel Review.
As a reimbursable service, the health and wellness coaching industry is projected to be widely recognized in healthcare, industries, employee health plans, unions, digital health companies, technology, school systems, government entities, all branches of the military, and entrepreneurial businesses.

10 Questions to Ask Before Enrolling in a Health Coaching Program
There’s never been a better time to train as a health coach and enter this rewarding profession. As of 2022, there were approximately 23,000 health coaches in the United States. This figure will increase rapidly, as health coaching is poised for tremendous growth.
Choosing where to train can be confusing, as the number of programs keeps growing. Currently, 114 schools earned approval from the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC). Many other programs offer certification but are not NBHWC-approved. Although most of these schools share some standard features, such as remote learning, their philosophies, type of training, and the overall quality of the educational experience vary widely.
Join Dr. Sandi as she identifies the most important questions to ask when choosing the best program for you.
"At the end of the day, YOU know which program feels right. Find a program that aligns with your values, one that resonates with your passions and goals."
– Dr. Sandi

Physician Burnout: emphasizing the exigencies of health coaching
Can the impact of health coaching shift the worsening trend of physician burnout?
Dr. Sandi, FMCA Founder and CEO, with Dr. Robyn Tiger, lead faculty and stress management subject matter expert for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and founder of StressFreeMD, join perspectives on the documented value of health coaching. The inhibitor in our current system is not seeing the human as the whole person. Re-imagining the basis of "what's the matter with you?" toward the more empowering "what matters to you?" is the catalyst.
We're on the same team, how can we help each other? – Dr. Robyn Tiger
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Who is caring for the caregivers?
Community is the force multiplier, and the health coach gets to launch that into the stratosphere.
Join Dr. Sandi, FMCA Founder and CEO, and Cait Zogby, Keep Company Co-Founder and Head of Coach Training, as they approach the complexities of the caregiver's needs. Recognizing that work and care life are interconnected, providing a more sustainable path forward requires a focus on inclusivity, achievement, and belonging.
Connect with Cait Zogby at cait@keep-company.com, and explore individualized and sustainable solutions.
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Evidence explores a Key solution in combatting chronic conditions
Research continues to support the feasibility and effectiveness of health coaching. The results are suggesting a greater level of immerging value.
Listen as Dr. Sandi, FMCA Founder and CEO, summarizes three studies (RCTs) with health coaching as the intervention addressing lifestyle factors: improving risk management and combatting chronic conditions.
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FMCA is providing this podcast as a public service, but it is neither medical advice nor a statement of FMCA policy. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by FMCA. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed during the podcast do not necessarily reflect the view of FMCA or any of its officials.

How do you know which study or journal is a trusted resource?
The acceptance and growth of the Health Coach industry is credited to the influx of research. The value is clear when you provide impact evidence supporting the effectiveness of coaching intervention. But, how do you know which study or journal is a trusted resource?
Listen as Dr. Sandi, FMCA Founder and CEO, provides insight into evaluating reports and why it's significant. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) are considered the gold standard because they deliver the highest level of evidence, due to their potential to limit bias and subjective influence.
References
1. Effectiveness of Short-Term Health Coaching on Diabetes Control and Self-Management Efficacy: A Quasi-Experimental Trial
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00314/full
2. A personalized multi-interventional approach focusing on customized nutrition, progressive fitness, and lifestyle modification resulted in the reduction of HbA1c, fasting blood sugar and weight in type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36419152/
3. Effectiveness of a Health Coaching Intervention for Patient-Family Dyads to Improve Outcomes Among Adults With Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36374502/
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Optimizing the Patient + Doctor Partnership
With Health Coaches, your patients feel respected and heard, versus being told what to do.
Dr. Paula Kruppstadt and Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum emphasize the impact of lifestyle changes, especially nutrition, and sustainable treatments through the inclusion of Health Coaches.
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Intelligently Reimaging the Workflow with Health Coaches
Health Coaching is changing the client conversation from What are you going to do for me? to What can we achieve together?
Kara Ware and Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum discuss an innovative system design that supports the providers and patients to work within a successful, equal, therapeutic partnership. Health Coaches are regarded as equally important and necessary in a collaborative care team.
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The State of Health Coaching: a comprehensive view of the Health Coaching industry
Foundational data to support standardization within the health coaching industry.
Kasia Smith @ Pillar with Dr. Sandi discuss the latest industry report "The State of Health Coaching" - a cross-sectional research study assessing the state of health coaching today. The report sheds light on the professionalization of coaching and data on this growing workforce of allied health professionals, with training approved by the National Board of Medical Examiners.
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Partnership is the Rule for Success
"I can't think of one example where you can be successful alone. Unless we are able to coach our patients to change their habits or implement the guidance given by their doctors, their lifestyles will not change. It takes teamwork. " – Dr. Sibal
Dr. Priti Nanda Sibal with Dr. Sandi connect in this energetic and inspiring conversation. Listen, as the dynamics of health as a priority, unfold through the perspectives of each industry influencer.
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Emerging opportunities for Health Coaches
New approaches including Health Coaches in wellness environments continue to rise.
Join Dr. Sandi, FMCA CEO and Founder, as she highlights more growth in the health coaching landscape. Each example gives an inspiring view into emerging possibilities.
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We need 100,000 Health Coaches to shift the focus of healthcare!
Implementation: How we can shift into a value-based healthcare system.
Johannes R. Fisslinger with Dr. Sandi connect in an inspiring conversation about reprioritizing our healthcare focus. Shifting our perspective to include three value-based components: prevention, life-style medicine, and health coaching. We are not lacking in information, but in IMPLEMENTATION.
"We need about 100,00 well-paid health coaches in the U.S. alone. If we had that, we can totally transform healthcare."

Health coaching works! Randomized controlled trials (RCT) provide the evidence.
The findings are consistent. In studies using randomized controlled trials (RCT), which provide quantitative evidence, show that health coaching works!
[link] Making a Difference.pdf
FMCA is leading the conversation of expanding awareness to the benefits of this industry. Through data-driven, science-based research, and published studies, evidence shows the positive impacts have a ripple effect. Benefits of health coaching extend beyond the client. Practitioners and health care communities receive much-needed support with post-diagnosis care. Health coaches provide accessible pathways to improving overall well-being.

The power of Group Coaching with Elizabeth McHugh
"The community builds itself, and they start connecting, and the coach is holding the container."
Elizabeth McHugh with Dr. Sandi connect in an inspiring view of coaching in groups. Demystifying personal boundaries and championing this affordable approach, the focus is on coaching with curiosity and humility, rather than a need to control.
Group coaching is being able to sit in that objective space and allow to see what happens.

Call to Action: ALL HANDS ON DECK! with Tara Garrison
"Roll up your sleeves and get to work, because we need ALL HANDS ON DECK!"
Experience Tara Garrison's energy for health coaching. As she shares her own journey, the excitement of helping others feel better and live life at a new level is the very core of health coaching.
Help people see the good in what they are doing, and encourage them to stay aligned with themselves. —Coach Tara Garrison

In memory of Maev Creaven, founder of the Functional Medicine Ireland conference and longtime friend of FMCA.
Dr. Kristi Morlan-Hughes reflects: “She changed the world with her vision and determination. If you ever wonder if one person can really make an impact on the world, Maev is a stellar example of what passion, purpose, and tenacity can create. One person can change their part of the world for the better, forever.”
We extend our heartfelt condolences to Maev's family and friends, her FMC Ireland team, and functional medicine colleagues as we mourn the loss of her brilliant light.

Explore with Dr. Sandi: Good Grit with Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP, Expert 8x Best Selling Author, Media Personality, Keynote Speaker, and Educator
Why is the character strength of grit so important to a flourishing life?
Join Caroline Adams Miller, the world's leading expert on the science behind goal setting, its connection to happiness, and the use of good grit to achieve hard things. Listen as she explores the research-based, actionable strategies to help cultivate good grit and what it embodies.
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Explore with Dr. Sandi: Coaching Mental Health
The power of the therapeutic alliance is the foundation of health coaching, but does it replace therapy?
Join Dr. Sandi, FMCA CEO and Founder, as she reviews how health coaches are the sub-clinical providers in supporting mental and emotional wellness.
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Using flexibility to shape your health coaching career
Blending opportunity with experience, Keri Sitrick is defining her career to fit her lifestyle. She is advancing as a health coach by building upon her existing professional community. "Keep moving forward. I don't think you'll be disappointed."

Explore with Dr. Sandi: Health Coaches within the Care Team
Dr. Christensen, Institute for Functional Medicine faculty member and certified Functional Medicine Health Coach, was on a quest to solve the riddle of her and her family’s complex health challenges. The catalyst was severe toxic mold exposure.
Join Dr. Christiansen in describing her passion for educating about root causes and whole-systems medicine!
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Explore with Dr. Sandi: Men’s Health Program that Features FMCA Health Coaches
Dr. Gapin saw men grappling with issues of brain fog, difficulty in focusing, problems with physical performance, and remaining engaged and present. That inspired him to focus on men’s health.
Dr. Gapin is a board-certified urologist, world-renowned men’s health expert, best-selling author, and professional speaker
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