Health Coach Talk: Conversations About Wellness Through Functional Medicine Coaching

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. Supported by data-driven, science-based research, and published studies.

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."

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! Supported by data-driven, science-based research, and published studies.

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 Supported by data-driven, science-based research and published studies.

This casual chat is a great way to meet our FMCA Admissions Team (who are also alum!), and hear their journeys as certified health coaches. Through a series of questions, each alum provides a candid perspective from their own experience. Hosted by Elyse Wagner, CWO and Co-Founder. Together, we can help you navigate the uncertainty!

This casual chat is a great way to meet our FMCA Admissions Team (who are also alum!), and hear their journeys as certified health coaches. Through a series of questions, each alum provides a candid perspective from their own experience. Hosted by Elyse Wagner, CWO and Co-Founder. Together, we can help you navigate the uncertainty!

This casual chat is a great way to meet our FMCA Admissions Team (who are also alum!), and hear their journeys as certified health coaches. Through a series of questions, each alum provides a candid perspective from their own experience. Hosted by Elyse Wagner, CWO and Co-Founder. Together, we can help you navigate the uncertainty!

These FMCA alums work as practicing coaches in a variety of fields including, healthcare, corporate, and direct-to-consumer practice. Hear their unique perspectives as they discuss the future of health coaching.

Whether you are interested in running your own private practice or working for a business, YourCoach.Health is a great resource for Functional Medicine health coaches. Founders Marina and Eugene Borukhovich discuss how their system helps to run private practices from on-boarding clients to setting up video sessions, while also connecting coaches with businesses looking to work with health coaches. Together they are making health coaching more accessible, promoting health coaching to their industry partners, and connecting coaches with clients through the gig economy of health coaching. Marina and Eugene  are the dynamic duo that’s taking charge of the Health Coaching  Revolution through their transformative platform, YourCoach.Health.  Together, they’re leading the platform in making health coaching more  accessible across the globe, empowering the global gig economy of health  coaches with new client opportunities and delivering the power of  health coaching to industry partners and their talent, clients and  members. Marina is a serial  entrepreneur, cancer survivor, passionate health coach and  transformative tech CEO who's made it her mission to kickstart the  Health Coaching Revolution. She's the founder and CEO of the premier  home for all things health and wellness coaching, YourCoach.Health.  Eugene is a serial intra and entrepreneur, executive, venture builder,  speaker & board advisor with a focus on digital health. He is the  Co-Founder and COO at YourCoach Health. Previously, Eugene headed up  Bayer’s Digital Health unit, ran a healthcare consulting practice, and  prior to that was CIO International at Medco Health (now Evernorth).

With his finger on the pulse of health applications, Victor Chapela discusses his work with Suggestic and how he sees Functional Medicine health coaches thriving in tech. With so many new applications being built in the Functional Medicine space, health coaches are vital to connecting technology with customers.  Victor Chapela has over 25 years of IT experience and entrepreneurship. During this time, he founded and led 6 technology companies in the United States and  Mexico. As the founder and CEO of these companies, he has mainly been involved in the design and development of software products and specialized services for the financial industry and large corporations. His latest companies: Sm4rt Security Services and Sm4rt Predictive  Systems were both acquired in 2014. Mr. Chapela is an active angel investor and mentor in the Silicon Valley area. His main expertise lies within the area of information security, risk modeling,  predictive analytics, and machine learning. He is co-author and contributor of courseware, study material, and papers for SANS, OWASP,  ISACA, Springer, and several other organizations and media companies. He is a frequent speaker at international events and is frequently featured in business and trade magazines, television and radio.