Health Coach Talk: Conversations About Wellness Through Functional Medicine Coaching

How can we keep the human connection in healthcare while still taking advantage of modern technologies? Dr. Sandi and her guest, Casey Hughes explore answers to that important question this week. Episode Highlights How can technology aid health coaches? Learn how health trackers can sometimes be terrible for clients. Understand the importance of human connection in changing behavior. Better understand the crossroads between human connection, technology, and psychology.

Where can a health coaching career take you? Many people considering a health coaching education or graduating from a program like FMCA wonder what comes next. This week Dr. Sandi shares her list of 26 Career Opportunities for Health Coaches. While most think of health coaches working solely within medical offices, that is only one of the many career opportunities available for health coaches. As health coaching grows, more and more industries are hiring health coaches. Corporations are hiring health coaches to help their employees. Schools are hiring coaches to assist students. Even grocery stores are hiring coaches to help shoppers. There are opportunities everywhere for health coaches to thrive. Episode Highlights Get ideas for new health coaching businesses. Learn which industries are hiring health coaches. Be inspired to create your unique career in health coaching. Think outside the box when looking for a health coaching position.

This week Dr. Sandi welcomes Chief Wellness officer at Evolution Hospitality, keynote speaker, author, and physician, Dr. Romie Mushtaq to talk about brain health, burnout, and health coaching in corporate wellness. As a physician, Dr. Mushtaq suffered from severe burnout. She shares her experience with discovering mindfulness, meditation, and other ways to quiet her busy mind. Dr. Mushtaq and Dr. Sandi discuss recent studies on the impact of health coaches in cognitive health, as well as how coaches can reduce burnout in the corporate world. What's more, Dr. Mushtaq offers coaches insight into her eight-week program to help reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and increase focus, which is found in her book The Busy Brain Cure. Learn how you can help your clients quiet their busy brains and improve their wellness. In This Episode: How can coaches and clients recognize burnout? Learn about the Busy Brain Test. See how health coaches can help clients avoid burnout in a corporate setting. Read about Dr. Mushtaq's eight-week program to quiet a busy brain.

This week Dr. Sandi sits down with Anindita Rungta, an FMCA alum who is working on functional medicine health coaching awareness in India. After her daughter's struggle with eczema put her in the ICU, Anindita searched for a kinder way to treat her daughter. This search introduced her to Functional Medicine, and eventually, FMCA. When she joined FMCA in 2017, health coaching and functional medicine weren't really practiced in India. Since then Anidnita has worked hard to build her own practice, inform local doctors of the benefits of health coaching, and help her fellow FMCA graduates across India begin coaching. Anindita shares her story about embarking on her health coaching journey, how she found functional medicine, and how health coaching is growing in India. In This Episode: Discover how Health Coaching is creating a positive impact in India. Hear Anindita's story about finding functional medicine. Learn how she is using her certification to spread the word about health coaching. Get advice on how to start your own coaching business.

Dr. Sandi welcomes Dr. Monisha Bhanote, a quintuple board-certified physician passionate about creating a happier and healthier world. They discuss the benefits of health coaches working alongside physicians and the power of coaching in transforming mindset. Dr. Bhanote also highlights the dangers of self-medicating based on online lab test results and emphasizes the importance of collaboration in integrative health.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?