The Coaching Lab: Health, Wellness & Performance! (Brad Cooper, PhD)

Is the flu vaccine dangerous? Does it harm our immunity? How does it work? Are the myths about vaccines actually true? Should my children take it? What if I'm pregnant - does it harm or help my baby? Does it cause problems long term?These are just some of the common questions surrounding the flu shot (and related to the coming Covid-19 vaccine). We were grateful to have Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt, an internationally recognized physician and infectious disease professor join us for this special episode.Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here. YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.comTwitter: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.

Does physical activity influence our lifespan? Does consistent exercise extend our lives? There's an ongoing debate about physical activity and whether it's REALLY important or whether the priority is our nutritional choices and the activity is a nice bonus. That's where Dr. Trine Moholdt, a research scientist and physiotherapist out of Norway comes in. Her research was recently published in a high level international journal and is making headlines. If you or your clients, patients and others have ever wondered what we actually KNOW about the influence of physical activity, this episode is a can't miss episode. The unedited, video version of this interview was released early to our subscribers over at YouTube.com/CoachingChannel. You can access it here if desired: https://youtu.be/qVi1kHks1B8For more information about health, wellness & performance or a career as a nationally board certified health and wellness coach, please visit https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here. YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.comTwitter: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.

Are you curious about how nutrition affects your surgery recovery and or injury response?  Would you like details on what nutritional choices would improve your results to surgery or recovery from injury? In this episode, Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan digs into the details of what you need to know and how you can apply it in your own life or that of family, friends or (for health care providers) patients.You can access the published study with all the details referenced in the discussion here: https://meridian.allenpress.com/jat/article/55/9/918/444137/Nutritional-Considerations-and-Strategies-toInfo re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here. YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.comTwitter: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.

Ever thought it would be intriguing to listen in on a real, live coaching session provided by a nationally board certified (NBC-HWC) health & wellness coach? This is your chance! If you're a coach, the benefit is obvious, providing a way to tap into some new tools and resources for your own coaching (including a live "debrief" after the session). However, even if you've never considered a career in coaching, you'll find this intriguing and a conversation that may open up some new windows of opportunity in your own life!This is the first of our "Hidden Gem" episodes, an episode that sits outside of our All Time Top 10 List, but has resulted in feedback that makes it clear we needed to bring it back :-)  Enjoy!Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here. YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.comTwitter: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.

Are the generic lockdowns the best solution to Covid-19? What is Harvard Biostatistician and Epidemiologist Dr. Martin Kulldorff saying about how our health & wellness is being negatively influenced in the bigger picture by the lockdown? Are we missing the veritable forest for the trees in the larger public health picture? In this episode, Harvard's Dr. Martin Kulldorff, co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, joins us to discuss why lockdowns are not necessary the best step in their current form and what this has to do with our health, wellness & performance. This is not intended to provide medical advice or make specific recommendations. Rather, it is an interview with one of the world's foremost experts on the topic, potentially providing our viewers and listeners with some additional insights to consider during this difficult time of the Covid-19 Pandemic.If you'd like to view the unedited video version of this podcast episode, it is available here: https://youtu.be/Gf_0HkGMU00Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here. YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.comTwitter: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.

Living an authentic life... finding our purpose - that is the mission of Gregg Levoy, well-known author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion  and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life. He is a former "behavioral specialist" at USA Today and a regular blogger for Psychology Today.Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here. YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.comTwitter: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.

Is it better to pursue short-term pleasure or long-term goals? Are hedonic goals a bad thing or a valuable resource? How do these relate to stress, willpower, goal-setting strategies and more? Dr. Katharina Bernecker, a former PhD student of Dr. Carol Dweck and now working in Zurich, shares her engaging and powerful insights in this unedited interview originally produced for the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast (https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/podcast for the edited version, which is also available via any podcast outlet). Her research was the same used by outstanding Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay in his September 2020 column on whether we should be pursuing long-term goals or giving into our short-term desires. Her insights were so powerful we decided to share an unedited video version of the interview in advance to our YouTube subscribers. And yes, she was also kind enough to share insights into the real Dr. Carol Dweck (Growth Mindset). This was a wonderful, insightful, thought-provoking discussion with one of the experts in the field. We trust you'll enjoy it. The unedited early release video version of the interview is available at the YouTube Coaching Channel here: https://youtu.be/Mx9NnLiRzo0As noted toward the end, the best way to follow Dr. Bernecker is via twitter @KathaBerneckerFor more details about health and wellness coaching, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or contact us anytime Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.comInfo re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here. YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.comTwitter: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Overworked? This interview with best-selling author of Essentialism Greg McKeown will help you turn the corner in the right direction! His book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less is one of our favorite books in the past decade and when you hear this interview, you'll understand why!If you'd like to watch the unedited video version of this interview, please see https://youtu.be/BYuQCZUbFUU For more information about healthy & wellness coaching, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/podcast or contact us at Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.comInfo re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here. YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.comTwitter: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.

The connection between our nutrition and both mental health and long-term brain health (e.g., Alzheimer's) is a growing area of interest worldwide. Does what we eat influence more than just our body's physiology? Could it also influence our psyche? The evidence is growing and we are pleased to welcome one of the foremost experts on the subject to this week's episode. Professor Felice Jacka out of Australia is one of the world’s leading experts in the area of Nutritional Psychiatry. She has pioneered research examining how our diet and gut health influence our mental and brain health. Her recent book is titled Brain Changer and it might very well be the game changer you’ve been looking for. For more information or questions about health coaching or wellness coaching, please don't hesitate to reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com or visit https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/You can also access a full library of health, wellness & performance (and coaching!) resources over at the YouTube Coaching Channel at https://youtube.com/c/CoachingChannelInfo re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here. YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.comTwitter: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.

Are you tired? Running on empty? In this 5 minute bonus Catalyst episode, Dr. Cooper shares 3 key strategies to simplifying a few key areas of life via specific, practical strategies we can all apply - starting today.The YouTube Coaching Channel can be accessed here: https://youtube.com/c/CoachingChannelIf you're looking for some of the brief videos mentioned, here is a playlist from the channel that might provide a good starting point - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtXwdTXIFQUHNxIOPNr7GUzXhv9WHSxk5 Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here. YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.comTwitter: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.