The Coaching Lab: Health, Wellness & Performance! (Brad Cooper, PhD)
Welcome to The Coaching Lab podcast, your trusted source for engaging, evidence-based, thought-provoking health, wellness & high-performance insights for those looking to improve their lives (or coaches/clinicians looking to enhance client outcomes). The Coaching Lab is the evidence-based journey toward better! If you've been looking for a health & wellness podcast that avoids the fluff and the headline-chasing fads while providing practical, real-world guidance, you just found it. We bring together the world's foremost experts, from world-class researchers and best-selling authors to elite athletes and coaches, sharing their insights about how to make the most of your personal and professional life. If you're looking for an entertaining format to help optimize your own health, wellness and performance through such evidence-based practices, this is the place for you! The Coaching Lab podcast is hosted by Dr. Brad Cooper, who brings a uniquely expansive background to the table. He has a PhD in performance psychology along with Masters degrees in both physical therapy (MSPT) and business (MBA) and a Bachelors degree in biology. He is CEO/Co-founder of Catalyst Coaching, an internationally recognized speaker, and elite masters endurance athlete (11 time Ironman, including 4 times at the Hawaii Ironman World Championship, winner of the 2-person 3,000 cycling Race Across America and 2:47 marathoner). Most importantly, he's husband to Suzanna (celebrating 30 years of marriage) and Dad to three amazing kids, now ages 30, 28 and 25. You can tap into Dr. Cooper's "NOT DONE YET!" (Fitness & Life After 50) publication free of charge at https://betterpath.substack.com/
Latest episodes
Jan 6, 2020 • 48min
Wendy Wood, PhD: Good Habits, Bad Habits
Are you looking to eliminate some of your bad habits or start some positive new ones this year? Look no further than this intriguing interview with best-selling author and researcher Dr. Wendy Wood. She shares new ways in which we can amplify the positive and drop the negative ones like a bad... well, habit! Outstanding, practical advice for all of us as we look toward #BetterThanYesterdayInfo 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.
Dec 30, 2019 • 33min
Brad Cooper, PhD: How to Create a Powerful Personal Vision for Your Life
Goals are popular this time of year, but a powerful, personal vision is the fuel that drives those goals. In this special episode, Dr. Cooper walks listeners through the steps to successfully create your own #2020Vision for the coming year. A reference sheet which lays out the specific steps is available to compliment this episode at 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.
Dec 16, 2019 • 49min
Chrissie Wellington: Ironman World Champion Pulls Back Curtain on Racing & Life (Gem)
There's a good reason this was our single most popular episode of all time! Four-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington share her heart, her smile, her struggles and her secrets. In addition to some fun racing stories, she also opens up about her struggles with an eating disorder and how she faces the realities of life on a daily basis. Whether you're a health coach, wellness coach, performance coach or simply someone looking to make the most of their life, this episode has something for you.Chrissie was known as a fierce competitor and her big smile through it all. Whether you're a long-time triathlon fan or could care less about endurance sports, you will treasure this 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.
Dec 9, 2019 • 42min
Bob Burg: Growing Your Business and Your Impact
Whether you're an independent health coach or wellness coach looking to grow your business, a wellness program manager seeking to expand your program or anyone pursuing opportunities to increase your impact, growth is key. In this episode, best-selling author Bob Burg joins us to share his secrets to growing -- the right way!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.
Dec 2, 2019 • 32min
Alex Agostini, PhD: Evidence-based Steps to Improving Sleep
Sleep continues to be identified as one of the most critical aspects of our personal health and wellness (and one of the most popular topics of this podcast). In this latest episode, South Australia researcher Dr Alex Agostini share her insights and practical guidance we can use in our our own lives to improve this key area.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.
Nov 25, 2019 • 31min
Jerry Schemmel: Through the Struggle (Flight 232 Survivor and Sportscaster)
Much of the health & wellness conversation revolves around optimizing our lives, but sometimes things don't go as planned. Sometimes things come crashing down around us and we must shift into survival mode. In this episode, Flight 232 survivor and Colorado Rockies radio announcer Jerry Schemmel was kind enough to share his journey and his heart through it all. After some fun stories from his years as an announcer in the NBA and MLB, he then takes us on a deep dive into the struggles of life and the steps he and others took during that time to help him come through on the other side. We are grateful to Jerry for sharing his experience in this special episode to help us all tune into the realities of what's often happening behind the smiles of the holidays and what we can do to make a difference through the difficulties...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.
Nov 18, 2019 • 39min
Nadja Walter, PhD: Behavior Change Keys
Behavior change is at the heart of health & wellness, the keys to the kingdom, the difference between information and application. This week's guest - Dr Nadja Walter from Germany - has spent much of her life studying behavior change. She knows what works... and what doesn't work. She'll share many of those insights based on her (and others') research in this 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.
Nov 11, 2019 • 27min
Mental Toughness: Strategies to Optimize Personal, Professional & Athletic Pursuits
Is mental toughness all about gritting your teeth, ignoring the broken bones and gutting it out? Or are there cognitive strategies that can allow anyone to increase their levels of functional mental toughness and thus improve their outcomes? In this episode, Dr. Bradford Cooper will share the latest research on the concept of functional mental toughness (fMT) and introduce some of the strategies you can implement in your own life to further optimize your performance - regardless of the pursuit (from athletics to finances, relationships to personal habits). 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.
Nov 5, 2019 • 53min
Stephan Guyenet, PhD: Why the Hungry Brain Drives Food Choices (and what to do)
The neuroscience of eating behaviors helps reveal the choices we (and our clients) can make to manage our weight and shift our patterns in a positive direction.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.
Oct 28, 2019 • 31min
Integrating Health & Wellness Coaching into Your Physical Therapy Career (Gem)
Health care providers are pursuing opportunities to integrate health and wellness coaching into their practice more than ever. Now that there is a wellness coach certification accredited by organizations like the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy and a National Board Exam with the NBME (National Board of Medical Examiners), the credibility of going this route is as higher than it has ever been. In this week's special throwback episode of one of our first ever interviews. It features two health care providers (physical therapists) sharing how they are integrating wellness coaching into their practices and lives.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.
