The Coaching Lab: Evidence-Based High Performance & Wellbeing

New Year's Resolutions - you can almost hear the sense of failure in the phrase itself. But it doesn't to be that way. This special edition podcast will provide you with a completely new strategy to use with your clients or on a personal level - not just at the new year, but throughout the year to consistently achieve important goals. In this episode, you'll discover the importance...

Mental health is an immensely important issue in society today. Both coaches and counselors can play an important role, but only if they understand the differences and how each profession can benefit the other (and most importantly, the client or patient). This episode is an interview with Suzanna Cooper, who has the unique distinction of being both a Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness...

There was a time when sleep was seen as an optional element of life. That time is long gone, as the evidence is now clear - sleep is a critical necessity to optimal performance throughout all aspects of life. This episode features an interview with sleep expert Dr. Amy Bender, who shares the latest evidence-based research, practical tips (including the cognitive shuffle and the 4-7-8 strategy) and...

Are you a health and wellness program coordinator or director? Or are you you thinking you'd like to move your career in that direction? This episode features an interview with Jen Liddell, a Certified Wellness Coach and Licensed Physical Therapist who oversees the health and wellness program strategy for a large health care organization. She talks about the journey that lead her to this role...

Mindfulness has been grabbing the headlines in recent years, but for health and wellness coaches, the opportunities for integration go much deeper than those headlines. In this episode, Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach Laura Henelund shares her wisdom and extensive experience in the field of mindfulness. She goes beyond the basics to the practical opportunities that await each...

Best-selling author Matt Fitzgerald has written extensively on the areas of endurance training, nutrition and all things fitness. His books rank among the all-time favorites for our host and his insights will provide you with valuable nuggets for your coaching and your life! Matt goes deep in this interview, reminding us "health is the foundation of fitness," the value of "tweak - d...

Coaching can be described, analyzed, and diagrammed for hours on end, but the only way to really understand coaching is to experience it for yourself. The second best way is to hear it happening in real time. That is exactly what takes place in this episode. Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach Susan McGarry coaches our host, Brad Cooper in an unscripted, real life coaching session...

Do you work with children? Would you like ideas about how to integrate health and wellness into your setting? This special episode is for you! Teachers are amazing. They play a critical role in the lives of so many across the full spectrum. In the midst of teaching math, science, reading and writing, they also can play an incredible role in the overall health and wellness of their students. This s...

The fitness industry is filled with talented, smart and positive individuals who are all looking for ways in which to differentiate themselves. This episode provides an interview with Liz Brown and Serina Lane, two highly credentialed personal trainers, yoga instructors and fitness consultants who also happen to be certified health and wellness coaches. They discuss why they pursued this route, ho...

Financial fitness is a critical aspect for overall health and wellness. As a wellness coach, it starts by getting our own house in order. Whether building a coaching business, considering doing so in the future, or simply wanting to garner some helpful tips to share with clients down the road, this episode will provide you with a wide range of helpful tips, resources and strategies to dial in the...

The interest in Health Coaching (Wellness Coaching) is growing rapidly among clinicians of all backgrounds, from Physical Therapists to Nurses, Physicians to Counselors. In this episode, two Physical Therapists with a combined 61 years of clinical experience and 9 years of wellness coaching discuss their thoughts about why they pursued the certification, the benefits they've experienced, and...

38 year veteran of Human Resources and Benefits guru Steve Percival sits down with Catalyst to discuss the ins and outs of providing health and wellness coaching within an organizational setting. If you're a health coach, wellness coach, employee wellness program manager or coordinator, broker, consultant who is involved in an organizational wellness program, this episode is a great place to...

Are you considering pursuing a career as a health and wellness coach? Or maybe you're a current coach but you've lost your original energy and passion? This revealing interview with two experienced and nationally board certified coaches pulls back the curtain and allows you the opportunity to look behind the scenes. You'll learn why they became coaches, strategies they've taken...

The world of health and wellness is filled with fads and deceptive headlines. You're better than that - and we're going to do our best to help support you in digging through the "fake wellness news" and focus on peer reviewed research that can be effectively integrated directly into your coaching practice. In this episode, we'll review two key research articles (one on sle...

The profession of health and wellness coaching changed significantly in 2017 when the NBHWC (National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching - sometimes referenced in the past as the ICHWC) created a National Board Certification for Health and Wellness Coaches. In this episode, we'll be interviewing Sabryna Liddle and Susan McGarry, two individuals who were not only among the first group to p...

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 Podcast! In this kick-off episode, we'll introduce you to the format, some of the upcoming topics and then introduce the 4 C's of health, wellness and performance coaching: Competence... Credibility... Clientele... and Calling. Not a coach? We hope you'll stick around, as this podcast [this note being added after almost 100 episodes recorded] has become o...