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HEALTHCARE IS IN A CRISIS
-160 million people living with illness
-108 million people are on a diet
-60% of the population is on antidepressants
People already know what they are supposed to do/should do for their health
As health coaches we need to focus on habit change to change lives
Educate clients on health promoting vs health destroying habits
Underlying reasons your clients may be stuck are: Love, Safety & Belonging

WHAT CAN A HEALTH COACH HELP WITH?
-losing weight
-lowering stress
-improving digestion
-body positivity
-emotional eating
-nutrition
-chronic conditions=lifestyle diseases such as obesity, diabetes & heart disease
-happiness
Coaching is one of the fastest growing sources of employment
The top 10% of coaches earn $100,000 per year

THE POLE OF BELIEFS
As we start to make a change we are stepping further and further from our pole of beliefs.
Eventually we are going to get so far that the only choice is to snap back to our original belief or break the rubber band and keep moving.
This relates back to reasons for being stuck.

THE THREE BRAINS
1. Brain Stem: "Critter Brain" keeps us physically alive, analyzes risk vs safety, responsible for fear, and does not like change.
2. Lymbic: Controls emotions, drives us towards or away from an experience based of those emotions
3. Cortex: The human brain, logical, conscious mind, justifies choices, responsible for love
To create a habit change we must get a green light in all three of these brains

HABIT CHANGE COACHING METHOD
We collaborate with all other health professionals
We do not assess or diagnose
We help you after you step out of the doctors office
"Be" with your clients emotions, do not try and fix them
Trust the process
Adult learning is different- life experience competes, process integrate and practice, change is not always fun
Unrealistic Expectations might be: Perfectionism, Overwhelm, Stuck, Feeling behind, Not doing it right
Validate those feelings and turn them into a positive..."Anyone can learn anything in small chunks"
"Someone who feels they can't give themselves permission to receive their desires, will attract people with little ability to give"

LIFESTYLE CHALLENGES
1. Cravings
2. Chronic Dieting
3. Emotional Eating
4. Body Image

THE BIG FIVE
Health
Money
Love
Career
Something Greater
"How you do one things is how you do anything"
You can only take your clients as far as you will go yourself

DECLUTTERING
physical clutter= mental clutter
1. Environment
2. Schedule
4. Money