Health Coaching

What is Health Coaching?

Health Coaching is a partnership between you and me. You are in control regarding the issues you want to tackle. We may cover many areas that affect your health including:

attitude and self-talk

finding your passion

taking time for play

improving your diet

supporting your relationships

handling stress with more ease

incorporating movement without setbacks

taking time to care for yourself (without guilt), so you are better able to take care of those you love.

When you are coached, possibilities open up. You will:

1) Be reminded of what you already know (like, you need to eat well and exercise in order to feel better).

2) Fill in the blanks where you don't know (What is the best diet for me? How can I reduce my stress?).

3) Keep you accountable to taking actions that will improve your health (which means you'll stop sabotaging your health!).

In a coaching session, we go over your past goals for the week, analyzing what worked and what did not work for you. Then we brainstorm new options that fit into your lifestyle, setting new goals that move you forward in small, manageable steps. Finally, you are then accountable to me for completing these small steps. The small steps build upon each other, so you make more and more progress each week.

Over a period of time, you will come to incorporate new habits that will last a lifetime. The recommended minimum time period for hiring a Health Coach is three months. This ensures that new pathways in your brain will form, matching your ongoing lifestyle with your health goals. The length of our coaching relationship depends upon how many areas of your life need improvement. The necessary changes needed to support your healing may happen quickly or it may take a little longer to get past any personal blocks you may have. Everyone is different, but your commitment to improving yourself is a must.

When you are my client, you and I will wander into the realm of Life Coaching, because everything is connected: mind, body, and spirit. If you are not happy, it's pretty difficult to be healthy. As your Coach, I focus on what you need to feel like your old self--even better than your old self.

Here's a typical scenario: You set out to get exercise 3-4 days/week. Then, somehow, life gets in the way and now it has been 2 months since you exercised. Can you relate?

Or, you want to eat better--your intention is good, but it always seems to come down to "I'll start tomorrow." Sound familiar?

This is where my Health Coaching Services will help you stick with exercise and a healthy diet (as in way of eating) that fits into your lifestyle. Plus, you'll be able to incorporate movement that aids healing, giving you more energy. Now, how good would it feel to be able to exercise and gain more energy, without sending you into excruciating pain for two weeks or leaving you feeling like you are wiped out?

You have three options for Health Coaching when you decide to work with me: Private Coaching, Group Coaching, and Web-based Coaching

Private Coaching

Private Coaching Benefits to you include:

*Focus on exactly what you need when you need it.
*You choose the dynamics of the coach/client relationship, according to how you work best. (Examples: You need me to be tough on you and push you or you work better if I lay back a little and let you find your way)
*Full accountability (you will need to answer to me about what you did or did not do for the week).
*The unique ability to examine your positive or negative actions, devising strategies that move you ahead more quickly.
*Brainstorming to open up different options that you may never come up with alone.
*Non-judgmental listening (although, not unlimited venting).
*a place of understanding (I was in chronic pain for 6 full years--I do understand).
*a kick in the butt (if you need that, too:)

Fees for Private Coaching are $300/month. During these sessions, you will make progress like never before. This means you will be able to incorporate the lifestyle that you know in your heart is better for you.

I understand the financial aspect of fibromyalgia and how tough it can be to invest in yourself, especially when you are unable to work. It's a catch-22, isn't it? But investing in yourself will help you become able to work again, or maintain the job you have, or get a better job. You can do this; you can find a way. It just depends upon how miserable you are now and how much you want to feel better. You do deserve to feel better--you must know and believe that.

If you are serious about taking better care of yourself and willing to put out effort to regain your health, then I am willing to give you a complimentary Health Coaching Session. This session will run about 30 minutes and you will need paper and pencil to perform an exercise that uncovers exactly where my Health Coaching Program provides unique benefits for you. Then we'll go through an actual session. When we're done, if I think you and I are a good fit, I will ask you to be my client.

My time is extremely limited. If Health Coaching with me is something you may be interested in, and if you believe hiring me is a sincere possibility, sign up for a complimentary session below: (If you know you can't afford Private Health Coaching, read on for more options.)

Group Coaching

Here are some unique benefits to group coaching:

*The dynamics of the group setting make this a very desirable option; everyone learns from everyone else. I learn right along with you sometimes.
*You have the ability to find support from someone who understands you.
*The cost is made more affordable to everyone, in a group setting.
*We cover all topics related to your health, month by month, to facilitate real change in your habits, not just education alone.

My group coaching sessions are designed to provide all the knowledge you need to support your health. We go over how to avoid sabotaging your health, plus accountability so that you can implement healthy habits for healing.

I have a wealth of knowledge to share with you. Group Health Coaching is only $100/month for three 1 hour sessions/month. I need a minimum of 4, and a maximum of 12 people per group. The topics covered month by month include topics similar to private coaching:

attitude/self-talk, finding your passion, incorporating exercise, health fluid levels, reducing toxins, eating to feel better, etc.

You find the group, and I will help you by educating and motivating all of you to better health. Your fibromyalgia support group is a great way to find like-minded people with similar challenges and goals. Group coaching could also work well with a group of friends, either local or long-distance friends, since we work completely by phone and email.

For a complimentary group coaching session, contact me from the link to the left, tell me more about your group, and we will set up a time for all of us to meet by phone on a conference line, to see if your group likes what I have to offer. Please, only serious inquiries. Can't find a group? Then Web-based Coaching may be right for you.

Web-based, Online Coaching involves membership to my online health coaching program at Health Coaching U where I would be your coach. With this type of coaching, you will have unlimited access to me by email within the healthcoachingu.com system. Unique tools include:

*Goal setting along with creating the activities to help you reach those goals.
*Health assessments that help you see where you are at risk.
*Personalized exercise routines that are designed around the equipment you have in your home.
*Journaling that allows you to figure out what is and is not working--and why.
*Customizable trackers to follow anything from # of fruits and veggies you eat per day, to minutes of exercise/day, or even tracking the time spent playing with your children.
*Mood calendar which helps you determine if it is hormones or Mondays that get you down:)
*Login anytime, day or night, from any computer, to fit any schedule.

I recommend this type of coaching to my clients who are more self-motivated. Membership for Online Health Coaching is only $100/month. This membership site may be added to group or private coaching, for a reduced fee. It really is the coolest web-based Coaching System out there.

To recap, you have the options of: * Private Coaching - $300/month. *Group Health Coaching - $100/month. *Online Health Coaching - $100/month.

If you are not sure which type of coaching will best fit your needs, think about how you work and what will be your best motivator, educator, and accountability system to take your health habits into the new arenas that will allow you to heal and recover.

If you are interested in hiring me as your Health Coach, but want to try before you buy, I will provide a complimentary 30 minute health coaching session for you, so that you can understand how I work and how you will benefit from being coached by me, because the best way to understand Coaching is to experience it yourself.

If you are serious about improving your lifestyle, I am offering a complimentary Health Coaching Session where you can find out how the process of Health Coaching works plus see if you and I are a good fit.

Some days, I think that if I won the lottery (probably won't happen, since I rarely buy a ticket), I would not have to charge for my services. But then I realize that if you get something for free, it is not as valuable, and you would not work as hard to utilize what you get for free vs. what you pay for. So, I try to keep my prices low, but I can't provide my services for free. I'm putting out effort for you, so you will be required to put out effort toward yourself.

Feeling like all of this Health Coaching is out of reach financially? Try my e-book "8 Proven Strategies for Living Free of Fibromyalgia" . It goes over all the areas that I cover in a coaching relationship, so you can work on them at home, at your own pace. Remember, if you are having trouble sticking with the lifestyle goals that you set for yourself, give yourself the gift of a boost, with Health Coaching, the wave of the future.