The Health Coach Show The Health Coach Show

In this episode, Shivaun Conn talks to Ellie Thompson, an accredited practising dietitian and an accredited health and wellness coach, about health coaching and how it has changed her practice.

Ellie works in the corporate space as a health coach, as well as in private practice for Verde Nutrition Co. where she utilises both her dietetics and health coaching skills to empower clients to create long-lasting change to improve their health and nutrition. 

Ellie's practice changed completely after becoming a health coach. At university, she was taught to follow the steps, educate clients, and follow her own agenda. Often she felt like she was trying to force people to change, not meeting people where they were at, and often wasting her own time as well as her clients. After adopting a coaching approach, she felt like she was walking alongside her clients, they felt heard and were able to achieve a successful end point faster.

Studying health coaching has been life-changing for Ellie and has transformed all her consults.

Although Ellie wishes she learnt health coaching within her university degree, she is so grateful she completed her health coaching training so early in her career. Integrating coaching into her practice has been rewarding for both her clients and herself.

Health coaching has made her practice easier, more relaxing, and has made work so much more enjoyable.

In this podcast, she discusses how she utilises health coaching, how its shaped her career and her life, changed the way she communicates, and in Ellie's words 'I don't think there is anyone that wouldn't benefit from health coaching. I couldn't recommend this training any more highly.'

When searching for a nutrition expert look for an Accredited Practicing Dietitian. To find out more or book with Ellie visit https://verdenutrition.co/

In this episode of the Health Coach Show, Sharon Curtain, dietitian and accredited health coach is joined by Liv Brown, health coach and longevity and optimisation program lead at Melbourne Functional Medicine. Liv is going to be sharing her insights into the role that health data plays for clients, and how health coaches can use this data within their scope of practice.

In this episode, we discuss:


What is health data?


What is objective vs subjective data?


How data motivates some people, and plays a role for monitoring progress


How data may create anxiety in some people and the role of the coach may also be creating space to support the client to manage the emotional impact of results or data that are unexpected.


How health coaches can use data to generate awareness through use of tracking, food/mood diaries, and therefore generate insights into patterns, triggers etc)



With so much data at our fingertips, and as we work with other health professionals who are doing diagnostic testing it is essential that health coaches understand what is inside scope and what is outside their scope. 


A coach should not interpret results -  we help with the implementation 


A coach should not provide advice regarding the results


A coach should not make any commentary about values or information on results



Data can enhance Personal Health Literacy- our ability to listening to our body (symptoms) and then decide what changes we can make in response to this insight. 

Read more about data, lab testing and the role of a coach in this fantastic article "How lab testing can enhance the client coaching experience" written by Liv and fellow coach, Bee

Learn more about MFM programs: https://mfm.au/optimise-bridge

In this episode of the Health Coach Show, Shivaun Conn, Dietitian and Accredited Health Coach, is joined by Elise Bialylew, a doctor trained in psychiatry, a well-known leader in the field of mindfulness, the Founder of Mindful in May, and author of the mindfulness guidebook, The Happiness Plan.



In this episode, we discuss:


What is mindfulness?


The relationship between mindfulness and meditation


The benefits of meditation and mindfulness


How being mindful can enhance your coaching practice


How long do you have to meditate to experience benefits and how to start


The Mindful in May program and The Happiness Plan mindfulness guidebook





Link to Mindful In May Program: https://www.mindlifeproject.com/mindful-in-may-2024/

Link to The Happiness Plan: https://www.mindlifeproject.com/mindful-in-may-2024/happiness-plan/

In this episode of The Health Coach Show, Sharon Curtain, dietitian and accredited health coach is joined by Christine Boucher, a former ICU nurse who discovered health coaching and has not looked back, forging an impressive career in Workplace wellness.

Christine was awarded the Health Coaches Australia New Zealand Association 'Health Coach of the Year' in recognition of her contribution to the health coaching profession, and in this episode, we talk about the opportunities for health coaches to break into the corporate space as well as why Christine is passionate about self-care when you’re running your own business.

Christine shares how constant patient readmissions and a lack of preventative care led her to study health coaching, what led her into corporate health, the process and lessons she has learned, and her advice for those wanting to move into this area. 

She generously shares her wisdom, time and resources to support other health coaches both in a free Facebook group and in a membership program, The Wellness Business HUB, where she supports Health Coaches, Wellness Consultants and Healthcare Professionals to connect, collaborate & learn how to grow a wellness business and break into the corporate or community health space. 

If you want to connect with Christine you can visit her website  wellnessworx.com.au to book a Coffee & Chat 

OH&S, People & Culture, CEO's check out Workplace Wellness Workshops & Strategic Wellness Programs 



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In this episode of The Health Coach Show, I'm joined by Jason Stuart. 

Jase is a dietitian, personal trainer, and coach with 20 years experience in the healthcare industry. He is the founder of the Better Body Academy, a successful group coaching program with 300 members and a team of 6 coaches, of which he is the lead coach. 

Join us, as we unpack how to structure and deliver a successful group coaching program and the many benefits from switching from a 1-1 client approach to a group approach. Jase shares his learnings, challenges, as well as future plans to hit his target of changing 1 million lives!

Connect with Jase on Facebook under his name Jason Stuart or The Better Body Academy.

In this episode of The Health Coach Show, we take a deep dive into how to navigate nutrition and what Health Coaches can do to support clients in the area of Nutrition.

We discuss our scope of practice as health coaches and answer the question "Do I need to be a nutrition expert be be effective as a Health Coach?"

Clients need health coaches to support them with implementation, not information! We can direct them to credible sources of information and help them gain clarity.

As Coaches, we approach our clients with curiosity and can support them to gain awareness about current choices, habits and what needs might be driving behaviours

We consider:


What do our clients really need?
Is there an information gap?
Is there a skills gap?

We can always refer to Dietitians and Accredited Nutritionists for personalised meal plans and advice on chronic disease management.



Food tracking App - Easy Diet Diary

Scope of Practice as a Health Coach - https://youtu.be/DpcqtFkMrkI

HCANZA Scope of Practice: https://hcanza.org/policies