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This is a sample timeline, assuming the student begins in a January cohort. Please note we launch cohorts every month, so the timeline would adjust accordingly.

Evaluating the impact of a culinary coaching telemedicine program on body weight and metabolic outcomes – A randomized controlled trial A bi-center randomized controlled trial that evaluated the one-year impact of the culinary coaching telemedicine program on nutrition, weight, and other health outcomes of adults who are overweight or obese. Publications from this study: The culinary coaching’s impact on mental health during the COVID19 pandemic Promote cooking skills and hea

Beneficial correlations have been found between food preparation skills and consumption of healthy food choices and mortality, supporting the importance of preparing meals oneself. However, a survey from 2007-2008 evaluating trends in US home food preparation, found a decrease in cooking activities. Experts suggest that nutritional counseling should augment a primary focus on nutrients with food-oriented education emphasizing skills such as shopping, food storage, and meal pl

Left to right, Simon Matthews, Susan Benigas, and Dean Ornish Felicitations to the 2025 ACLM Fellows ! A special hurrah to the Wellcoaches community members amongst them!: Qadira Ali, MD, MPH, DipABLM, FACLM , Deborah Chielli, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C, FACLM , Amy Comander, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, MSCP , Sarah-Ann Keyes, EdD, PA-C, DipACLM, FACLM , Simran Malhotra, MD, DipABLM, CHWC, FACLM , and Shanna Mello, EdD, MS, DipACLM, FACLM . Congratulations to UNT Health Fort Worth, Debbie Gil

Polypharmacy is defined , usually though not formally, as regular, concurrent use of five or more medications. Meeting this definition is relatively easy for older adults who, on average, take four daily medications.  15% of older adults are taking eight or more meds!  This is not a problem confined to those over 65. The young and middle-aged often take prescription medicines to treat depression, pain-remediation, risk factor mitigation, and disease control.  We can easily im

Curiosity, Concern , or Contribution? Artificial intelligence (AI) is not a distant or merely possible concept in the coaching world. It is here. Now. AI in Coaching: Here and Now Over the past few years, discussions about AI in coaching have broadened and deepened. The questions being asked about AI reflect the same level of concern about any new technology which might upend the status quo: Will it remove value from a practice built on empathy and human connection? Will it

For students enrolled in cohorts beginning September 2025.

Wellcoaches and INTERVENT form Strategic Partnership to Provide an Unmatched Coaching Solution for Medical Practices Wellesley, MA (May...

The Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine recently published “ Compendium of Health and Wellness Coaching: Addendum 2023 .”  ...

“The Well-being Coaching Inventory (WCI): Questionnaire Development and Validation” was published on Feb 20, 2025 in The American Journal...

Coaches understand the value of autonomy. They thrive on the freedom to chart their own path, enjoying the flexibility to work when and...

For students enrolled in cohorts beginning April 2025.

On November 19, 2024 the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM) published “Health and Well-Being Coaching Adjuvant to GLP-1...

By Simon Matthews, FASLM, MHlthSc, DipIBLM, MAPS, PCC, NBC-HWC, CPHWC Firstly, thanks to Gary Sforzo for distilling and illuminating some...

Mayo Clinic Proceedings recently published an article entitled “ Supporting Sustainable Health Behavior Change: The Whole is Greater than...

In July 2024, The American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine published an article entitled “Health and Wellness Coaching Services: Making the...

A paper entitled “Competencies of Coaches that Predict Client Behavior Change” was recently published in the Journal of Applied...

The professional lives of nurses demand the highest-ever levels of internal resources and well-being to meet the growing challenges faced...

Physicians are leaders in addressing the root causes of chronic diseases in primary care and establishing reimbursed Health and...

Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published an article entitled “Coaching for Better Health: Lessons from Elite...