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Today we explore how to work with a client who is not engaged in following evidence-based or scientific guidelines, including preventive...

Today we explore how to work with a client who has a strong desire to lose weight and has agreed to track her daily caloric intake and...

Today we explore how to work with clients who have made New Year’s resolutions to lose weight and to get more physically fit. Of the 50%...

A great way to begin to add coaching skills to your growing toolbox as a health professional is to reflect first on your own interest in...

Today we explore how to work with a client who is an avid runner and competes in many road races and marathons on the weekends. She has...

“My client is moving out of the area in two months and is afraid that she won’t be able to continue her program without me. How do I help...

A few weeks ago, I was sitting on a plane ride home on a Saturday afternoon after delivering a keynote presentation at the MDVIP...

CHS Health Services: Putting Wellness Coaches to Work by Debra Reid, Certified Wellcoach Who We Are: CHS Health Services, Inc. (CHS) is a...

by Jeffrey Ford Who We Are: Hilton Head Health was founded in 1976 as a 4-week weight-loss spa retreat center. Over the past 30 years,...

Most of my clients have been in their 20s-30s. Working with clients who are post-retirement age is new for me. What tips do you have for...

[Editor’s Note: The following Expert Panel discussion was recorded on October 19, 2014 as the opening session for the Annual Meeting of...

A client recently described the challenges in moving a project forward because many stakeholders were concerned the objective would not...

I have written before about the practice of journaling as a chronicle of growth, a canvas for problem solving, and an entry point into...

Your client shares: “I had a terrific summer! I visited my favorite summer place every weekend and over vacation, enjoying everything to...

Client Scenario: How do I support a client with a mild chronic condition (e.g. diabetes, or asthma) and few symptoms, in being motivated...

A few years ago I sat with Richard Boyatzis in his office at Case Western. Richard presented at our 2011 and 2012 conferences; our...

This story originally appeared in the NOVEMBER 2015 ISSUE OF DR. OZ THE GOOD LIFE.​ The New Slim-Down Secrets? A growing army of health...

I started working at a gym in a culturally diverse neighborhood and I am really looking forward to the experience. However, I grew up in...

In HAPPINESS FROM WITHIN AND WITHOUT, Jeremy McCarthy asks the question “Whose responsibility is happiness?”  If we believe that the...

As our clients near the end of the first month of the new year, perhaps establishing new habits, or feeling critical of themselves for...