“A health coach is somebody who truly hears you and can help you navigate through this increasingly complex medical system.” - Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum

Health coaches can’t replace medical doctors. When it comes to acute care, you need a doctor, not a coach. But what happens when you get discharged? For many patients, a health crisis comes with the need to make lifestyle changes to shift the underlying causes of their conditions. Unfortunately, research shows that people struggle with taking one medication consistently, much less implementing long-term changes.

That’s where health coaches are critical. They don't diagnose or treat patients but instead focus on empowering clients to initiate and sustain the necessary shifts to achieve overall well-being and reach their life goals. Having that type of relationship and support can be very therapeutic.

Today, I’m introducing you to Sandra Scheinbaum, the founder and CEO of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. Sandra and I have a very similar mission of integrating health coaching with the traditional healthcare system, and she just published a brand new book called Your Health Coach Will See You Now. Sandy has a special interest in implementing health coaching within primary care, and she’s doing a lot of advocacy work to make it happen.

In today’s episode, Sandra and I discuss the vital role of health coaches in the modern healthcare landscape, how health coaches can help to support clients in the face of physician shortages, Sandra’s journey into health coach training, how coaches empower clients to make sustainable changes, evolving ways that health coaches can integrate into the existing models of healthcare services, and more.

Enjoy the episode, and let's innovate and integrate together!

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