Have you ever felt like you need to look a certain way to sign more clients as a health coach? That "your body is your business card" belief could be doing more harm than good for you and your clients.

In this episode, host Dr. Kasey Jo Orvidas sits down with co-host, Sarah Tierney, to unpack the belief that coaches must achieve a certain aesthetic to be credible. Sarah, who teaches body image inside the Health Mindset Coaching Certification, brings research-backed insights on why this mindset is so common and so damaging. They discuss:

• Why coaches' unexamined body image beliefs can accidentally pass unhelpful patterns to clients
• Positive vs. neutral body image beliefs
• The harmful effects of "look good naked" messaging on social media
• When (and how) it's okay to talk about body transformation as a coach
• And discuss a real-life example from an HMCC student, who is a registered dietitian who felt she couldn't market her expertise because her body didn't "look the part."

If you're a health or fitness coach struggling with how to show up authentically online, or wondering how to help clients with body image goals without causing harm, this conversation will challenge your assumptions and give you a more nuanced framework to work from.

Watch full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WIz6TycLWHo

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