🌿 How can trauma-informed approaches support healing and wellbeing for those with fatigue-related illness?

In this episode of HCA Talks Health, we’re joined by Elaine Wilkins — multi-award-winning founder of The Trauma Informed Wellbeing Coach and creator of The Chrysalis Effect. Elaine shares her pioneering insights into trauma-informed wellbeing and how it can transform recovery for individuals living with ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Fibromyalgia.

🎧 Tune in to discover:

What trauma-informed wellbeing really means

How unresolved trauma impacts health and recovery

Practical approaches for ME, CFS, and Fibromyalgia support

Why a trauma-informed lens is essential in health coaching

Elaine’s work with The Chrysalis Effect and online recovery pathway

✨ Learn more about The Chrysalis Effect: https://thechrysaliseffect.co.uk

Whether you’re a Health Coach, practitioner, or someone navigating fatigue-related illness, this conversation offers hope and practical tools for recovery.

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Is weight loss really just about discipline and willpower? Or is there something deeper going on? 

In this episode of HCA Talks Health, Zena le Roux explores why sustainable weight loss has far less to do with sheer willpower — and everything to do with balancing your body’s physiology and shifting your mindset. She explains why diets often fail, how stress and hormones affect results, and what it truly takes to move forward in a healthy, lasting way. 

✨ What you’ll learn: 

• Why willpower alone doesn’t work for weight loss
• How physiology and hormones influence weight management
• The role of stress, sleep, and mindset in achieving results
• Why restrictive diets often backfire
• Practical strategies for building sustainable health habits

Whether you’re on your own wellness journey or supporting others as a health coach, this episode will help you reframe weight loss and approach it with greater understanding and compassion.
 

What does it take to become a masterful Health and Wellness Coach? In this inspiring conversation, Michael Arloski, a pioneer in the field of health and wellness coaching, shares how to move beyond the basics and step into truly exceptional coaching mastery.

With decades of experience training thousands of coaches worldwide, Michael offers practical strategies to deepen your craft, elevate your skills, and create lasting lifestyle transformation for your clients.

Whether you’re new to health coaching or a seasoned professional, this episode of HCA Talks Health will give you the tools, mindset shifts, and confidence to excel in your coaching career. From refining your coaching presence to mastering self-awareness and boundaries in coaching, this conversation is packed with actionable insights for any wellness coach ready to level up.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll discover:

What sets a masterful health and wellness coach apart from a good coach

How to refine your coaching presence and deep listening skills

Strategies for client transformation that go beyond surface-level change

The importance of continuous learning and professional growth

Insights from Michael’s decades of work in wellness coaching

⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Therapy vs. Coaching – Key Differences
5:00 Resolution vs. Relevance in Coaching Conversations
6:00 Michael’s Journey into Health & Wellness Coaching
8:00 Why Michael Wrote Masterful Health & Wellness Coaching
10:00 The Goal of Coaching – Lasting Lifestyle Transformation
12:00 Why Long-Term Behaviour Change is So Challenging
13:40 Two Key Factors for Lasting Lifestyle Change
16:00 Coaching for Connectedness and Supportive Environments
19:00 Self-Actualisation vs. “Ought To Be” Goals
21:00 Ensuring Client Goals Align with True Values
24:00 The Role of Coach Self-Awareness in Effective Practice
27:00 Avoiding Pushing Your Agenda as a Coach
29:00 The Centered Coach – Personal Wellness Foundations
31:00 Clear Boundaries for Healthy Coaching Relationships
34:00 Compassionate Detachment and Respecting Client Strength
36:00 Scope of Practice and Professional Boundaries
38:00 Helping Clients Who Feel Stuck – The Power of Choice
43:00 Challenging Assumptions That Keep Clients Stuck
45:00 How Mindset Shapes Behaviour and Outcomes
46:30 The Hotel Housekeeper Study – Mindset in Coaching
48:00 Being an Ally for a Healthy World
49:00 The Role of Self-Compassion in Coaching and Life

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🌿 Discover a rewarding career in Health & Wellness Coaching
If you have a passion for health and wellbeing and would like to explore how to become a health coach, visit: https://www.healthcoachesacademy.com

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 What’s it really like to be a successful Health and Wellness coach? In this inspiring episode of HCA Talks Health, UK-based health coach Sarah Stannard shares her journey from a 20-year career as a sales director to building a thriving, fulfilling practice as a certified Health Coach.

Sarah opens up about how health coaching brought balance to her life, allowed her to prioritise family and self-care, and gave her the opportunity to help clients create meaningful, lasting change. She also reveals how her own health challenges inspired her to transform her lifestyle — and ultimately, her career.

Whether you’re a prospective Health Coach, a current student, or simply curious about the opportunities in health and wellness coaching, Sarah’s story is filled with practical tips, inspiration, and encouragement to build a career you love.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll discover:

What daily life looks like for a working Health Coach

How Sarah transitioned from corporate sales to health coaching

The impact of personal health challenges on her career path

Different ways Health Coaches can work: private clients, local authorities, corporate wellness, writing, and more

How to find clients and market yourself as a coach

Sarah’s favourite coaching niches, including weight loss, body confidence, and female health

Advice for new coaches on overcoming imposter syndrome and procrastination

⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 What it’s like to be a certified health and wellness coach
2:00 How health coaching brought balance after a corporate career
3:00 Personal health challenges and lifestyle transformation
5:00 Transitioning from sales director to health coach
6:00 Building a varied and fulfilling coaching career
7:00 Working with local authorities and children’s health programmes
8:00 Partnering with a weight loss clinic
9:00 Writing wellness articles and delivering corporate wellness events
10:00 Using a sales background to grow a coaching business
11:00 Marketing tips: leave no stone unturned
12:00 Coaching niches: weight loss, confidence, and female health
14:00 The role of body image and self-care in coaching
15:00 Supporting clients through exercise and nutrition changes
16:00 What Sarah loves most about being a health coach
17:00 Inspiring others to join the profession
18:00 Words of wisdom for prospective health coaches
19:00 Overcoming imposter syndrome through practice
20:00 Avoiding procrastination and taking action
21:00 Being “in the arena” and trusting the process
22:00 Final thoughts and encouragement

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Is Alzheimer’s really preventable? In this episode of HCA Talks Health, Zena speaks with renowned nutrition expert Patrick Holford about the groundbreaking Alzheimer’s is Preventable campaign, run through the Food for the Brain Foundation.

Patrick explains how lifestyle and nutrition can dramatically reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias — and why prevention needs to start decades before symptoms appear. He shares insights from the latest research, including how diet, supplements, exercise, sleep, and stress management can protect brain health.

As Founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition and Trustee of the Food for the Brain Foundation, Patrick has spent decades raising awareness of the critical role of optimum nutrition in mental health.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll discover:

Why Alzheimer’s is not an inevitable part of ageing

The key nutritional factors for brain health

How omega-3s and B vitamins protect against brain shrinkage

The role of exercise, sleep, and stress management in prevention

How to take the free Cognitive Function Test from Food for the Brain

The lifestyle habits that can reduce your risk of dementia

⏱ Timestamps:
0:00 Welcome & introduction to Patrick Holford
1:00 The Alzheimer’s is Preventable campaign
3:00 Understanding the causes of Alzheimer’s
5:00 Why prevention must start decades before symptoms
7:00 The role of brain shrinkage in dementia
9:00 Omega-3 fatty acids and brain health
11:00 How B vitamins help prevent cognitive decline
13:00 Exercise as a protective factor for brain function
15:00 The importance of quality sleep for mental health
17:00 Stress management and brain longevity
19:00 How diet impacts memory and cognition
21:00 The free Cognitive Function Test explained
23:00 Personalised prevention strategies from Food for the Brain
25:00 The eight lifestyle factors for brain health
27:00 Patrick’s top tips for protecting your brain now
29:00 Where to find more resources

📸 Follow HCA on Instagram: @healthcoachesacademy

🌿 Discover a rewarding career in Health & Wellness Coaching
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