The Successful Health Coach

Carries asks Carmen how she can continue to focus on building her business while she keeps learning about the latest in health and nutrition.  Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

Carmen answers a question from Daniel about the overwhelm that can be created by doing too many one-on-one sessions. She provides some important information to understand how this happens and some tips for how to manage the balance of one-on-one sessions and other services. Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

Just a quick announcement about the slight format change for the show! Don't worry. There's still great stuff coming your way!

Carmen answers a question from Daniel about burnout from one-on-one sessions. She discusses how burnout happens, how to avoid it from happening in the first place, and how to get out from under the overwhelm.  Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/  

Carmen answers an email question about how much a new coach should charge for their services. She offers practical tips to help find your rate. Just as importantly, Carmen offers some advice to help you feel more comfortable with the price that you set. Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

Alissabeth is a teacher with a background as an RN who is ready to head full force into health coaching. She speaks with Carmen about how to explain to people what a health coach does and how to separate her previous nursing knowledge from her new career as a health coach.   Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

Jackie has been a health coach for over three years and she talks with Carmen about a client of hers who has been using a PPI (Proton Pump Inhibitor) for awhile and now suffers from low motivation, apathy, and depression. Carmen helps to confirm Jackie's suspicions about the situation and they discuss how best to get to the root of the issue before doing anything else.  Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

Today, Carmen talks to Kim about confidence and how to take ownership for your own vision of the business you're trying to build. Kim is honest with the pain points that she deals with and offers listeners an honest look into the road that's gotten her this far - as well as the next steps she's going to take. Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

Holly is off to a great start with her coaching business, but there's always a next step. Carmen helps take her through what steps to take when leaning into the idea of working online, the role of insurance, and the importance of boundaries.  Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

Karen is a registered dietician and a weightloss coach who is struggling with referral numbers that fluctuate through the year. Carmen provides her with some actionable ways to keep the ball rolling. Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

Linda is starting her business at the age of 70 and asks Carmen for some basic information about how you get your business off the ground. 

Carmen answers two listener questions. One question is about how to handle contradictory food plans and the other one is on professionally handling clients' HIPAA information - SUPER important stuff! Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

Syndi is a board-certified behavior specialist who has always been interested in nutrition and how it impacts our bodies. She's working on using that background to help grow her practice while also battling self-confidence and her own comfort with technology. Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

Jackie is a health coach who wrote a cookbook. She enjoys cooking with people, but wants more from her practice. Carmen talks her through a variety of ideas related to starting classes, promoting her practice, and adjusting her rates - but it turns out that Jackie already has a lot of things lined up. So, why haven't the next steps been made? Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

How do we decide how to invest our time and money while we're in the process of growing a health coaching business? Carmen takes a listener's question about Shiny Object Syndrome.  Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/  

Carmen gives some guidance on how to approach health coaching in a way that is both transparent and legal. This is vital information for anybody who is currently health coach or anybody who is thinking about starting. Make sure to visit http://nutritionadvocacy.org/ for more information about your state color. Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/  

Georgia wanted to be on today's episode of The Successful Health Coach, but she's really uncomfortable doing anything like a Facebook Live event or a video - or being on a podcast. To help, Carmen talks about the pros and cons of using online video and other media to help spread your message. Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/  

Joan is a certified insulin resistance coach and she just finisher her certification through the Institute for Functional Health Coaching. She speaks with Carmen about her money mindset - it's a huge topic and it contains a lot of different issues, so you'll definitely want to get started!   Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/  

Carmen answers an anonymous question from a listen about the ways to safely run a health coaching practice. She breaks down the difference between green, orange, yellow, and red states as well as some specific legal questions that you'll need to address. This is a MUST-LISTEN episode! Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/

Lisa has a lot to juggle - a family, a job, her health, AND her new work as a health coach. Carmen helps Lisa understand how to prioritize her time so that her coaching work can be more efficient.   Mentorship and Mastery Program: https://go.instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/sales-page Health Coach Clarity: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthcoachclarity/ Website: https://instituteforfunctionalhealthcoaching.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulnut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalhealthcoaching/