Are you struggling with your plans for the new year? Perhaps wellness coaching is the answer.

Friday, January 9, is a holiday…one that you may not have heard of, and yet may be on your way to participating in without even realizing it.

As described by the New York Post:

Observed on the second Friday in January, Quitter’s Day recognizes those who begin the year with the best intentions and most robust resolutions, only to throw in the towel, pick up the bottle, and otherwise backslide into baseline in the first days of their fresh start.

The good news is, even if you’ve already slipped…or never really got started…there are more than 300 days left in 2026 to get on track. And chances are you don’t need more willpower or more education to reach your health and wellness goals. Perhaps all you really need is a little added support to empower and motivate you. If so, a Health and Wellness Coach may be just what you are looking for.

What is a Health and Wellness Coach?

According to the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), “Health & wellness coaches partner with clients seeking to enhance their well-being through self-directed, lasting changes, aligned with their values. In the course of their work, health & wellness coaches display an unconditional positive regard for their clients and a belief in their capacity for change, honoring the fact that each client is an expert on their own life, while ensuring that all interactions are respectful and non-judgmental.”

What a coach does

Coaches are partners that help you, the expert of your life, define and clarify the changes you wish to make for well-being and then empower you to make those changes by doing the following:

• Listening mindfully
• Nurturing relationships
• Clarifying and reframing situations to provide multiple lenses
• Asking questions to provoke and reflect thought
• Assessing change
• Motivating
• Holding clients accountable for progress

What a coach does not do

Health and wellness coaches are different from other professional relationships you may be familiar with, such as doctors, counselors, or trainers. Coaches do not

• Diagnose
• Treat
• Prescribe
• Tell you what you “should” be doing

How to get a free consultation

If health coaching sounds like something you may be interested in, I would love to speak with you and together we can explore whether health coaching may be a good fit for you. If you are interested, or know someone who is, simply complete the form below, and I will be in touch for a free introductory consultation.

Request for health coaching information

Your turn

1. If you could have one health and wellness wish, what would it be?
2. Have you ever worked with a coach of any kind? How was your experience?
3. What else is on your mind? Anything at all; I just love to hear from you.

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