Sandra Scheinbaum, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, Inc. Other times, individuals may market themselves as health or chronic illness “coaches” based on their own ...

Finding the best health coach certification program is step one to turning your passion into a career. Here’s everything you need to know — plus advice from experienced health coaches. If you’re ...

The mental health app Headspace now offers mental health coaching through a subscription plan, making it convenient for anyone needing support to develop healthier habits, address various challenges ...

Eighty-eight percent of professionals trained in health coaching reported an increased ability to engage patients as a result of the training, according to a report by the Iowa Chronic Care Consortium ...

William Appelgate, PhD, is the cofounder of not one, but two organizations dedicated to population health. He helped found the Iowa Chronic Care Consortium, a population health non-profit, in 2002 and ...

Kayla Missman specializes in making complicated topics more approachable. She has eight years of experience in journalism, editing and marketing, allowing her to dive into interesting topics and ...

Health coaches are seemingly everywhere now. People in the field want to make others healthier and help them establish better health habits. However, lacking any regulations, the field may be ...

John, a hypothetical middle-aged man, is told at his job about a new workplace wellness initiative that, among other things, offers two free sessions with a health coach. John immediately jumps at the ...

Instagram and TikTok are go-to social media platforms for mental health advice, some of it dispensed by influencers who call themselves coaches. Through pricey courses or one-on-one meetings, the ...