Health Coaches Are Like Duct Tape: They Can Fix Everything!

“We’re really working on health by using coaching as a means of helping people move forward and improving their health and wellbeing,” explains Catherine Willows, healthcare practitioner turned health coach. When COVID-19 hit, Catherine decided to start her own business and created Willows Coaching and Consulting where she works with both individual clients and practitioners to revolutionize healthcare. 

 

According to Catherine, patients tend to only see the doctor when they are sick and the visits are usually very short. Rather than waiting until an issue arises, the goal of a healthcare coach is to apply aspects of preventative medicine to their coaching and help patients before they ever get sick. Additionally, patients are normally too busy in their daily lives to incorporate their physician’s advice into their routines. They need more support on a day-to-day basis outside of the doctor’s office. Catherine explains that a healthcare coach can help people achieve their goals by giving them that continual support. 

 

Tune into this week’s episode of The Catalyst to learn more about the role of a health coach, how health coaches can work in conjunction with practitioners, and how working with a health coach could improve the outcome of your health. 

 

Quotes

• “Currently we're working on health by using coaching as a means of helping people move forward, get to their goals, and improve their health and well-being.” (4:48-5:04)

• “Patients have this very short period of time with their practitioners. And then they're on their own at home even though their lives are much bigger than that.” (6:45-6:54)

• “The beauty of coaching in conjunction with working with a provider is that if you know what direction the provider is taking, it's really easy to hone in and communicate back and forth.” (18:50-19:06)

• “My catalyst moment was when COVID really hit. Things were shifting at the UltraWellness Center, and I just decided people need this work. It's time. I've wanted to have my own business probably my entire life, and I decided it's time.” (36:36-37:09) 

 

Links

 

Connect with Catherine Willows: 

Website: https://www.willowscc.com

 

 

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