Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching

Who Is This Program For?

The Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program is designed for health coaches, health care professionals, and those seeking to improve their personal health and well-being:

Health and wellness coaches, personal trainers, and fitness instructors aiming to strengthen their coaching abilities and become trusted advisors who are known for their compassionate and collaborative approach to helping others make enduring lifestyle changes
Medical professionals seeking to enhance patient care by acquiring knowledge of holistic lifestyle modifications that promote recovery and good health
Health enthusiasts who are interested in modern tools and insights that will help them maintain a healthy lifestyle and manage personal and family wellness

Key Takeaways

Explore the Foundational Lifestyle Pyramid — an exclusive framework developed by Dr. Beth Frates, a pioneer in lifestyle medicine and an assistant clinical professor at Harvard Medical School — through a set of practical tools, exercises, and activities.
Incorporate the most recent research and the six pillars of lifestyle medicine into your coaching practice so that you can empower individuals compassionately and effectively to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors.
Acquire the tools to build a level of rapport that enables you to support clients even in challenging circumstances.
Empower clients to navigate disruptive life events so that they can learn to maintain healthy living patterns even in the face of stress.
Gain valuable insights into encouraging resilience and building and restoring client rapport through interviews with subject-matter experts.
Access valuable resources to navigate the changing wellness landscape, and create a lifestyle coaching journal that outlines how you will integrate key techniques into your practice.

"Chronic illnesses are at an all-time high, making personalized health care and lifestyle solutions more crucial than ever. Therefore, Harvard Medical School has created a program that allows you to delve into the BEING and DOING of coaching. The program aims to equip you with comprehensive theory, practical tools, essential knowledge, and effective skills, empowering you to successfully guide others toward adopting and maintaining healthy lifestyles. It is a program that is sure to be rewarding in many ways."

— Dr. Beth Frates,MD, FACLM, DipABLM

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Curriculum

1Module 1: Using Lifestyle Coaching to Prevent, Treat, and Put Chronic Conditions into Remission

2Module 2: Building and Sustaining Rapport as the Foundation of Lifestyle Coaching

3Module 3: Coaching While Addressing the Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine

4Module 4: The Power of Resilience: The Secret to Adopting and Sustaining Healthy Lifestyle Patterns

5Module 5: Key Coaching Concepts, Part 1

6Module 6: Key Coaching Concepts, Part 2

Why This Program?

Immersive video lectures

Research-based tools and frameworks

Guest speakers and subject-matter experts

Curated handouts and supplemental resources

Practical, scenario-based assignments

Real-world examples

Interactive activities and exercises

Lifestyle Coaching Journal

Certificate of Completion from Harvard Medical School Executive Education

The Lifestyle Coaching Journal: A Reflective Guidebook

The Lifestyle Coaching Journal is a guidebook of reflections that you will record throughout the program. Your guidebook will serve as a comprehensive plan that you can follow to integrate the six pillars of lifestyle medicine into your coaching practice. Your reflections will help you deepen client relationships and grow as a coach.

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Testimonials

"I loved how interested the Harvard community is in collaborating to create a global movement toward better health, wellness and personal responsibility. I’ve never been in a learning community with s...

Wendi Schenkel

Small Business Owner,

Several

"I loved the clinical studies, the reflections that made me think more deeply and absorb the material better and the opportunity to apply the learnings to my own situations."

Jacqueline Teoh

Managing Director,

Accenture

"The best part of this program is the wealth of reference materials provided. As someone who isn’t a professional in the coaching field, it’s often challenging to find high-quality, well-researched re...

Alina Gorobets

Sr. Reimbursement Analyst,

Providence Health System

"This program was easy to follow and it allowed flexibility around my work schedule. I found the curriculum comprehensive and engaging. The graphics and speakers quality were great. When I couldn’t pa...

Yolanda Clark Cade

Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs,

The Walt Disney Company

"The group discussion boards ranked high for me. Everyone’s comments and perspectives have been incredibly helpful in deepening my understanding and seeing new ways to apply these concepts. It’s been ...

Victor Claudio

CEO,

Ananeoo Wellness

"The best part of this program for me was the ability to integrate my background as a yoga and mindfulness teacher with the coaching techniques I’ve learned. It allowed me to bridge my prior experienc...

Patricia Hottel

Sales and Mindfulness,

Milbury and Co.

"I liked so many things about this program. The program made it clear how therapy is different from coaching, and I enjoyed the guest speakers and the use of scenarios. I plan to use the paving the pa...

Tony Mendes

Professor,

University of Missouri

"It’s really hard to pick one thing. I liked the module videos very much as they were supported by plenty of infographics — things are just easier to remember when there’s a visual to support them. I ...

Stela Handlovska,

Senior Digital Content Manager, Everyday Rewards

"Dr. Frates did a spectacular job organizing and presenting the topics, and Dr. Tollefson coordinated the live sessions very well. Thank you for providing access to a wealth of resources for a year. I...

Travis Clark

Data Scientist,

Data Discovery Analytics

Faculty

Elizabeth “Beth” Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Beth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, is a trained physiatrist and a health and wellness coach with expertise in lifestyle medicine. She has received several teaching accolades fro...

Featured Guest Speaker

Robert Brooks,

PhD

Robert Brooks is a clinical psychologist known for his strength-based approach to working with clients. He frequently lectures on a variety of topics, including motivation, re...

Stelios Kiosses

MS, GMBPsS, BACP

Mr. Kiosses is a distinguished psychotherapist, renowned for integrating culinary arts with psychology. He is the author of the best-selling book The Power of Talking and has ...

*Guest speakers are subject to change.

Certificate

Upon successful completion of this program, you will receive a digital Certificate of Completion from Harvard Medical School Executive Education.

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