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  • Dr. Debbie Gillespie, Registered Dietician, Certified Coach

    Dr. Debbie Gillespie, Registered Dietician, Certified Coach
    May 15 2025
    Dr. Gillespie holds numerous certifications and roles, including being a Registered Dietician (RDM) for over 30 years, a National Board Certified Coach, an International Coach Federation certified coach, and a diplomat for ACLM. She shares insights into her professional journey, explaining how she transitioned from extensive clinical work to academia before discovering the value of coaching, which she describes as a "breath of fresh air" that shifts the focus from expert advice to empowering the client. The conversation delves into Dr. Gillespie's significant work at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, where she teaches the Wellcoaches curriculum and was brought to develop a lifestyle medicine program. She discusses her approach to integrating coaching skills into this academic environment, emphasizing personalization and practical application for students. The episode also explores how her work as an educator and coach aligns with her sense of purpose and touches upon tips for new coaches and the broader impact of coaching skills across various professions and personal lives. Connect with Debbie Gillespie: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/deborah-gillespie Connect with Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcoaches/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellcoaches-corporation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Wellcoaches Contact Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/contact
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    23 m
  • Tiff Cagle, EmpowerMD

    Tiff Cagle, EmpowerMD
    May 1 2025
    Tiff Cagle, MD is a family physician, writer, musician, and coach who helps physicians take control of their life and find their purpose so they can do the work they love. Through navigating her own non-traditional path in medicine, Tiff discovered an epidemic of physician burnout and developed a passion for helping her colleagues find balance and fulfillment. She founded EmpoweredMD to provide resources and holistic coaching to physicians facing burnout, and she considers it her calling to create something she believes is essential for everyone: a place where you can think for yourself. Connect with Tiff Cagle: https://empoweredmds.com/about Connect with Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcoaches/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellcoaches-corporation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Wellcoaches Contact Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/contact
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    25 m
  • Cathy Dunford, Sacred Space Coach

    Cathy Dunford, Sacred Space Coach
    Apr 17 2025
    Erika engages in an insightful conversation with Cathy Dunford, a graduate of Wellcoaches' core and advanced coach training programs who has made significant strides in the executive coaching field. Discover Cathy's journey into coaching, exploring her "BC" (before coaching) life and the profound impact coaching has had on her values and perspective. This episode is particularly relevant for those interested in entering the executive coaching space, as Cathy shares her experiences and lessons learned along the way. Delving deeper into Cathy's coaching philosophy, the conversation uncovers her evolving approach to goal setting and her emphasis on the internal process of change. Cathy discusses the diverse range of clients she works with, noting the common threads of identity, authenticity, and the struggle for belonging that unite them. She also offers valuable advice for new coaches, emphasizing the importance of building a strong toolbox of methodologies and, most importantly, bringing your authentic self to the coaching process. Connect with Cathy Dunford: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-dunford-pcc-nbc-hwc-276bb8a7/ Connect with Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcoaches/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellcoaches-corporation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Wellcoaches Contact Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/contact
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    26 m
  • Kim Acedo, Student and Teacher

    Kim Acedo, Student and Teacher
    Apr 3 2025
    Kim Acedo, a current student in Wellcoaches' 9-month intensive professional coach training program, specializes in working with women in midlife. Her journey into coaching began after a 14-year career as a fitness coach, primarily with the same demographic. While she initially focused on workouts and meal plans, an experience with a client revealed the importance of addressing the underlying reasons behind health behaviors. This realization led Kim to discover wellness coaching, recognizing that she already possessed coaching skills. She chose to study at Wellcoaches in 2013 and started her own coaching practice in 2014, continuing to focus on women in midlife, coaching them over the phone. Kim feels a strong calling to work with women who have often prioritized caring for others over themselves. Her purpose extends to advancing gender equality by raising awareness of the harm of traditional gender roles and supporting women in leadership to avoid burnout. She attracts clients through referrals and by being present in women's spaces and events, emphasizing the importance of having a clear niche so potential clients feel directly addressed. Connect with Kim Acedo: https://www.transformationwellnessforwomen.com/about-kim/ Connect with Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcoaches/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellcoaches-corporation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Wellcoaches Contact Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/contact
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    17 m
  • Chris Wang, Co-founder of Shimmer ADHD Coaching

    Chris Wang, Co-founder of Shimmer ADHD Coaching
    Mar 20 2025
    In this episode of Wellcoaches Inside, Erika interviews Chris Wang, CEO of Shimmer, an organization providing coaching for teens and adults with ADHD. Chris is highlighted as a Wellcoaches health equity scholarship winner and a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree. The conversation delves into Chris' journey, starting with her diagnosis of ADHD at age 28, which she describes as an "expansion" rather than a limitation, allowing her to embrace her true self after years of masking. Driven by her personal experience and the lack of accessible support, Chris, along with Xenia, a Wellcoaches graduate and her initial ADHD coach, co-founded Shimmer to address the gaps in quality ADHD coaching. Shimmer's mission is to help every person with ADHD reach their full potential their way, emphasizing intersectionality, cultural competence, and affordability. The discussion further explores Chris' sense of purpose, which she defines as making a positive impact in an area she is uniquely passionate about, aligning perfectly with her work at Shimmer. Connect with Chris Wang: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wangchristal/ Connect with Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcoaches/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellcoaches-corporation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Wellcoaches Contact Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/contact
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    25 m
  • Lauren Thomas, Professor and Coach

    Lauren Thomas, Professor and Coach
    Mar 7 2025
    Lauren Thomas is an instructor at a two-year campus of the University of South Carolina in Lancaster, South Carolina. She teaches health education courses to young people, typically aged 18 to 22, who often come from rural communities and choose to live at home instead of residing at a four-year campus. Before discovering Wellcoaches, Thomas was an educator who wanted to have meaningful conversations with her students but felt her methods were ineffective. She realized that she was unintentionally seeking to impress her students instead of building deep connections with them. After going through coaching training with Wellcoaches, Thomas recognized the importance of authenticity and human dignity in her interactions with students. She sought to understand her students beyond their roles as nursing majors or student-athletes, helping them explore their identities and motivations. Thomas emphasizes the possibility of burnout and disenchantment in any profession and encourages her students to find meaningful activities and practices to draw on their strengths. She sees her role as an educator as enhanced by her coaching skills, allowing her to connect with students on a deeper level. According to Thomas, becoming a faculty member coach has fundamentally changed her relationships with herself, her family, and her colleagues, bringing more compassion and joy into her life. Connect with Lauren Thomas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-vincent-thomas-mph-mches-nbc-hwc-84788929/ Connect with Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcoaches/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellcoaches-corporation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Wellcoaches Contact Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/contact
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    23 m
  • Xenia Angevin, Lifelong Coach

    Xenia Angevin, Lifelong Coach
    Feb 21 2025
    Xenia Angevin is a lifelong learner and coach who has spent time learning law, psychology, organizational behavior and leadership, and coaching. She has felt a calling to help enable people to reach their full potentials. She also works for a company called Shimmer, of which specializes in providing support for folks with neurodivergence. Additionally, she has a significant success record in coaching emerging talent globally from Europe and Asia with supplementary expertise in group, team, and organizational interventions designed to aid transformational change. Connect with Xenia Angevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xenia-angevin/ and https://www.shimmer.care/blog/10-books-adhd-women Connect with Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcoaches/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellcoaches-corporation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Wellcoaches Contact Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/contact
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    27 m
  • James Douglas Jr. Mindful ADHD

    James Douglas Jr. Mindful ADHD
    Feb 12 2025
    James Douglas, a Wellcoaches Health Equity Scholarship recipient, came to coaching as a mental health professional specializing in those with ADHD. He feels a calling to work with those underrepresented and misunderstood so that they experience feeling heard and being seen. James finds coaching to be a complement to his counseling skills, helps clients look to the future with positive actions. Connect with James Douglas Jr: https://mindfullymanagingadhd.com/meet-the-coach/james-douglas-jr-ms-mft-cmhc Connect with Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcoaches/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellcoaches-corporation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Wellcoaches Contact Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/contact
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    14 m
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