Perhaps you have found your way to this blog post because you recently graduated from The Institute For Integrative Nutrition (IIN) and are starting to set up your own coaching business. Perhaps you are still studying at IIN or are considering doing the course at some point down the track. Whatever it may be, the goal of this post is to provide some guidance on how to set up a successful coaching business and to inspire you in carving out your own path.
I have been working as a Holistic Health Coach since 2016 and have worked with hundreds of people from around the world helping them take charge of their physical and mental health.
As I’m a strong advocate and supporter of the Institute For Integrative Nutrition - where I studied to get my coaching certification - I routinely get emails from prospective IIN health coaches asking how I’ve built Wholesome Stef and my health coaching business over the years.
And so I wanted to put together a resourceful and insightful blog post distilling some of my health coaching business knowledge that I have acquired of the years, in the hopes that it will help you find the confidence to create your own coaching business. There’s a lot of things that I did right early on, but there are also many things that I wish I would have known or done sooner, and I’ll be sharing all of those lessons with you. So, let’s dive in!
It's been about a year since I completed my health coaching course through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and this post is long overdue. I'm often asked by others about my opinion of the course and if I think it's a good program.
The answer is....maybe.
Personally, I was absolutely wowed by the course. It was exactly what I was looking for and I loved every minute of it. It changed my life and has allowed me to create this beautiful passion-fuelled life I now live. It has helped me heal myself, connected me with like-minded individuals all around the world and has enabled me to inspire people to live their life to their fullest.
But whether IIN is a good choice for you, depends on YOU and what you’re after. Let’s have a closer look:
Now that I’ve covered
How exactly to become a Health Coach
…it is time discuss the nitty gritty details The Institute For Integrative Nutrition program, such as the accreditation of IIN, whether your clients will be covered by health insurance, the intake dates for 2020, tuition fees and costs, payment plan options and how to get a 4-figure saving.
Now that I’ve covered what a Health Coach is and is not, and my personal journey to becoming a Health Coach, it is time to look at the specifics of how exactly to become a Health Coach. In today’s post, I discuss the details of the The Institute For Integrative Nutrition program, such as the different nutrition theories/ coaching skills/ business skills covered, the time commitment needed to complete your IIN studies and whether or not IIN is suited for people who just want to work on themselves for personal self development reasons but not coach others.
From anorexic to binge eater to Holistic Health Coach - this is my personal journey of how I went from battling my own disordered eating demons to helping others tackle theirs. I take you all the way back to the first time I opened up about my eating disorder, how I struggled to find someone who could relate, how I finally found someone who was able to hold a safe space for me to be vulnerable and when/how I felt ready to give back and help others. I also talk about how I initially looked into becoming a nutritionist or psychologist, but soon realised that wasn’t the right path for me and eventually stumbled across The Institute For Integrative Nutrition, also known as IIN.
I continue to receive a lot of questions about the profession of a Holistic Health Coach, how to become a Health Coach and in particular my experience with IIN (the Institute For Integrative Nutrition), so I thought I would cover everything in further detail in a dedicated IGTV series.
What a Holistic Health Coach is
What a Holistic Health Coach is not
Why the approach of a Health Coach is so unique compared to the majority of the health care system
Why bio individuality is so important
How your relationship to food is a direct reflection of your relationship to life itself
The different career opportunities that are available to health coaches, from one-on-one online health coaching to corporate health coaching, hosting workshops and events, creating online courses, writing books, hosting podcasts and so much more…
There seems to be something in the air, because I have been receiving countless emails from you guys lately about what I do as a holistic health coach, how I became a coach and specific questions about The Institute For Integrative Nutrition, the school through which I obtained my holistic health coaching certificate. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I’ve been focusing more on my one-on-one coaching, or maybe because it’s that time of the year where people recommit to their new year resolutions…either way, here are the top 5 burning questions that I see come up over and over again.
As many of you know, I studied with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and qualified as a Health Coach in 2016. Every week I get emails and DM’s from you guys asking me for feedback and advice on IIN, so I thought it beneficial to offer some more unbiased and authentic opinion on the pros and cons of the course and offer an insight into where a path in health coaching can take you.
I did write a lengthy blog post last year outlining all the general information about the course like what the program entails, duration, cost, time commitment etc, so definitely have a read through that bit first if you are serious about learning more.
