A newsletter made just for coaches like you...a space designed to elevate your skills, strengthen your confidence, and keep you connected to the evidence-based heart of our profession. Whether you’re just beginning your coaching journey or advancing toward the NBHWC credential and beyond, this newsletter will deliver the tools, insights, and support you need to grow with purpose.
Each month, you’ll find practical skill-building tips, research-based guidance, cohort announcements, NBHWC-exam study support, and resources you can use immediately in your coaching sessions.
Our mission is simple: to help you master your craft, stay inspired, and feel empowered as a leader in the field of professional health and wellness coaching.
Let’s grow, learn, and lead...together.
Skill Builder of the Month: Planting Seeds
“Planting seeds” is about creating internal movement without hijacking the client’s agency. If coaches get this wrong, they slip into advice-giving or subtle manipulation. If they get it right, clients leave sessions thinking differently days later.
View this slideshow for a comprehensive look at the concept of planting seeds, particularly with hestitant or resistant clients.
Coach's Toolbox: What to Consider
- Mastery of Perspective-Shifting Questions
- Active Listening as a Core Competency
- Ability to Assign Meaning
- Use of Possibility Language
- Tolerating (and Embracing) Silence
- Evocation versus Education
- Capacity to Work with Readiness
- Clean Endings that let the Seed Do Its Work
This may sound like:
“What feels most certain here and what if that certainty is optional?”
“Who would you be if this situation didn’t define you?”
“What’s another way a wise version of you might see this?”
“If more than one outcome could be right, what might those be?”
“What option hasn’t been explored yet?”
Tools, Templates, Tips
Coaching Asset: 8 Steps to Guide Client Commitment when Goal-Setting using the SMART Framework
Click Here to View and Download
Spring 2026 Coaching Cohort — Launches February 1st!
Enrollment is officially open, and we’re kicking things off with our Early Bird Discount:
Early Bird Discount: 30% Off Tuition
Available through December 31, 2025. Financing offers available.
Click Here to view the live session calendar for Spring 2026.
Enroll Now: www.expertcoachcenter.org/store
Unsure of what to look for in a coaching program? Check out our program checklist to compare accredited programs: Click Here to View
NBHWC Exam Hub
Planning to sit for the March 2026 NBHWC exam? Your study support is ready! Click Here to view a recorded Q&A webinar about this peer-led experience, how to enroll and what is included. Hosted by Karin and Holly.
Begins: January 12th
Meets: Mondays, 9–11 AM (Central Time)
Format: Live weekly sessions with peer led content + practice questions + accountability
Facilitated by Karin Mayer, NBC-HWC and ECC graduate
This study cohort is designed to reduce overwhelm, increase confidence, and help you pass on the first attempt. Updated content to include the 2026 coach competencies.
Click Here to Enroll. Registration ends January 7th. You'll have access to our digital study materials upon enrollment, so don't delay!
In need of support in obtaining your 50 required coaching sessions?
Check out our 50 Session Toolkit with ideas for getting those sessions completed! Click Here
Upcoming December Events
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Q&A hosted by NBHWC
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When: December 18 at 12pm cst
- Click Here to register.
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Until next time, happy coaching!
~Holly
