How to Be a Health Coach: An Integrative Wellness Approach: Second Edition

There is much good in the book. To have a chapter on coaching the homeless, sheltered, poor individuals who need food, medicine, assistance for living seems out of place for someone seeking the make a living coaching individuals.Chapter 16: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Coaches is a pure political injection by the author, which would be fine for a book is geared towards these topics. There were numerous mistakes in the book where descriptions for one health topic were cut and pasted again for another topic—overall, a disappointment with such high expectations when first purchased. Certainly not appropriate for someone again looking to become a Health Coach.The book needed better proofreading additionally and should have for a $58.00 price tag.

I found this book to be very easy to read, yet surprisingly comprehensive and detailed with a nice blend of historical context combined with present day data and thinking on various topics within the health and wellness field. It’s a lot to consume, so be prepared to use it also as a resource manual that you can go back and forth to answer questions, or refresh your thinking, throughout your career. Plenty of what I would call “how to” sections to get you launched as a coach. I think even clients could benefit from reading this. Well worth the purchase.

Overall I like this book's resources however, when I looked at the INDEX for certain information it was inaccurate and a time waster. (e.g., Self-determination theory is not on page 94 but found on page 91). Too high priced for useless INDEX.

The content of this book is great, but it's like draft edition! There are typos, the index is like it's for a different edition, and the binding is already coming apart. Very disappointing for an expensive book!

Absolutely love this book for health coaching. I have found several new tips and tricks to help me be a better health coach. There are a wealth of resources in this book. Highly recommend!