In nutrition and health coaching, one of the central challenges is understanding how people actually change, particularly when life is complex, motivation fluctuates, and behaviour is shaped by emotion, identity, environment, and relationships.

In this episode, Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon discusses the human skills that underpin effective coaching practice. We discuss the importance of the coach–client relationship, the role of therapeutic alliance, and how concepts from counselling and psychology can be used appropriately within scope of practice.

The discussion also explores autonomy-supportive coaching, self-regulation, compassion, acceptance, feedback, and the meta-skills practitioners need in order to improve over time.

Timestamps
  • [06:10] What makes a competent practitioners?
  • [11:17] Scope of practice line
  • [17:49] Therapeutic alliance
  • [23:33] Applying compassion and acceptance
  • [31:18] LLMs vs human connection
  • [34:40] Meta skills for practitioners
  • [38:51] Getting better feedback
  • [44:23] Collaboration and autonomy
  • [55:44] Key ideas recap

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