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Dr. Deborah Lee Keynote Speaker at UMass Amherst Conference
Dr. Deborah Lee, president of Better Choices Wellness, delivered the keynote presentation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Professional Development Conference for the university's human resources professional staff in May 2022.Dr. Lee's...
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Watch the Interview – Dr. Deborah Lee on Integrative Wellness Solutions Series
INTERVIEW: Dr. Deborah Lee on Integrative Wellness Solutions Series See Better Choices President, Dr. Deborah Lee, interviewed by Integrative Wellness Solutions for the series, "Lessons From the Experts". Deborah describes her story that brought her...
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New National Credential Signals Maturing of Health Coach Field
Find out why this new credential is important in the field of health and wellness coaching. Our President, Dr. Deborah Lee, was one of the first health and wellness coaches in the country to receive the credential, National Board...
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Dr. Deborah Lee One of First National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches
Dr. Deborah Lee is one of the first health and wellness coaches in the nation to receive the new credential of National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. The certification exam was offered for the first time in September, 2017. This credential...
read moreBetter Choices President, Dr. Deborah Lee, Featured on Duke Integrative Medicine Blog – Read her Story
How Debbie Got Her Groove Back: A Health Coach's Journey. Read this compelling story about the power of personal transformation and helping others live their best life.
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An Invitation to Self-Compassion
We live in a culture which perceives self-compassion as self-indulgent, wimpy, and selfish, especially when there’s such suffering in the world outside of us (a familiar feeling?) Oh, and what about our often-harsh inner critics who, we believe, keep us on...
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Wellness Coaches: An Extra Edge Toward Healthy Habits
This is a helpful article from Berkeley Wellness that describes the role and value that a health and wellness coach can provide, what they do and don't do, and how to find a health coach who can help you. Like any coach, a wellness coach -...
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How a Wellness Coach Changes Your Mind
View this CNN Staying Well article and accompanying video. A wellness coach can help you stretch your mind and learn how to coach yourself.
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How to Tell if a Health Coach is Legit
How to Tell if a Wellness Coach is Legit. Wellness coaching is one of the fastest growing areas in overall personal coaching industry, though how can you determine if the coach you're considering is qualified and properly trained to really help you? This...
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From Ophra.com: Why You Should Get a Health Coach
How a Health Coach Helped Me Finally Get a Good Nights Sleep. Health coaching is a budding field built around the latest science on motivation and behavioral change, as this article explains. A colleague of Deborah Lee, Ruth Wolevar, PhD, director of...
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WSJ Article: Trying to Break Unhealthy Habits? There’s a Coach for That!
Trying to Break Unhealthy Habits? There's a Coach for That! As this article notes, many employers and healthcare systems are increasingly turning to wellness coaches to help people make lasting changes for improved health and well being. Read...
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