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Welcome to Health Coaching by Larry Kenneth Gates

This site is currently in development: a place to collect and organize my thoughts on becoming a health coach. You've probably gotten here because I've asked for your feedback and advice that can be sent here..

My experience with health and coaching

At this point in my life I feel ready to coach others to improve their health because I have improved my own health, (and learned in the process) and mentored (i.e.) coached colleagues in software development and on one of the 'paths of spirituality'.

The two kinds of coaching I'm particularly interested in focusing on are Mental health and Aging well.

My training and certification(s)

I'm enrolled in a course at Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. This started 1 September, 2024 and lasts 12 months. It enables sitting for the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) certification. (I've left notes on some coaching training programs I considered.)

These authors and podcasters are some I have learned from in my own health and life journey. They might be of interest to you: caveat emptor^[1], YMMV ^[2].

How you can benefit from coaching

I come to coaching with the experience of overcoming my own challenges with thinking clearly and aging. I have learned that there are lifestyles choices that can greatly improve one’s health and life in general and promote clearer thinking and better aging.

Your challenges are unique, and the lifestyles choices are yours to make based on your experiences, resources and preferences as guided by your medical and health professionals. Together we can explore and discover your path to greater health and happiness.

Location and contact details

I live in Visalia, California, in the beautiful and bountiful Central Valley, within sight of the Sierra Nevada mountains and Sequoia National Park. I can work face-to-face with local clients and online. Reach me via my email.

Footnotes

↑ Buyer beware (Latin)
↑ Your mileage may vary (Interneteze)

[1] Buyer beware (Latin)

[2] Your mileage may vary (Interneteze)

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 <strong>Welcome to Health Coaching by Larry Kenneth Gates</strong>
-This site is currently in development: a place to collect and organize my thoughts on becoming a [[What is a health coach|health coach]]. You've probably gotten here because I've asked for your feedback and advice [mailto:kalimgates@gmail.com that can be sent here.].
+This site is currently in development: a place to collect and organize my thoughts on becoming a [[What is a health coach|health coach]]. You've probably gotten here because I've asked for your feedback and advice [mailto:kalimgates@gmail.com?subject=Feedback_from_kalim.g that can be sent here.].
+[[File:bcard.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Larry Gates]]
 == My experience with health and coaching ==
-I feel ready to coach others to improve their health because I have:
+At this point in my [[biography|life]] I feel ready to coach others to improve their health because I have improved my own health, (and learned in the process) and mentored (i.e.) coached colleagues in [[software development]] and on one of the [['paths of spirituality']].
-# Improved my own health, and learned in the process.
-# Mentored (i.e.) coached colleagues in [[software development]] and on one of the [['paths of spirituality']].
-The two kinds of coaching I'm particularly focused on are:
+The two kinds of coaching I'm particularly interested in focusing on are [[Mental health]] and [[Aging well]].
-=== Mental health ===
-I have dealt with mental distress in myself, my siblings and friends. My own life has been disrupted<ref>details</ref> by disorderly moods<ref>send to mood disorderist</ref> ("bipolar disorder")<ref> explain scare quotes</ref>). I have reduced the ill-effects of mood swings with medication and lifestyle changes. Over a period of years, and under medical supervision, I gradually tapered off medication, reaching zero some time ago. In parallel, I have improved my physical and mental health with better lifestyle choices in five areas: nutrition, movement, sleep, sociability and purpose.
-=== Aging well ===
-I have transitioned from middle age to my senior years. From full-time work to part-time. From father of 4 children in the house to grandfather of seven (and father of adult children who live in four countries). My [[metabolic health]] is good enough to avoid almost<ref>exceptions</ref> all of the [chronic diseases] now rampant in American society (and to a lesser degree, the industrialized world.) My biomarkers<ref>explain</ref> are in the 'normal'<ref>ex</ref> ranges, without need of any of the typical medications of someone in their seventies. I intend to exceed my parents health-spans<ref>ex</ref>, who flourished into their nineties.
 == My training and certification(s) ==
-I'm enrolled in [https://functionalmedicinecoaching.org/ Functional Medicine Coaching Academy] course. This starts 1 September, 2024 and lasts 12 months. It enables sitting for the [https://nbhwc.org/ National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching] (NBHWC) [[certification]].
+I'm enrolled in a course at [https://functionalmedicinecoaching.org/ Functional Medicine Coaching Academy]. This started 1 September, 2024 and lasts 12 months. It enables sitting for the [https://nbhwc.org/ National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching] (NBHWC) [[certification]]. (I've left notes on some [[coaching training programs]] I considered.)
-I've left notes on [[coaching training programs]] I considered.
+These [[authors and podcasters]] are some I have learned from in my own health and life journey. They might be of interest to you: caveat emptor<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caveat_emptor Buyer beware] (Latin)</ref>, YMMV <ref>[https://www.quora.com/What-does-YMMV-mean-in-texting-and-social-media-lingo Your mileage may vary] (Interneteze)</ref>.
-In my own health journey I have learned from many [[authors and podcasters]]. These are ones I recommend.
+== How you can benefit from coaching ==
-== How you can benefit from coaching ==
+I come to coaching with the experience of overcoming my own challenges with thinking clearly and aging. I have learned that there are lifestyles choices that can greatly improve one’s health and life in general and promote clearer thinking and better aging.
+Your challenges are unique, and the lifestyles choices are yours to make based on your experiences, resources and preferences as guided by your medical and health professionals. Together we can explore and discover your path to greater health and happiness.
 == Location and contact details ==
-I live in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visalia,_California Visalia], California, in the beautiful and bountiful [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Valley_(California) Central Valley], within sight of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Nevada Sierra Nevada] mountains and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_National_Park Sequoia National Park]. I can work face-to-face with local clients and online.
+I live in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visalia,_California Visalia], California, in the beautiful and bountiful [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Valley_(California) Central Valley], within sight of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Nevada Sierra Nevada] mountains and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_National_Park Sequoia National Park]. I can work face-to-face with local clients and online. Reach me via [mailto:kalimgates@gmail.com?subject=Contacting_coach_larry my email.]
 == Footnotes ==