Health by Design Inc. Wellness Coaching by Diane Catrambone

Get a free coaching session during International Coaching Week

Diane — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:34:10 +0000

As you may know, I am a member of the International Coaches Federation (ICF) Philadelphia Chapter. The week of February 5 – 11, 2012 is considered International Coaching Week. I will be offering free coaching sessions during the celebration. Here are some more details for you:

Personal and Business Coaches in Philadelphia Celebrate
International Coaching Week

International Coaching Week will be celebrated February 5-11, 2012 in the Greater Delaware Valley by more than 170 members of the Philadelphia Chapter of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). During that time, complimentary sessions will be shared to demonstrate the benefits of the coaching process and illustrate the value that coaching can bring to peoples’ lives. Throughout the week, coaches will work with clients in many areas, including business, career, finance, health and relationships.

The ICF defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Executive coaches, leadership coaches, life coaches and career coaches are a few of the more requested niches for service.
To receive a personal complimentary session, please contact Coach Diane to schedule your session at diane@dianecatrambone.com or call her at 610-384-1512.

About ICF

The International Coach Federation (ICF) is the leading global organization for coaches, with over 19,000 members in more than 90 countries that are dedicated to advancing the coaching profession. High ethical standards are met, independent certification provided and there is a worldwide network of credentialed coaches offering quality services to their clients. The ICF is the only organization that awards a global credential which is currently held by over 5700 coaches worldwide.

About ICF Philadelphia

ICF Philadelphia was founded in 1998 and was formerly known as the Philadelphia Area Coaching Alliance. With more than 170 members and 475 affiliate coaches, it has become the professional resource for both coaches and clients alike. Members’ practices are focused on executive coaching, corporate coaching, business coaching, group coaching, individual coaching, health coaching, life coaching and more.

A coaching registry can help you select the coach with expertise that best suits your needs. Go to www.philadelphiacoaches.org to handpick an excellent professional to support you through your phase of desired change.

Contact: Diane Catrambone, President – Health by Design Inc.

Coach Diane is a certified health and wellness coach with a practice serving clients worldwide. She will be offering 30-minute wellness coaching sessions, telephonically to celebrate Coaching Week! Please contact Coach Diane to schedule your session at diane@dianecatrambone.com, call her at 610-384-1512 or visit her website at www.healthbydesigninc.com.

Understanding Corporate Health and Wellness Coaching

Diane — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:50:32 +0000

What is Corporate Health and Wellness Coaching?

If you are ready to help your employees and/or patients and their families lead healthier lives through a wide array of telephonic, onsite and web-based health and wellness coaching programs, you’ll want to speak with me. My programs, which cover topics ranging from prenatal health and wellness to smoking cessation to nutrition, are offered to participants on an unlimited basis through telephonic coaching and my HIPAA compliant web based education and communication portal.

Through access to this website participants will be able to:

Chat with me – a Health Coach / Wellness Coach
Track their progress through any of the health coaching tools
Journey progress and share journals with their coach
Link to hundreds of wellness resources throughout the country.
Raise their awareness with numerous self administered assessment tools
Continue to raise their awareness with hundreds of articles made available through a reputable medical library
Work with their coach online so the coach can monitor their progress as they move forward

Here’s a synopsis of how Corporate Health and Wellness Coaching works:

During the initial intake session, I determine the participant’s readiness to change, using Prochaska’s ‘Readiness to Change’ model; and build a personalized plan accordingly. The behavior change process unfolds as the participant moves forward at a pace that works for them, and is characterized by six distinct stages. By matching an intervention to the appropriate stage, I can improve the member’s probability of success.

Success, moreover, is generally defined not just by changing the unhealthy behavior but by any movement toward change, such as a transition from one stage of readiness to another. Another important and innovative contribution of this model is its emphasis on maintaining change. The model recognizes that relapse is common.

And then there is the ROI (Return on Investment)

Telephonic health coaching / wellness coaching nearly doubles a smoker’s odds of quitting; and maintaining cessation for one year. Source: American Cancer Society, 2004
A monster.com (2006) survey of human resource professionals found four key reasons that telephonic health coaching / wellness coaching is gaining popularity: convenience; anonymity; flexibility; and cost.
Employees with high BMI have, on average, $2,366 higher medical claims per year than those with normal BMI. They also had twice as many absentee days, accounting for $863 in lost work time and productivity per year. – Burton, 2001

A healthier company begins with healthier employees.

Health and Wellness Coaching can include, but not be limited to the following categories

Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
Disease Management
Diet and Nutrition
Fitness Education
Pre-and Post-natal Wellness
Smoking/Tobacco Cessation and Prevention
Stress Management
Walking
Weight Management
Work/Life Balance
Family Relationships

Would you like learn more about the corporate health and wellness coaching I provide at Health By Design? Then please call or email me so that we can discuss your questions.

Your Health Coaching questions answered

Diane — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:36:44 +0000

What is health coaching?

For most Americans, life is a dizzyingly-busy whirlwind of obligations, responsibilities and priorities. Amidst all of this craziness, many of us have our physicians telling us we need to make some changes – or else!

We know that all we really need do is get a little more active and eat a little better, but in this hectic day and age, these little changes can seem awfully intimidating and difficult to incorporate into our lives.

Enter the health coach.

As your health coach, I have one interest in mind: keep you in a state of wellness, or get you there if need be. I realize that there are many people out there who love the idea of meeting regularly with a dietician or personal trainer, but their schedules simply do not permit this to become reality.

Health/Wellness coaching is a collaborative and personalized program that focuses on improving health and wellness which may include life/work balance, stress management, weight management, physical activity, managing a chronic health condition, etc. Health Coaching builds on the idea that you have all the answers inside you. As your coach, I help you to sort through the muddle and create a plan of action that makes sense to you. The interaction is personal, private and safe, usually through telephone contact and my private web portal where you can journal, track progress and email me whenever you need to.

Unlike personal training or counseling, YOU, the client, are the expert when working with me. Whether you’re working toward general wellness or a more specific health-related issue, I set the focus on you and how you can enhance your quality of life. I guide, motivate, provide customized resources, and help you to set achievable goals. I do not diagnose, prescribe, or give advice. I do use my expertise to provide you with tools, not opinions.

Being a health coach is a unique experience. I won’t ask you if you have done your crunches for the day UNLESS that is what you want you want me to do. Instead, I’m here to help you identify and achieve whatever goals you set for improved vitality by coordinating the many resources available to you through my expertise and my personal educational portal.

Do I have to have a serious health issue to benefit from a health coach?

No. I know that no two people are exactly the same and your health status may vary from day to day. As your coach, I help you to assess your level of health and well-being and to work on the issues at hand. I will motivate you toward setting and achieving your goals through a personalized plan of action. If you do have a serious health issue, I can help. If you need to modify your lifestyle due to an issue such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and/or musculoskeletal injuries, as a highly trained expert in motivational change, I can help you.

Who is Diane Catrambone?

I am a high-level, seasoned professional, experienced in behavioral change and in serving moderate-risk and sedentary, high-risk and high-stress populations as well as clients who need a coach to keep them moving forward with their plan of action. I hold certifications in Health Education, Exercise Physiology, Coaching and Health Education.

I’m not sure health coaching is right for me. How do I decide?

Simple: The best way to decide is to experience a coaching session for yourself. Through the month of January, I will be offering FREE 30 MINUTE COACHING SESSIONS. Just get in touch to schedule yours.

How much time will health coaching take?

The time you devote to health coaching is entirely at your discretion. On an average, I meet with my clients 3 times per month for a minimum of 4 months. We meet by phone, combined with communication through my educational health portal.

If you would like to spend more time learning about your challenge and your solutions you have come to the right place. With me as your coach, you will have access to a comprehensive library of lifestyle education and resource materials that will be hand selected by me, specifically for you. These resources come from nationally acclaimed resource providers and are a part of my HIPAA compliant Health/Education Web Portal.

How do I get started?

Call me, email me, or complete my consult form.

Hear my radio interview with Dr. Lauren [audio]

Diane — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:03:55 +0000

On Tuesday, January 3, 2012, I was honored to be an on-air guest of Dr. Lauren Schofield‘s on her Wellness411 show on WCHE1520AM in West Chester, PA!

We spoke about how to approach 2012 with intention. We also spoke about my recent blog post Remembering, Letting Go and Creating, in which I list an exercise of questions to use to help you remember 2011, and set up your ideal 2012.

Dr. Lauren asked me to give a brief overview of my experience in the fitness and wellness industry, as well as the health coaching clientele I now serve.

Click here to access the 23-minute MP3 recording of my Wellness411 radio interview with Dr. Lauren Schofield. It was a fun and different way for me to tell people about the health coaching and corporate health and wellness programs I provide.

Remembering, Letting Go and Creating

Diane — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:16 +0000

Happy New Year To All! Here’s an exercise that may help you create your life in 2012 with abundance and integrity!

Remembering Last year:

What was your biggest triumph?

What was the smartest decision you made?

What one word best sums up and describes your experience?

What is your biggest piece of unfinished business?

What are you most happy about completing?

What 3 people had the greatest impact on your life?

What is the greatest lesson you learned in 2011?

What is the biggest risk you took?

What important relationship improved the most?

What else to you need to say or do to be complete with 2011?

Creating 2012 to look just the way you want it to look:

What would you like to be your biggest triumph in 2012?

What advice would you give to yourself for 2012?

What major indulgence are you willing to experience in 2012?

What would you most like to change about yourself in 2012?

What are you looking forward to learning in 2012?

What do you think your biggest risk will be in 2012?

What about your work are you most committed to changing and improving in 2012?

What is one as yet undeveloped talent you are willing to explore in 2012?

What brings you the most joy? How are you going to do or have more of that in 2012?

Who or what are you most committed to loving and serving in 2012 (other than yourself)?

What one word would you like to have for your theme for 2012?

Enjoy the exercise…then go forth and prosper once you’ve defined what Prosper means to YOU!

Give up making resolutions for the new year

Diane — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:09:48 +0000

I was going to put up a new post for welcoming the New Year and the idea of “resolutions.” People set up their resolutions around health, happiness, losing weight, exercising, etc. Then I read my post from last year. Seems I still feel exactly the same way about resolutions.

So here’s my post from last year!

Love to you all…

Whispers of Light and Love

Diane — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:40:33 +0000

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Ah, the season is again upon us. I wonder how you are all feeling about this holiday season. In my line of work, I’ve been talking to a great many people this past month and I’m excited to share that so many people are electing NOT to get stressed over this holiday. And I say “Hallelujah!!” I’m hearing affirmations, such as commitments to pay cash for presents, or not buying presents…cutting back on the “obligations” and looking for joy in their daily activities. A welcome change to the way some people are embracing the season.

Here’s a message from Christine Campbell, Pastor at Temenos Church

Whispers of Light and Love

Through Darkest Night they walked beckoned by the distant Light. Angels sang “Gloria in Excelsis” as shepherds watched their flocks by night. A mother in a stable lowly gave birth as prophets foretold. On that Holy Night a Child was born and the World was forever changed. Who were the Magi? What did the Shepherds see? Can we even begin to imagine what such a young mother felt?

The season of Advent brings contemplations on Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. Yet the Season begins as days fade and nights grow longer. In the darkest of Seasons the Angels appear to Mary informing her she would give birth to the Son of God. The Angels appear to the shepherds and the Magi see a Star so bright they journey forth.

Out of the dark, The miracle of Love grew and became manifest on earth in a tiny child. Light became visible in the darkest of nights.

The journey for All of us in Advent is the journey that calls us from fear and separation into the greater way of love and kindness. We journey from dark to light. We are called to this journey over and over during our lives. We will walk through many dark nights and we will have many bright days. Some journeys will be more difficult, while others less stressful.

Nevertheless we walk on through the dark because we have been called by a Great Light. We walk in Hope. We cultivate Peace. We find Joy. Eventually we become the Love we seek. it is then that the miracle of the tiny baby; Jesus the Christ is born again.

May Your Journey be fruitful this season.

May You shine Your Light on All.

Be blessed and be a blessing.

Thanksgiving – all year long

Diane — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:27:21 +0000

I have trouble with Thanksgiving. I love the abundance of the holiday. I enjoy people reaching out where maybe they would not have before. But, I wonder..what needs to happen in everyone’s life for them to be able to wake up every morning with gratitude? I have struggled in my life to see the glass half full. With wonderful people surrounding me, hubbie especially, I’ve been able to open my heart and see that life gives back to you with an abundance that can not be measured. All you need do is believe…just like magic. I know now that many of you are thinking…what a load of…, but that’s okay. Because this is my life and this belief is what melts my butter! Here’s my opening line when I wake up in the morning…not mine..just borrowed “I am happy, healthy and wise in body, mind and spirit.” and then….I smile.
I am thankful for my planet filled with wonder and magnificence. I am thankful for my country…a place where hope outshines every adversity. I am thankful for my county and my community where the changing of the seasons is deeply felt and greatly appreciated. I am thankful for my family, friends, and any soul who has agreed to share my space, if even for a little while. I am grateful for the ability I have as a human being to have thoughts, create energy and make the impossible possible. Thanks to all….Love to all…

Food Collection a Success

Diane — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:20:09 +0000

I recently collected non-perishable food items for my friend, Jen Croneberger, who put out a call for food for the Coatesville Area Food Bank. I was so excited to help the cause….I simply emailed my friends, picked up food from them, then Jen picked up the food from me. It felt so good to help!

So, I offer you a challenge. Please watch the following video to learn more!

Health Coaching – the look of health care in the future

Diane — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:46:38 +0000

Take a look at this video:

I have been a health coach for 4 years now and am passionate about getting health coaches in doctor’s office around the country! What are your ideas about how to get your doctor to open up to the idea of a health coach to help him have a successful, long standing practice?