E7 - Sharon McRae - Coaching You to Health with Plants

Mended Paths Podcast

Path Menders Welcome, Today I'm speaking with Plant-Based Certified Health Coach, Sharon McRae. Sharon provides coaching services to clients in-person or online through her website "Eat Well Stay Well." She also teaches nutrition and cooking classes as a Food for Life Instructor for the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine. Sharon also runs a local meet-up group (in Maryland USA) which can be found on Facebook called the Columbia MD Forks Over Knives Meetup Group. Today we discuss (show notes): -How she got into the profession of coaching for health (0:43) -What to expect when starting a coaching relationship (5:45) -Nuns and the thieves example (9:15) -How foods can increase your chances of occurrence / recurrence of diseases (10:52) -Controlling what you can control and the benefits (13:02) -It’s not reductionism and changing preferences (16:24) -Disassociation with our food (19:15) -Her dad’s success story (22:37) -Sharon’s transition (29:51) -Common theme – from short trial to lifetime change (34:02) -Meet-ups (38:10) -How & how often she connects to coaching clients (41:04) -Making an informed decision (43:40) If you want to connect with Sharon, you can email her at [e-mail], or find her on her Facebook page. Thanks for listening! Don't miss an episode! Join the Mended Paths Community and receive notification when a new episode is released. Plus, get your copy of the free Mended Paths: Back to better "Healthy Living Quick Reference Guide" when you sign-up at www.mendedpaths.com! Wishing you the Best of Health, Chadwick @ The Mended Paths Podcast