Health Coaching and Beyond
Claim This Podcastby Ollie and Tim
Podcast Overview
<p>This podcast champions the belief that Health Coaching can change the world for the better! Your hosts Drs Ollie Hart and Tim Williams, are UK Family Doctors (GPs), who learnt to health coach with their patients over 40 years + combined experience. They found it so successful for their patients and themselves, they set up a company to teach others the skills....<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.peakhealthcoaching.com" target="_blank">www.peakhealthcoaching.com</a> Now they bring their enthusiasm for the topic to the airwaves, to encourage and promote the growth of health coaching in the NHS, in businesses, and any where that people matter.</p><p>They will chat about current affairs related to person centred care, and topics related to health coaching. Some episodes involve carefully selected guests, others conversation between the 2 of them. They aim to inspire your confidence and knowledge to embrace health coaching and all the benefits and joy it can bring.</p>
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July 15, 2026
Episode 28 - The Foundations of Great Coaching
<p>In this episode, Ollie is joined by executive coach, researcher and author Dr Rob Kemp to explore one of the biggest questions facing the coaching profession: what makes health coaching different from coaching more broadly?</p><p></p><p>Drawing on over two decades of coaching experience across leadership, higher education and organisational development, Rob reflects on the core principles that underpin all forms of coaching. Together, Ollie and Rob discuss where health coaching naturally sits within the wider coaching landscape, arguing that many of the skills, values and approaches are shared, even if the context and focus may differ.</p><p></p><p>The conversation explores why health and wellbeing are often overlooked in leadership and workplace coaching, despite being fundamental to performance, resilience and sustainable change. They discuss the importance of agency, self-awareness, trust and person-centred conversations, and why lasting change rarely comes from advice alone.</p><p></p><p>The episode also tackles one of the biggest emerging topics in coaching: artificial intelligence. Rob explains why he believes AI can become a powerful tool to support coaches, while questioning whether it should ever be described as an "AI coach". Together they explore the importance of relationships, ethics, trust and human connection, and consider what these developments might mean for the future of coaching.</p><p></p><p><b>Takeaways</b></p><p></p><p>Health coaching shares many of the same foundations as coaching in leadership, business and education.</p><p></p><p>Strong coaching is built on trust, partnership and meaningful human relationships.</p><p></p><p>Sustainable performance depends on health and wellbeing, not just knowledge or technical skills.</p><p></p><p>Lasting behaviour change comes through agency, reflection and person-centred conversations rather than advice-giving.</p><p></p><p>Leadership coaching naturally includes discussions about wellbeing, work-life balance and resilience.</p><p></p><p>Health is shaped by far more than medical treatment alone.</p><p></p><p>Coaches need to recognise the boundaries between coaching and therapy while working alongside people experiencing health challenges.</p><p></p><p>AI has significant potential to support coaching practice but should be introduced thoughtfully and ethically.</p><p></p><p>Human qualities such as trust, shared inquiry and ethical judgement remain central to effective coaching.</p><p></p><p>Greater collaboration between health coaching and the wider coaching profession would benefit both fields.</p>
July 8, 2026
Episode 27 - Listening, Trust and Healthier Working Lives
<p><b>Summary<br /></b>In this episode, Tim is joined by Paul Houseman, PCN Manager at Belgrave and Spinney Hill in Leicester, and Senior WorkWell Coach for the city. Paul shares his journey from banking, consultancy and aerospace into primary care, reflecting on what nearly four decades in different sectors has taught him about people, leadership and the conditions that help teams thrive.</p><p></p><p>The conversation explores the WorkWell pilot in Leicester, which supports people with health conditions to stay in work or return to work. Paul describes how the programme quickly revealed the complexity of people’s lives, from housing and food poverty to confidence, language, health and trust. Rather than offering simple advice or isolated signposting, the work required strong community relationships and skilled conversations.</p><p></p><p>A central theme of the episode is what happens when health coaching principles are applied not only to patients and clients, but also to staff teams. Paul reflects honestly on how coaching and supervision challenged his assumptions as a manager, particularly the need to stop fixing, listen more deeply, and create safer spaces for people to talk about what really matters.</p><p></p><p>The episode explores why trust is so important in healthcare workplaces, especially in systems often shaped by pressure, targets, policies and sickness management processes. Paul shares powerful examples of how listening to staff differently has led to greater openness, creativity, confidence and innovation within his team.</p><p></p><p>Throughout the episode, a clear message emerges, healthier working lives are not created through policies alone. They are built through trust, listening, relationships and the courage to do things differently.</p><p></p><p><b>Takeaways</b></p><p><b><br /></b>WorkWell supports people with health conditions to stay in work or return to work.</p><p></p><p>Employment, health and wellbeing are closely connected.</p><p></p><p>People’s barriers to work are often shaped by wider factors such as housing, poverty, language, confidence and caring responsibilities.</p><p></p><p>Trust is essential when working with communities and individuals.</p><p></p><p>Health coaching skills can support better conversations with both patients and staff.</p><p></p><p>Listening is often more powerful than trying to fix or advise.</p><p></p><p>Managers may need to unlearn habits of stepping in with solutions.</p><p></p><p>Staff wellbeing cannot be separated from patient care.</p><p></p><p>Sickness management processes can reduce absence on paper while damaging trust and morale.</p><p></p><p>Creating safe spaces helps people talk about what is really affecting them.</p><p>Lived experience can be a powerful strength within healthcare teams.</p><p></p><p>Small changes in how managers listen can lead to greater creativity, confidence and ownership.</p><p></p><p>Supporting staff to develop skills can have a lasting impact across an organisation.</p><p></p><p>Healthier workplaces depend on relationships, trust and leadership culture, not just policies.</p><p></p><p>Looking after teams is an essential part of delivering better care.</p>
July 1, 2026
Episode 26 - What Matters to You, Activation and the Future of Health Coaching
<p><b>Summary</b></p><p>In this episode, Ollie and Tim come back together to reflect on some of the conversations, conferences and ideas that have been shaping their thinking over recent months.</p><p></p><p>They begin by exploring two events that left a lasting impression: the Move More conference in Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals' What Matters To You conference. Both highlighted a growing shift away from focusing solely on individual behaviour change and towards creating systems, environments and cultures that make healthier choices easier for people.</p><p></p><p>The conversation then turns to Peak Health's work with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, supporting the rollout of What Matters To You training across the organisation. Ollie and Tim reflect on how person-centred conversations can improve experiences not only for patients, but also for colleagues and teams, creating stronger relationships and healthier workplace cultures.</p><p></p><p>They also revisit two recent podcast episodes that generated significant discussion. The first explored patient activation with Alf Collins and Jag Mundra, examining how confidence, knowledge and skills underpin people's ability to manage their health. The discussion considers how activation can move beyond individual patients and become a way of thinking about teams, organisations and communities.</p><p></p><p>The second revisits the rapidly evolving world of GLP-1 medications with Nikki Coughlan. Rather than viewing these treatments as a simple solution, Ollie and Tim explore the importance of behavioural and emotional support alongside medication, and the valuable role health coaching can play in helping people make lasting changes.</p><p></p><p>Finally, the conversation looks ahead to one of the biggest questions facing healthcare and coaching: the rise of artificial intelligence. They discuss where AI tools may help increase access to coaching approaches, while reflecting on the uniquely human elements of empathy, presence and shared experience that remain central to meaningful conversations.</p><p></p><p>Throughout the episode, one theme keeps resurfacing - whether supporting patients, staff or communities, lasting change starts with helping people feel heard, valued and capable of shaping their own future.</p><p></p><p><b>Takeaways </b></p><p>Health is shaped as much by systems and environments as it is by individual choices.</p><p></p><p>Creating opportunities for movement often matters more than simply encouraging motivation.</p><p></p><p>What Matters To You conversations can improve experiences for both patients and staff.</p><p></p><p>Person-centred approaches work best when they become part of organisational culture rather than isolated initiatives.</p><p></p><p>Patient activation is about building confidence, knowledge and skills, not simply delivering information.</p><p></p><p>Simple questions can sometimes provide more useful insights than complex measurement tools.</p><p></p><p>Activation can be considered at individual, team, service and community levels.</p><p></p><p>Supporting staff wellbeing is essential for delivering better care experiences.</p><p></p><p>GLP-1 medications create opportunities for change but work best alongside behavioural support.</p><p></p><p>Health coaching can help people navigate the emotional and psychological aspects of weight management.</p><p></p><p>AI coaching tools are likely to become increasingly important, but human connection remains valuable.</p><p></p><p>The future of health coaching may involve combining technology with human relationships rather than replacing them.</p><p></p><p>Helping people feel valued, capable and listened to remains central to improving health and wellbeing.</p>
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- What is Health Coaching and Beyond?
<p>This podcast champions the belief that Health Coaching can change the world for the better! Your hosts Drs Ollie Hart and Tim Williams, are UK Family Doctors (GPs), who learnt to health coach with their patients over 40 years + combined experience. They found it so successful for their patients and themselves, they set up a company to teach others the skills....<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.peakhealthcoaching.com" target="_blank">www.peakhealthcoaching.com</a> Now they bring their enthusiasm for the topic to the airwaves, to encourage and promote the growth of health coaching in the NHS, in businesses, and any where that people matter.</p><p>They will chat about current affairs related to person centred care, and topics related to health coaching. Some episodes involve carefully selected guests, others conversation between the 2 of them. They aim to inspire your confidence and knowledge to embrace health coaching and all the benefits and joy it can bring.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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