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Career Change to Health Coaching | Lyn Hatch’s Journey from Corporate to Coaching | HCA Talks Health

Zena Le Roux

 Thinking about a career change into health and wellness coaching? In this inspiring episode of HCA Talks Health, we speak with Lyn Hatch, a certified Health and Wellness coach and Head of Student Experience at Health Coaches Academy, who shares her journey from 20 years in the corporate world to building a fulfilling health coaching practice.

Lyn reveals what sparked her move into the health sector, how she built her business through authentic networking, and the real challenges and rewards of working as a Health Coach. She also opens up about the impact coaching has had on her own life and family — and the opportunities she’s found working with individuals, groups, and corporate clients.

Whether you’re exploring how to become a Health Coach, already training, or looking for inspiration to make a big career shift, this episode is packed with practical insights, encouragement, and tips for success.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll discover:

How Lyn transitioned from corporate life to health coaching

The role of networking and collaboration in building a business

Tips for finding your niche and attracting the right clients

The benefits of working in corporate wellness as a coach

How health coaching can transform your own life and lifestyle

Overcoming self-doubt and limiting beliefs when starting a business

⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Lyn’s corporate career and what sparked a change
2:00 Caring for her mother and a shift towards palliative care
3:00 Discovering health coaching as a career
4:00 Building her first coaching practice alongside hospice work
6:00 Group coaching and partnerships with other practitioners
7:00 Returning to corporate wellness on her own terms
8:00 Networking and building referral relationships
10:00 Finding your niche through experience and interests
12:00 How coaching has changed Lyn’s personal life and family health
14:00 Flexibility, balance, and lifestyle benefits of health coaching
15:00 Avoiding burnout and managing workload as a coach
16:00 The role of supervision in coaching practice
18:00 Overcoming limiting beliefs when starting a business
19:00 Seeing opportunities for coaching everywhere
20:00 Collaboration and referral partners in growing a practice
21:00 Final advice for aspiring Health Coaches

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