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Whether you want to LOSE WEIGHT, LEARN TO RELAX, ENJOY EXERCISE AND MOVEMENT, COMMUNICATE WITH POWER AND COMPASSION, MAKE CROSSROADS LIFE DECISIONS, CHANGE CAREERS OR START YOUR OWN BUSINESS, I can help you achieve your goals.

I can help you sort out your goals and get clear about what you really want out of life.

I have helped people lose weight while enjoying their favorite foods, traveling, celebrating, and manifesting joy. I help you to focus on your goals, your successes, and your progress. When obstacles get in the way, we simply look at them and use them to identify strategies to keep you moving forward.

I often use relaxation and visualization in my coaching sessions.

Health and Wellness Coaching can help you live a healthy and happy life based on your purpose, your philosophy, your beliefs, and your inner source of strength. Together we will work on unraveling all your ideas and creating a step by step approach to following a clear path that leads to your dreams and goals.

I have worked in the field of health and wellness for over 30 years as a nurse, health educator, and coach. But most important is my own life experiences. I have been married 35 years this year and have three children and two grandchildren. I know what it's like to want to be a you while giving yourself to others. I know what its like to work on a relationship both the ups and the downs, and I know what its like to feel overwhelmed and confused sometimes.

I have worked with many coaches and worked with a Jungian psychologist for years. I also have explored many paths to spiritual peace and have helped others to get in touch with a spiritual path that works for them.

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So how does it all work?

  • It begins with an e-mail or phone call to schedule an appointment to see whether we are a good fit for each other. Coaching is a relationship and we have to feel comfortable working together.
  • If we agree we want to move forward, you will sign a contract and complete a wellness quesionnaire and other assessments so that I can learn more about you and your needs.
  • My fees vary depending on the amount of time you contract for. I have one month, three month, and six month coaching packages for individuals. Fees are paid before coaching begins.
  • I also offer group coaching and special classes.
  • If you are working with me on specific health issues, I may ask for a physician's clearance to assure that you are under the care of licensed health provider.
  • Then we begin: Our sessions will be done over the telephone. I can also accommodate Skype or video sessions when appropriate. You will call me at a scheduled time. The telephone sessions usually last about 45 minutes. Sometimes you may need a quick session just to check in or touch base.
  • When you contract with me, you have my time as scheduled for the period of time in the contract. This includes scheduled phone sessions and e-mail communication in between. I encourage my clients to stay in touch with me and share their highlights, their questions, their stuck points, and progress.

 

 I walk my clients through a vision journey so they can imagine themselves doing what they think is their dream career or looking healthy and energetic - that includes what their life looks like, how much money they are making, and their level of contentment and feeling of authenticity. Then we have to come up with the plan and steps to get there starting from where you are now and moving toward your target. My journey has been a very interesting one and continues. I would be happy to offer you a free consultation to further discuss how I could be most helpful to you on your journey.

That is what makes coaching so effective. We are your partner, your guide, and an active listener as you continue to reach your goals.

It is a fun, invigorating, challenging process and it is an investment in your future.

CALL ME TODAY! YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION!

513-309-8377

I WOULD LOVE TO MEET YOU.


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LIFE AND WELLNESS COACHING

Meeting you where you are on your journey-including:

  • Spirituality Coaching
  • Careeer Coaching
  • Relationship Coaching
  • Communication Coaching
  • Executive Coaching
  • Group Coaching

Want more information? Call us at 513-309-8377

How would your life look if it were balanced? What do you want more of in your life? What do you want less of? Make your vision a reality!

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WAYS IN WHICH MARY CAN GUIDE YOU!

  • Optimal- Three Month Coaching Package. Private one on one coaching over the telephone -3 telephone sessions per month for three months with e-mail support in between.
  • One Month Coaching Package- Private coaching. Three telephone meetings with e-mail support.
  • Lazer Coaching- One telephone session. This is ideal for someone who has had coaching but is stuck, needs clarification, validtion or wants to brainstorm ideas and set action steps to move forward.
  • Group Coaching- 8-12 participants meet via teleconference for a set number of weeks. Great for group support, sharing ideas, and being accountable to the coach and others.
  • "Ask Mary"-Send your life/health/wellness questions to Mary through her blog or e-mail. She will answer them as promptly as possible.
Call or e-mail to schedule a free consultation and for more information and fees.

 

Ask a Wellness Coach- Mary's Blog at Cincinnati.com

 

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I listen, inspire, motivate, and support you through the process of change.
I offer both telephone and face to face coaching in a private office setting.
Call me today for a free consultation: 513-309-8377.

WHAT MARY'S CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT COACHING

“I have finally learned how to balance my life in a healthy way-my mental, physical, and spiritual ‘selves’.” I have identified my true passions in life and have started to aim towards building them into my daily life permanently…I look forward to meeting new possibilities with a positive outlook. I have cultivated new and old relationships with friends and continue to try new things…My self concept increases on a daily basis through self-care and positive thoughts.”

“You were a 10. You were helpful, reliable and very supportive. You were great at keeping me focused and very good at rewording my negatives into positives (a skill I greatly admire)…You are very good at it (wellness coaching) and I know you will help many other people. You have done a wonderful job...”

“I began a regular exercise program that I was unable to get started without the coaching.
You have been a fantastic coach. Having a wellness coach that has really gotten to know me and help me set individualized, realistic goals has helped me become more fit, slowly and more permanently. Your direction and inspiration was what I need to get moving towards my wellness goals. Thanks so much!!”

“Mary provided a helpful attitude that was just the right mixture of intuitive and non-judgmental. The coaching sessions were enjoyable and effective.”


The process of wellness coaching progresses through several stages:


  • Clients provide background information through a comprehensive online assessment and during the first coaching session, so that their coaches are well-informed on the key issues, including medical limitations.
  • During the first 90-minute coaching session, clients and coaches commit orally to a three-month coaching program. Clients confirm that they are ready to make changes and discuss a personal wellness vision, three month priorities and realistic goals. Clients also define and commit to 3-5 goals, or small steps toward the three-month goals, for the following week.
  • In each subsequent 30-40 minute coaching session, each week or as needed, coaches and clients review the progress towards the last week's goals, learn something new or develop a solution to overcome an obstacle, and then agree on a set of goals for the following week.
  • After a few weeks of coaching sessions, clients begin to notice improvements in how they feel and look, and their motivation to continue efforts to change increases.
  • Sometimes in the second and third months, clients hit one or more obstacles. Both coaches and clients work hard to find solutions to overcome each obstacle to reach the goal of establishing new lifestyle behaviors.
  • By the end of three months, clients typically reach more than 70% of their three-month goals and are energized and confident to commit to changing new areas.


Coaching Articles and Resources



READ ALL ABOUT IT! Great article highlighting Wellcoaches in the New York Times "On the Other End of the Line, Disciipine" Wellness coaching in the New York Times!!

"What to look for in a wellness coach"

Wellcoaches was quoted in the April 22 edition of the New York Times in an article in the business section about nutrition coaching
Winning the Nutrition Game, With Help from a Coach

White Paper- THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC: a confidence crisis calling for professional coaches. Wellness coaches: A new profession to support our mastery of health and well-being.

Listen to Mary on WBAP Radio
Sunday June 24, 2007

FAQs


Briefly introduce yourself and your business.

My name is Mary Claybon, owner of Promoting Health: The Middle Way LLC, a business dedicated to deep health and wellness. My background is nursing and health education. I have been a yoga and fitness instructor, taught meditation and stress management in addition to clinical and nursing education. I currently offer telephone and web based coaching in the areas of stress, nutrition, fitness, health and life and love it because it is a career that uses all of my nursing, wellness and life skills and experiences to help people change and attain their life vision and goals. I live in Cincinnati, Ohio with my husband of 34 years. Together we have three grown children.

What do you think you most have to offer your clients in the area of health and wellness?

Deep understandings of what it means to be human, confused, stressed and then look out at world and know you want to change but it’s difficult. Compassion, excitement and inspiration. My work is all based on my education and my own journey.

Why do you stress “deep healing??”

We think of healing as feeling better mentally or physically and so we look for a quick solution or exciting solution but it goes deeper. The reason we hold on to negative thoughts and behaviors is because something is in pain in our hearts and souls. In coaching we listen mindfully and help the person come up with answers they already know and have deep inside. We don’t tell you what to do we get to what you really want to do-what matters to you and what has gotten in the way to prevent you from being the person you want to be.


What have you learned about motivation and change in your 34 years of experience in this field?

That it has to come from the inside not “you should and here’s how” or even I should because …. It has to be I will and I must because it really matters to me.


How does wellness coaching differ from life coaching?

We do both but begin with looking at health and wellness. Our assessment includes questions on physical health history and lifestyle issues that affect health and promote or inhibit wellness. We are trained to ask open ended questions and listen mindfully, and promote inner motivation and can help with relationships, career, etc. but we always include physical and mental health – fitness, nutrition, weight management, stress management and then add life issues.

Why did you call your business Promoting Health: The Middle Way-What is the Middle Way?

The middle way is actually a Buddhist philosophy of balance because the Buddha learned that he could not heal the world by leaving it but by living in it with compassion and detachment. I have done everything to extremes only to realize that the path to health and healing is moderation and balance-not perfection.

What changes have you made in your own life?

I am changing all the time. My body, and with menopause it is changing on its own. My mind, less and less judgments and know everything ness. Although I am perceived as an expert I am learning all the time and love listening to others figure it out. Understand stress so much more – no drugs just relax, retreat, meditate, yoga- My spirit- broader understanding of God and the universe- more spiritual less religious –Teach A Course in Miracles.

Initially when I was younger I didn’t see things so deeply. I changed my physical lifestyle by exercising, eating healthy and quitting smoking. Later I became more interested in how I did that long term and it had to do with what I believed about life and health. Now my changes are more about healing emotionally and spiritually without it being a cliché.


What changes in our current health care system do you see as necessary and how do you see these changes being implemented?

All players communicating and wanting to heal the system so we can truly heal people and the world. More understanding of deeper healing and wellness. More teaching about long term change. The healers working on their own healing – recognizing we are all on a journey together and nobody’s physically or mentally perfect. Spiritually yes!!

Two key points to leave you with:
• Health goes much deeper than how you look or how long you live-you can be healthy on your death bed.
• You change what you deeply desire to change. Motivation must come from an intrinsic desire to change and not an extrinsic source.