A health coach on a mission, Ali Shapiro empowers clients to redefine their values and embrace adaptability. Through her innovative “adaptive coaching” approach, she guides individuals to tackle their deepest challenges, face their fears, and cultivate a profound sense of self-trust and resilience.Ali Shapiro is a holistic nutritionist, integrated health coach, and the host of the top-ranked podcast Insatiable.In this episode Melinda and Ali talk about:Changing and expanding core values to adapt to current needsPrioritizing rest and imperfection over productivity for well-beingHelping clients discover and value new prioritiesRedefining productivity as a state of being rather than constant doingAdaptive coaching: leaning into curiosity, research, and client empowermentTrusting the client and providing structure in the change processExperiencing adaptive processes firsthand before coaching othersDeveloping the “Truths with Food” methodology based on Ali’s personal healing journeyAddressing root causes and adaptability for deep transformation in coachingFocusing on non-food rewards, pleasure in exercise, and evidence-based frameworks“Transformational change is: How do we get the survivor self to be in that healthy adult self? How do we help it evolve?” — Ali ShapiroGuest Bio:Ali Shapiro is the host of the top-ranked podcast Insatiable, a holistic nutritionist, integrated health coach, and rebel with a serious cause. She’s academically, practically, and empathetically aware of how the medical system, diet culture, and body positivity movements all have their own flavor of crazy. Ali developed TRUCE while in graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania, where she drew from her 17+ years of working with real-life clients and her own personal healing journey from emotional eating and having cancer as a teenager.Ali’s work and clients’ unique success have been featured in well + Good, mindbodygreen, Prevention, Women’s Health, and Forbes, as well as industry leading podcasts Being Boss, Tell Me Something True, and Food Heaven.Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeCoaches ConsoleMelinda’s book: The Confident CoachAli’s website: AliShapiro.comAli’s free “Monthly Change Agent Disruption Hour”: AliShapiro.com/disruptorCredits:Host: Melinda CohanProducer and Editor: Michi LantzExecutive Producer: Danny InyMusic Soundscape: Chad Michael SnavelyMaking our hosts sound great: Home Brew AudioTo catch the great episodes that are coming up on Just Between Coaches, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channelor your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.Music credits:Track Title: CloudsArtist Name: AcreageWriter Name: Marshall UsingerPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONSTrack Title: Coastline DreamArtist Name: Wild SkyWriter Name: Adam SimonsPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONSTrack Title: Coo CoosArtist Name: Dresden, The FlamingoWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONTrack Title: Stars & TreesArtist Name: Outside The SkyWriter Name: Dustin RansomPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONSpecial effects credits:24990513_birds-chirping_by_promission used with permission of the author and under license by AudioJungle/Envato Market.Episode transcript: Adaptive Coaching: Embracing Change (Ali Shapiro).
