Season 1

Jan. 27, 2018

1: From Mission to Habits: The Start of My IIN Journey

Week 1: Exploring the Foundations of Health Coaching In the first week of the Health Coach Training Program (HTCP) at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) , the focus is on understanding the program's mission to impr...
Jan. 29, 2018

Ep. 2 IIN Unique Theories, Bio-Individuality, Circle of Life

In this second week of IIN's Health Coach Training Program, we explored IIN's unique theories on Primary/Secondary Foods, Bio-Individuality, Geographic Proximity, and Fitting OUT. Mentioned in this episode: Don't plan annual ...
Feb. 3, 2018

Ep. 3 FOOD POLITICS, HOME COOKING

Whoa, this week is a real eye-opener about how the food industry works and how that, in turn, affects our food choices in the grocery store. Mentioned in this episode: Don't plan annual goals -> plan for the next 12 weeks Mos...
Feb. 17, 2018

Ep. 4 HEALTH COACHES, DIETICIANS, AND NUTRITIONISTS, OH, MY!

This week's lesson focused on the unique roles of health coaches, dieticians, and nutritionists, how people learn about nutrition, and the role of joy in our health and happiness. Mentioned in this episode: Don't plan annual ...
Feb. 25, 2018

Ep. 5 SUPERFOODS, CAREER, MONEY

This week's lesson focused on raw food and superfoods, juicing and blending, career satisfaction, fear and taking action, the relationship between money and self-worth. Mentioned in this episode: Don't plan annual goals -> pl...
Feb. 27, 2018

Ep. 6 LIFE UPDATE

With a break in the Modules, I'll fill you in on what I'm doing and how I'm applying what I'm learning. Mentioned in this episode: Don't plan annual goals -> plan for the next 12 weeks Most people don't do well planning for a...
March 11, 2018

Ep. 7 ORGANIC, RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNICATION

This week's lesson focused on the great organic debate, the value of eating locally grown food, holistic, sustainable farming, the importance of relationships as primary food, and how to communicate more effectively with the ...
March 18, 2018

Ep. 8 WHOLE FOODS, ACCOUNTABILITY COACH

This week's lesson focused on the healing capacity of whole foods, how a nutrient-dense diet can aid in disease prevention, and accountability coaching. Mentioned in this episode: Don't plan annual goals -> plan for the next ...
March 25, 2018

Ep. 9 FATS, FOOD AS MEDICINE, CREATIVITY

This week's lesson focused on understanding the basics of fat and the effects on the body, how inflammation plays a role in health and disease, real food vs. industrial food, using food as medicine, the dairy debate, and last...
April 8, 2018

Ep. 10 PROTEIN, SELF-CARE

This week's lesson, Module 9, focused on understanding another macronutrient, protein. Also, we dive into the protein-based dietary approaches most notably the Atkins diet, the Primal Blueprint, and Paleo diets, and to round ...
April 22, 2018

Ep. 11 CARBOHYDRATES, HEALTH HISTORIES

This week's lesson, Module 10, focused on understanding the last macronutrient, carbohydrates, including the types, dietary sources, and effects on the body. We get into the pros and cons of carbohydrates in the diet and how ...
April 27, 2018

Ep. 12 LIFE UPDATE

Some weeks we don't have a new module so I'm sharing with you what I'm doing with the information I'm learning. Mentioned in this episode: Don't plan annual goals -> plan for the next 12 weeks Most people don't do well planni...
May 4, 2018

Ep. 13 SUGAR, FINANCES, MYERS-BRIGGS

This week's lesson, Module 11, focused on all things sugar. Where is it found and what is the effect on the body. We also learned about the primary food area of finances and how it impacts your health and happiness. We took t...
May 10, 2018

Ep. 14 CHALLENGING THE OBESITY DOGMA

This week's lesson, Module 12, is the importance of walking my talk as a health coach. Guest speaker, Gary Taubes challenges the current understanding of the causes of obesity. We also learn about the concepts of volumetrics,...
May 27, 2018

Ep. 15 CLEAN EATING, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

In this week's lesson, Module 13, we learned about clean eating and how to take small steps toward a diet based on whole foods, the importance of physical activity and its impact on health and happiness, the effects of exerci...
Aug. 10, 2018

Ep. 16 SLEEP, CAFFEINE, ACTIVE LISTENING

This week in Module 14 we explore sleep quality and quantity, the hot-button topic of caffeine, and more on how to effectively coach. Mentioned in this episode: Don't plan annual goals -> plan for the next 12 weeks Most peopl...
Sept. 30, 2018

Ep. 17 6-MONTH PROGRAM, CLOSING THE DEAL, PROGRAM ADD-ONS

This week in Module 15 we are introduced to the 6-month program, the value and significance of the 6-month program, how to close the deal and add-ons for the program. Mentioned in this episode: Don't plan annual goals -> plan...
Nov. 9, 2018

Ep. 18 LIFE UPDATE

Every few weeks a take a break from talking about the class and instead turn the focus completely on how I’m building my business and using the tools from the course in my life. So this week it’s a Life Update episode. Mentio...
Nov. 17, 2018

Ep. 19 CIRCLE OF LIFE, COACHING THROUGH PRIMARY FOOD, RELATIONSHIPS

This week in Module 16 we are learned more about coaching through Primary Food in the area of relationships and using the circle of life tool. Mentioned in this episode: Don't plan annual goals -> plan for the next 12 weeks M...
Nov. 24, 2018

Ep. 20 COACHING THROUGH SECONDARY FOOD, IIN PLATE, CRAVINGS, FOOD TRACKING

This week in Module 17 we learned more about coaching through Secondary food, we look at the Integrative Nutrition Plate, we then get into cravings and food tracking. Mentioned in this episode: Don't plan annual goals -> plan...
April 22, 2019

Ep. 21 GLUTEN-RELATED DISORDERS, LISTENING TO YOUR BODY, INTUITIVE COACHING

This week in Module 18 we learned the importance of listening to your own body and advocating for your health, we learned the history of grains and their role in the diet, we learned how to classify gluten-related disorders, ...
April 18, 2025

Podcast Introduction

In this trailer episode of 'Becoming a Health Coach,' Megan McCrory introduces her background and the reasons for starting the podcast in 2018 while attending the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN). Megan reviews the s...