Simon Matthews is an acclaimed faculty member who is recognized as a global citizen with insatiable curiosity and inspires everyone he interacts with. Hear the fascinating story of his highly unconventional career path, which included studying mathematics and French, training as a systemic family therapist, becoming a private investigator, and narrowly missing a career as an airline pilot before falling in love with lifestyle medicine and coaching. Matthews shares how his deep commitment to connection is fundamentally underpinned by a mindset of curiosity, a core principle derived from his early family therapy training. Listeners will gain essential insights into adapting coaching practices when working across cultures, as he details his experiences teaching classes to physicians and health professionals in China, often having to quickly adapt curriculum materials to ensure relevance.
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Simon Matthews is an acclaimed faculty member who is recognized as a global citizen with insatiable curiosity and inspires everyone he interacts with. Hear the fascinating story of his highly unconventional career path, which included studying mathematics and French, training as a systemic family therapist, becoming a private investigator, and narrowly missing a career as an airline pilot before falling in love with lifestyle medicine and coaching. Matthews shares how his deep commitment to connection is fundamentally underpinned by a mindset of curiosity, a core principle derived from his early family therapy training. Listeners will gain essential insights into adapting coaching practices when working across cultures, as he details his experiences teaching classes to physicians and health professionals in China, often having to quickly adapt curriculum materials to ensure relevance.
Connect with Simon:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonmatthewsfaslm/
Connect with Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcoaches/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellcoaches-corporation/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Wellcoaches
Contact Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/contact
In this episode of Wellcoaches Inside, Erika interviews Chris Wang, CEO of Shimmer, an organization providing coaching for teens and adults with ADHD. Chris is highlighted as a Wellcoaches health equity scholarship winner and a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree. The conversation delves into Chris' journey, starting with her diagnosis of ADHD at age 28, which she describes as an "expansion" rather than a limitation, allowing her to embrace her true self after years of masking. Driven by her personal experience and the lack of accessible support, Chris, along with Xenia, a Wellcoaches graduate and her initial ADHD coach, co-founded Shimmer to address the gaps in quality ADHD coaching. Shimmer's mission is to help every person with ADHD reach their full potential their way, emphasizing intersectionality, cultural competence, and affordability.
The discussion further explores Chris' sense of purpose, which she defines as making a positive impact in an area she is uniquely passionate about, aligning perfectly with her work at Shimmer.
Connect with Chris Wang:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wangchristal/
Connect with Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcoaches/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellcoaches-corporation/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Wellcoaches
Contact Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/contact
Wellcoaches Inside
Simon Matthews is an acclaimed faculty member who is recognized as a global citizen with insatiable curiosity and inspires everyone he interacts with. Hear the fascinating story of his highly unconventional career path, which included studying mathematics and French, training as a systemic family therapist, becoming a private investigator, and narrowly missing a career as an airline pilot before falling in love with lifestyle medicine and coaching. Matthews shares how his deep commitment to connection is fundamentally underpinned by a mindset of curiosity, a core principle derived from his early family therapy training. Listeners will gain essential insights into adapting coaching practices when working across cultures, as he details his experiences teaching classes to physicians and health professionals in China, often having to quickly adapt curriculum materials to ensure relevance.
Connect with Simon:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonmatthewsfaslm/
Connect with Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcoaches/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellcoaches-corporation/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Wellcoaches
Contact Wellcoaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/contact
