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
Lauren Thomas is an instructor at a two-year campus of the University of South Carolina in Lancaster, South Carolina. She teaches health education courses to young people, typically aged 18 to 22, who often come from rural communities and choose to live at home instead of residing at a four-year campus.
Before discovering Wellcoaches, Thomas was an educator who wanted to have meaningful conversations with her students but felt her methods were ineffective. She realized that she was unintentionally seeking to impress her students instead of building deep connections with them.
After going through coaching training with Wellcoaches, Thomas recognized the importance of authenticity and human dignity in her interactions with students. She sought to understand her students beyond their roles as nursing majors or student-athletes, helping them explore their identities and motivations.
Thomas emphasizes the possibility of burnout and disenchantment in any profession and encourages her students to find meaningful activities and practices to draw on their strengths. She sees her role as an educator as enhanced by her coaching skills, allowing her to connect with students on a deeper level. According to Thomas, becoming a faculty member coach has fundamentally changed her relationships with herself, her family, and her colleagues, bringing more compassion and joy into her life.
Connect with Lauren Thomas:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-vincent-thomas-mph-mches-nbc-hwc-84788929/
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
