Social prescribing is a treatment method used by doctors, nurses, and other primary care professionals to treat patients with referring them to a range of local non-clinical services such as charities and voluntary organisations (Link Workers) rather than prescribing them with drugs (medicine). Dr. Michael Dixon of NHS England describes social prescribing as “a radical rethink of medicine, planting health and healing in the heart of the community. We can’t treat everything wi

By Behcet Bicakci, Life Coach (DipLC) I have recently read an article about a wife who was in love with her husband but becomes aware that they did not love each other as before. She decided to be a detective and search what made her fall in love with her husband and what made them connected in the past. Some of her findings and my thoughts about subject are worth to list here: 1- In a relationship, if you do not share as much as you did before, the relationship will grow w

By Behcet Bicakci, Life Coach (DipLC) What are comfort zones? How can a life coach encourage a client to move beyond their comfort zone and improve their quality of life in Weight Management? Comfort Zone is a zone that an individual has familiarity, experience and habits that do not cause any or less stress and anxiety while performing in this zone. For example, if you have a habit of sleeping late at night and not being able to get up early, eating junk food, drinking alcoh

Does life coaching significantly different from other related professions such as Psychology and Counselling ? Yes, there are significant differences between these professions. Life coaching is about motivating and helping clients to achieve their goals in the short, medium or long term. Life coaching is specialising in changing people’s approach, mindset or behaviour that is lacking or preventing them from achieving what they want to be, have or do. People have a choice of w

Life coaching is motivating clients by helping and supporting them to overcome challenges that are preventing them from reaching their highe