{"id":9550,"date":"2019-02-10T19:04:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T03:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=9550"},"modified":"2019-02-10T19:04:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T03:04:54","slug":"inside-the-student-health-and-counseling-centers-wellness-coaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/inside-the-student-health-and-counseling-centers-wellness-coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Student Health and Counseling Center\u2019s wellness coaching"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rebecca Meyers<\/strong> | Lifestyle editor<\/span><\/p>\n

In its ongoing quest to help students reach their maximum mental and physical health, the Student Health and Counseling Center has a recent addition to their services: wellness coaching. The purpose of wellness coaching is to help students make a plan for tackling their obstacles and working towards their goals. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sage Kiernan-Sherrow, a junior English major, who has already taken advantage of the program, spoke about her experience. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I often feel frustrated with my lack of knowledge about different aspects of wellness and find myself wishing that I had some sort of guide. So you can imagine that this email felt like it came at exactly the right time,\u201d Kiernan-Sherrow said, referring to the notice the SHCC sent to students about the program.<\/span><\/p>\n

At first she thought the coaching would be more focused on physical fitness, but in fact the coaches focus on whatever aspect of the student\u2019s life they want to work on most. The students are asked to fill out a survey that identifies their strengths, which the coaches then use to help them figure out how to work towards their goals. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy wellness coach is named Pam, and she and I instantly connected,\u201d Kiernan-Sherrow told me. \u201cShe made me feel comfortable and she was adept at identifying my strengths and how to apply them to my future goals. We decided to focus on building my confidence and to begin that we collaborated to think of short-term activities that would benefit my long-term goals.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

After hearing positive feedback from others, I decided to try some wellness coaching myself. I took the survey and then met with Craig Wimmer, the SHCC\u2019s other wellness coach. Over the hour-long meeting, we discussed both my long-term and short-term goals, as well as what areas of my life I felt needed the most work or improvement. I was surprised to find that just voicing some things made me see my life a little bit clearer, and having to write out the steps I would take to make improvements made them seem much more attainable. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kiernan-Sherrow described leaving at the end of the meeting feeling \u201cextremely validated, valued and understood,\u201d and I would say I felt the same way after my own meeting. I will likely return for a follow up, which many students do, to see how the wellness coaching affected my outlook and approach to life. Students interested in setting their own appointment for wellness coaching can do so through the patient portal, found at wou.edu\/health<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact the author at howllifestyle@wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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