Rebuilding Human-Centered Coaching: Simplicity, Connection, and the Future of Wellness with Michelle Leotta
Health Coach Radio
Episode Summary In this wide-ranging and deeply honest conversation, Erin Power welcomes back business and health coach Michelle Leotta to explore how the health coaching industry — and the health consumer — has fundamentally changed since their last conversation in August 2023. Michelle shares why the past year felt like a turning point for online businesses, what she observed in her client data, and how rising overwhelm, automation fatigue, and AI distrust are reshaping buying behavior. Michelle walks listeners through her decision to radically simplify her business model, shift away...
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Why the Future of Longevity Belongs to Health Coaches
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Technology is advancing rapidly in the world of health and longevity — from wearables and peptides to GLP-1 medications and AI-driven diagnostics. But what if the most powerful intervention isn’t technology at all? In this episode, Erin Power explores a surprising insight from tech entrepreneur and longevity experimenter Bryan Johnson. Despite spending millions of dollars on cutting-edge health interventions, Johnson publicly shared that the single most impactful factor in improving his health wasn’t a supplement, device, or medical procedure — it was behavior change....
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Invisible ADHD, Women, and Directive Coaching with Shanna Pearson
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In this guest episode, Erin Power sits down with Shanna, founder of ADHD Coaching and author of Invisible ADHD, to unpack why ADHD in women is often missed, what it feels like to live undiagnosed, and what support can look like when coaching is built specifically for ADHD brains. They talk about the emotional side of ADHD, decision paralysis, misdiagnosis, and why Shanna’s coaching model is intentionally high-touch and directive: doing tasks together, practicing skills in real time, and using accountability to create momentum. Episode Overview 0:00 Erin welcomes Shanna (ADHD Coaching) 0:16...
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The Death of Wellness Optimism: Why Simplicity May Be the Future of Health
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Is the era of endless biohacking, tracking, and hyper-optimization finally coming to an end? In this thought-provoking solo episode, Erin Power explores a cultural shift happening inside the wellness industry. For years, wellness culture promoted the belief that with enough gadgets, supplements, protocols, and data tracking we could essentially engineer our way to perfect health. But something is changing. Many people are now experiencing wellness overwhelm — fatigue from constant self-optimization, conflicting health advice, and the pressure to execute perfect routines. Erin breaks...
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Money, Mindset, and Making Data‑Driven Decisions with Lauren
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In this episode of Health Coach Radio, Erin Power is joined by Lauren, founder of Active Core Consulting, for a candid conversation about money, numbers, and the emotional relationship many founders have with their finances. Lauren supports boutique fitness, wellness, and recovery studio owners in building profitable, sustainable businesses. Together, Erin and Lauren explore financial shame, money mindset, reading a P&L, and how founders can move from fear and avoidance into clarity, ease, and empowered decision-making. Episode Overview 0:00 Introduction to Lauren and her work 3:30 Shame,...
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Healthy Swaps, Grocery Store Content, and Building Trust Online with Hunter Stoler
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In this episode of Health Coach Radio, Erin Power is joined by health coach and content creator Hunter (Health With Hunter) for a candid conversation about healthy swaps, weight loss, ingredient awareness, and building trust through social media. Hunter shares how he lost 50 pounds sustainably, built a following of over one million people across platforms, and now helps clients simplify healthy eating without restriction or fear. Episode Overview 0:00 Welcome and introduction to Hunter 2:15 Hunter’s health journey and coaching background 5:45 Growing a large social media following 8:10...
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Menopause, Stress, and Cutting Through the Noise with Bree Rudner
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Why does the menopause transition feel so overwhelming for modern women — and why are so many clients stuck in information overload? In this episode of Health Coach Radio, Erin Power sits down with Bree Rudner, a health coach specializing in women in their 40s and 50s and a coach on Dr. Mindy Pelz’s team. Bree shares her personal journey from an autoimmune diagnosis in her late 30s to building a coaching practice rooted in physical foundations, mental well-being, and simplicity. Together, Erin and Bree explore why confusion has become one of the biggest barriers to progress — and...
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The New Dietary Guidelines: What Changed, What Didn’t, and What Health Coaches Need to Know
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The 2026 Dietary Guidelines for Americans have sparked intense debate across the health and wellness world. In this solo episode, Erin Power breaks through the noise to offer a grounded, professional, and unbiased perspective on what these updated guidelines actually mean for health coaches and their clients. Rather than celebrating or criticizing the guidelines, Erin walks listeners through what has genuinely shifted, what remains the same, and why this moment matters more philosophically than practically. She explains why population level nutrition guidance rarely changes individual...
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Understanding Symptomatology: A Practical Tool for Health Coaches
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In this solo, unscripted episode of Health Coach Radio, Erin Power dives into a deceptively simple — yet incredibly powerful — concept for health coaches: symptomatology. While the word itself may sound clinical or dry, Erin reframes symptomatology as a practical, ethical, and client-centered tool that fits squarely within a health coach’s scope of practice. This episode explores how health coaches can work skillfully with client-reported symptoms without diagnosing, treating, or crossing professional boundaries. Erin explains how symptom self-assessments can support awareness, pattern...
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From Vegan Icon to Regenerative Rancher (and Why Soil Changes Everything) with Mollie Engelhart
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This is not a diet debate. In this episode of Health Coach Radio, Erin Power sits down with Mollie Engelhart, a former vegan icon and celebrated Los Angeles restaurateur whose identity and livelihood were built on plant-based ideology. Today, Mollie is a regenerative farmer and cattle rancher in Texas. That transition cost her millions of dollars, professional relationships, and public approval — and she would still do it again. This conversation explores what happens when evidence and lived experience challenge deeply held beliefs, especially when those beliefs are tied to morality,...
info_outlineIn this solo episode, Erin Power walks through the top obstacles health coaches report facing on their path to success. Drawing from an end-of-year survey conducted with students and graduates of Primal Health Coach Institute, Erin breaks down why these challenges persist, why they are completely solvable, and how coaches can begin addressing them right now.
The three most common obstacles identified were: finding paying clients, confidence in marketing and business development, and navigating technology. Erin reframes each of these as learnable skills rather than fixed limitations.
Episode Overview
0:00 Intro and context for the end-of-year survey
2:45 Scope of practice and industry responsibility
5:10 The survey question: biggest obstacles to coaching success
6:10 Top three obstacles identified
8:00 Obstacle #1: Finding paying clients
11:10 Why there are more than enough clients
14:30 Clients find you when you put yourself out there
17:30 Obstacle #2: Confidence in marketing
20:10 Confidence is built through execution, not perfection
23:40 Obstacle #3: Technology
26:00 Simple tech stack for getting started
30:30 Final encouragement and closing thoughts (episode ends ~34:41)
Key Concepts in This Episode
Finding Paying Clients
Erin emphasizes that there are far more potential clients than any one coach could ever serve. The challenge is not demand, but visibility. Clients must be able to find you and understand what you offer.
Marketing Builds Confidence
Confidence does not come before action. It is earned through repetition, experimentation, and being willing to publish imperfect work.
Low Stakes, High Return
Early marketing efforts often reach very few people, which actually lowers the risk. This gives coaches room to practice and improve.
Technology as a Skillset
Booking links, websites, payment processors, and forms are framed as accessible tools designed for beginners. Most platforms offer help and support for non-technical users.
Customer Journey Awareness
Erin encourages coaches to think like consumers themselves, using their own experiences as guides to create smooth, intuitive client experiences.
Connect with Erin
• Submit your questions: podcast@primalhealthcoach.com
• Website: primalhealthcoach.com
• Instagram: @primalhealthcoach
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