About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of lasting behavior change in healthcare and how coaching can empower patients.

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “The Power Behind Lasting Change,” features Dr. Jessica Matthews, a nationally recognized leader in health coaching, behavior change, and whole-person health. As a tenured professor at Point Loma Nazarene University and Founding Director of Health Coaching at UC San Diego Health, Dr. Matthews has spent her career helping clinicians and patients move beyond simply knowing what to do and toward creating meaningful, sustainable lifestyle change. The conversation explores why lasting behavior change is about more than willpower, the science of intrinsic motivation, and how coaching can empower patients to take an active role in their health. Dr. Matthews shares practical insights on self-determination theory, the importance of empathy and curiosity in clinical practice, the growing impact of group medical visits, and how technology can support behavior change without losing sight of…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Padmaja Patel

Guest: Dr. Jessica Matthews

Topics covered

• lifestyle medicine
• behavior change
• health coaching
• patient empowerment
• whole-person health

Keywords

• lifestyle medicine
• behavior change
• health coaching
• intrinsic motivation
• self-determination theory

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Point Loma Nazarene University, UC San Diego Health

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