Your golden ticket to a lifetime of education, advanced credentials, expert community—and an uncommonly successful career.

Master the #1 skill you need to help your clients (and yourself!) accomplish anything. The Advanced Certificate in Change Psychology goes deeper into the techniques and practices of master change psychologists—so you can coach your clients to success, every time.

Course 1 of 3: How Do We Change Our Behavior

As a coach, your business relies heavily on your change-making abilities. This course lays the foundation for a deep understanding of why we both struggle and succeed, so you can help more people move forward in a healthy direction.

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• What behavior is and where it comes from so you can help your clients choose the change they want and work productively towards it
• How to use change psychology to make an amazing first impression and improve your business processes
• Specific skills, practices, and actions that facilitate change faster, helping improve client results and retention
• Key phrases to eliminate from your coaching vocabulary, so you don’t accidentally demotivate your clients
• Why focusing on hacks and quick fixes is never going to produce sustainable change and the “deep change” concept to focus on instead
• The steps required to explore, assess, and track your own process of change, so you’re at the top of your game when helping others

Course 2 of 3: How To Talk to Clients to Help Them Change

With this course, you’ll be able to move from understanding theory to confidently putting change-making techniques into practice, so your clients get outstanding results. (No matter what’s stopping them from reaching their nutrition and fitness goals.)

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• The surprisingly simple way to turn a seat-squirmingly uncomfortable conversation into a powerful change moment
• Go beyond why change psychology works and focus on how to do it better, so you and your clients get more consistent, deliberate results
• Proven methods behind counseling psychology, behavioral economics & neuroscience that you need to develop action plans to move your clients forward
• How to show up fully for your clients who are struggling and empower them to navigate their way through the tough stuff
• Specific tools & techniques to guide your clients through the pain they need to experience for growth and development (and help them see why that pain is positive)

Course 3 of 3: How To Solve The Toughest Behavior-Change Challenges

We’ll help you navigate some of the toughest problems that get in the way of health and nutrition progress. This course enables you to solve your clients’ problems with skilled empathy and deepen your practice.

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• The most common bio-psycho-social issues facing people in midlife (like divorce, stressful job changes, health scares, or navigating parenthood!) and how to create empathetic action plans around them
• Why coaches who try to “just stick to exercise and nutrition” are doing their clients a huge disservice, and what to do instead (without a lot of extra effort)
• What to do if you suspect deeper issues are affecting your client’s health and fitness progress (while staying within your scope of practice)
• How to identify and address disordered eating within nutrition plans, and when to refer out to other experts if problems are beyond your scope of practice
• A step-by-step guide to helping your clients identify challenges, prepare long-term goals, and plan for success
• How to reassure your clients that—despite their challenges—they still have a remarkable capacity to change and thrive

Counter the core beliefs of clients who believe they can’t make progress due to their metabolism. The Advanced Certificate in Nutrition for Metabolic Health helps you push back against client blockers with science and compassion.

Course 1 of 3: What is Metabolism

All physiological changes—including weight loss or gain, fat loss or gain, and muscle loss or gain—require different efforts and amounts of time for different people. This course gives you the essentials to clear through the clutter and get your nutrition coaching clients the results they don’t realize are possible.

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• Confidently navigate the great debate around calories in vs. calories out, and be ready to explain it simply to your clients
• Reassure your clients they don’t have a ‘broken’ metabolism… and get them through plateaus quickly, regardless of why they’re stuck
• Create metabolic health action plans that help clients prioritize behaviors that can improve metabolic function
• The role of movement in metabolism and whether we can really “boost” metabolism with interval training
• Guide your clients on the pros and cons of relying on their fitness tracker, so they’re choosing the most effective measurements for success
• Understand metabolism’s effect on health, fitness, and longevity—and why it’s different for everyone, so you can support all your clients, no matter what

Course 2 of 3: What Is Hunger, and How Can We Control It

This course is a deep-dive into the main influences on food intake and eating behavior—and how to regulate them to help anyone reach their goals.

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• The critical differences between appetite and hunger, plus how to explain why we get hungry and often eat more than our body needs
• The real “why” behind stress eating, along with simple techniques to help your clients avoid these pitfalls
• The subtle eating cues that—when ignored—have a massive negative impact on our health and weight
• Answer “no” with confidence when your clients ask, “Am I doomed to be this weight forever?”
• Strategies to help all types of clients make a sustainable transition from poor eating habits to a healthy relationship with food
• Why simply restricting energy intake to decrease body fat often fails—and how to coach your clients with a holistic approach to fat loss instead

Course 3 of 3: How to Promote Healthy Digestion

The gastrointestinal tract and digestive system are intricately connected to a wide range of other body systems and processes. How to Promote Healthy Digestion will explore the interconnected systems and processes that matter, and the coaching skills you’ll need to help your clients eat, digest, feel, and perform better.

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• How digestion works and changes over the lifespan, including the role of stress, hormones, and big life changes like pregnancy or menopause
• What causes many common digestive problems, such as heartburn, bloating, or constipation, and simple lifestyle changes that can help
• Special considerations for athletes, such as how to balance performance, recovery, and stomach upset—featuring our Workout Hydration & Nutrition Calculator
• What causes food intolerances, sensitivities, and allergies, and the differences between them all
• All about the gut microbiome and its role in other systems such as immunity, the gut-brain axis, and metabolic health
• How to identify potential food limitations and do an elimination diet, within scope of practice

The Advanced Certificate in Nutrition Coaching for Athletes gives you a deep-dive into the mindset and physiology of people who move for a living—from athletes, to firefighters, to busy moms—so you can cater your coaching to their unique demands.

Course 1 of 3: How to Coach an Athlete

When you know how to account for an athlete’s unique needs, you raise the bar on their results and your reputation as a go-to nutrition coach for serious exercisers. With Coaching Athletes you’ll get evidence-based fundamentals developed by athletes for athletes.

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• What actually happens to your clients before, during, and after movement, so you can tailor programs to meet their specific needs
• How to properly assess an athlete’s needs, even when you don’t have experience in their sport
• The difference between an “athlete,” an “exerciser,” and a “mover” and why thinking beyond traditional definitions deepens your practice
• The “human factors” to consider when creating plans that take your athlete coaching results from good to great
• Why sport type isn’t always the most important factor in nutrition coaching for athletes… and the variables you should consider instead
• Real-world stories and coaching strategies from high-performing athletes who now successfully coach other athletes

Course 2 of 3: How to Create Personalized Nutrition Programs for Athletes

Your competitive clients rely on nutrition to help them gain their competitive edge, but with so many variables at play, personalization can be overwhelming. From meal planning and supplements to hydration protocols—where do you start? This course equips you with a systematic, step-by-step process for prioritizing, decision-making, and building custom plans that work.

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• Personalization skills that go beyond specific recommendations into practical thinking, reasoning, coaching, and communicating so your athletes thrive
• A step-by-step repeatable process for putting your new knowledge into a clear, easy to communicate plan for both individual & team sport athletes
• Nutrition and lifestyle practices that boost performance and recovery, and in turn, increase your credibility as a coach
• Practice client-centered coaching techniques with confidence and design robust action plans based on those techniques
• Deepen your understanding of the biopsychosocial factors that make athletes unique and how they affect nutrition coaching
• Help your athlete clients clarify and develop their performance and lifestyle goals making you a go-to advisor and nutrition expert

Course 3 of 3: How to Solve Common Nutrition Challenges for Athletes

How to Solve Common Nutrition Challenges for Athletes is here to help you navigate everything from body image to perfectionism, poor sleep to pro sports culture. It’s the best training to help you coach your athletic clients over some of their biggest nutrition hurdles.

This course enables you to solve problems with both skill and empathy, deepening your practice with real-world coaching strategies developed by athletes for athletes, and teaches you:

• The most likely scenarios you’ll see as a nutrition coach for athletes and how to think through each one systematically, effectively, and proactively
• Use conflict and “failure” as opportunities to gather athlete insights, and coach them towards a growth mindset
• Move beyond just “telling athletes what to do” or “looking for problems” to helping your clients build self-efficacy and life skills
• Practical and effective coaching tools and problem-solving techniques to help you troubleshoot challenges (including referring out as needed)
• Feel confident supporting your clients with deep health challenges like body image, perfectionism, addictive behaviors, injury, and more
• Be ready with the right answers when your athlete clients have issues with energy balance, immunity, diet quality, sleep, infertility, and more

Working with athletes and highly active people can come with increased issues and substantial rewards for your business.

When you can confidently coach athletes through their unique obstacles, you elevate your business—and create space for your clients to achieve peak performance with ease.

Whether you’re getting questions about counting macros, plant-based diets, or intermittent fasting—the Advanced Certificate in Dietary Strategies gives you the credentials to set your business apart and safely guide your clients towards the best results.

Course 1 of 3: How to Coach a Plant-Based Diet

We debunk the theories and explore what the science really says about plant-based eating—so you can make healthier decisions for yourself and others. With How to Coach a Plant-Based Diet, you’ll learn everything we know about plants as a source of nutrition, plus how to apply and coach plant-based eaters in the real world.

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• Calculate how to get ample protein in your client’s diet, whether they’re fully plant-based or transitioning there
• Get sample plant-based meals and menus to use thanks to our easy red-yellow-green food spectrums and assessments
• Figure out how vitamins, nutrients, and protein work for and against people who follow plant-based diets
• Get comfortable balancing your client’s macro and micronutrients thanks to our handy Micronutrient Deficiencies Reference Guide
• Explore the value of being a diet-agnostic coach, how that helps you better understand your clients and build stronger relationships with them
• Learn how to balance concerns around sustainability, animal welfare, agriculture, and health goals, with a sustainable, plant-based menu

Course 2 of 3: How to Coach Intermittent Fasting

Hard truth: most coaches don’t really understand how intermittent fasting works—or how to use it with their clients. But you can be different. This course gives you the confidence to know exactly what fasting does to your clients’ bodies and minds. You’ll be ready to help anyone who comes asking you about IF—and equipped with the skills to guide them toward meaningful change.

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• Understand the psychology, physiology, and direct experience of fasting so you can cut through the noise about the “right” fasting protocol
• Understand the 15+ crucial, evidence-based cautionary notes you need to know before you tell anyone to start fasting
• Pick the right fasting plan for your client’s unique situation (we explain 9 popular variations and 3 of our favorites)
• Follow our step-by-step approach to assess scientific studies, determine client suitability, and build a solid IF plan
• Teach your clients how to understand (and get control of) their hunger so they can stop being a slave to those late-night cravings
• Align your training with fitness activities that are least affected by fasting, and raincheck those that will be hard to build on a deficit

Course 3 of 3: How to Coach a Macros-Based Diet

Surprise! When it comes to macros, it’s not all about the numbers. Macronutrients are about people as much as they are numbers. Any coach can give their client some numbers to follow. But a great coach knows how to translate those numbers into smart action steps and life-transforming results.

Here’s what you can expect to learn:

• Determine and calculate macronutrient ratios for anyone
• Adjust calories, protein, carbs, and fat to kickstart and speed progress
• Track calories and macros in multiple ways to enhance precision, flexibility, and/or consistency
• Determine the right tracking protocol for each client—from complete beginners to advanced athletes
• Modify macros for specific situations like eating out or while on vacation (Plus, what to do when your client gets off track)