Health Coach
Holly Murray
Holly can support individuals and families gain knowledge, skills, tools, and confidence to set goals and find strategies to enhance wellbeing. This can be anything from managing stress to making healthy food choices. Holly facilitates an Aqua Jogging group every Tuesday morning at Graham Condon pool, which is open to all Inspire patients.
Holly was born in the UK and moved to Christchurch in 2023.
She has a Psychology degree and a masters in Psychological Approaches to
Health. Her studies sparked her interest in the intricate connection between
mind and body. She is passionate about supporting people to make positive
changes to improve their health and wellbeing, with a focus on motivation and
self-determination.
She spends much of her spare time rock climbing in the Port Hills and Castle Hill, as well as surfing in Sumner. Holly’s love of the outdoors and adventure is what brought her to New Zealand.
What is a Health Coach?
Like a sports coach, a health coach is there to help inspire confidence in you, to motivate you to achieve goals and to share knowledge in obtaining those goals.
This could be something as simple as helping you get to sleep at night, manage medications or attend appointments to assist you in your health journey.
The old saying, give a person a fish, they will eat for a day, teach them to fish and they will eat for a lifetime, is the basis of what a Health Coach is trying to help you achieve. Its not about the heath coach saving you, its about them giving you the tools and motivation to help yourself. A doctor, or nurse, may rescue you in an acute care situation, but for ongoing health issues, you need help, some guidance, tips, explaining the situation, working with you to manage your condition.
Do you need help with any of these:
Emotional and physical wellbeing
Health lifestyle
movement and being active
Health eating
Sleep
Managing Stress
Reduction of harmful substances
Social connection
Living well with chronic health conditions
Action plans/goal setting
smoking cessation
Connecting with community services/social services
Family/Whanau support
If you would like to discuss further, please speak with your GP or nurse, otherwise you can make an appointment with reception or online in our portal.
This is a free service and appointments last up to 30 minutes.