Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health
Drive meaningful change in women’s health and wellness through science
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Experience a comprehensive learning journey with Harvard Medical School Executive Education that combines two expert-led programs on women’s health and the principles of lifestyle coaching. Gain research-led frameworks to interpret health claims, motivate sustainable behavioral changes, and support long-term wellness in real-world contexts.
Program Overview: Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health
The Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health program from Harvard Medical School Executive Education is a 14-week online program that integrates evidence-based insights into women's health along with structured lifestyle and coaching practices that support sustainable behavior change. By combining two expert-led programs — the Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program and the Women’s Health and Wellness Program — this comprehensive learning experience provides practical approaches to prevention and sustainable behavior change, along with insight into women’s health.
With growing recognition of the role lifestyle and behavior play in long-term well-being, this program offers a credible, research-led perspective through self-paced learning, applied reflections, and instruction from Harvard Medical School faculty and leading specialists. You will engage with evidence-based principles of lifestyle medicine and coaching practices to understand how daily habits influence women's health, thereby strengthening your ability to apply prevention-focused strategies and support sustainable health outcomes in personal and professional contexts.
Note: This program does not grant academic credit and does not provide certification as a professional coach. This non-degree program offers a certificate of completion to participants who meet the program requirements.
78%
reduction in chronic disease risk is achievable through consistent healthy lifestyle practices.
Source: Global Wellness Institute
63%
of people in coaching interventions demonstrate improvements in self-efficacy and health-related behaviors, including diabetes self-management, after coaching support.
Source: JMIR Publications
Key Takeaways
The Women’s Health and Wellness Program will equip you to:
Recognize women’s health changes in midlife and beyond
Integrate evidence-based strategies to optimize women's hormonal and cardiovascular health in midlife
Support women's sexual, cognitive, and mental well‑being with evidence‑based strategies
Design personalized, evidence-informed care strategies and tools for women in midlife
Support women’s well-being through preventive and lifestyle strategies
The Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program will equip you to:
Explore the Foundational Lifestyle Pyramid — an exclusive framework developed by Dr. Beth Frates, a pioneer in lifestyle medicine and an assistant clinical professor at Harvard Medical School — through a set of practical tools, exercises, and activities
Incorporate the most recent research and the six pillars of lifestyle medicine into your coaching practice so that you can empower individuals compassionately and effectively to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors
Acquire the tools to build a level of rapport that enables you to support clients even in challenging circumstances
Empower clients to navigate disruptive life events so that they can learn to maintain healthy living patterns even in stressful situations
Gain valuable insights into encouraging resilience and building and restoring client rapport through interviews with subject matter experts
Navigate the changing wellness landscape and create a lifestyle coaching journal that outlines how you can integrate key techniques into your practice
Who Is the Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health Program For?
This Harvard Medical School Executive Education program is designed for individuals and professionals seeking practical, evidence-based lifestyle and wellness coaching approaches alongside a structured understanding of women’s health grounded in medical research, supporting sustainable behavior change.
The program is particularly beneficial for:
Health coaches, wellness professionals, personal trainers, and lifestyle practitioners who want to strengthen their scientific understanding of women’s health and gain evidence-based coaching frameworks to support clients with compassion and guide meaningful, lasting change
Health care and allied health professionals who seek to complement clinical care with credible and informed lifestyle, prevention, and coaching-oriented strategies that support women’s long-term health and overall well-being
Wellness entrepreneurs, health program leaders, and educators seeking research‑led coaching frameworks and practical tools to embed prevention‑focused strategies into offerings that support women in midlife
Note: This learning journey welcomes participants from diverse backgrounds and experiences who are passionate about advancing women’s health. No prior medical training or professional background in health care is required to enroll in this program.
Program Highlights
The Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health program combines two expert-led online programs from Harvard Medical School Executive Education to deliver an evidence-based experience. Led by world-class faculty, this program brings you lifestyle and coaching frameworks, along with women’s midlife health science, to support informed, real-world application.
Multidisciplinary Focus
Cost and Time Efficiency
Applied Learning
Community of Practice
Live Sessions
Self-Paced Learning
Harvard Medical School Certificates
What You Will Learn in the Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health Program
The comprehensive curriculum covers evidence-based lifestyle and coaching frameworks, and women’s health science. Through self-paced modules and hands-on exercises, you will develop practical insight to interpret research and implement prevention-focused strategies that support sustainable well-being.
Module 1: Foundations of Women’s Health across the Life Span
Module 2: Redefining Menopause: Health, Wellness, and Renewal
Module 3: Optimizing Women’s Cardiovascular Health in Midlife
Module 4: Gynecological and Sexual Health in Midlife and Beyond
Module 5: Women’s Brain Health
Module 6: Mental and Emotional Health in Women
Module 1: Using Lifestyle Coaching to Prevent, Treat, and Put Chronic Conditions into Remission
Module 2: Building and Sustaining Rapport as the Foundation of Lifestyle Coaching
Module 3: Coaching while Addressing the Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
Module 4: The Power of Resilience: The Secret to Adopting and Sustaining Healthy Lifestyle Patterns
Module 5: Key Coaching Concepts, Part 1
Module 6: Key Coaching Concepts, Part 2
Applied Learning Projects
Design a Real-World Women’s Health Solution
The Women’s Health and Wellness Program culminates in an applied capstone project that translates your learning into a practical, real-world solution. Through the Women’s Midlife Health Impact Project Proposal, you will identify a specific challenge in women’s midlife health that matters to you, related to menopause care gaps, cardiovascular risk, sexual health, cognitive changes, mental health, access to services, or another critical issue. Over the course of the program, you will develop a comprehensive, cohesive, and well-supported proposal outlining a clear, actionable response.
This project is intentionally flexible, allowing you to tailor your work through one of four pathways: personal health and self-advocacy; wellness and health care practice; business or technology innovation; or nonprofit, government, and policy leadership.
The Lifestyle Coaching Journal: A Reflective Guidebook
The Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program includes the Lifestyle Coaching Journal, a structured reflection guide that you will develop throughout your learning journey. This personalized guidebook will help you integrate the six pillars of lifestyle medicine into your coaching practice. These guided reflections will help you deepen client relationships and grow as a coach. This process will enable you to align evidence-based lifestyle medicine principles with your professional practice while supporting your continued growth and effectiveness as a coach.
Note: Participants may also define their own pathway aligned with their goals and context.
Why Harvard Medical School?
At Harvard Medical School, the Corporate Learning team provides emerging and established organizations with the knowledge they need to address the industry's toughest business challenges. Our extensive portfolio, including a range of cutting-edge executive education programs, helps teams achieve their potential by advancing their knowledge and capabilities in diverse areas, including medical science, emerging diseases, digital transformation, designing AI solutions for health care, employee health and wellness, and health care leadership. A comprehensive ecosystem of online, in-person, and hybrid solutions supports learners at all levels — from new hires to CEOs and their leadership teams. Offerings are taught by Harvard Medical School faculty, thought leaders from other schools at Harvard University, and industry-leading practitioners.
Meet the Faculty
Lydia E.W. Pace, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Lydia E.W. Pace is a clinician-investigator focused on advancing equity in women’s health service delivery and policy, both in the United States and globally. She is an associ...
Elizabeth “Beth” Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Beth Frates is a trained physiatrist and a health and wellness coach with expertise in lifestyle medicine. She has received several teaching accolades from Harvard Extension S...
Contributing Faculty and Guest Speakers
Tara K. Iyer, MD
Medical Director, Menopause and Midlife Clinic, Division of Women's Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Tara K. Iyer is a NAMS-certified menopause practitioner who works in the Menopause and Midlife Clinic in the Fish Center for Women’s Health. She is a board-certified family me...
Emily Lau, MD
Director, Women's Heart Health Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Emily Lau is the director of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Women's Heart Health program and specializes in women's cardiovascular health, general cardiology, and echocardio...
Stephanie S. Faubion, MD, MBA
Chair of the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida; Penny and Bill George Director, Mayo Clinic’s Center for Women’s Health; Medical Director, The Menopause Society
Stephanie S. Faubion is a clinician with over 10 years of experience at Mayo Clinic's Women's Health Clinic, where she evaluates and treats women with menopausal, hormonal, an...
Mary Angela O'Neal, MD
Director, Women’s Neurology Education Director, Functional Neurology Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Mary O’Neal is an acclaimed medical expert in women’s neurology. She has published numerous papers, edited several books, and delivered lectures globally on the subject. Previ...
Margo Nathan, MD
Assistant Professor, UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders Program
Margo Nathan is a physician-researcher and a faculty member at the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders Program. Her clinical and research interests include the care of perin...
Robert Brooks, PhD
Robert Brooks is a clinical psychologist known for his strength-based approach to working with clients. He frequently lectures on a variety of topics, including motivation, re...
Stelios Kiosses, MS, GMBPsS, BACP
Stelios Kiosses is a distinguished psychotherapist, renowned for integrating culinary arts with psychology. He is the author of the best-selling book The Power of Talking and ...
Note: Faculty and guest speakers are subject to change.
Certificate
Upon completion of this program, you will receive three digital certificates from Harvard Medical School. These include a certificate of completion each for the Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program, the Women’s Health and Wellness Program, and the Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health program.
Your digitally verified certificates will be issued in your legal name and emailed to you at no additional cost upon completion of the program, per the stipulated requirements. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Harvard Medical School.
FAQs
The Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health program is an online women’s health course that combines the Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program and the Women’s Health and Wellness Program from Harvard Medical School Executive Education to provide both scientific understanding and applied health and wellness coaching frameworks. The curriculum explores the biological and lifestyle factors that influence women’s health, along with evidence-based coaching practices from the field of lifestyle medicine. Participants develop practical coaching skills, strengthen their knowledge, and learn how to support sustainable improvements in long-term well-being through structured reflection and application.
The best women’s health course integrates medical science with practical wellness coaching frameworks. The Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health program from Harvard Medical School Executive Education brings together two online programs — the Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program, which develops applied coaching skills and provides behavior-change strategies, and the Women’s Health and Wellness Program, which focuses on the science of women’s midlife health. This program helps health coaches, health care professionals, and wellness practitioners build evidence-based knowledge and support sustainable health and well-being outcomes.
A health and wellness coach works with individuals to help them identify priorities, clarify their vision, and take practical steps to improve their health and overall well-being. Using structured coaching sessions, proven coaching practices, and evidence-based tools, health coaches help clients stay motivated, navigate barriers, and work toward meaningful health goals. The applied frameworks taught in the Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health course strengthen participants' ability to guide sustainable change and support long-term lifestyle improvement.
The Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health program stands apart from other programs by combining medical science with applied health and wellness coaching frameworks. While many programs focus primarily on general coaching skills, this program integrates scientific depth with applied frameworks. This approach enables participants to connect scientific research, lifestyle medicine, and structured coaching practices, which then can be applied women’s health and long-term health outcomes.
No prior medical or health care background is required to enroll in the Wellness Coaching and Women’s Health program. This program is designed to be accessible to a wide range of learners, including health and wellness professionals, health coaches, and individuals interested in improving their understanding of women’s health. The combined curriculum of the Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program and the Women’s Health and Wellness Program provides structured education, practical resources, and applied frameworks that help participants build relevant skills regardless of their prior professional experience.
The Women’s Health and Wellness Coaching program helps participants understand the behavioral and psychological factors that influence sustainable lifestyle change. Through the scientific insight provided by the Women’s Health and Wellness Program, you will develop a deeper understanding of the factors that influence health and long-term well-being. Building on this foundation, the applied frameworks of the Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching program strengthen your ability to enhance self-efficacy, address common barriers, and support meaningful progress toward improved health. Together, the learning experience equips you with evidence-based tools, structured coaching practices, and practical strategies to support sustained well-being and long-term health outcomes.
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