Talking Vision is Vision Australia Radio’s flagship program, discussing the latest news and issues from a blindness and low vision perspective.
On the program this week Sam is joined by health and wellness coach Andy Hampson. Andy is the founder of the Inspire Network, a community-based organisation focused on helping participants improve their health and wellness.
Andy has also been a Vision Australia volunteer in recent years and this July she’s running a four-week health and wellness webinar called Inspiring a Healthier You, where she brings her knowledge from the Inspire Network to give Telelink participants the tools and motivation to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
One of the major aspects of the webinar is that the conversations will be organic and driven by the participants. Andy’s main philosophy is that she is there to guide and encourage rather than demand and lecture, and wants to make the webinar a safe place where everyone can feel comfortable.
“I don’t tell you what to do, I don’t make suggestions, I don’t advise you, it turns the whole focus around because it’s client and patient-centred. It’s a collaboration between the health coach and the client, and that’s what’s going to happen in the webinars,” Andy said.
“I am not going to sit in front of that workshop and tell them all what to do, we’re going to have some fun! The first thing you do with a client is work out why they are here, what is most important for them to change and how they want to change it. Everyone is the expert in their own lives, and we get back to those basics,” she said.
Listen to the full interview on Omny or via the player below: