Stamina Lab Blog
Insights on solution-focused coaching, communication, and the science behind lasting patient and client outcomes.
How Optimism Can Get in the Way of Effective Coaching
Optimism helps clients believe in change. But the coaches who ask what happens when it doesn’t go well are the ones who help clients stay the course.
Beyond Motivational Interviewing: Dr. Deborah Teplow at the Coach Catalyst Nutrition Summit
Dr. Deborah Teplow’s full session from the Coach Catalyst Nutrition Summit. Why motivated clients don’t follow through, and what builds follow-through instead.
What Gives Follow-Through Its Best Chance
Motivation is a state. It fades when the client is tired or stressed. Why a described preferred future, not motivation, gives follow-through its best chance.
Two Kinds of Precision
The Solution-Focused approach uses the client’s exact words in the next question. Motivational Interviewing trains the opposite skill. Here’s why the difference matters.
Practice Before It Counts: SolutionCoach AI™ Gets a Major Upgrade
Stamina Lab announces a major upgrade to SolutionCoach AI, the practice partner that lets health professionals rehearse coaching conversations in private.
Mechanism vs. Preparation: Why Solution-Focused Coaching Starts Change in Session One
Stop waiting for session three to see progress. Learn how the Solution-Focused approach acts as a mechanism for change from the very first question.
Listen, Select, Build
A client can talk at length. You don’t need the whole story, only one piece you can build on. How Solution-Focused listening works.
The Question Is the Intervention: Glen Lubbert on the Hello, Brain Podcast
Stamina Lab CEO Glen Lubbert joins the Hello, Brain podcast on why habits break, where agency hides, and why the question is the intervention.
The ‘Readiness’ Myth: Why the Structure of the Conversation Matters More Than the Client’s Motivation
Stop blaming lack of follow-through on client readiness. Discover how the starting point and structure of your coaching conversations dictate behavioral outcomes.