461: Beyond the Game: Coaching Teens for Lifelong Health with Shay Brusin

October 26, 2026•1 min read
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Helping young athletes thrive goes beyond what happens at practice.

It starts with building trust, encouraging confidence, and teaching them how to nourish their bodies for sports and everyday life.

On today’s episode, Shay shares how her personal health challenges led her to IHP and inspired her to combine her passion for coaching youth sports with integrative health and sports nutrition.

She explains why connecting with teenagers, understanding their individual needs, and helping them believe in themselves are essential to effective coaching.

We discuss supporting a healthy relationship with food, focusing on adding nourishment rather than restriction, and making nutrition approachable for each family’s budget and lifestyle.

To learn how encouragement, connection, and simple nutrition habits can help young athletes build a foundation for lifelong health, tune in to today’s Integrative #HealthCoachSuccess episode 461.

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