Here’s one to the most e-mailed articles on CNN.com:Getting unstuck: Does your life need a coach http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/08/01/wlb.life.coaches/index.html?iref=newssearch.

They explain the difference between a life coach and a therapist.

“In simplistic terms, a therapist is [there] to heal the wounds of the past, and a life coach supports you in moving your life forward,” [Rhonda] Britten [author of Fearless Living] says. “My rule of thumb: If a client tries to convince me of someone else’s wrongdoing more than three times, I know they are not ready to move forward, and I suggest therapy might be a more appropriate option.”

[Elizabeth] Scott says another big difference is that therapists try to help people with problems, while coaches help already healthy people improve their lives.

Healthy people? Really?

I’m looking at this again and thinking Healthy people i.e. happy people, assuming they exist, don’t really need life couches. Isn’t one of the definitions of a healthy, happy person someone who can find the happiness in their own lives?