Live event with a qualified expert
Study Hall 1 - NBHWC Exam (March'26) with the wizard
by Justin Paladino
National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), STEM Mentor/Tutor, TTRPG Game Runner
Overview
What you'll achieve
We're trying to capture the feeling of going to a TA's office hours at a college library to study for finals
Who this is for
Prospective NBC-HWCs with a valid accredited certificate
What's included
The session on January 5th, 2026 - Study Hall #1 - Discussion of the NBHWC Exam Bulletin & NBHWC Exam Content Outline for March Exams 2026
What you'll need
Justin Paladino
National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), STEM Mentor/Tutor, TTRPG Game Runner
Portland, Oregon Metro, United States
7 years experience
I'm Justin, the wizard of Wizard Wellness of Oregon LLC, and I'm here following a twist of fate. I have a BORING part first, and then a REALLY FUN thing to share after that!
The BORING part... my background...
My whole life, I've been dealing with symptoms of chronic pain and neurodivergence, yet it nearly-all went undiagnosed until the middle of 2024. At that time, I was hit by a massive flare of all those symptoms and I needed to take a medical leave from my silicon valley corporate computer engineering job. When I finally returned to work, I was impacted by a widespread layoff that was going on at the company.
I had stuck with it there during challenging times, but that didn't matter much and ultimately it was the company that gave up on me. After that I needed a change - a very significant change.
I researched my options, and with all of my recent medical care, I'd learned about board-certified health coaches along my path. During my time as an engineer, I was able to work in a coach-like role known as a "SCRUM-Master". That period of daily coaching experience combined with my health experience led me to gain the confidence to decide to pursue my Certification in Health & Wellness Coaching, and I've earned that Certificate as of May 2025! I am also planning on pursuing a board certification in the near future.
Now the REALLY FUN part!
When I decided to become a health coach, I turned my existing technological prowess towards primarily enabling myself to practice privately. This is where that "wizard" moniker emerged - I decided that I didn't just want to coach people, I also want to help build stronger communities.
I picked the domain name of my website "wizard wellness dot org" partly because it was available, partly because I am a Tabletop RPG enthusiast, partly because it reads like my LLC's name "Wizard Wellness of Oregon LLC," and partly because wizards have often served as excellent positive examples of coaching and mentorship in practice - with such characters as Cpt. Shakespeare, Merlin, Yoda, Iroh, and Gandalf all coming to mind as inspiration.
So what exactly does a wizard do that other coaches don't do?
The answer is simple. I do my group health coaching by running tabletop roleplaying games!
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Study Hall 4 - NBHWC Exam (March'26) with the wizard
Justin, the wizard, is a TUTOR in addition to serving as a Health & Wellness Coach. ‘E took the NBHWC Exam to earn board certification ’is self during the exam cycle of November 2025 and passed: https://members.nbhwc.org/member/Justin-the-wizard During 'is preparation, a study hall series much like this one was held for peers that were going to be taking that same November 2025 exam, and the opportunity was generally well received. Recordings of the past pre-November 2025 study hall are available on Justin's PATREON Note that the 2026 Exam content is updated relative to the November 2025 Exam content. Justin's certification program prepared ‘im for either version of the exam, and ’e is ready to help guide another round of Vibly coaches through the process of taking the exam with success! The syllabus for this Spring 2026 study hall series is as follows, with all sessions to be scheduled at 5pm Pacific Time. Phase 1 - About the NBHWC & Prometric Processes FREE Session Jan 5 - #1 Spring 2026 NBHWC Exam Bulletin Content Outline Reviews Phase 2 - Reviewing the Wellcoaches Coaching Psychology Manual 2e - $5/Session Jan 7 - #2 - Chapter 1 Jan 12 - #3 - Chapter 2 Jan 19 - #4 - Chapter 3 Jan 21 - #5 - Chapter 4 Jan 28 - #6 - Chapter 5 Feb 2 - #7 - Chapter 6 Feb 4 - #8 - Chapter 7 Feb 9 - #9 - Chapter 8 Feb 16 - #10 - Chapter 9 Feb 18 - #11 - Chapter 10 Feb 23 - #12 - Chapter 11 Feb 25 - #13 - Chapter 12 Phase 3 - Helping with WHATEVER the attendees need! $3/Session Mar 2 - #14 - AN OPEN STUDY HALL FOR REVIEW OF ANYTHING! Mar 4 - #15 - AN OPEN STUDY HALL FOR REVIEW OF ANYTHING! Note for Open Study Halls - The wizard has a default-activity planned to review the "Cases" in the Coaching Psych Manual if nothing else is brought up. About half of the book worth of cases can be covered per Hall. Then, on March 9th - the Exam Window for Spring 2026 will open. Our Study Hall will then close and we plan to reopen a similar service again for Summer 2026 Exams. These Study halls are not held during the examination period for reasons that will be addressed during our review of the NBHWC Exam Bulletin. Good tidings! Justin, the wizard, NBC-HWC
Study Hall 3 - NBHWC Exam (March'26) with the wizard
Justin, the wizard, is a TUTOR in addition to serving as a Health & Wellness Coach. ‘E took the NBHWC Exam to earn board certification ’is self during the exam cycle of November 2025 and passed: https://members.nbhwc.org/member/Justin-the-wizard During 'is preparation, a study hall series much like this one was held for peers that were going to be taking that same November 2025 exam, and the opportunity was generally well received. Recordings of the past pre-November 2025 study hall are available on Justin's PATREON Note that the 2026 Exam content is updated relative to the November 2025 Exam content. Justin's certification program prepared ‘im for either version of the exam, and ’e is ready to help guide another round of Vibly coaches through the process of taking the exam with success! The syllabus for this Spring 2026 study hall series is as follows, with all sessions to be scheduled at 5pm Pacific Time. Phase 1 - About the NBHWC & Prometric Processes FREE Session Jan 5 - #1 Spring 2026 NBHWC Exam Bulletin Content Outline Reviews Phase 2 - Reviewing the Wellcoaches Coaching Psychology Manual 2e - $5/Session Jan 7 - #2 - Chapter 1 Jan 12 - #3 - Chapter 2 Jan 19 - #4 - Chapter 3 Jan 21 - #5 - Chapter 4 Jan 28 - #6 - Chapter 5 Feb 2 - #7 - Chapter 6 Feb 4 - #8 - Chapter 7 Feb 9 - #9 - Chapter 8 Feb 16 - #10 - Chapter 9 Feb 18 - #11 - Chapter 10 Feb 23 - #12 - Chapter 11 Feb 25 - #13 - Chapter 12 Phase 3 - Helping with WHATEVER the attendees need! $3/Session Mar 2 - #14 - AN OPEN STUDY HALL FOR REVIEW OF ANYTHING! Mar 4 - #15 - AN OPEN STUDY HALL FOR REVIEW OF ANYTHING! Note for Open Study Halls - The wizard has a default-activity planned to review the "Cases" in the Coaching Psych Manual if nothing else is brought up. About half of the book worth of cases can be covered per Hall. Then, on March 9th - the Exam Window for Spring 2026 will open. Our Study Hall will then close and we plan to reopen a similar service again for Summer 2026 Exams. These Study halls are not held during the examination period for reasons that will be addressed during our review of the NBHWC Exam Bulletin. Good tidings! Justin, the wizard, NBC-HWC
Study Hall 2 - NBHWC Exam (March'26) with the wizard
Justin, the wizard, is a TUTOR in addition to serving as a Health & Wellness Coach. ‘E took the NBHWC Exam to earn board certification ’is self during the exam cycle of November 2025 and passed: https://members.nbhwc.org/member/Justin-the-wizard During 'is preparation, a study hall series much like this one was held for peers that were going to be taking that same November 2025 exam, and the opportunity was generally well received. Recordings of the past pre-November 2025 study hall are available on Justin's PATREON Note that the 2026 Exam content is updated relative to the November 2025 Exam content. Justin's certification program prepared ‘im for either version of the exam, and ’e is ready to help guide another round of Vibly coaches through the process of taking the exam with success! The syllabus for this Spring 2026 study hall series is as follows, with all sessions to be scheduled at 5pm Pacific Time. Phase 1 - About the NBHWC & Prometric Processes FREE Session Jan 5 - #1 Spring 2026 NBHWC Exam Bulletin Content Outline Reviews Phase 2 - Reviewing the Wellcoaches Coaching Psychology Manual 2e - $5/Session Jan 7 - #2 - Chapter 1 Jan 12 - #3 - Chapter 2 Jan 19 - #4 - Chapter 3 Jan 21 - #5 - Chapter 4 Jan 28 - #6 - Chapter 5 Feb 2 - #7 - Chapter 6 Feb 4 - #8 - Chapter 7 Feb 9 - #9 - Chapter 8 Feb 16 - #10 - Chapter 9 Feb 18 - #11 - Chapter 10 Feb 23 - #12 - Chapter 11 Feb 25 - #13 - Chapter 12 Phase 3 - Helping with WHATEVER the attendees need! $3/Session Mar 2 - #14 - AN OPEN STUDY HALL FOR REVIEW OF ANYTHING! Mar 4 - #15 - AN OPEN STUDY HALL FOR REVIEW OF ANYTHING! Note for Open Study Halls - The wizard has a default-activity planned to review the "Cases" in the Coaching Psych Manual if nothing else is brought up. About half of the book worth of cases can be covered per Hall. Then, on March 9th - the Exam Window for Spring 2026 will open. Our Study Hall will then close and we plan to reopen a similar service again for Summer 2026 Exams. These Study halls are not held during the examination period for reasons that will be addressed during our review of the NBHWC Exam Bulletin. Good tidings! Justin, the wizard, NBC-HWC
Custom Invoicing with the wizard
This is a free short-session to set up a plan for customized services by Justin, the wizard! Custom services including and not limited to: Zoom-Meeting Facilitation Non-Subscription TTRPG Game-Running Group Health & Wellness Coaching for a specific group Standard services of the wizard, which require custom scheduling & setup: Monthly Subscriptions for Services:Initiate - 60mins of sessions for $55 per month Apprentice - 150mins of sessions for $145 per month Sorcerer - 240mins of sessions for $205 per month Warlock - 360mins of sessions or TTRPG play for $295 per monthOptional swap 270min session time for 1x TTRPG Game Session! Archmage - 360mins of sessions or TTRPG play for $495 per monthIncludes 1x 270mins TTRPG Game Session per month Trade session time for 2x TTRPG Game Sessions per month! Ascendant - 600mins of sessions or TTRPG play for $895 per monthIncludes 2x 270mins TTRPG Game Session per month Exchange time for up to 4x TTRPG Game Sessions per month!
FAQs
Still need more clarity? Here are answers to some commonly asked questions.
Is Justin, the wizard, an NBC-HWC or not?
Yes! Effective December 1, 2025 - Justin only recently found out in mid-December!