Only One Body
One of the greatest joys of my work as a writing coach and developmental editor is helping authors bring their vision to life. And with health and wellness professionals who are experts in their field, a book helps them expand their reach without having to continue to trade time for money or overextend themselves as healers. On August 19, Dr. Matt Fontaine released Only One Body, a book that invites readers to take charge of their health in simple, powerful ways.
The message is clear: you only get one body. You can invest in it now—by moving, eating well, and making proactive choices—or you can defer that investment and “pay later” with time spent in the doctor’s office. Most of us have the privilege of choice, at least for a while. And Dr. Fontaine asks a vitally important question: Will we choose well?
In Only One Body, Dr. Fontaine draws on more than twenty years in practice to show readers how to partner with their doctors, understand their options, and navigate the complexities of the human body with confidence. He uses simple, easy-to-understand strategies, and delivers them in his down-to-earth, guy-next-door voice, empowering readers to swim into what he calls “blue oceans” of health–fresh, mineral-rich, wide-open possibilities for living fully.
As his writing coach and holistic and developmental editor, it was an honor to help shape and clarify Matt’s message so that it could reach the readers who need it most. We had to condense tons of information and turn medical jargon into language that real people could understand. Then, I needed to help him unlearn the kind of writing he’d learned to survive and thrive in medical school. All this before we could even deal with the nuts and bolts of structure and writing that would keep the people he most wanted to reach reading.
Health and wellness books have a special place in my heart because the transfer of knowledge is just the beginning. When well-written and consequently well-received, they’re about choice, freedom, and transformation.
If you’re ready to rethink your relationship with your body and your health, or you’re curious how a book like Matt’s can transform your practice, Only One Body is an excellent guide.
Working with Dr. Matt was one of many lessons in divine timing. Introduced by one of his business coaches at the time, Matt first reached out to me four years before we actually began working on his book in earnest. It would be four more years until he published. And though he’s no stranger to transformation—athlete, sports medicine doctor, entrepreneur—each version stepping more fully into the man who would write Only One Body–guiding him into his latest evolution as author is an honor I don’t take for granted.
One of the greatest compliments I’ve ever received as a coach came from Matt himself when he said that writing the book with me made him a better human. That’s the kind of transformation I strive for in my coaching. My philosophy is simple: writing isn’t just about putting words on a page; it’s about honoring the timing, the inner evolution, and the whole person, so that their most authentic voice can emerge and ripple outward into every part of their life.
Now I’m not telling you it should take you eight years to master your content; I’ve coached plenty of writers who get it done in a year, and one who did it in six months. I am saying it’s not a contest, and you shouldn’t compare yourself to others. And if you’re writing your book to usher in a transformation, I’d be wary of anyone who promises you a book in a weekend.
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