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The Missing Piece

Find the why you didn’t even know was holding you back — a free 30-day email series (and website course) for people who have tried everything, and are done blaming themselves for plans that never had real structure.

  • All 30 days free — daily email + full lesson, worksheet, and Russell’s audio on the site
  • Why diets, apps, and “try harder” keep falling short (Days 1–5)
  • Spouse talk, money fear, time thrashing, and “I need to think about it” (Days 6–10)
  • If/then habits, how to talk to a coach, dual coaching (Russell + Anne-Marie), and your next step (Days 11–30)

You’ve tried everything. Blame isn’t a plan.
Coaching is the structure that works — and this free series shows you why, one day at a time.

Russell Clark, FNP-C, APRN Anne-Marie Clark

Russell Clark, FNP-C, APRN & Anne-Marie Clark Clinical experience + lived transformation (170+ lbs)

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We’ll email Day 1 today, then Days 2–30 on the same free schedule. Open any lesson on the website anytime — go at your pace. No charge. Ever for this series.

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What you get — free, for all 30 days

Not another list of diet tips. The same story the course teaches: blame isn’t a plan, and coaching is the structure that works.

Stop the shame loop

Days 1–5: no silver bullet, wrong teaching + blame, why “willpower” failed, information vs implementation, the small daily yes.

Name the real blocks

Days 6–12: “I need to think about it,” spouse talk, money fear under the money sentence, time thrashing, apps vs coaches, new identity.

Build coach-ready skills

Days 13–30: if/then habits, how to talk to your coach, household plan, relapse repair, Russell + Anne-Marie’s dual system, and your next step.

Why people take The Missing Piece

Five-star notes from people who finished the series and were glad they did.

★★★★★

“I finally stopped thinking I was the problem. By week one I could see that every diet I tried had no structure when life got hard — and that changed everything for me.”

Jennifer M. · finished the series
★★★★★

“I signed up because I was tired of white-knuckling alone. The daily lessons and Russell’s audio felt like someone was finally in my corner without shaming me.”

David R. · finished the series
★★★★★

“The spouse conversation day alone was worth it. I finally had words that weren’t about me ‘failing another diet’ — my husband actually understood what I needed.”

Angela K. · finished the series
★★★★★

“I’ve been ‘thinking about it’ for years. This series called that out kindly and helped me set a real decision date instead of circling forever.”

Michelle T. · finished the series
★★★★★

“I wanted to understand coaching before I talked to anyone. The worksheets and ‘how to talk to your coach’ days made me feel prepared — not sold to.”

Inside the free 30-day series

Each day: short email · full lesson · worksheet · Russell’s audio. Below is real curriculum — not a teaser of “only day 1.”

Day 1 · The missing piece

There is no silver bullet

If the magic product existed, you’d already own it. What failed was the plan’s structure — not your character.

Sample worksheet prompts
  • What I was taught “works” (diet / app / challenge)…
  • What actually collapsed (schedule, stress, support)…
  • If coaching is the missing piece, what would structure look like in my week?
Day 6 · The missing piece

“I need to think about it”

Endless deliberation quietly protects the status quo. You’ll set a dated decision — even if the date is a week out.

Sample worksheet prompts
  • My decision date…
  • Questions I actually need answered…
  • If I stay solo 6 more months, the cost is…
Day 8 · Human conversations

How to talk to your spouse about coaching

Lead with shared cost, not “I failed another diet.” Four-sentence script: cost → missing piece → specific ask → invitation.

Sample worksheet prompts
  • Shared cost I’ll name…
  • Why coaching (not another diet)…
  • My exact 4 sentences…
Day 13 · Skills coaches install

Implementation intentions

The coach’s favorite tool: if/then habits under 2 minutes. Apps notify; coaches tighten the cue and the action.

Sample worksheet prompts
  • Cue… · Tiny action…
  • Full if/then…
  • What a coach might tighten…
Day 15 · Working with coaches

How to talk to your coach

Honest data beats perfect language. Three bullets for the first 10 minutes — history, hard now, 90-day want.

Day 30 · Keep going

The missing piece has a name: coaching

How your story about weight loss changed — and the next step you will not take alone.

Full map · Days 1–30

Matches the course reader at /why-course/day/1 through day/30.

Days 1–6 · The missing piece Silver bullet, wrong teaching, why everything failed, info vs implementation, small daily yes, “think about it.”
Day 7 · Health financing news How America is financing care differently (optional CareCredit prequal info — never required for this free course).
Days 8–10 · Human conversations Spouse script, money under the money sentence, time thrashing vs real shortage.
Days 11–14 · Identity + skills Under-coached not “bad at diets,” apps vs coaches, if/then intentions, midpoint check-in.
Days 15–21 · Working with coaches Talk to your coach, real plan constraints, household, relapse repair, Russell clinical eyes, Anne-Marie lived/household, accountability as relationship.
Days 22–30 · What works · Ready · Keep going Focus on structure, cost of solo year, deliberation ≠ wisdom, honor past efforts, prep the conversation, coaching is the structure, daily yes, Day 30 close.

“You’ve tried everything. Blame isn’t a plan. Coaching is the structure that works.”

Russell Clark, FNP-C, APRN · CFP Weight Loss · free 30-day series

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