Your self-care management system

We live in a time that challenges our health and wellness.  One of these challenges is our "obesogenic environment". Put simply this means we aren't moving like we used to....   we sit at our jobs, use cars to get places, take elevators instead of stairs. We are eating foods that are often full of calories but have poor nutritional value.  Obesity is a symptom of this environment.

We are aware of this and feel we should be doing more to be healthy. Yet we have bills to pay, kids to get somewhere... a thousand other things that stress us. Being healthy has become a goal rather than a natural way of being and it beats us up when we miss our shot at it. 

What I do is show you a way to stop beating yourself up about this stuff.

I'm Kate Berridge. I know obesity in a way that very few other people do. I spent 8 years as a Bariatric Nurse Specialist at Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland.  I have literally walked alongside hundreds of people as they rebuilt lives that obesity had eroded.  I know all about isolation despair, shame. I know all about the feelings of failure when people are chasing a goal that has everything stacked against winning!  My experience coupled with over 6 years post graduate study on weight regain following bariatric surgery have led me to develop BEYOND OBESITY.

I help people who are struggling with their weight. I do this in a new and different way.  I have developed a wellness program that can be tailored to suit individuals or groups. I run a series of workshops or one on one sessions that interactively teach ways to enhance your physical, mental and emotional well being. Health and happiness aren't goals on some unattainable horizon. They are in the right here, right now.

There is no quick-fix but through this program you will learn that ultimately - happiness is an inside job.

I also offer consultancy services, seminars and public speaking.