About Helen Hendry

Helen Hendry is a qualified Psychology of Eating Coach and Personal Trainer. Helen is passionate about supporting people to have a more positive relationship with food and their bodies through personalised movement and eating psychology coaching. For more information, check her website

Dump Dieting; Start Living by Helen Hendry

I wonder how long your New Year’s resolutions lasted this year. If you’ve got willpower of steel, you might just about still be going with them. But according to a GovPoll New Year’s resolutions survey in 2015, 35% of respondents wanted to lose weight, … [Read more...]

Surviving the festive period by Helen Hendry

The countdown to Christmas Day begins! The kids have broken up from school, the Christmas cake is well boozed and the goose is getting fat. Last minute shopping to do, and then time to relax, enjoy and be merry? In theory, yes. But if you’re a … [Read more...]

Developing a healthy relationship with food and your body

I often talk about working with people to help them develop a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. But what does this even mean? I wish I could give you a dictionary definition answer, but I’m still cultivating my own as we speak. So … [Read more...]

Autumn resolutions

September is upon us and there’s a certain freshness in the early morning air that reminds us that autumn is on its way. The kids have gone back to school and the leaves are beginning to change their colour to a rusty red, marking new beginnings for … [Read more...]

Pressure vs Pleasure.

I’ve recently been thinking a lot about the pressure we all too often put ourselves under to better ourselves. Whether it be to lose weight, get fit, give up drinking, stop smoking, save money or [insert your own example here] ... too many of us put so … [Read more...]

The truth about fat

What does the word fat mean to you? How does it make you feel when you hear it or use it? There are so many ways in which this word can be used, but for many people, this tiny three letter word often leaves us feeling negative and plays a huge role in … [Read more...]

Top dieting secrets

How many times have you been on a diet, lasted only a few weeks and then beaten yourself up for having no ‘willpower’? If that sounds familiar, I’m here to let you in on a few secrets, and to be the bearer of good news… willpower is not the issue. … [Read more...]