Work with Sharon
Make a difference
If you already have clients who are significantly overweight, then we can help you to make a difference, and give them the best experience possible. There are 2 ways in which we can do this - the first is by providing ad hoc support and advice with regard to particular clients and any challenges or impasses that you feel are getting in the way of their progress; and the second is by providing you with more generalised training that will give you greater insight into the lived experience and challenges of being morbidly obese, and a better understanding of why people overeat and don't seem to be able to hold themselves accountable for their food choices., including some possible suggestions for how to make inroads into changing this, and help them to start making real progress.
How many more morbidly obese individuals do you think would consider working with a PT, if they felt like their trainer understood their limitations better, and knew how to truly help and get the most from people their size? If you are looking to attract more significantly overweight clients and feel passionate about helping them to gain more control of their eating and become fitter and healthier, then let us help you to fill in any gaps in your knowledge and understanding of working with larger people, and the issues that feed into their relationship with food. As well as helping you to enhance your knowledge, we can even help you to design a programme aimed at attracting more obese clients, and provide you with supplementary materials to share with them that will help to enhance their journey.
To find out more about how Sharon can help to enhance your work, and why not drop us a line, and we can explore your ideas together.
Why Sharon?
Sharon herself has battled life-long to gain control of her relationship with food, at one point weighing almost 27st (170kg), but now weighing considerably less. After many years of yo-yo dieting, often losing 7st or more, only to regain it all plus more on top, Sharon tried every treatment she could find - slimming clubs, personal trainers, dieticians, group therapy, CBT, CAT, psychotherapy, she even partnered with an eating disorders specialist in the US in an attempt to try to find a lasting solution. Whilst some of the treatments were more effective than others, none provided a lasting solution. Sharon realised that the problem with the treatments on offer was that they all had a tendency to oversimplify the problem, and only focus on one or two aspects of what is much more complex issue. Utilising her own background in psychology and counselling, combined with her experiences, participation is peer support networks, and an ongoing interest in obesity and weight management research, Sharon was finally able to gain a better understanding of the factors associated with morbid obesity which allowed to her help herself, and then go on to help others. Sharon is passionate about helping people to find ways to start addressing their relationship with food, and as well as her professional work, still participates in charity and peer support work, and takes an active interest in obesity and weight management research within the UK and further afield.