Testimonials

The following reviews are from attendees of the Making the Change Kickstarter programme and students who have taken Dr Lynda-Maree’s classes at the University of Auckland on eating and exercise psychology, nutrition psychology, obesity and weight management, psychology of play, substance use psychology, influences on health behaviours, health behaviour change strategies, scientific research methods, stress management, physician-patient communication, and behavioural psychology.

“The Kickstarter workshop included heaps of strategies that were easy to understand and has helped me change my eating. I learned heaps!  Highly recommend.”  

“Lynda’s lectures motivated me to eat better and start exercising.  It was great to get a personal benefit from the lectures.  I’ll keep using the techniques. Thanks Lynda!”

“Lynda is very knowledgeable, approachable and helpful. Her explanations helped to make the content easy to understand. She helped me to think outside the box and use different approaches. Lynda made the learning experience really great!”

“Are lectures allowed to be this interesting?”

“I love how I could use what I learned to help me become healthier.  The content was very practical!  I’ve also used Lynda’s strategies taught in the lecture to help my sister stop eating so much junk food.”

“The information about the effects about being sedentary even if you exercise regularly was really interesting.  I have started breaking up my sitting time.”

“Lynda was very approachable and the information she presented was very up to date. She was also very knowledgeable of her topics.”

“I really enjoyed the workshop.  It had lots of good information.  I did the workshop to help me lose weight. Have lost 2 kg in 2 weeks so far.  Really happy with that. The emails have been good for keeping me motivated and helps remind me of things from the workshop.”

“I really enjoyed the lectures, especially the one on nutrition psychology.  I’m now eating healthier food and have felt an improvement in my mood and stress levels.”

“She made the topics really interesting.”

“Lynda is a wonderful lecturer. Very approachable and I enjoyed her use of edu-entertainment to deliver lectures. She is clear and knows what she’s talking about.”

“Fantastic!  I’ve started using exergames 🙂 “

“I really enjoyed these set of lectures. It was easy to follow the lecturer and the content was interesting!”

“The content in the lectures was very practical and helped me personally.  I applied some of the strategies to help me lose the weight I’ve been wanting to for years!”

“I’ve found the programme motivational.  The workshop is jam packed with lots of ways to not be so tempted by junk food and to get up and do some exercise.  I found it useful to put together my own action plan.  It has made it easier to eat healthier and do more exercise.  The guidebook given in the workshop was good.” 

We welcome and appreciate all testimonials and reviews, including any feedback on suggested improvements. If you’d like to give feedback or would be happy to provide a testimonial that we can use, please contact Lynda-Maree at lynda@wellbeing-insights.com