My story
Meg Claridge
MWPrac, GradDip Couns
Weight Management Practitioner
Graduate Certificate in Counselling
University of Canberra
Certificate IV in weight management
Australian College of Weight Management and allied health
Everyon's journey is different. Here I talk a little about my experience and why I am passionate about helping others
I know what it’s like, because I’ve lived it
I’m not coaching people through weight loss from the outside. I’ve been through it myself, including the parts that don’t get talked about much. I wasn’t “big.” I felt I looked fine in my clothes. Most people around me thought I was fine too. But my body was telling a different story, and eventually I couldn’t ignore it any longer. The pain, and dysfunction became a real problem in my life and I started to have serious concerns about how my weight may impact my health as I aged. What I didn’t even realise then (in 2023, aged 42), was that I was at the beginning of perimenopause, which was about to hand me a new range of health challenges.
I understand what it’s like to want to change and to feel like your own body, or your own life, is working against you. I don’t just believe there’s a way through that. I’ve found one myself. Our barriers may be different, but the process behind change is much the same.
The training behind the passion
Living through it is what led me to this work, but it’s not the whole reason I can help. I hold a Certificate IV in Weight Management and a Graduate Certificate in Counselling, which means I bring both practical, clinical knowledge and a solid understanding of the psychology behind lasting change. I’ve also worked as a lecturer, which taught me how to take something complicated and break it down into steps that actually make sense and actually get used.
Why this matters to me
I care about this work because I know exactly how it feels to be stuck, and I know what it takes to get unstuck. Chronic health conditions, busy family life, self-doubt, all of it. I’m not interested in generic advice that ignores the real barriers people are facing. Everyone’s path looks different, but I truly believe there is always a way through, and I’d love to help you find yours.
If any of this sounds familiar
If you’re dealing with a body that won’t cooperate the way you’d like, a life that leaves no time for yourself, or years of trying and stalling, I understand. I’ve been there.
My results
Healthy
63.5kg
29% BFP
22 BMI
Less stress
Significantly reduced pain
More mobility
IBS is gone
Happier me
Physical transformation needn't be the definition of success, but I provide these for reference. A note however that my before photos were taken after approximately 3kg lost. It was at this point that I realised weight loss was possible.
