RTE Television – Life & Body Confidence Coach

Astrid provided expert advice and coaching tips for RTE’s “The Afternoon Show” chatting to Anna Nolan she showed how everyone can feel fabulous about themselves!

The Vitality Show (Olympia, London) RDS Dublin

Astrid was delighted to be invited to speak at the Vitality show where she presented her highly motivational talks on how to become your own Confidence Coach and live your best life!

Health Plus magazine “in-house” Psychotherapist/Life & Body Confidence Coach

Astrid joined the “Health Plus” team as one of their experts, providing consultancy advice, articles and life coaching makeovers for readers.

Body Image Expert/Writer for magazines/Newspapers

Astrid has provided expert advice/consultancy contributions for the following magazines:

• Zest
• Cosmopolitan
• You are what you eat
• Prima
• Health Plus
• Bella
• Woman’s way
• The Daily Mirror
• The Daily Mail
• The Irish Examiner
• Health, Living & Well being
• Sugar
• Red
• Good Housekeeping
• Slimming
• Psychologies
• TV Times
• Chat
• Woman’s Weekly
• Woman
• The Sunday Express
• Glamour

Health & Living magazine - Life Coach Solutions Columnist

Astrid writes a monthly advice (problems and solutions) page for Ireland’s top “Health & Living” magazine. Dealing with all types of problems from relationship breakups to eating distress, Astrid provides real, sensitive and positive ways to overcome life’s issues and move on.

Author of the book “Body Confidence” (Penguin/Michael Joseph)

Writing her book “Body Confidence” was another dream come true for Astrid. In this inspirational book she shows how feeling wonderful about your body and yourself will have positive effects on all aspects of your life.

GMTV

Astrid formulated and presented “Wake up with Astrid’s weekday workouts”, as part of the morning programme with Eammon Holmes, Fiona Phillips and Lorraine Kelly. She presented live from the studio and also on location in Spain and Florida. The workouts always aimed at encouraging people from every walk of life to get exercising. It was with this in mind that Astrid taught the English National Ballet a funky version of “The Nutcracker” and got down on her hands and knees scrubbing floors with the children from the cast of “Annie”. Even the clowns from the show Cirque Du Soleil had to pitch in and workout with Astrid!

ABC Fitness Video

Astrid devised and presented her ABC (Any Body Can) fitness workout, which went to number 4 in the fitness charts.

BBC Spectacular – Weight of the nation 1&2 with Dale Winton

Astrid presented her own motivational fitness segment in this highly successful TV show encouraging people everywhere to be the best they can be!

Fitness & Body Image expert on the BBC series – Fighting Fit with Eastenders

Astrid devised motivational mind/body coaching programmes for Wendy Richards, Shaun Williamson, Adam Woodyatt and Tamzin Outhwaite, showing them how to achieve their own personal best!

Plus size Model – Hughes Model Agency

Astrid worked as a plus size model for magazines such as Prima, Best, She, Woman and Woman’s Weekly, family Circle, Essentials, Bella, Good Housekeeping and many more. She also modeled for TV programmes such as The Clothes Show and This Morning. Along with this Astrid was also a catwalk model for Harrods, Dickins & Jones and Selfridges in their in house fashion shows. Marks & Spencer and Evans also used Astrid for their in store show cards and plus size promotions.

Fitness Editor of “YES” magazine

Astrid wrote and devised motivational mind/body programmes for “Yes” magazine – a bi – monthly for the plus size.

Synergetic Consulting

Astrid organized and implemented positive Life Wellness programmes for Blue Chip Companies such as Esso, Oracle, and Ferranti and Dell computers. She also presented at the Sunday Mirror “fit n fun” events, the KFA and was a lecturer and presenter on the Doctor’s referral programme scheme in conjunction with the NHS and The Sports Council. Astrid also trained the teachers of tomorrow on the Shape RSA training course specializing in safe, correct and exciting choreography. She was also Head of Dance at one of the finest schools in the UK - St. Mary’s Convent school in Ascot where she motivated the young people to get fit and learn new skills in dance related subjects e.g. Ballet, Tap and Street Dance.

Industry Award

Astrid was awarded the Crystal Heart Award for pioneering services to the fitness industry in mind/body fitness and positive body image.

Motivational Speaker

Astrid has been called upon to speak at various events such as the “Sunday Express” Big day out seminar in conjunction with Hughes model agency. The annual Nurses Conference in Surrey, as well as the body care show at the ideal homes exhibition at Earls Court.

Expert Guest/Consultant on TV shows

Astrid has been a guest on the popular “This Morning” show, Kilroy Chat show, Capital Woman (with Anneka Rice) and also on the popular Kelly show on UTV. She was also featured on Channel 4’s Dispatches programme (The Dieting Myth) and presented a five part fitness series for UK Living on SKY. Prior to this she filmed “The secret lives of women” for the BBC magazine programme Anne and Nick. (With Anne Diamond).

email: body_confidence@yahoo.co.uk