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Dr Sam Cockle CPsychol AFBPsS
🪪 Health Psychologist | Freedom Beyond Diets
💖 Guiding you to healthy habits - without the stress
✨ Simple changes that fit your life & feel good
🌿 Services & free resource ⬇️

14/11/2025

Tired of feeling like your habits only work when life is perfect?
It’s not you, you just need a framework that works with real life, not against it.

I’ve created something new to help:
✨ The CANDO Mini Workbook ✨

It’s a short, completely FREE, gentle guide to help you reflect, reset, and start building habits that actually stick and actually help YOU, without the guilt or all-or-nothing thinking.

Inside, you’ll explore six foundations:
💛 Compassion
🍽 Adding (not restricting)
👀 Noticing
🧭 Distraction & Alternatives
🌱 Opportunity
🙋‍♀️ You

It comes with a short video and some simple tasks you can start today, no rules, no rigid plans, just small steps that work for you.

Download it for FREE here: https://pages.healthwellbalanced.com/cando-freebie/

29/10/2025

Feeling exhausted by all the noise around dieting?
You’re not alone. There’s a gentler way to care for yourself that isn’t ruled by rules.

Swipe through for 3 small shifts that can help you step away from that pressure and toward a calmer, more compassionate relationship with food and your body.

You deserve peace. You deserve kindness.
And you don’t have to earn either. 💜

17/10/2025

In one corner we have diet culture telling you "lose weight at any cost", and "thin is best".

In another we have food marketing saying "eat more of our delicious (calorie dense) food".

And somewhere in the background we have SOME wellness culture saying judgily "you have to look after your health".

Meanwhile you're stuck in the middle feeling pulled in all directions and like it's sometimes just enough to try to live life.

All these competing demands - whether you're consciously aware of all the different pulls or not - can leave you feeling overwhelmed and pressured when it comes to thinking about healthy eating, exercise, and so on.

When we try to make a change, often we don't acknowledge this context, and we end up fighting against it rather than navigating it as it is in reality e.g. relying on willpower means fighting every food ad we see, which is also harder when you're hungry. We're driven to lose weight to meet someone else's expectations, rather than acting for our own, deeper reasons.

Much like with the people around you, you can't change this context (hopefully we'll see some shifts one day), but you can change how you respond to it. I'm not saying that's easy - it's everywhere, it's engrained - but it is possible to take a step back, go your own way, and let it happen waay over there somewhere.

09/10/2025

Movement is often seen as something we have to do - to burn calories, ‘fix’ our bodies, or meet some external goal. But it doesn’t have to be a chore. Movement is about taking care of your body, giving it what it needs to function and feeling good, not punishing yourself for what you ate.

Instead of focusing on exercise as something to ‘earn’ or ‘burn off,’ calories think of it as a way to nurture your body. It’s about moving in a way that makes you feel energised, strong, empowered and alive. Whether it’s walking, dancing, or doing yoga, the key is finding what you enjoy.

When we stop treating movement like a requirement and start seeing it as a gift to ourselves, it becomes easier and more enjoyable. You don’t have to force yourself into a routine that doesn’t feel right. Focus on what feels good and makes you feel healthy. Let’s treat it as an act of self-love, not self-punishment.

03/10/2025

Exciting news! Over the summer, I’ve been working on something new!

Introducing The Breakthrough Hour.

A one-hour consultation with me, focused on one specific health challenge or habit you’re feeling stuck on - such as late-night snacking, feeling motivated, skipping workouts, getting enough sleep, or missing meals, for example.

After this focused session, you’ll leave with clarity, professional insight, a clear plan, written notes, and a call recording.

I’m offering the first 3 sessions of The Breakthrough Hour at a reduced price of £49, to ensure everything runs smoothly and to get the ball rolling.

If you’d like to be one of the first to test it, grab your spot here: https://pages.healthwellbalanced.com/breakthrough-hour/

26/09/2025

A new chapter begins - I’m now a step-grandmother! ✨

I’ll be called Tutu, Hawaiian for grandmother, a name that carries love, wisdom, and gentle guidance.

It feels joyful, a little different, and full of care… just like I hope to be in this role. ❤️

Feeling both overjoyed and just a tiny bit older!

01/09/2025

Ever wondered what a Health Psychologist is? 🤔

In simple terms, Health Psychologists specialise in understanding how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours impact our health and wellbeing. We focus on helping you improve your mental and physical health, using evidenced strategies that are practical and supportive.

Swipe through to learn more about what we do and how we can help you!

19/08/2025

Always such a pleasure delivering these workshops ❤️ We talked food, emotions, ways of coping, approaches to healthy eating and had some really interesting conversations - it was a packed hour!

13/08/2025

Dear Grandma,

Today would have been your 92nd birthday. You left us just before your 91st, but I’m thinking of you today - your laughter, your stories, your legendary food, and your boundless determination.

Anyone who knows me well knows that although I might come across as quite quiet and calm, I’ve got quite the determination in me. And I definitely think I got that from you.

My love of water? From you too, from swimming lessons to caravan holidays filled with silly dances, stage antics… you joined in with everything, always with joy.

I loved your stories - especially the ones from when we were too young to remember.

I still picture you on the farm as a little girl, in charge of cart horses, standing tall on a hay cart.

And I think of all the love you showed in the little things: bread rolls, cheese scones, always feeding everyone, always caring. We had a cook-off in your honour at Christmas - I’m not sure if we were up to your standards, but maybe we just need a few years more practice.

You made me laugh, you made me think, and you showed me the importance of memories over things.

I’ll carry you with me always - in the quiet, in the everyday, and soon in my own step-granddaughter’s life.

With love,

Samantha

01/08/2025

Far too many approaches to weight loss add to your stresses. You might be aware of this happening, but you might not - because it can creep up on us without us noticing.

Not only is stress harmful to our health & wellbeing, it doesn't help weight loss either. So your approach could be counterproductive, while maybe also being very frustrating, giving you limited results (especially long-term ones) and not feeling like a way to live your life.

But it doesn't have to be like that...

You can take an approach with less stress and more compassion, that's sustainable and empowering and actually improves your heatlth and wellbeing over time.

Comment 👋 and I’ll send you a link with my free training to help.

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