“Health coaching is iets wat ek nog nooit veel van geweet het nie.  Die vier weke saam met Mari-Louise het nie net my gesondheid positief verander nie, maar so ook my hele huisgesin se gesondheid.  Stappie vir stappie het ons lewens verander.  Eet-en gesondheids gewoontes wat onmoontlik gevoel het, het bietjie vir bietjie verbeter.  Selfs nou na die sessies met Mari-Louise, volg ons nogsteeds die riglyne wat ons saam opgestel het.  Wat dit die beste maak, is dat ons dit nie doen omdat iemand so se nie, ons doen dit want ons weet waaroor dit gaan, ons doen dit omdat ons nou anders na ons gesondhied kyk.  Die enigste ding waaroor ek spyt is, is dat ek dit nie vroeër in my lewe gedoen het nie.”

“Some of my friends has seen the difference in my life, and have asked me what I have done this time and I have told them about this program. Mari-Louise has been a wonderful coach, I could ask her anything and she always assisted me, it was a real privilege to me to have her as my coach and my mentor, I will treasure this for the rest of my life. Thank you is a small word, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart Mari-Louise.”

“In the last four weeks Mari-Louise Durr were my health coach – The Opportunity given to me to be a volunteer in her study program were on exactly the right time. I was feeling exhausted the whole time – unorganised and overwhelmed with the new year of 2022.   I heard that Mari-Louise – whom I met at “Beidekante “was looking for volunteers and I felt that this was the solution I needed. Not knowing how it would help me but I knew that it was God Given. Mari-Louise is a beautiful warm person who made me feel at ease since the first correspondence.  She wasn’t at all judgemental or gave the idea that she knew everything – She listened; cared and understood my worries and desires. She made me think of what I already have and what I can do with what I have – she made me think bigger and better and cleverer – She put my brain and heart at work all together. I would definitely suggest her as a health coach to my friends once she is qualified. Our whole house is a happier place 😉 I met all my goals I set out for myself; I am almost on my goal weight my sugar and energy levels look amazing and I can do more things with more energy now. I also take time for myself now and don’t feel guilty about it. This way everybody in our home stays happy and healthy ;-)”

“I have been in many self-development courses over the years, but never encountered this in depth questioning of myself and why and how I am experiencing and doing things. I would recommend Mari-Louise Durr to anyone as a Health Coach. She is well prepared and raize questions, making suggestions without being pushy or prescriptive. She assisted me to set “small” accomplishable goals weekly. When I did not accomplish the set goals, she encouraged me to go on or seek another avenue or set another related goal to move to the bigger picture, and achieve what I have set initially.  She was sympathetic and motivational at the same time. She helped me to set my own rewards, however small or simple it might have sounded, to assist me in getting balance in my life.
Where appointments could not be met from my side due to external factors and crisesses which both of us did not invisage, she amended the coaching in such a way to address the immediate need.  What I have learned through her coaching is to keep on reaching towards my goals – step-by-step, day-by-day. Stop – think – ask yourself questions, re-evaluate often and work out a plan that will work for me, by taking my circumstances into consideration. Then to reward myself for each accomplishment. Thank you, Mari-Louise, for assisting me to start understanding myself better, I appreciate the fact that I was chosen to be one of your case studies.”

“My 6 weke program saam Mary-Louise Durr was verseker ‘n aangename tyd gewees. Ek het baie geleer oor klomp fasette van die menswees waarna ek moet oplet om ‘n algehele gesonde vrou te kan wees en dan voluit my doelwitte in die lewe na te jaag. My bloedsuiker het baie gestabiliseer, ek is bewus gemaak om te kyk wat die effek van gesonde asook ongesonde kos is op my gemoed. Ek het dus elke dag ‘n keuse oor wat ek gaan inneem in my liggaam en dra dan die gevolge daarvan.  Ek doen nou verseker moeite om reg te eet, oefen en water te drink. Mari-Louise het my gemotiveer om myself nie te beloon met kos nie daar is soveel ander maniere om die lewe te kan geniet en bewus te wees van die NOU. Al my vrae wat ek gevra het, het Marie-Louise moeite gedoen om my terug te antwoord. In tye wat ek wou verkeerde keuses maak het sy my bemoedig en aangemoedig om vol te hou met regte keuses en gereelde eet em oefenprogram. Ek is nou baie bewus van wat ek in my mond sit en evalueer of ek nou regtig honger is of nie. Juis oor Marie-Louise self gesond eet en oefen is dit maklik vir haar om my te motiveer en nuwe idees te gee. Ek het ervaar dat die health coaching baie belangrik is juis vir ‘n tyd soos nou waar alles so gejaag en kits is. Ek is bewus gemaak van hoe belangrik dit is om my 2 liter water daagliks in te neem. Marie-Louise is ‘n energieke coach wat haar alles gegee het en nog steeds bereid is om my te help om my gesondheidsdoelwitte te verwesenlik.”

“Ek het die afgelope 8 weke health coaching gedoen by Mari-Louise en kan verseker getuig van die goeie veranderinge wat ek met haar hulp in my lewe kon aanbring. Sy het my gehelp om my lewe in ‘n ander perspektief te plaas en my bygestaan om veranderinge in my elke dag in te werk wat positiewe gevolge gehad het. Ek glo dit gaan my in die toekoms ook help, ek sien uit om vol te hou met die veranderinge. Ek voel meer energiek en positief oor die lewe en sien dinge in ‘n ander lig. Dit was vir my ‘n positiewe ervaring en die raad en weeklikse sessies het baie gehelp. Die gereelde boodskappies en terugvoer het my gemotiveerd gehou. Ek sien uit om ook verdere veranderinge te maak met die kennis wat ek opgedoen het.”

“During the 4-week program I gathered information which helped me change my approach to meals, planning and choice of food. The results of less pain and discomfort on the bowel, loss of weight and improved wellbeing feeling was the best benefit of the course. Thank you for the opportunity to partake. I will recommend Mari-Louise to my friends with health issues.”