Marisa Peer
| Marisa Peer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marisa Peer 1960 |
| Occupation | Nutritionist, motivational speaker |
| Children | Phaedra Peer |
| Website |
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Marisa Peer (born in 1960) is an English best-selling author, nutritionist, relationship therapist, hypnotherapist trainer and motivational speaker. She is the author of 4 books on psychology and frequently appears on TV as a weight-loss expert.
Biography
Marisa Peer was born in 1960 in the family of Dee Saddler and Ronald Peer.[1]
She studied to become a child psychologist but decided to start another career path after being “fed up with working with perfectly healthy children whose only problem was their neurotic parents”[2].
Marisa confessed that for the first 20 years of her life she was struggling with overeating.[3]
After graduating from university, she became an aerobics instructor first at Pineapple Dance Studios (London)[3] and later at Jane Fonda fitness center in Los Angeles.[2][4]
Being in the middle of the 80’s fitness craze, she soon realized that eating disorders are deeply rooted in the past she retrained as a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist, studying for 3 years at the Hypnotism Training Institute.[4]
In 1989 Marisa returned to London [2] and in 1990 gave birth to her daughter Phaedra. In one of her interviews she recalls that by that moment she felt completely cured of her eating disorders.[4]
As a hypnotherapist she appeared in several TV shows notably Celebrity Fit Club and Supersize vs Superskinny.
In 2013 she became interested in anti-aging and neurobiotics.[5] and in 2014 published “You Can Be Younger” as an alternative to the existing anti-ageing books “focused on cosmetic products and special diets or a younger wardrobe”[6]
Books
- “You Can Be Thin: The Ultimate Programme to End Dieting...Forever” (2008). ISBN 978-0751542950
- “Ultimate Confidence: The Secrets to Feeling Great About Yourself Every Day” (2009). ISBN 978-1847441386
- “Trying to get Pregnant (and Succeeding)” (2012). ISBN 978-1469942179
- “You Can Be Younger: Use the power of your mind to look and feel 10 years younger in 10 simple steps” (2014). ISBN 978-0349402826
TV appearances
Marisa Peer first television appearance was on 2004 in the popular British show Celebrity Fit Club (season 2) where she joined the panel of experts.[4][2]
In 2005 she was the was resident hypnotherapist on the US version of Celebrity Fit Club.[2]
In 2008 Marisa joined Supersize vs Superskinny show team as a nutritionist and weight-loss expert[7][8] and helped TV presenter Anna Richardson lose weight.[9][10]
In 2013 she appeared as a nutritionist in Channel 5 documentary “50 Shocking Facts About Diet + Exercise”.[11]
Other TV shows shere Marisa Peer appeared include This Morning, BBC News and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[12]
TEDx talks
By August 2017 Marisa Peer gave 2 TEDx talks: “How to Avoid Rejection and Get Connection” (Goodenough College, May 9th, 2014)[13] and “To reach beyond your limits by training your mind” (King's College School, June 2014).[14]
Awards, nominations and recognition
In May 2006 Marisa was named “Best British Therapist” by Men’s Health magazine.[15]
In 2007 she was featured in Tatler’s Guide to Britain’s 250 Best Doctors.[15]
Personal life
Marisa has a daughter Phaedra (born in 1990), who is a contemporary artist and illustrator.[16] Marisa raised her as a single after Phaedra’s father Michael left them when the baby was 6 months old.
Marisa is married to a British entrepreneur John Davy.[17]
Interesting facts
- Marisa drives silver Mercedes SLK, jokingly admitting that this is a feature of a midlife crisis: “at 50, you still look pretty good driving around, but in your 60s you might not be able to even get into a low-slung sports car”.[18]
- In one of her newspaper articles Marisa mentions that she doesn’t have breakfast at regular time and prefers to eat when she feels hungry.[19]
References
- ↑ Peer, Marisa (2010). You Can Be Thin: The Ultimate Programme to End Dieting...Forever. Hachette UK. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7481-2389-6.(Google Books)
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mark Anstead (2006-12-16). "'You get used to space and light'". Financial Times. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- 1 2 Lucy Benyon (2008-02-04). "How to think yourself thin". Daily Express. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- 1 2 3 4 Sarah Stacey (2008-01-31). "Think yourself slimmer". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ↑ Bernardo Moya (2013-03-12). Bernardo Moya talks to coach Marisa Peer. How do we age?, Forever Young (video). YouTube. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ Marisa Peer (2014-03-21). "Forever Young". TheBestYouMagazine.co. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ↑ Nicole O'Neil (2014-08-07). "Can hypnosis really help weight loss?". MSN. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ↑ Jane Symons (2016-11-15). "Presenter Anna Richardson: Heartbreak of dad’s stroke made me aware of my own mortality". Daily Express. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ "Celebrity Health - Anna Richardson". YourHealthyLiving.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ Victoria Lambert (2015-01-12). "'I just happen to be in love with a woman'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ "50 Shocking Facts About Diet + Exercise (2013 TV Movie): Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. 2013. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ↑ Alex Grove (2017-04-29). "Hypnotherapist Diana Rushton says she can cure your fears in just 90 minutes". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
Marisa Peer has previously appeared on This Morning, BBC News and even I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here during her illustrious career which once saw her appointed as Princess Diana's personal hypnotherapist
- ↑ Marisa Peer (2014-05-09). "Marisa Peer – How to Avoid Rejection and Get Connection". Goodenough College. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ↑ Marisa Peer (2015-01-22). To reach beyond your limits by training your mind (video). London: YouTube. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- 1 2 Peer, Marisa (2010). You Can Be Thin: The Ultimate Programme to End Dieting...Forever. Hachette UK. p. 2. ISBN 978-0751542950.(Google Books)
- ↑ Ruth Tierney (2012-10-10). "Single-parent families: 'We owe our success to our single mums'". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ Lakhiani, Vishen (2016). The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed On Your Own Terms. Rodale. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-62336-708-4.(Google Books)
- ↑ Loraine Fisher (2014-07-07). "Why are so many older women going topless... for their choice of car as sales of convertibles soar among women over 50". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ Marisa Peer (2008-01-06). "Psychotherapist and hypnotherapist Marisa Peer, author of 'You Can Be Thin', objects to skinny people writing diet books". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2017-08-05.