Nicole Carter

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My qualifications include nutrition advice as well as fitness testing, advice and prescription, I studied my Level 2 at Stevenson College in 2004-2005 and gained my instructor qualifications for exercise to music, circuits and gym, I then got my Level 3 personal trainer qualification with Premier Training International in 2005.

I have had further training from the Nutrition and Weight Management Centre in 2005 while I was working at a private health club in Edinburgh as a fitness class instructor and personal trainer. I have worked as an outdoor activities instructor, near Dunoon on the West coast of Scotland and near Hemsby in Norfolk, England and I’ve also worked with elderly and disabled people as a chair-based exercise class instructor and activities organiser in a nursing home.

I have successfully overcome many setbacks and continue to actively combat the stigma of having a mental health condition. I have learned many coping strategies and have included them in my guide.

I am a dynamic “people-person” with many skills gained from a variety of education, employment and life experiences. Motivation of others is a passion of mine and I enjoy helping people achieve their goals.

I hope you enjoy reading my books!

Nicole Carter was born in Edinburgh in 1975 and spent most of her childhood living in Penicuik, dancing, running, playing in mud and climbing trees. She has worked as a kitchen porter, cleaner, an outdoor activities instructor, fitness class instructor and personal trainer, waitress, shop assistant, activities organiser and chair exercise instructor for the elderly and as an office administrator for a large pensions company. Nicole has also worked in several voluntary jobs which she found to be very rewarding.

Having a Bi-polar disorder has made life “difficult but interesting”, with several periods of homelessness and subsequent admissions to psychiatric hospitals since 1997. She has been more settled for the past 7 and half years, which has enabled her to write these two books, which include her knowledge and experiences, in order to help other people. Nicole has had several articles about her printed in newspapers, some of which aren’t entirely accurate.