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Our experts

There’s a fantastic team supporting our  Mentors, who run our life-changing LighterLife CBT Mindfulness groups. We all live and breathe LighterLife – it’s not hard to be so passionate when you know that, whatever your role, you’re helping to make an amazing difference in so many lives. We also make sure we have the very best experts and talent in every department – ranging from highly qualified scientists and nutritionists to IT bodies with decades of experience in turning computers on and off again!

Meet the team

Because LighterLife is much more than just a diet, our experts are drawn from both medical and psychological backgrounds.

Jackie Cox

An obese child, teenager and adult, with two psychology degrees and over two decades of counselling, LighterLife co-founder Jackie brings unique expertise to LighterLife and its ongoing development.

Bar Hewlett

With a background in science and teaching, years of working with groups and personal understanding of obesity, Bar helped co-found LighterLife and continues to use her knowledge and experience to develop LighterLife for the benefit of all.

Dr Matt Capehorn

Dr Matt Capehorn has a specialist interest in obesity management and is the Medical Director at LighterLife. Matt has been on various advisory boards, is a full time GP and is the clinical manager at the Rotherham Institute for Obesity.

We have scientists, nutritionists and dietitians working with us to ensure that all our Foodpacks meet the high demands of all legislation and are the best quality and best tasting Foodpacks that money can buy.