Episode 18

#18 What's Important To Helen Phillips

Today's guest is a nutrition coach, a keen cook and runner and has been running on and off for about 20 years.

She ‘took a break’ from being fit and healthy for about 10 years whilst working all over the world as a stressed out business consultant when she became a self confessed large lady lard-arse.

Inspired by London 2012 she turned her life around. She swapped blocks of cheese and bottles of wine for healthier choices and tentatively laced up her trainers and started to run.

Slow and steady at first, she set her sights on running the Reading Half in 2013. It was an horrendous day … but once wrapped in tinfoil, nibbling a banana and having treasured bling around her neck she knew she was hooked.

Since then she has run countless half marathons and 18 marathons. She has a good for age time to run London and has another 3 marathons booked to run later this year.

She is now a coach, The Cheesecake Runner, and works with runners, who are not typical runners, get then trained, ready and prepared to realise their long-held dreams of running a marathon.

Today we find out What's Important To Helen Phillips

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱! 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CheeseCakeRunner

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cheesecakerunner/

Website - https://www.wentworth-wellness.co.uk/home

𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙅𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙣

I am a Life Coach and I work with people to help them understand What's Important To Them.  Once you know what's important you can build and design your life around it.

You can learn more about the Life Coaching Solutions I provide here https://jamesdeancoaching.com/coaching/

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James Dean

Hi, I’m James Dean — Life Coach, Podcast Host, and Curious Human.

I’m the host of What’s Important to You? — a podcast dedicated to real, reflective conversations that uncover the stories, values, and breakthroughs that shape how we live, lead, and grow.

With a background in corporate life, personal development, and endurance sports (including Ironman training with three Labradors in tow), I’m deeply passionate about helping people reconnect with what matters most.

Each week on the show, I sit down with remarkable guests — coaches, creatives, entrepreneurs, and change-makers — to explore questions like:
What drives you? What have you overcome? And what are you learning now?

It’s not just a podcast — it’s a space for growth, clarity, and meaningful connection.

Whether you’re in transition, looking for inspiration, or just love a good story with soul, you’re in the right place.