Heidi is the youngest of four children and was brought up on an orchard in Katikati, in the Bay of Plenty of New Zealand.

After finishing high school, she gained a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Japanese and International Business Management from the University of Waikato. The allure of travel and living abroad then led to a two-year OE in Japan and the UK. After working in marketing and local government and seeking a new direction, Heidi completed a Diploma of Holistic Life Coaching through the Life Coach Associates of New Zealand in 2008.

During a health crisis in her late thirties that left her bedridden and disillusioned with conventional medicine, Heidi turned her focus to natural healing and gained a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University in the USA. From here she joined husband Steve in the family business, Jennings Holistic Health Coaching. Their vision is to transform the health and lives of 500,000 people around the world, with a safe and natural approach. Heidi’s ultimate goal is to educate and inspire those who are feeling defeated by their health, by showing them how the body can transition from surviving to thriving, given the right tools and support.

Heidi is the Amazon #1 bestselling author of From Living Hell to Living Well, a public speaker on the subject of health and wellness, and a freelance writer for national and global publications.

Today Heidi lives in Tauranga, New Zealand, with her husband Steve, their daughter Bonnie and son Arie. In her spare time she loves to travel, keep fit and go on long walks where she dreams up subject matter for future books.