My Story

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably had… hmm, let’s say a…turbulent relationship with exercise and your body.

Diet culture makes us feel that we have to conform to a very narrow beauty standard to feel good about ourselves or be worthy of the life we deserve. But here’s the secret…you’re already worthy.

It took me a long time, but as I am sitting here typing this today, I feel truly connected to my self worth and I am the most confident I have ever been, and you deserve to feel this way too!

But I wasn’t always this confident…

Unfortunately, diet culture has made us believe that in order to work in fitness you have to look a certain way. That your body is your CV and my body was not and is not a reflection of the fitness industry - beauty standard.

This made me feel really terrible about myself for the longest time and I felt like a fraud.

I live with a few chronic health conditions which affect my ability to follow a strict exercise regime. I’m really at the mercy of how my symptoms behave on a day-to-day basis. This means I have found it really challenging to obtain the ‘body of my dreams.’

But as a former dancer turned Sports Science graduate, I know how transformative movement can be, mentally and physically.

I don’t know what happened, maybe my Saturn Return, but I had this awakening.

I realised that exercise is so much more than a tool to lose weight or get a peachy booty.

And yes, of course having appearance-based goals is fine, but there is way more to focus on beyond that.

When we focus on how movement can change our mood, help us with pain management or improve our fitness so we can go on long walks with our loved ones. Then we are getting to experience the power of movement.

When I released goals around changing my appearance and focused on exercise as self-care, a way of nourishing my body and supporting my long-term health, wow that was like a weight lifted from my shoulders.

I no longer came to the mat with the sole purpose of burning off my lunch. I stopped immediately running to the mirror post-workout to see if my abs had popped through yet. Instead, exercise became a moment of total body harmony.

Finally, I found my peace and you can too!