Olympic Athlete. Speaker. Coach. Woman of Faith.
I thought I’d cry when I retired.But I didn’t. Not at first. Instead, I went to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, not as a competitor, but as part of the Team GB support staff — mingling, laughing, screaming my voice raw cheering on friends and fellow athletes. I danced. I felt the joy. I felt… Continue reading Letting Go Was the Hardest Win Yet
Discover the magic and unexpected joys of the Paris Olympics through my latest short blog post. From late-night adventures to powerful moments of connection, this experience was about so much more than medals. Ready to leap into the unforgettable memories?
Transitioning from athletic life - retiring from sport into the 'real world' can be challenging. In this latest post, I share 6 essential tips to help athletes navigate this shift successfully. Learn from the experiences of Curtis Beach, Tiffany Porter, Naomi Metzger, and Judah Simpson on how to stay active, rediscover who you are beyond sport, and more.
My personal reflections on the UK premiere of We Dare to Dream Movie (directed by Syrian journalist and filmmaker, Waad Al-Kateab), held at Cineworld, Leicester Square. The movie was followed by a Q&A hosted by English actor and comedian, James Cordon with Waad, producer Joe Gebbia (co-founder of Airbnb), and Cyrille Tchatchet (Olympic weight-lifter and… Continue reading We Dare To Dream – An Olympic Athlete’s Review
I compete tomorrow for the first time in nine months. How do I feel? Nervous. But then again… because the science tells me the physiological response my body has to the label "nervous" or "nerves" is the same as to the label "excitement" or "excited", I drop the nerves and pick up excitement only. (NLP… Continue reading It’s Competition Time!
I first competed at the Commonwealth Games (albeit the youth version) in 2008. Fourteen years later, I've been selected to represent Team England at my first (real) Commonwealth Games (the Commonwealth Youth Games doesn't count at the Senior performance level). If I'm honest, this one has taken longer to achieve than my Olympic dream. In… Continue reading 14 Years Later… I’m Going to The Commonwealth Games!
But that's not what I want to share with you in this post; I want to give you the insider's view of the Olympic experience, including shadowing my steps from my arrival at Heathrow airport, Terminal 5 to the Team GB holding camp in Yokohama, Japan to entering the Olympic village filled with athletes from countless sports and nations across the world and my first look at the incredible stadium - devoid of people, but filled with the weight of expectation and thick with the anticipation of competitors, coaches and citizens of Japan, volunteering to guide, encourage and cheer us on. Are you ready? It's a long read...
When finishing 11th in the world feels like failure. That’s what I originally wanted to title this blog in the immediate aftermath of my Olympic final. But thankfully I’ve had a week to reflect. (I drafted this blog on 10th August!) With friends, family and fans of the sport sending encouraging messages and celebrating my… Continue reading My Olympic Debrief: I’m An Olympic Finalist + BONUS Coaching Tips!
I'M GOING TO TOKYO! I'M GOING TO BE AN OLYMPIAN! Ah! Glad I've got that off my chest! How does it feel to be selected to represent Team GB at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games? A relief. I don’t yet feel the excitement everybody seems to be feeling around me. I'm not buzzing or over… Continue reading MY OLYMPIC UPDATE: WE MADE IT!
“People with PTSD have their floodgates wide open. Lacking a filter, they are on constant sensory overload. In order to cope, they try to shut themselves down and develop tunnel vision and hyper-focus. If they can’t shut down naturally, they may enlist drugs or alcohol to block out the world. The tragedy is that the… Continue reading Acceptance – ‘Achieving’ Post-Traumatic Growth
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