Olympic Athlete. Speaker. Coach. Woman of Faith.
“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
On this day in 2008, twelve years ago, I received the frustrating news that I’d once again been missed off the ‘Talent’ program for UKAthletics Funding. It seems this was my second year failing to be selected for this program (as per my silly Facebook rant - I have a love-hate relationship with these FB… Continue reading On This Day…
I spoke about acceptance in a short 30 second vlog here. And it seems to be something that people truly relate to in terms of being able to liberate them from a place of confinement created by their difficult circumstances. For me, I needed to personally accept the tragedy of missing another Olympic Games due… Continue reading Acceptance Again? Yes, It’s Life-Changing!