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Before movement becomes something we do to ourselves, it can help to pause long enough to notice what we're bringing int...
09/09/2026

Before movement becomes something we do to ourselves, it can help to pause long enough to notice what we're bringing into it.

How is my body feeling?

How is my energy?

Am I tense?

Am I worried?

Am I already expecting myself to push harder than I want to?

There isn't always one correct response.

Sometimes your body is ready for challenge.

Sometimes it needs you to adjust.

The practice is learning not to automatically override yourself.

Take a breath before you begin today.

Notice what is actually here.

Then let that information be part of the conversation.

You don't have to blindly trust every sensation.

And you don't have to ignore them either.

You can learn.

You can adjust.

You can find your way forward. 🌿

I think sometimes we confuse acceptance with resignation.As though accepting where our body is today means we've decided...
08/09/2026

I think sometimes we confuse acceptance with resignation.

As though accepting where our body is today means we've decided it will stay there forever.

But that's not what acceptance means.

Acceptance says:

This is what is true right now.

And from there, we can make decisions.

We can modify.

We can rest.

We can gradually challenge ourselves.

We can build.

Starting smaller doesn't mean thinking small.

It doesn't mean you've lost your goals.

It means you're choosing a starting point your body can actually work from.

And sometimes that's the strongest thing you can do.

Save this for the days when your body isn't where you wish it was.

This is probably the part I've found hardest.I don't necessarily want to start from where I am.I want to start from wher...
07/09/2026

This is probably the part I've found hardest.

I don't necessarily want to start from where I am.

I want to start from where I was.

I remember feeling stronger.

I remember what I could lift.

I remember moving without thinking quite so much about whether something might hurt.

And when you've had an injury or a flare, there can be this strange disconnect.

You know what your body used to do.

But your body isn't necessarily ready to do it again yet.

That can feel like going backwards.

But I'm beginning to see it differently.

Starting from your current capacity isn't an admission that you've failed.

It's simply an honest starting point.

And from an honest starting point, you can build.

I shared more of this experience in my latest blog:

“When Your Body Has Scared You: Can You Trust Exercise Again?”

If you've ever looked at what you used to be able to do and felt frustrated by where you are now, I think you might recognise yourself in it. 🫶

When your body has scared you before, I think it can completely change your relationship with exercise.You can still wan...
31/08/2026

When your body has scared you before, I think it can completely change your relationship with exercise.

You can still want to be strong.

You can still miss movement.

You can still know all the reasons exercise might be good for you.

And yet...

there can be a part of you quietly watching.

Waiting.

Wondering whether this sensation is normal.

Wondering whether you're about to trigger another flare.

I don't think the answer is to tell yourself to stop being afraid.

And I don't think the answer is to push through every uncomfortable feeling either.

For me, the more helpful place has been somewhere in the middle.

Learning to become curious.

Learning to adjust.

Learning that responding to my body doesn't mean I'm weak or frightened of it.

I wrote more about this in my latest blog:

“When Your Body Has Scared You: Can You Trust Exercise Again?”

It's a very personal reflection on what happens when pain or injury changes the way you experience movement — and how trust can slowly be rebuilt.

If this feels familiar, you can find the full blog on my website. 🌿

When life changes, I think we can put enormous pressure on ourselves to figure everything out.The new routine.The new sc...
29/08/2026

When life changes, I think we can put enormous pressure on ourselves to figure everything out.

The new routine.

The new schedule.

The new version of ourselves.

But sometimes that pressure is exactly what makes it harder to begin.

So here's a little practice for those moments.

Stop.

Put your feet on the floor.

Take a breath.

And instead of asking:

“What should I be doing?”

try asking:

“What feels possible today?”

Not perfect.

Not optimal.

Not what you used to be capable of.

Just what is possible today.

That might be movement.

It might be rest.

It might be a walk around the block.

It might be doing half the session you planned.

The point isn't to create another rule.

It's to practise staying in relationship with yourself while things are changing.

You don't have to force your way back into your old life.

You can gently find your way into the new one. 🫶

This reflection comes directly from the theme of my latest blog, “When Life Changes and You Can't Find Your Old Rhythm.”

🌿 The blog is on my website if you'd like to read it.

think this is one worth saving.Because there are so many moments in midlife when it feels like we're somehow falling beh...
29/08/2026

think this is one worth saving.

Because there are so many moments in midlife when it feels like we're somehow falling behind.

Behind the woman we used to be.

Behind our old fitness levels.

Behind the routine we thought we'd have figured out by now.

But life isn't a straight line.

Sometimes you lose fitness.

Sometimes you have to start again.

Sometimes your body asks for something different.

Sometimes the routine that once felt effortless suddenly doesn't fit.

That doesn't erase everything you've learned.

It doesn't mean you've failed.

And it certainly doesn't mean you've lost your way.

Sometimes you're simply being asked to build something that fits this version of your life.

And perhaps that version will suit you better than the old one ever did. 🌿

This one is a little more personal.I've found the loss of my routine harder than I expected.Not because I don't know wha...
25/08/2026

This one is a little more personal.

I've found the loss of my routine harder than I expected.

Not because I don't know what to do.

I do.

It's because my old routine carried me.

I didn't have to make so many decisions about movement, food, mornings, the shape of my day.

It just... happened.

And when that disappeared, I realised how much energy that rhythm had been giving me.

Since moving, I've been trying to rebuild it.

But I've also had to accept that I can't simply pick up the old version of my life and put it back together.

My body has changed.

My circumstances have changed.

And some days, my capacity is different.

So I'm practising something I talk about with my clients all the time:

responding to what is actually here.

Not what I think should be here.

Not where I was two months ago.

Not where I think I ought to be by now.

Just here.

Today.

And finding the next small piece of the rhythm.

Maybe you've been doing something similar without realising it. 🫶

If this resonated for you I write more about this in my weekly Journal entry on my website. ✍🏼

I think we put so much pressure on ourselves to get back to normal.Back to the routine.Back to the fitness level.Back to...
24/08/2026

I think we put so much pressure on ourselves to get back to normal.

Back to the routine.

Back to the fitness level.

Back to the energy.

Back to the version of ourselves who seemed to have everything working.

But what if that version of you belonged to a different life?

Different responsibilities.

Different body.

Different energy.

Different circumstances.

I've been thinking about this a lot lately as I've tried to find my own rhythm again after moving interstate.

I could keep trying to recreate what used to work.

Or I can get curious about what works now.

And honestly, I think that's a much more useful question.

Because consistency doesn't have to mean doing what you've always done.

Sometimes it means listening closely enough to create something new.

You are not behind.

You're adapting.

And there's a difference. 🌿

If this resonated for you I write more about this in my weekly Journal entry on my website. ✍🏼

This is something I come back to often.Especially when that old voice appears:You should be doing more.You're not workin...
22/08/2026

This is something I come back to often.

Especially when that old voice appears:

You should be doing more.

You're not working hard enough.

Make it count.

Instead, pause.

Take a breath.

And notice what is actually here.

Maybe you have plenty of energy today.

Maybe you don't.

Maybe you need the full session.

Maybe you need to modify it.

Maybe today is a lighter day.

None of those choices need to become a judgement about you.

The practice is learning to respond rather than automatically override.

That's not weakness.

That's a form of self-care. 🌿

I think this is one of the most freeing things we can learn in midlife:You are allowed to care about your body without m...
21/08/2026

I think this is one of the most freeing things we can learn in midlife:

You are allowed to care about your body without making your body a problem.

You can want to lose weight.

You can want to build muscle.

You can want more energy.

You can want to feel confident in your clothes.

You can want better mobility.

And none of those desires require you to believe that the woman you are today is somehow less worthy.

For me, that distinction matters enormously.

Because I'm not interested in helping women build smaller lives in smaller bodies.

I'm interested in helping women build strength, confidence, energy and capacity for the life they actually want to live.

That's a very different kind of fitness. 🌿

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