20/09/2023
I shared this the other day on our wonderful page but as today is I thought I’d share my story here too 🥰❤️🔥
I often get asked why I do what I do, how did I end up teaching movement to women and mothers?
Well the short answer is 🖕🙃🖕 to the patriarchy. The long answer is this:
When I was pregnant with Leo, I felt held, looked after, supported, and really like there wasn’t enough that the healthcare system could do for me. Anything I needed, I got, without question.
As soon as I’d birthed Leo, I felt discarded, forgotten about, almost used. I was just the vessel to bring my child into the world and now just an empty cup.
From crying on my own in hospital because I had no idea how to feed my child, being discharged earlier than I felt ready for, being refused a 6 week check, and left with a body that I didn’t recognise, didn’t feel comfortable in and quite frankly didn’t like.
My core strength was gone and my pelvic floor wasn’t far behind (both super common and expected) but NO ONE had explained this to me!! I felt like my body was broken, so I started exercising hard, with no clue about post-natal care and how to return to exercise safely, again because no-one had told me! Things got worse and I was feeling more and more broken and I was starting to lose my mind.
After some research (again done on my own) I discovered post-natal exercise and began to adapt my exercises and start moving more intuitively, and then I started to heal. I found a new strength and a new love for movement and I realised that this was the medicine I’d needed all along! I had to share this with other mums who I knew must be feeling a similar way and make sure that no mother was left feeling so clueless and failed as I did, and so was born!
It’s the best job in the world and I’ve truly found myself a wonderful tribe of mothers who come and workout with me week in week out. I’ll never look back!
