A little reminder that sometimes the most powerful conversations happen when we stop focusing on what's gone wrong and start noticing what's already strong. After some miscommunication at school that left our daughter and her friend feeling a bit 💩, I pulled out Lucy Hone's strengths cards. The girls identified their individual strengths, then discovered the strengths they shared. Together, they arranged those shared strengths into the shape of a heart. It shifted the conver

This morning I had the privilege of attending a webinar on the past, present, and future of women in sport. What stood out most wasn't just the wealth of knowledge being shared, but the willingness of incredible women from around the world to collaborate, challenge ideas, and support one another. Women's sport continues to evolve, and the more we learn, the more we realise that women are not simply "smaller men." Our bodies, hormones, recovery, and performance all change thro

In a world that celebrates being busy, taking a break can feel uncomfortable. We tell ourselves to keep pushing, keep achieving, keep giving. But rest isn't a reward for reaching exhaustion. It's part of being human. A break doesn't mean you've given up. A pause doesn't mean you're falling behind. Rest doesn't mean you're weak. Sometimes taking a moment to breathe, reflect, and reconnect with yourself is exactly what you need to move forward with clarity and purpose. Whether

If you’ve ever walked into your car while staring at the moon, hit your head on the boot door hard enough to bleed, or gracefully slipped in the bath and thought, “Well, this is how I go out,” welcome, my friend. You might just be in the perimenopause era. I used to think I was just having “a moment,” but lately, it’s starting to feel like my coordination has taken early retirement. What’s really going on? It turns out, our hormones are not only responsible for mood swings an