26/02/2026
Watching Eileen Gu the free style ski Olympic champion speak of the benefits of sport in females and encouraging females to take it up for the simple conclusion it gained invaluable levels of increased confidence.
It made me reflect on my own journey and love for sport and exercise, how lucky I’ve been to be brought up in a household that valued community in sport, me and my sister for years playing on our local hockey team and all the incredible people I’ve met over the years through team sport and working in sport. Not the mention the decision it played on my career choice.
It made me reflect back on the changes throughout a women’s lifetime where her identity in sport could be changed or influenced. How much pelvic health dysfunction can disrupt one’s confidence in her body and ability to exercise, or the level of fear that comes from change such as pregnancy, menopause or post cancer treatment. I see the level of fear that what being unable to exercise can cause and how better education and support to get back to exercise can increase every single women’s confidence in herself and her body again.
It’s exactly the reflection on my WHY and focus on my support in clinic. It will always be to aim to make women active, to have less fear, more confidence because with that impacts every aspect of her life.