17/07/2024
HANDS UP WHO HAD THE BEST DAY? 🙋🏼♀️
What a special day at Portland College for the This Girl Can day. What a privilege it was to share not just the wonderful sport of Strong(wo)man, but I was given the chance to share my story. ✨
I got to share why Pink Girls are Powerful has so much more meaning beyond just the relevance to me, and I got to share how having ADHD recently diagnosed has impacted my life. ⚡️
Representation matters. But today felt like a little pinch me moment on the way home when I realised I was the one “representing”.
For the girls who want to be strong wearing an outfit that makes them feel 🔥 and for those whose brains might work slightly differently. 🩷
I likened my experience with ADHD to spending hours trying to fit AA batteries into a remote that needs AAAs. The remote isn’t broken, the method to make it work is. 💁🏼♀️
The thing about today was for me to help inspire girls into sport - but those learners, wow. I’m the one who came away inspired. The kindness they showed, the enthusiasm they offered and their bravery to try something new. If we could bottle that up we’d be millionaires I swear. 🤭
How lucky am I? To have a job that allowed me leave to volunteer, and to own business where I’m able to help have a positive impact. Whether that be a big realisation about capabilities, or somebody putting their hands on an axle for the first time. 🍀
Thank you for inviting me - it’s people like you who change a little bit of the world by helping shape the next generation and offer them opportunities they wouldn’t ordinarily have access to. What a legend. ⭐️
…but now, for the next week, I’m out of office. Get me in that sunshine. ☀️