This time a year ago, I found out I was pregnant and my entire world shifted. My ambition and goals for my business was overcome by sickness and fatigue, and my entire year was essentially cancelled. Now, almost 4 months after having Riley, I am constantly having to practice what I teach about prioritising wellbeing. Motherhood is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but the most rewarding. The All About Balance workshops have turned into swimming lessons, reading emails have turned into reading ‘Where’s Mrs Ladybird’ 100 times, but I am right where I need to be. I went silent in my business while I navigated pregnancy and new motherhood, and I wanted to come on here and let you know that I will be back! What that looks like will be completely different, because I am completely different. 🥰

ENROLMENTS ARE OPEN for the 5 day reset 🙌 To the sportswoman (current or retired) who is: ✔️ struggling for energy and motivation ✔️ craving a community outside of your sport ✔️ ready to prioritise wellbeing and be held accountable ✔️ sick of running on overdrive ✔️ wanting to kick some sneaky bad habits Burnout to Balance is a 5 day online reset that uses a combination of daily coaching calls, self-paced video content and community accountability with other amazing like-minded sportswomen from all over the world, all levels, all sports! This is NOT a passive experience. This is for women who are actually ready to take action and find a more sustainable way to perform consistently. DM if you have questions, and for those who want ALL of the details, link is in bio. Spots are already selling fast, and we have LIMITED SPACES available.

I’ve been missing something. Motivation? I don’t feel motivated, but normally I tend to get myself out of a funk and move forward. Discipline? I don’t feel disciplined, but high performance sports is the definition of discipline, I grew up on that shit. Surely lacking discipline isn’t the problem. Connection. Ahhh. Connection with community. That’s it. That’s what I’m missing. What I didn’t prepare for as I retired from sport is that my entire community that I grew up with is no longer my ecosystem for support. It no longer fills my connection bucket daily and weekly. I’ve got such an incredible support network, but some days I go the whole day working from home and only talking to my husband and my dog 🤪 For 9 years, I connected on a daily basis with roughly 25 women all passionate about striving towards the same goal. But I know this isn’t just a retired athlete problem. Covid has kept us cocooned, and we are only just realising that we CAN reconnect with our people. There is still a problem that I wrestle with on a daily basis. I KNOW what I should be doing. Habits, schedule, screen time, movement, nutrition… and yet I haven’t been doing it. I teach these habits for a living, and yet I am constantly having to re-teach myself. Without accountability, it becomes extremely difficult to get out of a funk. I want to bring together a group of women, past and present athletes of any age, any ability. For one week, we can create momentum and get each other back on track. To reset, to realign, and to feel like we aren’t alone. I also want to make it super affordable and doable for busy lives. If you crave connection, if your struggles are similar to mine, join me. Comment below 🙋‍♀️ and I’ll DM you the details.

What happens when you get a powerful group of sportswomen committing to their wellbeing in a safe community? Just you wait and see! - 28 women - International level to weekend warriors - 14 different sports - NZ, Australia & America - 6 weeks - Choosing to prioritise their wellbeing - Starting on Monday I have TWO final spots left and the cut off is 9pm tonight. DM me to claim a spot! What’s it’s about… We work through four modules - energy, mindset, goals and performance - but always coming back to wellbeing and every aspect of your life (not just sport). We do this through coaching videos, an app and a workbook, combined with weekly live zooms. What’s included… ✨Self paced coaching videos each week through an app ✨Weekly live calls ✨Welcome gift ✨60 page workbook ✨Access to the content for one year ✨Amazing supportive community ✨Access to me for questions you need answered ✨Yoga sessions ✨Special guest masterclasses by other Olympians and experts

A conversation with my mentor today. May we all celebrate rest, boundaries and wellbeing over the hustle life. #mhawnz

A letter I wish I got after the Olympics

Imagine you've got a song on repeat, and it's stuck there. That's what happens to our thoughts if we let it.⁠ ⁠ Next thing you know, we are so anxious or upset because we can't think of anything else. But you can break the pattern, I'll show you how!⁠ ⁠ Choose a thought that you have at least once a day at the moment that’s causing you a lot of stress of anxiety. It could be about exams, a fitness test, whatever it is, write it down in your workbook. Something that when you think about it, it’s causing you a 7/10 or higher on the stress scale.⁠ ⁠ Step 1) Write it down. We can’t change what we can’t see. Write down the thought and take a good look at it. Ask yourself, is this true???⁠ ⁠ Step 2) How do you feel in your body when this thought arises? Have a look at the emotion wheel in your workbook to be able to identify the emotion more easily. What actions do you take? Do you chew your nails, wiggle your leg, breathe more shallow, yell at someone, cry, screw up your paper… what do you do? ⁠ ⁠ Step 3) What’s the trigger? Something each day is the trigger for this thought. If it’s a thought about exams, your trigger could be looking at a pile of books on your desk. If it’s a thought about fitness testing, the trigger could be walking in to the gym each day. If it’s a thought about a conversation you need to have with your parents, it could be every time you see them. Write down the trigger.⁠ ⁠ Step 4) Now that you know exactly what it is, what causes it and what you do, now’s the most important step. You need to come up with something to do instead. The trigger will be the same. But come up with a new action, and a new replacement thought. It could be that you smile or laugh. That you breathe deep, or shake your body out. Your replacement thought could be “it will all be ok” or “I’m doing fine”. Repeat this exercise for another stressful thought, and put the action plan in place starting now.

Wow. I am beyond mind blown at the power of getting 25 of NZ’s future leaders in one room to talk about hauora. These wahine are going places, it was such a privilege to hold space for you all.

Spark national product conference 2021 - All About Wellbeing! We go again today down in Wellington 🙌

Ever felt like you were going through something completely alone because no one could possibly understand?⁠ ⁠ I've written a blog post about sharing your struggles, and I'd love to hear your view. ⁠ ⁠ Click the link in my bio to read!

It was awesome to visit @waikatodiocesan and talk to the winter tournament girls about preparation, wellbeing and mindset. Looking forward to catching them again in a few weeks! If your team is heading away and you're wanting some extra guidance, PM me for a free recording of the workshop I did called Prepare, Step Up, Perform.

If you were able to visit your fourteen year old self what advice would you give her about mindset and sport? Thank you @simonebiles for showing everyone that it’s ok to take a step back and to put your mental health first. #simonebiles #mentalhealth #strong #rolemodel #GOAT #olympics #tokyo2020