Discussing trying to process our new environment & the reengagement of routines and creating an adapted structure that has helped through these challenging times - physically, mentally & emotionally.

How do you process something that’s so personal to everyone in different situations and also unprecedented? There is no manual and everyone is approaching and dealing with this in their own way.

Despite entering the gym to improve my fitness 6 years ago, I questioned myself as I scanned the room...how on earth do you / can you do this?

What if I drop something, what if I get trapped in that press, what if I look stupid, what if they think I shouldn’t be here. I’m not sure how removed from other people’s experiences that thought process was but I vividly remember those moments from my first visit.

I’m not sure exactly when, but suddenly, the penny dropped...EVERYBODY is in here to improve...The gym is a place of encouragement, an appreciation that if you see a beginner, people acknowledge & celebrate a start of a journey and that was the start of adapting through my fear...

Taking a slightly different look at the 10 year transformation as I reflect back on my mindset with my disability into the new decade, the connections that have helped my confidence & what I want to give back.

I look back at the challenges my parents faced as I grew up with a disability and their determination for me to have as many opportunities as possible in life & how that has helped shape my mindset with training & competing

A warm welcome & introduction to the show. Detailing the “Why” behind it, the links to disabilitybodybuilding.com and how I want to help people, showcase our amazing growing disability category - in the UK & across the globe!!