LOL I wrote Misogi and it autocorrected to misogyny. Which is not my big goal - 🤣 I used to be a runner.. long distance mostly, and when I played sport, I always played in positions that had lots of running. It was a space of calm in my body and head. the pattern of breathing, my feet hitting the pavement, and even better if I ran in the rain …. FREEDOM. I last went for a run in 2023. Before that… pre-pregnancy maybe 2019/2017 and it was very short lived.. My health nose dived in 2010, and it has been a up and down journey since. I stopped playing hockey in 2009, and between then and now - over 15 years, I have not ever been able to get back into exercise that felt ‘right’. In 2023 I was the closest I had come… I had managed to slowly work myself up to running from walking, and for the first time in forever I felt like I wanted to run. I’d get to 5pm and say “I need to go for a run today I haven’t been yet” And then I broke my foot… I did the rehab, waited excitedly to get the clearance to run.. and then i didn’t.. I don’t remember why. I’m sure there’s a whole host of reasons. BUT it’s been 2 years. Im not responsible for staff anymore.. Im building a more sustainable business model that doesn’t need me to stay late every night… My physical health is sending me signals to say I need to put myself first. So, whats holding me back… Fear? Knowing I’ve quit this more times than I’ve succeeded in the past 15 years? I have always wanted to run a marathon…. Or a 10km because I actually dont know how long a marathon is. The ‘set an achievable goal’ me says - lets set the goal at a 2km. And sure that would be more realistic. But this isn’t the ‘set realistic goals that don’t challenge you’ chat. it’s the Misogi chat and I think there’s more like a 80/20 chance I don’t run a marathon. I think, its not so much about the distance honestly.. its about being able to think of myself as a runner, and it be ‘present tense’ again. The act of wanting to go for a run, because of how it will feel.

I wanted to write another welcome post specifically for everyone who has come in overnight because woweeeee I didn't expect that Tiktok to pop off as much as it did! So a super warm welcome to @Nutrition Barbie, @Amelia Lowe, @Kate Chalker, @Sophie Thomson, @Zoyah Bhanotha, @Kylee Henson, @Naomi Watson, @Madeline Rose, @Natalie Miller, @Kylee Gurney, @Nghi Pham, @Ellie Weber, @Caitlin Donohoe, @Elesa V And if you're tagged here there was something in the question of "Are you excited to wake up in the morning as an Allied Health Professional?" that brought something up for you. It might be a "no I'm not". It might be a "sometimes". But regardless I want to recognise the courage and bravery it takes to think along these lines and admit out loud that you do want more, and you deserve to want more! So I take my hat off to you, and thank you for being in this space. The way you will get the most out of it is by continuing with that openness and courage to speak the things aloud that you are either running from or running towards. I should also probably introduce myself and let you know why I'm so incredibly passionate about this topic: - I graduated physio in 2010, and felt things going downhill after a couple of years - 5 years out, it got too much to bear and something shifted in me that said "this cannot be all there is to life?!" - admitting that I wasn't completely fulfilled in my career was one of the most powerful and impactful moments of my entire life, because it lead to opening up to all these other opportunites - I cycled 3000km solo across Europe and took a sabbatical, I started a new business, I rowed 4500km across the Pacific Ocean and set two guinness world records, went on to coach hundreds of people in mindset and also teach Entrepreneurship at QUT in Brisbane - So this matters to me because I don't want anyone else to have to go through what I went through, the pain and loneliness of feeling like I had to leave a "good" career (in hindsight I don't actually think I did have to leave, to be clear!) and to bring a group of people together who are actively moving towards and wanting more.