As the leaves turn crimson and the chill of autumn settles in, our thoughts often turn to the enchanting festivities of Halloween. Yet, beneath the costumes and sweets, lies a rich tapestry of history and tradition woven into the very fabric of this holiday. To truly appreciate Halloween, we have to venture back in time to explore the origins of its most ancient predecessor: Samhain.
Read MoreIn this special Monday Musings we are sharing with you the Pride and Joy of 3 wonderful humans who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, we would love it if you would take the time to read their stories.
Read MoreThe world can feel heavy right now. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, angry, upset, numb… I see you. This isn’t an easy time to be living in.
Please note that you are not alone, it’s all hard sometimes and maybe some of these words might help…
Read MoreI spent years of my life trying to make people like me, I molded myself to fit whatever group I was in, and before too long I found myself indecisive, unsure of what I liked or disliked, and worst of all I was burnt the F out. You see in order to make people like me I was saying yes to everything. I was so scared of saying no because then they wouldn’t like me and I’d have to sit with that deep sense of self-loathing that I was hiding.
This was a really hard cycle to break, for me, it went on for a really long time until eventually my body started reacting to my boundaryless lifestyle and I HAD to listen.
Read MoreHands up if you’ve ever heard or used the phrase “It’s time to embrace your flaws!” whilst its roots might be well meaning I take issue with that statement and here’s why…
Read MoreWhat if your relationship with the gym didn’t have to be full of guilt and shame, of punishment and self-loathing? What if I told you that you could have a happy, healthy relationship with exercise and in time yourself? Would you believe me?
I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t but It is in fact true! And this week I want to shine some light on exactly how you can start to love the gym!
Read MoreI don’t exaggerate when I say that lifting weights saved my life. It gave me the chance to finally be in a place where I don’t have to shrink myself, to feel strong and to want to nourish my body with food, and to no longer feel afraid of weight gain or body changes. It showed me that I was more than how I looked and gave me the confidence I needed to begin to heal and the strength, passion, and fire in my belly to build SLAM!
Read MoreAge is a number and I’m challenging myself to reframe the patriarchal conditioning that’s taught me to fear it.
So here are 3 reasons I feel better in my 30’s than I did in my 20’s. I loved my 20’s and I’m not for a second dismissing anyone who is still in that phase of their life but when I was 26 I feared all the things that I am now.
Read MoreWe are so excited to be bringing a brand new offering to Strong Like a Mutha!
Strong Girls Club is a coach lead and peer-support exercise and wellbeing program for girls and young women aged 13-16 by Strong Like a Mutha.
Our vision with Strong Girls Club is to empower a generation of young girls to know that they are worthy exactly as they are and to find body confidence and happiness regardless of their weight, shape or body size.
Read MoreBecause, the toxicity of diet culture tells us that it’s wrong to get bigger, no matter what the cost. It teaches us from an incredibly young age to be consumed with being small. So we begin to believe that our worth is determined by how we look, but when we don’t fit that mould, what happens?
Read MoreI want to part of a future where the perception of our health isn’t determined by the size and shape of our body, and where our self worth isn’t fed by diet culture, where each and every person is able to show up authentically and is empowered to love and accept all sides of themselves.
On Valentines Day it's so easy to express love and gratitude to others but how often do we extend that to ourselves?
Read MoreWe’d love to invite you to take a look back at some of the highlights from SLAM this year and the epic things we have been part of - from international women’s day to encouraging you all to ditch the diet culture BS and #weartheshorts it’s been a really awesome year despite the challenges so join us for some sweet nostalgia!
Read MoreListen to this peaceful meditation and commit to some quiet time for yourself!
Read MoreIs she really intimidating or are you intimidated?
Is she really rude or are you expecting her to people please and calling it “being nice”
Is she really taking advantage or have you been saying yes when you mean no?
Is she really copying you? Or does your internalised misogyny have you resenting her as competition?
Read MoreFor this weeks Monday Musings we want to share an interview with our Founder Lyndsey Roberts, Lyndsey started SLAM in 2016 after the birth of her son. During her pregnancy and early postnatal period she felt incredibly let down by the fitness industry and went in search of something more inclusive and supportive of her needs. When she couldn’t find it, she decided to create it! Fast forward 7 years and she is now the creator of Scotland’s go-to company for pre and postnatal education and women’s well-being, has a global client base and is on a mission to challenge and change the fitness industry from the inside!
Read MoreI feel like this year is especially bad as the fitness industry seems to now be dressing up toxic messaging with wellness buzzwords - I’m seeing lots of “intuitive dieting” and even fat loss competitions advertised as “body confidence” courses. I honestly didn’t think things could get worse but this is pretty sickening.
A diet by its very nature cannot be intuitive when it relies on restriction in order to work and when someone says they will lead you to body confidence by helping you to lose weight I would seriously encourage you to run far away from that BS. Body confidence relies on a LOT of inner work.
Read MoreLast year I started a little tradition of pulling moon and star guidance cards to share with you all and I’d love to do that again- If they speak to you then roll with it, if they don’t that’s all good too. It really doesn’t matter whether you buy into it or not, all that matters is the power of affirmation and reflection and if that can bring support to your life right now then join me as I’m jumping in with both feet!
Read MoreI have learned SO many hard lessons and I don’t think any of us could have expected that the past few years would propel us into this weird new world, it’s been a challenge all right but in and amongst the chaos, there has also been many pockets of joy.
In an effort to round up this weird and wonderful year, I’d love to invite you to reflect, manifest and practice a little gratitude for the joy and the lessons as we wade our way through the last week of a particularly sticky year.
Read MoreIt’s getting to that time of year isn’t it? Where all of the “new year, new you” BS marketing starts to come out of the woodwork and all of a sudden you find yourself pressured into signing up for some sort of extreme January workout regime and diet plan, all so that you can fit into that societally prescribed “ideal” … and then what happens? Maybe you stick to the plan for a while, and maybe you feel good for it, but sooner or later you find yourself falling “off the wagon” and so the cycle continues.
You know I want to change that narrative so here are my 2 (or 3) cents. Exercise is about so much more than weight loss and health is about so much more than how we look, that doesn’t however mean that you cannot track or acknowledge your progress, today I want to share with you 3 ways that you can measure your progress that aren’t based on how you look.
Read MoreUgh the winter is tough isn’t it? I don’t know about you but I find the dark so challenging. It’s at this time of year I always up my self care and one of the things that really supports me is sticking to a morning routine.
I really would love to get up with the light but since it’s not light till 8am that’s a bit challenging for me so here are a couple of morning tips that I find useful and supportive of my mental health at this time of year.
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