I've never been someone who followed a straight path.
Over the years, I've explored different ways of working with the body and with people - from studying osteopathy and holistic therapies, to learning tattooing, exploring modelling and working creatively in scenic set building.
On the surface, those things might seem unrelated.
But looking back, I can see the thread that has always connected them: the human body, creativity, wellbeing and a desire to create something meaningful.
Becoming a mother changed the way I see the body again.
Pregnancy, birth and motherhood can ask an enormous amount of women, physically and emotionally. They can change the way we move, the way we see ourselves and sometimes even the relationship we have with our own bodies.
It made me think differently about strength.
Not strength as punishment.
Not excercise as a way of becoming smaller.
Not trying to return to who we were before.
But strength as something we can build, reclaim and carry with us through every stage of life.
That's what led me back towards training and the idea of working with women.
I'm currently studying to become a Personal Trainer, with a particular interest in women's strength and pre and postnatel fitness. I'm bringing together the things I've learnt throughtout my different paths, while continuing to learn and develop my practice.
But I don't want HASIA to be just about excercise.
I've always been drawn to the more holistic side of wellbeing too - the relationship between body and mind, the importance of slowing down, restoration, touch and simply having the space to breathe.
And I believe women need connection just as much as they need strength.
A space where we can talk without judgement.
Move without comparison.
Rest without guilt.
And meet other women who understand the particular seasons we're moving through.
HASIA is my vision for bringing those things together.
Strength. Holistic wellbeing. Connection.
It's still evolving, and so am I.
But I'm building HASIA as a space where women can feel stronger in their bodies, more connected to themselves, and less alone.
This is only the beginning.