What has been/was your biggest "shift” or “win” under my coaching?

“Implementing boundaries and achieving a low stress state of my nervous system. I’m no longer people-pleasing as much as I was, so that means I feel less guilty and I put less responsibility on myself when someone is upset or me trying to make light in an uncomfortable scenario that doesn’t need to involve me. This has been ground-breaking for me. What was pivotal was to become aware that I deal with a lot of my stress and problems, by soothing myself with food, formed as a childhood coping mechanism. Exploring this with Emma’s non-judgemental approach and on-going support has been the best of any practitioner I’ve had before. I have now learned so many other ways to feel more relaxed. And now training, nutrition, work and life feels so much EASIER!”

“Absolutely! I am constantly surprised at how invested you are in seeing me reach my goals. Your systems and resources that you share is unlike anything I have had with previous trainers. The engagement I have with you is so much more than just preparing weights programs and diets.

What has been/was your biggest "shift" under my coaching? Or key takeaway that has changed your lifestyle/approach to health/fitness?

“Realising that getting results is as much about mindset as it is lifting weights. I had really underestimated the benefit of thinks like morning walks and doing things for me could have on seemingly unrelated areas of my life.“

The relationship with myself, which has influenced relationships with my friends and family. I have learnt to be self aware, manage anxiety and the power of reflection and hindsight in dealing with different challenging situations that life throws. Emma goes above and beyond to educate and support clients with realistic expectations. I feel confident to manipulate nutrition for different phases (deficit/maintenance/building) for performance, however with a really healthy relationship with food throughout each phase.

“My biggest shift under your coaching has been a few things. My eating was atrocious. I ate like a rich kid in a candy shop with no care for my health but working with you I have gained the knowledge on the proper nutrition to fuel my body. And the gym I would go to the gym sporadically and not really have a structured gym plan, which meant I always hurt myself. Now, working with you I have a great gym program in place and haven’t had any injuries and seen the best results yet!“

“Constant fatigue and stress. I was trying to do it all without having a strong foundation/coping strategy which lead to exhaustion.
I used to engage in unhealthy behaviours, binge eating and drinking partially to dissociate but also because I had no structure to support a busy and highly stressful lifestyle; and I knew Emma could help with that by addressing all areas in a way that worked for me.“

“Moving from self destructive behaviours when faced with extra stress and external pressure to healthier coping mechanisms and giving myself space to process and feel as opposed to bury and self sabotage (usually with alcohol and less eating).
That and eating more protein, lots more protein. I never realised how important it was to help control my hunger, support my training but also to support my mental health and immune system.“

“The support over the last few years has made a huge difference in terms of my energy levels and ability to put energy into multiple areas of my life. So many learnings and habits creating through the coaching from increasing protein intake, to regular journalling and mindfulness. Planning and prioritising the day, week, month and year. Learning about different supplements that can help with stress management and concentration. Game changers! It’s been a hell of a journey, with learnings that will impact my life beyond the 3 or so years we were working together. In that time I moved house about 6 times, moved countries twice, worked in many remote islands, finished a PhD, went through a lot of grief, breakup, half marathon and I’m sure there is more in that!“

“I initially came to you as I was struggling a lot of my health in general having major gut issues PCOS symptoms at their worst gaining weight and general discomfort in myself.
My objectives have definitely changed instead of focussing or fixating on the biggest issue in my eyes at the time - weight loss. It’s now about feeling good internally and externally about how I view myself and what I put in my body. “

“Definitely digging deep and working on my why. I’ve worked a lot on self love in all shapes and forms which I’ve always struggled with and learning to actually slow down.“

“I’ve worked with a few coaches over the last few years and I’ve obviously gone in and said my goal is to lose weight explained some issues I was having but all have been ignored and I was placed on an extreme deficit and along the journey when concerns were raised they were all ignored and was told to just push through while training x6 days a week with 7 days of cardio.
I feel like when I came to you, you really listened to how I was feeling and almost reset my mind on how I viewed my eating my training and general life to create a healthy routine.“