Only recently, I began reading fiction. Or at least that’s what I had thought. Then I noticed something. I had been consuming fiction all along. Those success stories. You know the kind. I was a disaster. My mental health was in ruins. I was out of shape. My finances were…

One valuable lesson from an expensive restaurant — “Once I have lemon cheesecake, I just can’t stop,” my client told me. “It’s as if I have to finish the whole cake once I start” Humans are not very good at challenging their own biases. We retell ourselves the same stories daily and wonder why we live out the…

And lost time — When we get closer to death, we will crave the mundane, unspectacular moments that make up a beautiful life — that which we are in the middle of now, that we are overlooking. The things we are currently doing were once goals of ours. The value has probably become diluted…

And helping many more lose 50+ — Most of the idealised images of fitness and a healthy lifestyle are anything but. The things I admired at 20 are the things I would recommend actively avoiding today. Many Personal Trainers are insecure. Sadly, as their muscles grow, their empathy is not guaranteed to do so in tandem. Nor…

That’s what she told me. I didn’t believe her “My body is a protest against Diet Culture.” These were the words of my former client, now friend, some six years ago. “I refuse to lose weight as an act of rebellion.” The problem was, I didn’t believe her. I didn’t…

Though I didn’t know it then — In 2017, I worked as a Trainer in a public gym. I was the busiest and highest-charging Trainer there (for context). I was driving an old Toyota Yaris and another Trainer in the gym had recently bought a brand new expensive car. One of the gym members asked me “How…

It wasn’t as you remember it — One day my Personal Training client sent me an email. It was a picture of how she had looked two years prior. “I’d love to look like this again,” she said — those words accompanying a photo of a gaunt, malnourished, rather anxious-looking person. At least, this was my suspicion. …

Travel is one of the best experiences you can invest in. It can make us into better people. Whether it’s the stunning islands of the Philippines, the endearing chaos of Ho Chi Minh city, the richness in the history of Rome or the “mañana” attitude of Southern Spain, travel teaches…

The path is rarely clear, and if it is clear then it’s possible you’re walking someone else’s. Life is tricky. There is no way to eliminate risk. There is certainly no way to eradicate doubt. It’s not about creating a Utopian life devoid of negative emotion. It’s about learning to…