Blog posts
Reflections on powerlifting, gender in sport, sport psychology and the interrelation between sport and mental health.
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I found out about the RTS coaching mentorship by happenstance. Checking my email one day, I saw a ‘Fwd: RTS coaching mentorship’ from my friend, atop of which he’d written ‘Might be of interest? Probably a bit dear though’ (Spoiler: it was of interest; it wasn’t dear). The Backstory – Why it Was Just what…
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Post-conference thoughts, reflections, and directions for future research A version of this article also features on my research site. Organised by Drs Lucia Morawska and Samantha Bracey and hosted by Richmond American University London’s Gender in Sport Research Centre, this has got to be one of the friendliest, if not the friendliest, conferences I’ve ever…
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I’ve been featured in the Northamptonshire Telegraph following my world title! I placed first in the deadlift at the WDFPF World Single Lift Championships in the 70kg class, my winning lift being 167.5kg. I didn’t quite snag the PB I wanted (current PB is 175kg – I had my sights on 180kg), but I’ll be…
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Read my World Mental Health Day blog post for Springer Nature to find out! tl;dr: from researching women’s mental health (my PhD looked at women’s experiences of Social Anxiety Disorder and I’ve also had a book published on this topic) and my own experiences with lifting (competing/refereeing/coaching powerlifting) I had a hunch that strength sports…
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It’s not often my research interests and fascination with lifting culture collide, but here we have it! I reviewed Michiel Baas’s Muscular India for the Journal of Bodies, Sexualities, and Masculinities. In short, a compelling and immersive book, and a must-read for anyone interested in how masculinity and physical culture intersect within an Indian context.…
