Day 2 – Celebrating Emily
- Emily has a 6 year old daughter
- Runs Whoop Fitness and Wellbeing
- Aims to empower and inspire women to be healthy physically and mentally, and love the body they’re in!
- Based in Surrey
Emily and I grew up in the same church, down in Surrey, and I have always admired her energy and passion for others. Now she has her own business doing just that! Inspiring others through fitness and wellbeing!
Here's how Emily feels about what she does, in her own words...
Being a mummy is the hardest but most wonderful job I’ve ever had. The hard can be so hard you want to pull off your ears and run away but the wonderful can be so wonderful that you laugh, cheer and sob and want to hold your child so close and never want to let go. I love my daughter and struggle with her too!
Owning my own business is somewhat similar. It is my passion and is my baby. This can be so much so, that my customers are not really customers but more daughters! Even if some are older than me! I want to protect them, shield them, strengthen them and then shake them until they realise their worth!
I run a dance fitness and wellbeing company and am passionate about women (not exclusively) realising their beauty, their worth and their potential.
Having 2 ‘babies’ (a 6 year old and a company) and a husband and trying to ‘run a home’ is hard. I often have the guilt that I’m not doing enough and failing in one area. It’s true, I physically cannot be the best mummy, wife, business women, chef, cleaner, friend and get enough sleep! Sometimes one of the spinning plates will drop, sometimes they are all on the floor! We got a cleaner which saved my marriage but I’m still working on how to keep the plates up, even if not spinning beautifully!
I’ve realised a massive thing is look after myself. If I’m not fuelled, I can’t do anything. I can look at the plates around me but do nothing about them. This is easier said than done though. I have found mindfulness, prayer, being boundaried about family time, and the odd spa day help!
Keep pedalling on! Remember sometimes prioritising 2 things and ticking them off is a win (even if you add 10 to your ‘to do’ list!) And something that always stuck with me was ‘yes to this, no to that!’ Always prioritise your family! Not just with words but action too.
Keep going you hero mummies! X
To follow her on Facebook go to www.facebook.com/whoopfitness/
Come back tomorrow for day 3 of Celebrating Mums in Business!
