Hi, cool cat. I’m Amy.

I’m here to help you move through life more freely: to think differently, feel better and have a lot more fun along the way.

Whether you need an MC who brings authenticity and heart, a keynote speaker who actually edutains, or a coach to help you navigate the messy stuff — relationships, health, pain, and all the things life throws at you, you’re in the right place.

By day, I speak, coach and help people make meaningful changes in their lives. By night, I’m a compère and circus artist. Different hats, same mission: to help people feel more alive, more connected and more themselves.

So whether you want to escape your miserable existence, understand it better, or tackle it head-on - while having a laugh, I’ve got you covered.

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Turn Shit To Gold

Life throws some pretty spectacular curveballs. Relationships, health, loss, change, feeling stuck, or simply wondering how the hell you got here.

I speak, coach and run workshops on how to meet life's challenges differently, so you can:

turn challenges into opportunities
navigate relationship stress and create more meaningful connection - with yourself and others
change your relationship with stress, pain and uncertainty
build a life you don't constantly want to escape from

It might sound impossible right now. But just wait 'til you try it.

Drawing on my slightly murky past as an osteopath, life coach and yoga teacher, plus my own adventures through grief, illness, endless injuries, relationship dramas, feeling lost, stuck and being too scared to pursue my dreams, I’m fascinated by what happens when we stop fighting our lives and start working with them.

It's alchemy, but not as you know it.

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Georgia D.C

"The grief process genuinely helped, I feel a lot of relief, relief that I can stop feeling the pain and it's ok. It's not disrespectful and he'd probably want me to do exactly this."

Yoga & Movement

Offering both playful dynamic, or sublime relaxed classes, and specialising in inversions and handstands, you can choose to be challenged or blissfully float off to another dimension...

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RIVETING READS

I was crying in bed and he just rolled over...

Dreading Christmas? Part 1

Dreading Christmas - Part 2: Loneliness.

Injured? Same. Here are some of the things I do to set myself up for healing and reduce the stress of the injury.
What are some of the things you do? (Besides Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation - cos yawn, everyone knows about those🙄).

If you’re a movement lover, instructor, performer or even self-employed in whatever way, this is your reminder that REST IS ESSENTIAL.

Yeah, yeah. We know🙄. We know, but do we follow through..?

Sleep isn’t the only kind of rest we need. Quiet time, stillness and low stimulation are essential for helping your body and nervous system recover — so you actually have the energy to do the things you love.

But when you tie your livelihood and self-worth to your productivity or capability, it can be really difficult to rest without guilt, without that nagging feeling of
“I should be doing ______ instead.”

Detaching your worth from your output as a freelancer can be incredibly difficult.

But here are two things to remember:

1. Productivity comes in phases.
Expecting yourself to be equally productive every day is delusional. There’s a reason we have seasons. Your capacity ebbs and flows.

2. Rest makes you more efficiently productive.
When you actually allow yourself time to recover, you have more energy to get things done — often in less time — rather than dragging yourself uphill while running on empty.

Rest isn’t the enemy of productivity; it’s what makes sustainable productivity possible.

So remember:
If you don’t make time to rest, your body will eventually take it for you.

This was exhausting. Now I’m off for a nap 😏

Injuries can get in the way of a good time, but sometimes they’re ON the way to an even better time, and can reveal profoundly useful insights into ourselves, if we dare to look…

Either way, they bring hidden blessings and opportunities that we may otherwise have missed, so deserve a little appreciation. Cos when we appreciate rather than resent them, we actually change our biochemistry in such a way that helps them recover more quickly. Sounds woo-woo but actually it’s science.

Who says colouring is for kids?!
In a world where we’re constantly bombarded with things to do, watch, read, & listen to, and you need a moment of calm, but your mind can’t switch off, a low-energy, low effort, low-stakes activity might help calm your thoughts, and possibly even sleep better.

If you struggle to sleep, a designated ‘processing time’ during the day *may* retrain your brain not to need it at night. Journalling may also be good for this. (I’m no expert on insomnia, but ChatGPT is😉).

If this is you, we need to talk. Cos you’re missing a fantastic opportunity to change your patterns, your choices, your life. Sounds strong. Is true.
Relate to any of this and want some help moving past it? DM me, darling.

Morning meditation.

#handstandpractice #handbalancer #circusgirl #meditation #morningmeditation

A few days ago I saw a reel that inspired me to add another string to my bow. Say hello to harness flying! Safe to say I’m hooked😏

@bethediscoball I’m ready for you. Let’s go!

Solar powered handstands.

#circusgirl #handstands #handstandtraining #handbalancer #handstandcanes

POV: your legs think they’re starring in an Italian opera.

In a nutshell:

Hell shaped you.
You have wisdom now.
Use it.
It’s scary.
Do it anyway.
F*ck off.
Bye.

#motivation #wildandfree #unapolageticallyyou #becoming #personaldevelopment

I started trying to pike press in 2013. It was a lot of pressing and not a lot of lift off, for like… 10 years. (Probably should have tried harder🤣).

Getting one per week was a miracle.

So now, at 44 to be able to do multiples, especially after being injured & not training them for ages is like a dream. Younger me would balk if you’d told her we’d be doing this. And yet, here we have it.

Whatever you’re working on, keep going. Progress feels like nothing for ages and then BAM! You’re doing the thing.

Go rock it, rock stars. You owe it to your (younger) self.

#pikepress #handstandpress #handstandprogress #handstandjourney #circusgirl

You’re welcome. 😉

Idea borrowed from @nochill 😘

Lil’ snippety snippet of my hoop act. Can’t wait to do more.

#circusgirl #aerialhoop #performer #circuscircus #liveyourbestlife

It’s MONDAY, bitches!
So what joyous thing are you going to do for yourself today?

Joy isn’t reserved for weekends. I dare you to give yourself a little bit every day. You know you want to. And you’re worth it, like L’Oreal, or something.

So… what’ll it be? A dance in the kitchen? A walk in nature? A nap? Cook & eat your favourite food? A giggle with a friend? What’s YOUR joy?

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Number 3 cannot be overstated.

Injuries, challenges, shitshows etc are a pain in the arse (or elbow). But they aren’t ONLY bad. They bring us opportunities to learn and grow (yawn🙄) and do things we may otherwise have not done, which carry their own benefits. They enrich our lives and help us become more aligned and true to ourselves.

This is not to say that they are delightful - of course not. But seeing only the negative limits us and keeps us angry, bitter and disempowered, and ironically, more likely to repeat the experience because we still need to learn from it.

But you can train your mind to see the good in the bad and the bad in the good - helpful to keep you balanced and not succumb to crazy swings of up and down.

And when you see things for ALLLL of what they are - not just the positive or negative, you can be way less stressed when things don’t go your way. Not too shabby, right?

VISUALISATION

Did you know your brain can practise movement even when your body isn’t moving? Cool, huh?

Visualisation (or motor imagery) activates many of the same neural pathways used during physical movement.

Research shows it can improve skill learning, timing, coordination, confidence and execution.

For skill-based activities like flying trapeze, dance, parkour, gymnastics etc, visualisation helps you strengthen your brain’s internal map of the movement.

But don’t just visualise. FEEEEEL… the pressure through your hands, the rhythm of the movement, the position of your body in space.

Your brain doesn’t always know the difference between a vividly imagined movement and a real one. Use that to your advantage.

So injured or not, give it a go - daily over several weeks and months - and see what happens (and please report back with your findings!). I’m also gonna do this with one-arm handstands….

#circusgirl #FlyingTrapeze #SportsPsychology #MovementPractice #Visualization

Dream it, do it, or live with the regret of not doing it…

Working through the fear is so worth it (been there, still doing it).

The Chronicles of No-nia.

How do you feel about saying no?

Contemporary dance. It used to be a thing I didn’t understand at all. And now I absolutely love it 🙄 what changed? No idea.

Tastes change, people change, the times they are a-changin’. It helps to keep an open mind about things. You never know how they might surprise you.

Injuries - I’ve had many, too many to mention. They used to really get me down. But not anymore.

Now, not only do I just accept them as part of being active, but I see them as opportunities and teachers.

Learning to listen to what they’re saying can take a lot of patience and head scratching, but once you start, it gets easier to tune in and hear the message.

And if I can’t train cos I’m injured? No problem. I’ll study psychology and wear a cute outfit instead 😉

Back in one of my happy places - upside down and on my hands.

I’ve done it, you’ve done it, we’ve all done it - used our relationships to feel worthy and good enough. The scary thing is that we do it without even knowing. We project our wounds onto people and get upset when they reflect them back to us.

When you start seeing it, you can’t unsee it. And then, you can start growing through the insecurities, stop resenting your partner for making you feel a certain way, love them, and most importantly yourself, more fully.

A snippet from the first iteration of my very first aerial hoop act to a piece of music that gives me goosebumps and sets my heart alight.

Created, (under)rehearsed and showcased in 2 days.

Can’t wait to put more time, energy and love into it so it matches the vision I have in my mind!

Deciding whether to stay or go is suuuuper tough. Often we stay, hoping that things will change. But is that sustainable? The options we have:
-maintain the status quo and be content with how things are
-wait for the other person to change (good luck with that)
-work internally on ourselves and find greater fulfilment there, thus less pressure on the relationship to provide it.
-get the F out, thank them for the lessons and move on. Find greater love within yourself. Maybe find someone more aligned. Rinse. Repeat. 😜

PS Genuine reaction of horror at the end 🤣

What’s the first thing that comes to mind?

Here are some of my thoughts:
- do you really love them or the fantasy version of them that only exists in your mind?
- what if they never change?
- how might YOU need to change?

Setbacks like injuries can be inconvenient but they serve a purpose and provide opportunities to reflect, experience something new or different.

We can choose to let them get us down - especially if they hang around like a bad smell (been there😫) or we can choose to listen to what they’re saying.

What’s a setback that ended up teaching you something valuable?

Self-doubt can be loud, but it doesn’t have to decide your future.
We all have insecurities to work through, and choosing to keep going anyway is one of the most fulfilling things you can do.
Trust me, it’s worth it. And so are you.😘

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