The Strength To Heal

- Lisa King

When I think of a strong woman I think of women around me who I love and admire. Women who raise their children with very little time for themselves. Women who work fulltime yet still take time to look after themselves and those around them. Women who against all odds get up every day and still be the mum and wife their families need them to be because they don’t have any other choice.

I guess my strength is of a different kind. I moved out of home at just 14 after my dad passed away. My mum remarried a drug addict, which I disapproved of. I couldn’t stand to be around such toxic behaviour, so I started my journey alone. I lived with friends until I moved in with my real father’s family and at 19, with the help of my dad’s inheritance, I was able to purchase my house and begin my life. I was working as a PA/office manager, however I felt increasingly unhappy and overwhelmed in my position so I stopped that to study within the fitness industry, in the hope that I could help others and work towards a new direction; my passion.