OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE

With red-hot confidence, Emma Nolan, 34, threw herself into learning a new skill

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Fully focussing on the flaming baton in my hand, I manoeuvred it to just the right angle in time for the camera flash.

In that moment, I realised that for the first time in my adult life I was posing for a picture without even thinking about how my arms or tummy looked - and it felt so freeing! I'd always felt like a very confident person, but looking back now, it was really just a mask to try to cover my insecurities. I was hyper-aware of how I looked in any photos, and would worry about hiding bits of my body I felt self-conscious about.

THE RIGHT MINDSET