About

Your story is your power

I wouldn’t have believed this years ago because that would have meant my pain was power. And it wasn’t, not then anyway. But now I get it, I live it and I am thankful that I can connect and lead in this coaching space and impact other women around me.

I love reading people’s “about” section, whenever I search to work with someone. I need to feel like I can relate, connect and understand them as a human first before I hire them as a coach or mentor.

I grew up loving athletics and all sports under the sun.

I was very active growing up and maybe a little addicted to adrenaline rushes and beating boys in races. I had this innate competitiveness that drove me with netball regional teams, athletic regionals and touch rugby. It then served me in competitive bodybuilding, Powerlifting, Crossfit and Olympic weightlifting. Heck, I even compete against my husband (I should mention he is a full time professional athlete whilst im a everyday athlete 😂) in sprints knowing he will beat me but somewhere deep down I have this drive to overcome and win.

Life handed some big blows through trauma and abuse as a child and young adult.

This trauma was and is my pain but is also my greatest power… now. I am drawn to other women who have walked or are still walking some dark roads, I feel a big pull on my heart strings to hold the light for others and provide encouragement when they feel there is none. It’s ok to ask for help and lean on others I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t have strong friends and coaches in my life holding the light for me when it felt dark.

I am on an evolving journey of becoming a trauma informed coach from a weightlifting lens and how lifting weights and looking after our bodies/minds can help the healing journey from trauma and pain.

Toa literally means champion, brave. My business name holds immense mana (power) as I knew this would reflect the bad ass and strong ass women that were to come through this coaching program.

Toa coaching is about Women building women up. Women doing unimaginable things in their life spheres and in the gym.

I want to see YOU uncover your true potential and strength not despite your past and story but BECAUSE of it.

you are capable of so much more than you give yourself credit for, you don’t need to quit on you, you just need to show up for YOU and it starts here.