Cristal - Golden Alpha

For so many I years I’ve wanted to help women who have been in abusive relationships

I’ve spoken about it a little in passing but never as directly as this

& I realised why

I was scared

I was still being controlled

& I know so many women feel the same way

My hope is that this post gets shared so many times that it helps even just one woman 🫶🏼

A week of making the most of things 🫶🏼 ➡️➡️

Date nights 🫶🏼

If in doubt ✌🏼 & 😘

Finally got the little lord’s canvas up 🌈 🐾

Date night - life is weird as a two - but we’re making the most of it ♥️

La Bottega | Best new restaurant in Sheffield 2024 🏆 - possibly one of the best meals I’ve ever had 🤌🏽

I said what I said 🤌🏽

Girlies that lunch 🫶🏼

Me & McDreamy - tell one 🤫

Getting comfortable being uncomfortable by going solo to an event in Liverpool

The best day with Sara McCarthy ♥️

Attended a housewarming party where it was all about the dogs…

And I mean the dogs 🐾

Did I stutter?

Ended the weekend sharing a box of 20 nuggets whilst watching a blatant affair take place in Asda car park…

The last few weeks almost had me forgetting what I’m capable of; Anything 💫

Thank you so much to the incredible Sara McCarthy - I’m not really a laws of attraction kinda gal but I was definitely meant to find you when I did! 🫶🏼

Amazing event We Built Rebuilt 🥰🫶🏼

An entire month without the little lord

I don’t want to make this a depressing post, instead I want it to be filled with gratitude - an emotion I’ve struggled with over the last 4 weeks

People have been so kind, but it’s bittersweet that it’s come off the back of my world falling apart

A special mention has to go to the Golden Girlies - past and present

When I envisioned the girlgang I wanted to create I never thought that one day I’d be the beneficiary

Many of the girls have their own memories, some even their own special relationship with Herc

Whether it’s been a comment or a DM I’ve really appreciated it 🥹

& to my current girlies - your patience and understanding with me over the last few weeks will never be forgotten

Initially, I did my best; “The show must go on”

But last week everything got too much and I had to take the week off - which as a self employed coach is fu***ng terrifying

I had nothing but positivity and respect from the girls.

Why?

Because that’s how I treat them.

As if all this wasn’t enough they were kind enough to send flowers and gifts as well as a pot of money for me & Kieran to decide how we’d like to remember Herc

We got this canvas back in 2023 in Bali - it’s been sat waiting to be mounted

Kieran thought it was a quick DIY job (he did fix fighter jets and helicopters after all 🤷‍♀️)

Turns out it’s anything but simple 🤣

So thanks to my girlies this rainbow canvas of my boy is where it belongs

You could say there is something serendipitous about it 🌈 🐾

Swipe for some of the best Herc x GA moments 🥹💛

I can’t cope with the level of vanilla copy cat content defecating all over my feed

I can’t imagine what it must be like for you

Coaches in your DM’s asking how your fitness journey is going

Realising you’re not 1 of 5 busy, highly driven professionals that are ready to lose weight without giving up the foods you love

It’s nauseating

If you’re a bit unhinged and just the right amount of feral 🤏🏽

You’re in the right place baby girl, hit follow 🫶🏼

Photoshoots are the definitive proof of what YOU are capable of

It’s not like a competition where the outcome is determined by the performance of someone else

It literally is you vs you

(That got real w***y real quick)

But here me out…

You know your mind plays tricks on you

You know you’ve lost x amount of weight in x amount of time

You’re x number of dress sizes down

But when you look in the mirror all you see is a fat f**k

A photoshoot gives you a permanent reminder of what you’re capable of when you focus

Do a few things that get you feeling extra sassy like make up & tan 💅🏼

(Because let’s face it we’re all moving through life dressed like Adam Sandler)

But having that reminder in your phone, on your fridge, maybe even as your wall paper. That you are a bad bitch 💅🏼

I’m NGL the whole idea of this post came off the back of me feeling like s**t, pulling up this pic and remembering what I’m capable of 💃🏽

The next Golden Alpha photoshoot is 31st October

That is precisely enough time for you to get started and have some photos that have you thinking IS THAT ME?

Drop me a message and we’ll chat through ALLLLL the deets 😘

Never do I ever wanna be “Just a girl”

That sentence has no relevance to the rest of this caption but I felt extra sassy in that first pic 💃🏽

MCR has always held such a special place in my heart and then since meeting Kieran it was always a place we would spend time as a little family

My favourite birthday was waking up on my birthday with my boys in Hotel Gotham and then choosing a birthday present from Selfridges

We even contemplated moving here at one point

I’m sure some will roll their eyes at this bit tbh I don’t give a f**k 🙂

We chose to spend this weekend making memories as a two but still remembering and celebrating our little man 🐾

I’ve never felt grief like this, it’s been crippling, it comes in waves, when I have good moments they’re immediately followed by guilt but this weekend has been exactly what we needed - just a few days to block out everything else that’s going on, not just losing Herc

Even though it doesn’t feel like we’re having much luck atm I still consider myself so lucky to have found a man like K-hole. I know neither of us could get through all this s**t without each other 🫶🏼