grew up playing soccer. It was all consuming, and I was on multiple teams rushing from one place to the next competing on a national level. I’m originally from the US, and when you live there and you’re told at a young that you’ve got to go to college, you’ve either got to come from money or be good at sport to secure a scholarship. So I trained hard. It was stressful, and I’d always sneak out to the parks and trails to breathe. I’d run. I’d sit. I’d contemplate. It’s where I connected with myself and found a stillness amongst all the noise.
