From the start, Scott and I have been a team. We’ve been married for 14 years now, and like all couples, we’ve faced our fair share of life’s challenges. But through it all — the highs, the lows, the chaos — we’ve remained strong. We’ve remained happy. And I still love him deeply.
The last few years, though, have tested us more than ever before.
Covid turned our world upside down. I was out of work for nearly two years when nightclubs shut down. Scott struggled mentally with the politics of it all. Then, just as things began reopening, we were hit again.
Scott decided to change jobs — a brave step — but what followed brought its own storm. He ended up under an unstable boss, and eventually the company collapsed into bankruptcy. Suddenly, at 46, he found himself unemployed. It was a hard reality to face — feeling lost, unsure, and questioning whether he’d achieved what he had once expected of himself. It was a real battle to keep his mind from slipping into darker places, to stay focused, and to keep pushing forward.
At the same time, I had to step up — financially, emotionally, mentally. It was time for me to grow, fast. The weight of responsibility sat heavily on my shoulders, but we supported each other the best we could. We stayed in it together.
And out of that difficult time came something unexpected: Project Warrior.
This isn’t just a business. It’s a life transformation — one that started with our own.
Starting Project Warrior is a risk, a challenge, and an adventure. I’m a very private person by nature, so putting myself out there doesn’t come naturally. But today, that’s what building a brand means. So I’m taking it step by step.
My first step is writing this blog.
Maybe one day I’ll feel comfortable posting videos and talking on camera, but right now, small steps feel right for me. I’ve never used social media for personal content before. It never really aligned with who I am, and honestly, I’ve struggled with the negativity that often comes with it. But even I can’t deny — for business, it’s a powerful tool. It has potential for connection, and for impact. And that’s what this is really about.
Yes, there’s a risk that Project Warrior might not take off. That no clients come. That it flops. But that’s the risk we’ve chosen — to follow a purpose, to start a brand, and to change our lives in the process.
Our goal is to help people — with mindset, with fitness, with nutrition.
Scott brings years of experience. He’s won Britain’s Strongest Man, and he’s studied holistic health and nutrition under Paul Chek. Honestly, he’s a bit of a brain box when it comes to the body and performance.
As for me, I’ve always been passionate about personal growth, healing, and helping others see their own strength. Becoming a life coach felt like the next natural step. And together, we realised — we had the tools, the passion, and the lived experience to help others become warriors in their own lives.
That’s how Project Warrior was born.
We’re here now — not because everything went to plan, but because it didn’t. And we’re stronger for it.
In the midst of all this — burnout, uncertainty, and the feeling that we were just surviving, not living — we hit a breaking point.
We were frustrated. Frustrated with the system, with the way modern life seems set up to trap you in a cycle of working to pay bills, chasing a version of success that doesn’t align with your soul. We weren’t following our passion. We weren’t dreaming anymore. We were surviving.
So we thought — fuck it. Let’s sell up and move.
The South was draining us. The cost of living was ridiculous, the air and water polluted, stabbings on the rise, and unemployment creeping in. We had to ask ourselves: Is this really where we want to raise our kids?Do we really want to spend our lives working ourselves to the bone just to keep up with a lifestyle that’s suffocating us?
We started looking — really looking — for a different way of life. That’s when Aberdeen came onto our radar. More economical. A lifestyle that actually suits us. Clean air. Space. Possibility. And values we align with — like free university for our children. It offered us something we hadn’t felt in a long time: hope.
And then we found it. The perfect house.
A place where we could finally grow the dream. Space for Project Warrior to become a reality. A foundation to build our gym, develop the brand, and let Scott fully step into his purpose. A place where I could breathe again, and where our kids could thrive. A place to enjoy the good things in life — the simple things that actually matter.
So we took the leap.
We left everything we knew behind, and moved north to start again — with a warrior mindset. To show our kids what it means to take risks for something meaningful. To live intentionally. To build something that could help others. To prove to ourselves that you can choose your passion instead of letting life flatten you.
I know — easier said than done. But we’re doing it anyway.
So this is my introduction.
I’ll be writing a blog every week as part of this journey. I don’t always have a lot to say, and this whole thing — putting myself out there — is completely outside my comfort zone. But I know growth lives there. And if this helps even one person feel a bit more seen, a bit more inspired to take control of their own life, then it’s worth it.
Welcome to Project Warrior. Let’s see what life brings.
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