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F I V E years. What would your life look like if you had the courage? 🌙To release ties with the people that don’t make you feel good 🌙To stop working in the place that sucks your soul dry 🌙To leave the only city you have ever known 🌙To start truly looking after your health like you have always wanted 🌙To travel to the country that now is your home 🌙To reach out to the people that now are your closest friends 🌙To leap for the crazy opportunity that led to your dream 🌙To live the life that you never thought was possible F I V E years ago today I arrived in Perth. Leaving behind my beautiful family, my abundance of nieces and nephews and my endlessly supportive friends. I arrived in Perth with two suitcases, a mountain of fear but an even bigger dream. Five years on I can’t even imagine what my life would look like if I didn’t find the courage inside of me💫 No matter what it is in life that you desire I can promise you two things: 1. It will DEFINITELY be terrifying 2. But it will ALWAYS be worth it #perth #perthblogger #perthtodo #pertholympian #olympian #australia #synchronisedswimming #synchro #artisticswimming #australiannationalteam #quote #fear #worthit #inspiring # 📷 @fitfocus_au

when you are living your truth allowing your highest self to shine through being the most authentically beautiful version of yourself - it is magical to see who is drawn into your life 💫 . Last year I made a decision to be more really. Be 100% authentic. Release the fears of what others think of me. Step into my truth. Let me tell you - it was flipping terrifying. But you know what is magical? 🌙 Since that moment of pushing my boundaries and living in my truth - there have been boundless amounts of serendipitous encounters, people and experiences that this world has gifted me 🌎 with the voice of truth and a heart of gratitude life feels like a continuous and bountiful joy ride 💕 The opportunity of swimming with Ethan was dropped in my plate. That led me to stay in Australia instead of running back to Canada in fear. Which led me to meeting beautiful soul connected human beings. That then led me to figuring out how to let my gift shine. Which is taking me on my next step past synchro 📖 Speaking up. Being you. The true you is scary. I know. I feel you. But let me tell you - it is more than worth it 🌱 You were made in utter perfection. And when you truly allow that perfection to shine - the world will shine with you ☀️ #shine #quote #olympian #mixedduet #synchro #synchronisedswimming #artisticswimming #australia #drespen #volunteer #fate #serendipity #author #perthauthor #vegan #veganathlete

you M A T T E R 🌙 your LIFE matters your PURPOSE matters how you show up in the world matters they way you make other people feel matters how your loved ones feel about you matters you are important 💕 Sometime with the busyness of life and the comparison game of this modern world and social media we can think that we are not enough. That who we are and what we do doesn’t mean much to many people. I don’t usually like to be this blunt but I know that if you think that you are wrong. No matter who you are, what you have done, how old you are, the amount of friends you have, the size of your family, or the stretch of your reach in this world I know with every cell of my being that Y O U matter. If not to anyone else out there, then to me 💫 As human beings on this planet it is our birth right to love and be loved. Don’t deny yourself of that. We are all worthy. And remember You M A T T E R 🌙 #perth #motivation #inspo #matter #quote #olympian #perthblogger #inspiration #spirituality 📷 @fitfocus_au

Last week we were competing in China 🇨🇳 this week I’m back in Perth training, working and creating my dreams beyond synchro 🏊‍♀️ Life is always transitioning. As much as we try to capture it in moments, pictures and videos the one thing we can never deny is that time is always changing and we are always evolving 🌍 I am working on soaking up every last moment of my synchro career for the next few months because I know it is fleeting while also BUBBLING with excitement for the next step in my journey 🛤 It’s been in the works for a long time and coming through the very depths of my soul but I can not WAIT to share it with the world 📖 Stay tuned my friends I promise I will share soon 📺 #synchro #synchronizedswimming #mixedduet #mixedtoolympics #finaworlds #fina #worldchamps2019 #artisticswimming #synchronisedswimmimg

When S H * T hits the fan 💩 After riding the high of being in China I think this world wanted to chuck me a little adversity Wednesday morning my car didn’t start 🚘 Thursday morning I got a speeding ticket 👮🏼‍♀️ You may think I am crazy but I love these situations! Because I see it all as a test, a test to see if the adversity can rock my boat, detour my day and put me in a bad mood 🚣 I believe with every difficult situation that comes our way we have a choice - to use it as fuel to build us up or to use it as fire to burn us down 🔥 I believe that it’s not the adversity that makes a person but rather how a person reacts to adversity that shows who they truly are 🌍 So with my sh*t hitting the fan I am choosing to be grateful. Grateful that the amazing people in my life helped me out with my car situation and now it is all fixed. And grateful that police officer decided to cut my fine in half since it’s my first speeding ticket and I was kind to him 👍 So every time life likes to test my ability to hold a space of gratitude and put a little spanner in the works do detour my day- I choose to accept, learn and grow from the adversity. And when the shit hits the fan, have a little sniff, realize it’s only exploding chocolate and be grateful for the surprise sweetness it has brought to my life 🤣🍫 #adveristy #goals #perth #australia #olympian #inspiration #perthinspo #motivation

Never in 18 years of doing synchro have I been SO excited to compete a routine 🕺💃 Usually right before I am about to compete, like most swimmers I would say, I am pooping myself 💩 So nervous, filled with a flip flopping tummy, a dry mouth, a running mind and a bit of dread for the 4 minutes of pain I am about to endure. But this time I was BUBBLING with excitement! Yes this routine is a bit simpler than what I am used to in the past but I feel like Ethan & I get the chance to let our personalities shine ☀️ I am so proud to have been Ethan’s partner on the beginning of his journey in synchro and it has been such a blessing to see this sport through his fresh eyes of his first international competition 👀 We got lots that we want to improve upon before World Champs in South Korea 🇰🇷 but China Open hasn’t been a bad start for us 💪🏼 What a beautiful week - I am flying back to Perth with so much to be grateful for ❤️ #synchro #synchronisedswimming #mixeduet #mixedtoolympics #australia #beijing #chinaopen #visitbeijing #chinasynchro

Trying to figure out how to pose without looking like a couple 👫 The only solution we’ve come up with so far is to make shirts that say 👕 👚 DK: He’s single ➡️ Ethan: I’m not with her ⬅️ 🤣 #mixedduet #beijing #china #synchronisedswimming #artisticswimming #synchro #australia #nationalteam #synchronizedswimming

Second Day of Music Practice at the Beijing World Series 🌎 . It’s such a different experience being here without a team and only a mixed duet, but I am really loving being back in competition mode for the last couple times 🏊‍♀️ And it is so cool to see it all through the fresh eyes of Ethan as he takes in all the wonders of his first International Competition 🇨🇳 . Two more days of training before we have our moment to shine on Monday, May 6th at 10am where we will be swimming lucky #7! 🍀 . #artisticswimming #synchro #beijing #china #chinaopen #worldseries #synchronisedswimming #synchronicity #synchronizedswimming #mixedduet #perth #australia #nationalteam

This time last year Ethan and I were having chats about the possibility of doing a Mixed Duet together in 2019 to pave the way for the future 🇦🇺 . I sat with Ethan at Uni and told him the truths that I knew would come from us working together: ✔️we would kick each other lots ✔️he would probably be touching my butt lots 🤣 ✔️it definitely won’t be easy ✔️we may be challenged, we may get criticism ✔️but no matter all of that I would stand by his side through it all ✔️it will be an amazing journey . Sitting here about to take of the Beijing on our way to China Open one year later it is crazy to see how far we have come 🇨🇳 . It definitely hasn’t been easy. We have faced so many challenges but I couldn’t be prouder to be on this journey with Ethan. He is such an amazing role model for the future of our sport 🏊‍♀️ . Let’s go have some fun Clyde 😉 . #mixedduet #synchro #synchronisedswimming #artisticswimming

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