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Should I Delete That?

They wrote me off - then I won gold… with Dame Kelly Holmes

Ep. 147

We have our first Dame on the podcast! The incredible Dame Kelly Holmes joins Em and Alex this week for a honest and vulnerable chat about mental health, motivation and ageing.


Dame Kelly tells us about how her incredible story started when a PE teacher told her she could be good at something - and then, how watching the Olympics inspired a twenty-year long dream of becoming Olympic Champion. 


She tells us how she became a world class athlete whilst serving in the Army - and how she defied those who wrote her off because of her age to achieve her dreams, and then why she chose to speak out about the mental health struggles she dealt with during her career. 


Where does she find her motivation? How do athletes deal with being put on a pedestal? And more importantly…. how do you ACTUALLY get into the Olympics?


Thanks so much to Ancient + Brave for facilitating this interview and sponsoring this episode. Ancient + Brave is a wellness brand that’s all about supporting your health goals, whether it’s improving your sleep, managing stress or boosting your energy. Ancient + Brave is one of the top-scoring B Corps in the world, and they donate to 1% for the Planet. That means every purchase you make is helping to support both your health and the environment. 


Follow Dame Kelly on Instagram @damekellyholmes


Find out more about work of the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust here!


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Should I Delete That? is produced by Faye Lawrence 

Music by Alex Andrew

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