Natalie corridor is the founding father of Fireflies Health, which she was impressed to arrange throughout her remedy and restoration from breast most cancers. Fireflies mission is to encourage these with a most cancers analysis to proceed shifting and present help to folks with major and secondary analysis.
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Inform us a bit about your self…
I’m each peaceable and chaotic and I really like and embrace each! I don’t take life too significantly and discover pleasure within the smallest of issues. I’m an impartial, solo Mum of two lovely daughters who runs two not-for-profit firms for dance and health.
I’m a Registered Instructor of the Royal Academy of Dance, a Stage 4 Most cancers Train Specialist and I’m certified as a Private Coach.
What does a typical day seem like for you?
For the previous 12 months a typical day begins at 6.30am with me throwing open my bed room window, typically with it taking my breath away and making me smile at how lovely it’s; rain or shine; mild or darkish. I want a Good Morning to the day and I thank it for having me! I speak to the day about how great we’re going to be collectively!
This hasn’t all the time been the case as I used to essentially wrestle with getting away from bed however it has made such a optimistic affect on my day I gained’t cease it now.
I make an effort to sit down and drink a scorching water with lemon after which have somewhat stretch.
If I give myself this small period of time it makes the upcoming faculty run chaos rather more manageable!
Some days I educate and a few days I do firm admin. Some instructing is on-line, some face-to-face. Generally I educate youngsters and generally I educate adults. I’ve given myself fairly a diverse week which I really like. I do make an effort to include relaxation time as I like to work a bit an excessive amount of!
I all the time attempt to prepare dinner us contemporary meals and I’m at the moment attempting to maneuver all of our bedtimes earlier. This isn’t really easy with a tween and a teen!
My purpose is 9pm bedtime, learn a guide, sleep by 10pm. It’s a work in progress!
How did your ballet / wellbeing journey start?
I began attending ballet, jazz and faucet lessons once I was 4 years outdated. I used to be very shy rising up besides once I was dancing. Trying again it was the proper escape from an at instances troublesome childhood and I’m eternally grateful that my Mum took me.
It nonetheless offers me with a good looking escape from life’s problem; large and small.
On the age of 43 I acquired a stunning breast most cancers analysis which I handled by remaining energetic and optimistic. Nonetheless, after my energetic remedy was accomplished I used to be damaged bodily and mentally. I used to be thrown into early menopause and was actually struggling.
I selected to make use of my trauma for development and my wellbeing journey actually started.
I devour wellness podcasts and audiobooks and am studying every single day. It’s thrilling and enlightening and I’m studying new issues about myself and the world on a regular basis.
Inform us extra about Fireflies Health?
Fireflies Health is an organization supporting the Most cancers Group with their bodily and psychological health. I based it while recovering from my very own most cancers remedy. Introducing and re-introducing folks to the world of ballet is my favorite a part of what I do with that. Together with the social side of it. Bringing collectively individuals who “get it.”
How have you ever seen Fireflies help the group by which you serve?
Their high quality of life is improved they usually have grown in confidence in so many alternative methods. They now have a help system that many didn’t have and have fallen in love with the magic of shifting. They use their darkness as a way to shine much more brilliantly than earlier than – they’re Fireflies in fact!
What’s your favourite quote or life motto?
“In case you see somebody with no smile, give them yours.” – Dolly Parton
What’s developing for you in 2024?
Showtime after which ballet examination time at my youngsters’s dance faculty in London.
Launching my on-line group health provision for the Most cancers Group.
Growing a good looking partnership Fireflies has with the Royal Academy of Dance the place we offer free ballet lessons for the Most cancers Group.
I can be 5 years in remission from breast most cancers in November 2024!
Discover out extra about Natalie:
Fireflies web site: https://www.firefliesfitness.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fireflies_fitness_natalie/
