In 2014, I sat down to write my very first blog post. I was still trying to piece together who I was and what I wanted my life to become. I’d left my banking job in 2013, taken a “gap year” to travel, explore, and breathe — but eventually, the big questions found me again. What am I doing? Where am I going? What do I want my life to be? Tough Girl Challenges was born out of that space of uncertainty, curiosity, and deep desire for change.

In this special reflections episode, I, take you through my journey over the past six months and share my plans for the rest of 2024.

Lipa was formerly a semi-professional footballer and is now a grassroots coach. She is an FA Level 1 coach and has FA level 1 in talent iden