Personal Stories
If I’m Not a Fighter, Who Am I?
A former Muay Thai fighter’s reflections on the identity crisis that comes after retirement, exploring loss, emotional challenges, and the importance of building a life outside of sport.
Press
Unter den Seilen – Interview for the Berliner Zeitung
Yesterday, I was featured in Germany’s Berliner Zeitung newspaper. The article, headlined with the German translation of ‘under the ropes’, talks about the rising popularity of Muay Thai for women. Writer Caroline Bock came to train with me at Attachai Muay Thai for an afternoon last month for her very Read more
Podcast
Make Some Noise About Sexual Violence – Interview for the Ila Podcast
Ila social enterprise founded by Net Supatravanij and Julie Sané-Pezet, named after the Sanskrit word for the Goddess of Speech, which provides survivors of sexual violence with skills training. The goal is to achieve financial independence and freedom from violence. Ila connects survivors of sexual violence, corporations, and activists. As Read more
LGBTQIA+ fighters
British Trans Fighter Tara Wolf Has First Fight Under Tutelage of Nong Toom
Tara Wolf first contacted me after having a bad experience at a gym in Phuket. She’d paid for a month of training and accommodation, but after being sexually assaulted by the head trainer on the second day, she reached out to me for advice. “He came into my room and Read more
Activism
Human Library: Life as a Female Muay Thai Fighter
In December, I took part in Bangkok’s first Human Library event for UN Women and Bangkok Rising as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The Human Library is a unique storytelling concept that began in Copenhagen. It invites the public to ‘unjudge’ others by having open Read more
Resources
A Feminist’s Guide to Bangkok
This is an updated and extended version of the Feminist City Guide to Bangkok I wrote for Unearth Women earlier this year. While Thailand is currently the 10th most popular tourist destination in the world, it’s also ranked 83rd in the UN’s Gender Inequality Index. This guide highlights female-led businesses, Read more
News
A Survivor-Centred Workshop for Thai Police Officers
Vice Consul of the British Embassy Derek Johnstone reached out to me in April 2018 after reading my blog post about my experience of sexual assault. He came across the post while researching the experiences of British rape victims in Thailand, and told me of his plans to improve the Read more
Activism
The UN Women HeForShe University Tour
I recently had the honour of joining UN Women on the HeForShe University Tour, visiting several universities around Bangkok to campaign against gender inequality and gender-based violence. This tour was the first of its kind in Asia. Each university visit would consist of educational sessions on gender equality, talks by activists Read more
Press
From Where I Stand: Under the Ropes on UN Women
UN Women Asia Pacific’s website runs a ‘From Where I Stand’ article series, which highlights people who are creating change in their communities. For their latest article, they featured me, along with the speech I made at the recent Vagina Monologues production at the UN ESCAP building in Bangkok. You Read more
Activism
Talking Sexism, Rape Culture and Muay Thai at the UN
Of all the places I expected Muay Thai to take me, the United Nations wasn’t one of them. In June, that’s exactly where it led me. I was invited to the UN’s Asia Pacific headquarters to speak, as part of a production of The Vagina Monologues. A few months prior, Read more