I recently recorded an episode of the Conscious Combat Club podcast, which discusses trauma-informed martial arts and mental health. Founder Georgia Verry provides trauma-informed kickboxing programs in Australia, and through her podcast, she talks with women in martial arts, including academics and those with lived experience of violence. This is Read more
An interview with Ann Craft Trust, a charity working to minimise the risk of abuse to adults in the UK. On this episode of their Safeguarding Matters podcast, we discuss the journey of Under the Ropes, safeguarding issues in Muay Thai, and how to eliminate gender-based violence in sport.
I was recently interviewed for the second episode of the Rise to Thrive Podcast, in which Laurien Zurhake talks to martial arts athletes and coaches about dismantling toxic industry norms and creating healthier training environments. We discussed toxic gym culture, grooming, and other issues I’ve been addressing in the Muay Read more
Earlier this year, I was interviewed by Women Who Fight, which was created by London-based BJJ practitioners Shanti Gorton and Marina Mavrou. The podcast episode has now been released. Women Who Fight was created to share stories of women in combat sports, to raise awareness of the issues affecting them, Read more
I was recently interviewed by Georgie Verry, founder of The Fight Back Project, for her podcast. I’ve previously written about Georgia’s work running trauma-informed kickboxing classes, and after I ran a Muay Thai class for survivors of gender-based violence here in Bangkok, she reached out to me to record this Read more
I recently appeared on The Bangkok Podcast as a guest for their episode on sexual violence in Thailand. The host, Greg, reached out to me for an interview and asked me to recommend a Thai woman appear alongside me, and I immediately thought of my friend Nana Wongsawang. As the Read more
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
On April 24th 2017, I was interviewed by CBS News Travel Editor and Emmy-award-winning producer, writer and broadcaster, Peter Greenberg. The interview was broadcast live on the PeterGreenberg Worldwide Radio Show, a syndicated travel-based news program in the US, which highlights a different location around the world every week. For the Bangkok edition, I Read more
Sylvie and I are constantly chatting and keeping each other updated on what’s going on in female Muay Thai as far as we know. As two women who are living and fighting in Thailand, although both having very different experiences – Sylvie trains in Pattaya and fights all the time, Read more
Muay Thai Guy is a site created by Sean Fagan, which has tips for training and techniques, nutrition and motivational material. There’s also a podcast, where Sean interviews fighters and promoters, and shares his own thoughts on various issues surrounding combat sports. Previous interviewees include Kevin Ross, Tiffany Van Soest Read more