Strong Girls: Be Powerful, Be Positive, Be a Team Player

About this book

What is strength? What does being a strong girl look and feel like? 

In this motivational, inspiring book, ex-England rugby star and champion of the deaf community Jodie Ounsley (Fury from Gladiators) defines strength as physical fitness and strength – moving your body, having a strong and positive mindset and developing resilience – keeping calm when the pressure’s on.  

Last, Ounsley focuses on how to be strong for others: when you’re strong, fit and positive, you can use that energy to help others, and get involved in supporting causes you’re passionate about. At the end of every chapter, Ounsley also features a profile about a strong woman she finds inspiring, including fellow Gladiator Cyclone, AKA Lystus Ebosele, England rugby player Claudia Moloney-Macdonald and fitness and disability advocate Milly Pickles.  

Using examples from her own life, Ounsley describes how she has overcome challenges and become stronger as a person, from how she motivates herself to go for a run when staying on the sofa seems much more appealing, to how she built confidence when being a TV presenter at the Paralympic Games. 

An enjoyable and inspiring read, with plenty of practical tips for young readers.