Shona McCallin

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Five nutritional things that work for me

Blog in partnership with: Remedy Lovers / Kombucha. 'Shona20' gives you 20% the entire range. There’s that cliché old saying “you can’t...

Resilience: My Top Tips

Resilience is a skill. It’s a mental skill that is learned. It is, by far and away, one of the most important skills I have learned on my...

Team GB Vlog: Destination Tokyo

Follow myself and 4 other athletes on our journey to the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games. In Vlog 1, I take you behind the scenes as we...

#WorldMentalHealthDay

We are well over halfway through 2020. COVID-19 has well and truly taken over and got its’ grip on the world. Life is not as we know it...

40 Things I Have Discovered in Lockdown

The 2nd of May marks the UK's 40th consecutive day in lockdown. 40 days of social distancing. 40 days of staying home and saving lives....

Tokyo 2020: Don't change the goal, change the plan.

A week ago today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would be postponed. For a few days...

VLOG: Roomies with Shona McCallin and Hollie Pearne-Webb

Find out more about my roomie Hollie Pearne-Webb and I in this short video: - Who is messiest? - Who snacks the most? - Who takes the...

2020..the year of dotting the i's and crossing the t's

It’s crunch time for a lot of athletes at the moment. 2020 is here and for many of us that means only one thing… It’s Olympic year! Time...

'How do you qualify for Tokyo 2020?'

I’m back! Back on the international hockey scene after 17 months out of the game and back blogging. When asked to write a piece on...

Me and my #PB

PB..... What does that mean to you? For the race enthusiasts, it probably means 'personal best.' For the American food loving individuals...

Back to Blogging: Self Care Week 2018

Last week was Self Care Week here in England. It sparked the creative fire inside me and I thought to myself lets write a blog. Over the...

STX Blog:Getting My Head Back In The Game

Team England midfielder Shona McCallin reveals her reaction to finding out she wasn’t going to the World Cup, and what she’s learned...

Stuck in a rut at breakfast?

As part of her partnership with St Helen’s Farm, producers of fresh and nutritious British goats’ milk products, Shona has used her...

My Thoughts: Missing out on World Cup Selection

July 2016: This is the blog I always wanted to write. It's official I'm going to my first Olympic Games! ...2 years and a few edits later...