How (Not) To Be Strong: The inspirational instant Sunday Times Bestseller

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From the football cages of East London to broadcasting to millions, the engine powering Alex Scott’s remarkable journey has always been her resilience. There was this underlying current that, somehow, playing in America meant we were getting too big for our boots. There were moments where I felt like I was intruding; Alex shares stories from her childhood, real traumatic, emotive moments, and reveals many things from her adult life she says few people knew before this book. Such a powerful and raw story, honestly told -- Wes Streeting MP --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

Alex is one of the UK's most in-demand presenters, appearing on The One Show, Children in Need, Sport Relief and the forthcoming The Real Games.I love playing (I play twice a week these days, despite my advancing age) and I want more people to be able to experience that joy if they are interested in playing. All members can listen all they want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, originals, and more in the Plus Catalog. I love how reflective she is, she has clarity on how her upbringing and different events shaped her and I aspire to be self-aware throughout my life like that. For more great interviews listen to The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with cinch weekdays from 6:30am on Virgin Radio, or catch up on-demand here . I really believe that all a good autobiography needs is a genuine willingness to be vulnerable and open with the reader.

In her candid memoir How (Not) to Be Strong, Alex shares the lessons that have shaped her, from finally confronting the legacy of a tumultuous childhood to tarnished truth behind the gleaming football trophies. With raw honesty, Alex shows how she's tackled life's challenges and that sometimes the strongest thing you can do is show your most vulnerable side to the world. Scott tells how she overcame a difficult childhood blighted by domestic abuse to rise to the top of the Women's game before developing a successful career in sports broadcasting. Great insight into a former footballer that I admire who’s gone on to be a great advocate for women in sport and is a trailblazer in terms of women being a part of football punditry. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you.Former Arsenal right-back and football pundit Alex Scott will be releasing her brand new memoir, How (Not) to Be Strong, this week, which presents an honest recollection of her difficult journey from the East End to becoming a household name in broadcasting. She is an ambassador for the BBC's mental health platform, Headspace, and holds honorary doctorates from the University of East London and University of Hertfordshire.

But thanks to a ‘push-through mentality’ the world has only ever seen the ‘strong’ side of Alex Scott. From the football cages of East London to broadcasting to millions, the engine powering Alex’s remarkable journey has always been her resilience. She explores the reality of growing up on a council estate in the 1990s, digging into her family heritage, the highs and lows of being a professional athlete, dealing with trolling, her Strictly Come Dancing experience and taking the leap into presenting. Last year, Alex confirmed she was just seven years old when her father left, taking almost all of their possessions with her. I enjoyed every minute of this book and appreciate her willingness to sacrifice some of her privacy for TRUTH and inspiring others to do the same!That what happens to us, and around us, shapes who we are, even when we don't acknowledge or realise it.

The chapter on Strictly was fab-u-lous, and of course so glad she got to add in that last chapter on England being European champions YESS let's go! In the age of tabloid press and social media—and the ever-spreading overlap between the two—it’s rare to read a celebrity memoir that isn’t just a fleshing out of the previously established facts.I feel like my communication about my life and everything is better, and I feel more open to receiving stuff as well. Your financial contributions are essential to protect the future of the publication as we strive to help raise the profile of the black communities across the UK. also it reminded me a bit of the Lily Allen one where it could be notes from a counselling session at times). Now she wants the the world to see her vulnerable side and in her new book How (Not) to Be Strong, Alex shares the lessons that have shaped her. I remember walking past the mirror and looking at myself, and I couldn’t understand why I was uncontrollably sobbing.