1972
Born. Boom! Charlotte Wall arrives!
1978
Growing up: despite being little, I was very confident and – I’m told – extremely chatty…
1984
Still chatting… Chas & Dave bring out “Rabbit”, and my dad sings it endlessly to me: “You’ve got more rabbit than Sainsbury’s…”
1987
I was proudly rocking the “Diana” hairdo, and rocking out to The Smiths, The Cure + Nirvana.
1991
I left home for the sunny climes of Derby, to study English and P.E at university.
1993
One day changes the course of my life completely. A motorbike accident takes my younger brother’s life, and leaves my dad severely disabled. I go home to Colchester to look after my Dad.
1994
I start training back in Derby as a Psychiatric Nurse at Nottingham University.
1997
I finish my training and begin working as a Psychiatric Nurse in Derby.
1998
It becomes clear that my Dad is mentally very unwell – so I move to Cambridge, and start my work as an addictions specialist.
2000
My beautiful son Zak is born on May 1st. Hi, Zak!
2003
My work in addictions hasn’t gone unnoticed: I’m promoted to set up the Addictions Service at one of the largest teaching hospitals in the world, Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge.
2006
Deep breaths: I jump in with both feet, quit my job with the NHS, and begin my Personal Training Diploma.
2007
It’s working! I set up Purple Fitness, and begin training people. I quickly realised that my background in psychiatry and addiction was something that many people identified with – so I began attracting women who battled with secret addictions to food and/or alcohol.
2009
I lie in the mud in my local park with my son Zak and two friends, and decide to start Cambridge Bootcamps. I figured there MUST be other women out there who wanted to train, but didn’t have the childcare available.
2012
Cambridge Bootcamps is flourishing. My alarm goes off at 5 am at least six times a week. I layer up, and drive my van to various parks throughout Cambridge to lead a group of around thirty women through one of my early morning bootcamp sessions. I spend the rest of my days seeing personal clients for counselling and one-to-one coaching. I have a team of fitness instructors working for me, leading camps elsewhere in the city and beyond. My son’s growing up – fast – and I’m fitter than I’ve ever been – but I’m also completely knackered.
2016
Everything falls apart. My beloved dad dies. I end up in hospital. Something has to change.
2017
The year of change. I sell Cambridge Bootcamps, and my house, and embark on an adventure. I train as a yoga teacher in India and travel alone for three months. I discover spirituality, the Law of Attraction, and Sydney Banks’s Three Principles. I begin my Clarity Coaching course. I discover the benefits of working “in”, rather than always looking for answers outside of me. I realise, deep in my being, that I want to continue to help women – but specifically by helping them to gain clarity in their lives, as I’ve done. Oh – and I finally get my much-longed-for puppy, Asha-Rogue.
2018
I’m back. I’m Charli. And I’m ready to help.