There’s a narrative that lingers over women like an invisible weight—an unrelenting whisper that says, you’re not enough. Not working hard enough. Not looking good enough. Not smart enough. Not thin enough. Not young enough. Not successful enough. Not doing enough. And so we chase. We strive. We shrink. We hustle. We apologize. We deflect compliments. We convince ourselves we should be doing more while ignoring just how much we already are.
This is why We Can Be More exists.
Because we are not just what the world tries to reduce us to.
We are not just our age.
We are not just a diagnosis.
We are not just our weight.
We are not just the job title on our LinkedIn.
We are not just a mother, a partner, a sister, a friend.
We are so much more.
More than our scars, our past, our struggles.
More than the beauty standards we didn’t sign up for.
More than the doubts we carry.
We are strength. We are resilience. We are courage. We are kindness.
And every day, women in our community are proving this to themselves, stepping into their own more, rewriting their own story—not just for themselves, but for every woman who needs to hear it.
To show exactly what this campaign stands for, we asked four women from our community to speak vulnerably about the labels they’ve carried, the battles they’ve fought, and how, every single day, they are showing up as more.
Their stories are raw. They are powerful. And they are proof that we are never just one thing.
Eighteen months ago, Grace was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Everything she thought she knew about her body—her strength, her resilience—suddenly felt like it was slipping away. She had once competed in fitness. Running had been effortless. And then, walking became hard. She was bed-bound, you could say almost grieving the version of herself she once was as many do when an illness strikes you down out of know where.
But Grace didn’t stop there.
She has shown up for herself every single day, even when it felt like square one. Even when the road back felt impossibly long. She has redefined what strength means—not by how fast she can run or how much she can lift, but by her ability to keep going. To meet herself where she is. To embrace a different version of strength—one built on patience, resilience, and self-compassion.
Grace is more than her diagnosis. She is an athlete, a fighter, an inspiration.
Kate became a paramedic during COVID, stepping into one of the most demanding, emotionally taxing jobs imaginable. The shift work. The exhaustion. The weight of constantly being needed. She didn’t realize the toll it would take—not just on her body, but on her mind.
But Kate refused to let the impossible standards win. She set new goals—not for perfection, but for herself. She signed up for a marathon, not to prove anything to anyone, but because she wanted to. She learned to balance the demands of her job with the commitment to her own well-being.
Kate is more than her career. She is resilience. She is ambition. She is proof that you don’t have to be everything at once—you just have to keep moving forward.
Ang is in her 60s, but she refuses to let that define her.
The world loves to put limits on women as they age. To suggest that strength, ambition, and passion have an expiration date. But Ang has never played by those rules.
She is still the woman who thrives in sport, who loves competition, who pushes herself—not to prove anything, but because it lights her up. She is more active than women half her age, not because she’s chasing youth, but because movement is a part of who she is.
And in doing so, she has become an inspiration—not just to those around her at Studio6, but to her children, her grandchildren, and every woman who has ever wondered if it’s too late.
Ang is more than a number. She is passion. She is energy. She is living proof that we never have to stop moving, growing, or thriving.
For years, Laura believed that her worth was tied to how she looked. She measured herself against impossible beauty standards, critiqued herself in the mirror, and carried the weight of self-doubt that so many women know too well.
Then one day, she made a choice.
She chose to stop chasing a version of herself that was never meant to exist. She chose to stop picking herself apart. She chose to stop apologizing for the way she looked and start owning the woman she is.
And she chose to do it not just for herself, but for her daughter.
Laura knew she had to break the cycle. She knew that every negative word she spoke about herself was teaching the next generation how to see themselves. And she refused to pass that down.
So she chose to be more. More confident. More self-accepting. More free.
Laura is more than her reflection. She is strength. She is growth. She is a role model for every woman who has ever felt not enough.
If you’ve ever been told you’re too much or not enough.
If you’ve ever questioned your worth.
If you’ve ever felt reduced to a label, a number, a role.
This campaign is for you.
It’s about taking up space. Owning our strengths. Honoring our struggles. Speaking our truths. Saying thank you instead of no, I’m not that great when someone compliments us. It’s about standing tall in who we are and knowing that we don’t have to fit into anyone else’s idea of what enough looks like.
Because we don’t have to choose between being one thing or another.
We can be ambitious and kind.
We can be strong and soft.
We can be caregivers and dream chasers.
We can be confident and still learning.
We are not one-dimensional.
We can be more.
And we already are.
Join the movement. Share your story. Because every time one woman stands in her power, she makes space for another to do the same.
Lots of love,
Abbi, founder of Studio 6
