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Another sunny Saturday parkrun- definitely my favourite way to start the weekend.Wishing all my followers a great one ho...
05/09/2026

Another sunny Saturday parkrun- definitely my favourite way to start the weekend.
Wishing all my followers a great one however you choose to spend it 🙂

Well-being is not a secondary matter to attend to if we have the time but rather a necessary part of staying mentally he...
02/09/2026

Well-being is not a secondary matter to attend to if we have the time but rather a necessary part of staying mentally healthy.

I began a new intention yesterday of keeping up my cold water dipping throughout the new school year. I find peace, calm and invigoration in the water and despite it being the coolest I’ve encountered so far, it still provided the benefits I’ve come to love.

I’m aiming to go regularly as the winter approaches as I know this Protective Interruption will help me safely navigate the challenges that arise through life and work.

This I’m choosing to share one of the things which helped me the most along my own grief journey.I wrote this after ha...
30/08/2026

This I’m choosing to share one of the things which helped me the most along my own grief journey.

I wrote this after having my first counselling session over twenty years after my mum died. Being able to express what I wish had been said to me at the time felt very healing and although I would make some changes to the wording now in line with my knowledge of Protective Behaviours, I still find it helpful to return to from time to time.

Whether you decide to read it or not, I invite you to consider how grief can continue to affect an individual even many years after the person died and that showing a little compassion and empathy can go a very long way, whether it is towards a family member, friend, colleague or more distant acquaintance.

Not all targets need to be work related or signal big achievements.Choosing to embrace wild swimming and cold water imme...
28/08/2026

Not all targets need to be work related or signal big achievements.

Choosing to embrace wild swimming and cold water immersion back in July, I decided to try and complete 10 before the end of 2026. Each time I go somewhere new I take a photo and am already close to my original goal.

What I didn’t quite expect was how what started as a Risk On Purpose has already become my new favourite Protective Interruption 😊

Summer heatwaves aside, I had forgotten the exhilaration of running through a torrential downpour and ending up soaked y...
27/08/2026

Summer heatwaves aside, I had forgotten the exhilaration of running through a torrential downpour and ending up soaked yet jubilant.

Today’s 16 and a bit mile solo effort gave lots of time for reflection- remembering previous times I’ve run this path as part of other challenges, often in sunnier times, and usually just with my own company for many minutes on end.

I find lots of meaning in my running, not least that taking things a step (or mile) at a time is often the best strategy when faced with something big or difficult and that we are often capable of more than we might give ourselves credit for.

I believe that life is full of sunshine and showers, ups and downs, yet finding the activities which support your mental health, sense of self and emotional wellbeing is crucial to helping navigate the rich tapestry safely.

Sometimes it really is as simple as watching the sunset on the beach to offer a pause to reset.I wonder what your go to ...
25/08/2026

Sometimes it really is as simple as watching the sunset on the beach to offer a pause to reset.

I wonder what your go to activity is when in need of a moment of peace.

One week left of these summer holidays and if someone were to ask me right now my predominant emotion, it would be excit...
24/08/2026

One week left of these summer holidays and if someone were to ask me right now my predominant emotion, it would be excitement.

2025/2026 was without doubt one of the years which left me feeling most challenged mentally and emotionally and I don’t think it’s possible to come out of that without some deep reflection and a reviewed perspective.

Although I am embarking this year on some big new challenges and will be risking on purpose from the outset, I do so from a place of psychological safety, and with the belief that all my Protective Behaviours knowledge will continue to serve me well, both personally and professionally.

Hence the birds and the tree- when our foundations feel strong and stable, we can feel brave enough to fly and try some new experiences.

Genuinely sent my feelings of excitement up even more to receive these in the post. can’t wait to be part of your 45th ...
22/08/2026

Genuinely sent my feelings of excitement up even more to receive these in the post.
can’t wait to be part of your 45th year 🙂

Decisions made now can and will have effects both in the short and longer term I believe.Just twenty five days to go unt...
19/08/2026

Decisions made now can and will have effects both in the short and longer term I believe.

Just twenty five days to go until the Great North Run, which I’m running in aid of Child Bereavement UK. Whilst awaiting my new vest, I’m doing a few runs in this one as I originally signed up for Winston’s Wish.

It could have been easy to choose to hit snooze today but not with a seven mile session on my plan to do.

Likewise choosing a flatter route than one with 460ft climb was possible but not all that helpful when also training for a hilly ultra.

Running for me brings both physical and mental benefits but admittedly for a long time was about running from the trauma and pain of grief, albeit subconsciously. That changed a while ago as I began to run towards a happier, healthier version of myself than I had been for many years.

September 13th will be another important mark on the running map, and journey of life, as I run those miles in aid of this important charity and give a nod to the lonely and isolated 15-year-old me who despite a lack of external support back then turned the pain of my mum’s death into a driver of my passion and purpose.

Have you ever stopped to think about the parallels between grief and a shell?🐚 Sometimes you feel like shutting the who...
18/08/2026



Have you ever stopped to think about the parallels between grief and a shell?

🐚 Sometimes you feel like shutting the whole world out, at other times your insides can feel bare for all to see

🐚 Life carries on around you despite yours changing forever, as when the creature leaves its safe place

🐚 Grief is universal yet unique, just like each shell has a pattern which is different to every
other.

I believe we can learn a lot from nature if we choose to stop, reflect and see things a little differently.

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