#mentalhealth

Sep 21, 20184 min read

Using Adventure to Face Anxiety with Paula McGuire of Must Try Harder

Is your anxiety holding you back? Maybe you dream of embarking on an expedition or taking on a challenge, but your fears stop you from...

Jul 24, 20183 min read

Paula McGuire - “Must Try Harder” an unlikely adventurer who is an anxiety survivor.

Paula McGuire's world was shrinking. Bullied as a child and plagued by excessive social anxiety, she had become a recluse. Unable to even...

Jun 1, 20184 min read

On Dealing with Pain and Depression with Elite Runner Nikki Kimball

When taking on physical challenges, you can be sure that a fair amount of pain is coming your way. But pain can also come with emotional...

Feb 27, 20182 min read

Hope Virgo - Runner, Author & Mental Health Campaigner

Hope Virgo suffered with anorexia for over 4 years, before being admitted to a Mental Health Hospital in 2007. She lived in the hospital...

Dec 28, 20174 min read

5 Lessons on Fighting for Mental Health from 3X Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton

Suzy Favor Hamilton is a 3X Olympic Runner, Best-Selling Author of Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running From Madness, and mental health...

Jun 20, 20173 min read

Into the Water for #WSW2017

I learnt to swim underwater first. Then I went through the standard school lessons with the stand out session being jumping into the pool...

Jun 8, 20173 min read

My three year mission to the top of Ben Nevis

Tough Girl Tribe Thursday Blog #TribeThursday Every Thursday, we champion the writing of women from the Tough Girl Tribe; blogs, poems,...

Nov 27, 20153 min read

Want to know more about mental health?

As a college student, typically you seldom get to actually physically experience what you’re learning. About two weeks into my creative...