This isn’t an article featuring tips on handling anxiety, more a personal musing on my own anxiety and fair warning too, it’s pretty long, though I hope not too rambling! Although I’m fairly adventurous I have an exaggerated anxiety response, even to seemingly mild stressors. Things I’m good at, things I enjoy and even some…
The Ramblers group are bringing more people together across Britain who may feel lonely, isolated or are struggling with their mental health. Together with Time to Change they are encouraging all their groups to have conversations about mental health during their walks in the first week of February. Time to Talk Day Thursday 6th February…
A Slow Spring Adventure hosted by Chelsea from Loving Life in Wellies, takes place Friday 5th – Sunday 7th April 2019. Read on to find out more! What is it? Run by Chelsea from Loving Life in Wellies, this event promises a relaxed and informal nature fuelled weekend set in the hidden gem of North…
I wanted to start the new year as I meant to continue, so I booked a Mindfulness in nature walk run by Wild Awake Mindfulness which took place at Chorlton Water Park on Saturday 12th January 2019. I paid £8 for a 2 hour woodland walk which included 2 guided meditations. Read on to find…
We select 12 Brilliant Books To Inspire Your Outdoor Adventures & Enhance Your Wellbeing This Year. A book a month to enjoy in 2020!
Circular walk Start & End Point: Brereton Heath Nature Reserve, Cheshire, CW12 4SU Distance: 1.6 miles / 2.6Km Time Taken: approximately 45 minutes Elevation: n/a Uphill: 0/5 Technicality: 0/5 Scenery rating: 2/5 Walk Summary This is a short and easy flat walk, with no need to plan your route in advance. Good parking, toilet and…
Move over Hygge, it’s time to embrace Shinrin-Yoku or Forest Bathing as it’s more commonly known. If you’ve never heard of it before, it basically means spending time in a forest and using all of your senses to tune in to the natural world around you and doing so provides stress-relieving benefits. If you find…
As a proud member of the Decathlon blogger community I love the brand’s core belief that sports should be inclusive and for all body types. As a larger lady who is also active, the perception that only skinny people or those with a classically athletic build can be fit is endlessly frustrating. Brands that don’t…
When Winfields Outdoors told me about their new “Walk & Talk” campaign that aims to spread awareness of the mental health benefits of spending time outdoors, I was keen to get involved and it got me thinking about walking meditation. It’s a fact that spending time outdoors is beneficial to your wellbeing, but a mindful…
Do you wish you could focus more on the positives in your life? Do you yearn to feel more connected to nature, calmer and generally happier? These are the things I discovered during a year long quest to find improve my wellbeing.
This is a rare personal post and one that isn’t particularly easy to write, but one I felt I needed to to enable me to make sense of the events that have happened over the last 2 weeks. Death is one of those subjects that’s difficult to talk about. We all fear it coming to…
Over the last few years there have been a large number of studies (see references at the end of this article) that have highlighted the fact that children now spend a shorter amount of time outdoors and are less connected to the natural world. In contrast, research has also highlighted the many benefits that spending…