Throughout 2019 I will be taking part in a number of events to raise money (and awareness) for Mind, starting with the Leeds Half Marathon in May and ending with a nearly 70km trek up Mount Kilimanjaro in September. 

These events include:

• Leeds Half Marathon - May 12th - DONE!
  
• Yorkshire 3 Peaks - May 18th - DONE!
• Climbing Ben Nevis - June 15th - DONE!
• Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro - September - DONE!

In 2018 I suffered a decline in my own mental health, which led to me being diagnosed with both depression and anxiety. It's clear to me now that I had been ill for a while, but last year it became disabling and I needed help.

Mind helped me in two crucial ways:

1. The superb online and offline sources of information, from Mind, helped me understand my condition and the steps I needed to take.
2. The public awareness of mental health issues (for which Mind can take much of the credit) gave me the confidence to speak openly to my friends and family, which was so important in enabling me to begin to rebuild.

Please help me raise money for Mind, to enable them to continue to help the 1 in 4 of us who are suffering from mental illness.

All money raised will go to Mind. Funding of the events is coming from other sources, including self funding.