Hello everyone and welcome to my page!.

I am fundraising for the charity Mind by running the Nottingham Christmas 5k. This may not seem a huge distance, but I haven't ran in over a year since I was hit with a huge wave of sickness, nausea and heartburn during my pregnancy. Now my baby is 7 months old and I'm ready to catch the running bug again :-)

Mind is an incredible charity to support. There are many different types of mental illness, but what particularly stood out to me, that I could personally relate to, was around antenatal and postnatal health. Mind also opened my eyes to OCD, PTSD and birth trauma. Plus postpartum psychosis, which thankfully is rare affecting 1 in 1000 births. However 10-15% of new mothers develop postnatal depression. I cannot believe how high this figure is!

As a new mum myself, it's important we check in to our own mental health as well as those around us.

However, any of us can be affected by mental health, not just new mums. Every year one in four of us will experience a mental health problem. But hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling. Mind believe that no one should face a mental health problem alone. Mind will listen, give you support and advice, and fight your corner.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.