I’m running the Robin Hood Half Marathon for WE R HERE on the 25th.  

I really want to get behind this charity, the work they do is unbelievable. They provide person centred, trauma-informed therapeutic support to those who need it- which is a lot. They offer this service free of charge and I have seen lives changed and sometimes saved by its users. 

Times are scary and uncertain right now and we’re facing a mental health epidemic, and the mental health system in this country is beyond broken! There simply aren’t services available, waiting lists are forever and then there isn’t adequate intervention! I won’t go on because I think we all know 😔

We are told ‘it’s okay to ask for help’ and it is and it’s bloody brave! And with this service, people are asking and they are helping! And caring! And actually listening! And that is unfortunately so often not the case with services right now.

I say this cause I myself have faced and continue to face mental health challenges. I have been in and out of hospital.The system in place in this country is reactive and you have to be at your WORST (and I mean worst) before intervention. 

I have been there and then some. So please, please…consider donating to this charity, they work so hard to be a safety net, and a light in the turmoil and darkness. They provide HOPE, which is priceless. 

So I will run, walk or crawl over that finish line if I can help a little bit with that!!! Thanks xxx