2 years ago whilst working within the emergency services I was diagnosed with PTSD. I was fortunate to receive great treatment & returned to work . However I quickly realised that I was far from being the person I had been before . I lacked confidence in my professional abilities , felt isolated from my colleagues and peers & was left with a legacy of daily anxiety & sadness that I didn’t recognise as me . I felt I would have to leave my profession.

Fortunately, someone told me about the work of a Charity called Climbing Out . I contacted them & following this I was invited for a 5 day residential programme in Angelsey. These days provided the missing bit of the recovery jigsaw for me through a combination of outdoor activities , thought provoking coaching and the camaraderie and support from a small group of people with similar experience of going through a variety of traumatic events in their lives and or professions.

It was life changing for me and I’d like to help provide others with the ability to get access to this too. So that they too can believe in themselves again , have the tools to manage the days when their traumatic experiences creep up on them & be able to live a full and more at peace life once more.

Climbing Out supports over 100 people a year with its activities. All funds raised will help us to run more 5 day Programmes and Walk and Talk Days, helping people who have experienced life changing trauma to get their lives back on track.

Please help me to raise funds for this amazing charity as I do the 13 mile Castle to Castle Northumbrian Coastal Challenge Hike on 5th October 2024

Thank you