Hi guys Libby here, I wanted to share with this years very important challenge for @mindblmk.

Mental health, is something very close to my heart. I feel very strongly that everyone deserves access to mental health support. Unfortunately there is a stigma surrounding mental illness which leads to people feeling like they cannot speak openly about their mental illness or their need for help.

Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, they offer a number of activities from their wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and their aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.

I will be walking (minimum) 1 mile a day - raising awareness of the importance of feeling able to speak comfortably and free from judgment about mental health and mental health support. I will walk a total of 300 miles (minimum), ending my last mile in October with a fundraiser ball.

Walk a mile in their shoes will be the theme of this fundraiser as its important to be aware everyone is fighting different things. Today you could be standing next to someone who is trying their best not to fall apart. So whatever you do today, do it with kindness in your heart.