Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I have decided to raise money for Mind to raise money for mental illness and help end the stigma. Mental health organisations are massively unfunded and underrated so I am aiming to raise awareness.  1 in 5 of us will suffer a mental illness at some point in our lives; it's ok to talk.

At the age of 15 I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and it changed my life.  The fear of food and weight gain had taken over my life and sent me into a spiral of depression. I've never felt so low and alone in my entire life. I wasn't eating, I wasn't sleeping and things that should come naturally - such as eating - were a struggle. My weight plummeted, as did my mental health.  I've never felt so low and I would hate anyone to go through what I went through, especially alone.

During my first year of university, at the age of 19, I was admitted to hospital where my organs almost failed and my ear drum burst leaving me almost completely deaf in my left ear.  The doctors were shocked I even made it through the night since my body was just so weak from the lack of food. I was close to death and close to dropping out of university.  But somehow, I made it.  My dream of making it in clinical psychology spurred me on and I overcame my demons.  I am running this race to raise awareness of mental illness and how it 'just can't go away' and how you it's not possible to 'just cheer up' or 'just eat'.

I finished my undergraduate degree at the University of Lincoln and kicked anoreixa and depression in the ass.  I am now studying a MSc in Health Psychology at Hull.  I am running to raise awareness and to help others who are battling mental illness. 

I would like to give a special mention to my amazing mam. There's not a chance I would have gotten through all of this without your love and support and I can't thank you enough.

Mind is a fantastic cause and deserves all the support.  Much love :) xx