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On March 28th 2026 I will be completing an Ultra Challenge 50kms walk which will take me on route around the beautiful city of Bath starting and finishing at the basecamp at Bath Racecourse.

I have chosen to raise money for a charity I hold close to my heart for a multitude of reasons….MHM Wales, a registered charity providing a wide range of services and support resources for Mental Health within the local community.

In my twenties I found myself fighting my own Mental Health battle. I was diagnosed with anxiety, clinical depression and eating disorders. Every day felt like a losing battle and I watched my emotional, mental and physical health deplete till I hit crisis point on more than one occasion.

Mental Health Matters proved to be an integral and driving force towards my recovery and marked a real turning point in my life. Through MHM Wales I was able to gain access to SORTED, their weekly Eating Disorder Peer Group, Wellbeing Groups that helped provide me with daily structure, routine and a reason to keep fighting as I made friends, engaged in new activities and gained confidence and belief in myself. I was also able to access counselling through MHM Wales Talking Connections service which alongside the medical intervention I received to support me regaining my physical health and gain control of the eating disorder.

Eventually as my health and wellbeing improved, it was MHM Wales who offered me my first volunteering and shortly afterwards casual contract providing me with work experience and a new found passion for helping other people. It was not long before I became a full time employee of MHM Wales gaining incredible insight into the diverse range of services they provide from peer support groups, wellbeing activities, advocacy, counselling, dementia services, mental health crisis to name just a few.

While I have moved into a new role in the last couple of years, this in itself is a testimony to the foundations that MHM Wales provided me with in both my own health and wellbeing and in my passion for my current employment working in the adult learning difficulties health and social care sector. I still advocate MHM Wales as an outstanding charitable organisation who have enhanced and enriched the lives of thousands of people including myself and continue to do so every day. This is the reason I have chosen to raise money to ensure MHM Wales continue to be a lifeline to individuals every day of the year. Your contribution can and will make a difference so please help me to give a little back to a charity who have already given so much to others. MHM Wales personify that mental health matters and their commitment to supporting those whose mental health is challenged is fundamental as they endlessly deliver person centred care and support!

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