During March 2023, I will be taking on the Artic Circle to tackle the first section of the Kungsleden, a 110km snowshoe trek in sub-zero conditions in aid of Isle Listen, an amazing local charity that does wonders for our community.

Isle Listen is a mental health charitable organisation part of MCH Psychological Services, an Isle of Man registered charity with nearly 40 years experience providing psychological support.

Our essential work is centred around mental health early intervention and prevention; helping to avoid the unnecessary escalation of mental health problems in young people.

We have made progress during the 2021/22 academic year, to now be providing our mental health support and wide-reaching educational programme in all 6 secondary schools and 27 of the 33 primary schools on the Island, but there is still much to do. Our services are provided free of charge as we do not receive any government funding, thus relying on charitable fundraising.

We aim to be a catalyst for change in the way that mental health is perceived on the Island and we are helping to empower the Islands young people with skills and emotional resilience to cope with the stresses and setbacks they will face throughout life.