Interviews
Building Mental Health Muscle
We discussed social media, bodybuilding and mental health with the founder of the community project, Mental Health Muscle
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Dynamic Running Therapy
What happens when you incorporate running into a psychotherapy session? Read our interview with the founder of Dynamic Running Therapy
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Run Talk Run with Jess Robson
We spoke to Jess, founder of RunTalkRun, about the community running group and her own struggles with bulimia, anxiety and depression
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Your Stories
Joining the Sober Movement
The novelty of running early on a Saturday morning without a hangover has never worn off. It always fills me with gratitude and pride and kick starts my weekend with an amazing endorphin rush.
How Exercise Became My Therapy
My teenage years were tough and my depression worsened. My mum searched for an activity I could fully focus on and so I was introduced to yoga.
Breaking the Cycle of Anorexia
Something that made my John O'Groats to Land's End cycle challenge slightly harder is the fact I am an eating disorder survivor.
Recycling my Mental Health
For me talking about things and having my cycling well-being tool have improved all areas of my life, I am emotionally and physically stronger to cope with the situations that made me crumble
Rowing Back to the Shore
I realise now that the very process of rowing was my way of moving the grief that had settled so deeply into my bones
Waterlog by Joe Minihane
A short film exploring how writer Joe found relief, not just in the cold water he swam in, but by being open about his own mental health.
Running to the Extreme
Exercise had taken over my life. I lived to get faster race times and would feel depressed if I didn’t improve. Nothing else mattered.
The Mental Health Runner
Psychosis for me feels like someone has taken control of my actions and all I can do is sit and watch. Running helps to ground me and prevent any form of psychosis.
I Can See Clearly Now
At 22 stone, I told my wife I needed to get fit. She just smiled and said she had heard it all before, but this time I was on a mission
Moving out of your Comfort Zone
I’m standing at the start of the Edinburgh Marathon feeling like a bit of a fraud. Trying to be something I’m not. Who am I to think I can run a marathon?
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