swimming

The founders of Dorset initiative Resurface share how surfing is supporting young adults through a peer support community

The founder of Mental Health Swims discusses her own mental health challenges, the power of a supportive community and how she found relief in the cold water

We meet the students who are using cold water dips to grow awareness, funds and communities all for better mental health

We discuss hyperactivity, Olympics, depression and the impact of movement on mental health with one of the most successful divers this country has ever produced

In the water in winter the cold numbs all feeling. Physical and emotional pain leaves me from the moment the chilli prickles attack my body and my brain calms me down

I had completely lost my sense of self, my courage, my joy, my motivation and my pride. It was daily swimming in the sea that brought all that back.

As I approached the end of the swim, bike, and even run I felt strong. I never could have imagined my once weak and fragile body would have been capable of this type of challenge

One of the most difficult parts of becoming a parent was the loss of identity and the loss of self - I was in a rut, so I drank. Swimming has given me something else.

Some of my triathlon training is done with a very close group of friends, who know I’ve been ill, so they let me offload. Exercising socially has been a huge distraction and in fact great therapy