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Pip Delamere-Wright is a retired Army Officer turned Therapeutic Forest Practitioner and founder of Knockiehill Woodland Centre in the Scottish Highlands.  During her 17 years in the British Army she served around the world and was the first female Army commando. On returning home to Scotland she suffered from severe postnatal depression which led to her retraining as an outdoor leader working with children with additional support needs.  Pip and her husband recently established Operation Cairngorms with the aim of supporting veterans and members of the emergency services by providing a space to experience the therapeutic benefits of time in nature. To raise funds for Op Cairngorms, Pip decided to carry out a dip a day in December - wild swimming every day regardless of the elements. This episode is a deep dive into her experience of that month - her motivations, challenges and the unexpected benefits she experienced as a result. Find out more about Pip at: Instagram: @wild_wellness_scotland Knockiehill Woodland CentreInstagram: @knockiehill_woodland_centreLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pipdw-kwcI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Megan Hine is a survival consultant, expedition leader, producer and author. She has gained a wealth of knowledge and expertise through countless expeditions, consulting for TV survival and adventure shows and working and living with indigenous communities. As one of the few high profile women working in the industry, she has carved a reputation not only for her commitment and attention to detail, but also for her reflective approach and psychological insight, as seen in her 2017 book "Mind of a Survivor". In this episode, Megan shares what drives her in her work,  reflects on why adrenaline and adventure are not always the closest of friends and highlights the benefits of the connection and community that adventures can brings. This is a honest and reflective conversation with one of the world's leading survival experts, who generously shares many lessons from her own experience that can be applied just as readily to our everyday lives.To find out more about Megan visit:Website: https://meganhine.comInstagram: @megan_hineExpeditions: Tracking Snow Leopards 2023Festival of the Eagles 2023I hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Welcome to Season 6 of the Everyday Adventure Podcast! During this season, Nicki will explore some of the enduring psychological themes of the podcast in addition to guest interviews. In this first episode she delves into some of the research on comfort zones, performance and resilience and the benefits of doing this. Key points include: What is a comfort zone? How does stepping outside your comfort zone increase performance?How does stepping outside your comfort zone increase resilience?Why is building your psychological core important?How does it relate to adventure?How do you find our comfort zone sweet spot?What impact does going out of your comfort zone have on your internal narrativeWhat can you do to help us to step outside of your comfort zone? A few tips! I hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Pammy Johal is the founder of Backbone CIC which she set up to celebrate diversity through adventure connecting underrepresented groups with nature and the outdoors. Through their work, Backbone provides opportunities for Black, Asian and minority ethnic and marginalised communities to form relationships with the outdoor and environmental sectors.Born in the 60’s in inner city Coventry to a Sikh immigrant family, Pammy was introduced to the mountains at the age of 16 when a school trip changed her life. Pammy has been an outdoor/environmental practioner since 1979 and in 1995 it struck her hard as she noticed the lack of Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic role models in the sector, at every level, from service users to Board level and felt very strongly this had to change. This laid the foundations for the pioneering work she has driven forward over the last 25 years. This is a raw and open conversation about the challenges Pammy has faced in her quest to open up opportunities in the outdoors for under represented communities, her frustration at the lack of progress  and the hope she has for the future as a new generation of diverse and passionate outdoor practitioners help to change the narrative and push the boundaries even further.Find out more about Pammy and her work at: website: https://www.backbone.uk.net/Instagram: @backbonecicdiversityFacebook: @backbone.cic Twitter: @BackboneCICTHE EVERYDAY ADVENTURE PODCASTContact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or Resilience & Leadership  Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodWatch Nicki's TEDx Talk:TEDx Moseley: The Life Changing Power of Everyday AdventuresI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Kate Mackay is a performance coach, management consultant and the author of Take It All On Board; a self-development book where she uses her journey learning to snowboard to help others step out of their comfort zone. She is also the author of mummysnowboarder, the only UK blog to focus on snowboarding for women and families. She has ridden a camel in the Sahara, an elephant in Rajasthan and a horse in the Rockies before she ever rode snowboard.In this episode, Kate shares her journey of learning to snowboard in her 30s, the lessons she took from this and how she has applied these in her life and the adventures she has undertaken since. We discuss the challenge of trying new things as we get older and how to prioritise our own everyday adventures amongst other commitments in our lives.  Find out more: Instagram: @mummysnowboarder Twitter: @mmysnowboarder Facebook: @mummysnowboarder Linkedin: Kate Mackay THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURE PODCASTWatch Nicki's TEDx Talk:TEDx Moseley: The Life Changing Power of Everyday AdventuresContact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or Resilience & Leadership  Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Aleema Noormohamed is a mindfulness coach and TEDx speaker who helps people to let go of emotions and beliefs that are holding them back. She is a passionate advocate for the power and possibility of nature and the outdoors and regularly works with her clients in outdoor spaces.  In this podcast, Aleema shares her story of how she came to embrace mindfulness to navigate her own grief, how she has used it to support her clients and the therapeutic powers of spending time in  nature. To find out more about Aleema's work visit: website: http://idaretoexplore.cominstagram: @aleemanoormohamedTEDx: Mindfulness: Choosing Your Emotions In The Gap Space | Aleema Noormohamed | TEDxMoseleyTHE EVERYDAY ADVENTURE PODCASTWatch Nicki's TEDx Talk:TEDx Moseley: The Life Changing Power of Everyday AdventuresContact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or Resilience & Leadership  Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Sam Bleakley is a writer, academic, presenter, filmmaker, producer and multiple European Longboard Champion. First learning to surf in the early 1980s, Sam has successfully navigated a multifaceted career, combining his interest in the intersection between geography, community and culture with his passion for surfing and emerging surf communities around the globe. He has produced the Surfing Brilliant Corners documentary series for the World Surf League and is the author of several books including Mindful Thoughts for Surfers (2020) , Mindfulness and Surfing (2016) and The Longboard Travel Guide (2015)In this wide-ranging conversation, Sam shares what has motivated him to explore surfing and surf culture through a broader, more inclusive lens, his work with emerging surf communities and how surfing can act as a catalyst for broader societal change. He highlights the importance of creativity and connection in diversifying the narrative around surf culture and how adventure is as much a psychological as a physical endeavour.  To find out more about Sam visit: Instagram: @sambleakley1   @surfing.brilliant.cornersWebsite: https://sambleakley.co.ukBrilliant Corners: https://surfingbrilliantcorners.wordpress.comTo find Sam's other books: Surfing Brilliant Corners (2015)Surfing Tropical Beats (2012)THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURE PODCASTWatch Nicki's TEDx Talk:TEDx Moseley: The Life Changing Power of Everyday AdventuresContact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or Resilience & Leadership  Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

In January 2022, Preet Chandi made history becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition in Antartica. Covering a distance of 700 miles, she took just 40 days to reach the South Pole.I first spoke to Preet back in January of 2020 when she had just returned from a self-funded training expedition to Greenland. At that point she was relatively unknown, had no sponsorship and was trying to convince the polar gatekeepers that she really did have what it takes to complete an Antarctic expedition, despite her lack of experience. Fast forward a year and she has proved to everyone that she was absolutely right. She returned from her expedition to a whirlwind of publicity and has spent the time since returning speaking to school children, inspiring them with her mantra that "Nothing is Impossible" and showing them how far courage, self-belief and determination really can take you. This is a wide ranging and honest conversation, covering the build up to the expedition, the barriers that Preet has had to face and overcome and what motivated her to continue when thing got tough. Preet is warm, engaging and unflinchingly honest in her account of what it takes to achieve your dreams and how inspiration is usually much closer to home than we think. To find out more about Preet visit: website: www.polarpreet.com Instagram: @polarpreetFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/polarpreet/THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURE PODCASTWatch Nicki's TEDx Talk:TEDx Moseley: The Life Changing Power of Everyday AdventuresContact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or Resilience & Leadership  Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Maggie Fennel works in environmental R&D, specialising in green roofing and innovative planning techniques for aesthetic and environmental impact. She is a founding member of GRO, the UKs first green roof trade association and has recently worked with the West Midlands Combined Authority setting up their natural environment plan. Maggie recently spoke at TEDx Moseley delivering a talk focused on how we value the natural world. This is a wide ranging conversation considering some of the challenges facing sustainability, environmental impact and town planning whilst focusing on the benefits that nature can be. Maggie is a passionate advocate for opening up conversations around sustainability and helping people to foster their own individual relationships with outdoor and natural spaces. Find out more about Maggie:Twitter: @hobbitholesRus; @boningaleroofsWebsites: https://www.boningale.co.uk/green-sky/https://www.greenrooforganisation.org/ Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maggie-fennell-08724b24TEDx Talk: How to Value the PricelessTHE EVERYDAY ADVENTURE PODCASTWatch Nicki's TEDx Talk:TEDx Moseley: The Life Changing Power of Everyday AdventuresContact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or Resilience & Leadership  Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Moose has over 30 years of traditional and alternative education experience around the globe. His experiences include course directing 58-day Outward Bound instructor trainings in Appalachia, working as a deputy headmaster in the Kalahari Desert and juggling as a street performer in too many cities to mention. He has more than 2000 days of field instruction in a wilderness setting and has recently returned from teaching a canoe program for Veterans on the Gulf of Mexico.Since 2002 Moose has been a member and senior trainer of Yosemite Search and Rescue, working as a technician and within Incident Command, at one of the busiest SAR operations in the world. He currently works for NatureBridge in Yosemite National Park as the Senior Projects Director for planning, design and construction of the National Environmental Science Center.  Moose also has been the Lead Trainer for Family Liaison Officers for the National Park Service.In this episode, Moose shares the inspiration behind his unique career path and the many experiences and benefits it has brought him along the way. We discuss his work as a Family Liaison Officer and the general life insights this has brought and the challenges around accessibility to outdoor spaces and what can be done to remove these barriers. To find out more about Moose, visit: Website: https://www.moosemutlow.comInstagram: @moosemutlow THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURE PODCASTWatch Nicki's TEDx Talk:TEDx Moseley: The Life Changing Power of Everyday AdventuresContact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or Resilience & Leadership  Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodTwitter: @resilience_worxI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Charlotte Ditchburn is a Countryside Access Officer and  passionate advocate for access to outdoor spaces. Through her blog, Public Rights of Way Exploer, she shares posts on access campaigns as well as advice, guidance and her own experiences of spending time in the outdoors - and how this has benefited her both personally and professionally. She is also an ambassador for Ordnance Survey, British Canoeing and The National Outdoor Expo. In this episode, Charlotte shares her in depth knowledge of the barriers and opportunities around access to the outdoors as well as how her connection to the outdoors has helped to support her own mental health. This is a highly informative and engaging episode that will inspire anyone who wants to find out more about the countryside around them and the benefits it brings. To find out more about Charlotte and her work, visit: Blog: https://prowexplorer.comInstagram: @publicrightsofwayexplorerTHE EVERYDAY ADVENTURE PODCASTWatch Nicki's TEDx Talk:TEDx Moseley: The Life Changing Power of Everyday AdventuresContact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or Resilience & Leadership  Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodTwitter: @resilience_worxI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

A former mountaineer and Army Reservist, at the age of 26  Darren Edwards was involved in a serious climbing accident which paralysed him from the chest down. After searching for ways to continue living adventurously, Darren took up kayaking, founding Kayaking 4 Heroes. In 2021, he organised and led an adaptive team kayaking 1400 kms from Land’s End To John O’Groats raising over £110,000 for charity in the process In this episode, Darren shares his journey from his life changing accident to undertaking an expedition in a sport he had little experience of. He speaks candidly about how adventure has been a fundamental part of his physical and emotional recovery and how it has enabled him to find strength through adversity. He now works as a motivational speaker and resilience coach, using his story and experiences to inspire others and motivate change.Find out more about Darren: https://darrenedwards.org.ukKayak 4 HeroesLinkedin: Darren EdwardsTHE EVERYDAY ADVENTURE PODCASTWATCH NICKI's TEDx Talk:TEDx Moseley: The Life Changing Power of Everyday AdventuresContact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or Resilience & Leadership  Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodTwitter: @resilience_worxI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

 Kelly Smith is a sustainability and flood prevention enthusiast with over 10 years experience in the construction industry.  Kelly has an active and passionate relationship with nature and believes that these two sectors should have ever-more intersectional relations as this would improve progress in the built environment sector. Kelly is the regional lead for Black Girls Hike Sussex, an outdoor swimming ambassador for Swim England and the founder of an Adventure Equality Diversity and Inclusion Consultancy, Kelly Smith on the Go. In this episode, Kelly shares their passion for connecting people to their environment and how this can help our sense of self as well as create better and more inclusive policies and practices around sustainability and environmental issues.  We also discuss their most recent challenge which is focused on climbing the three highest peaks in England, Wales and Scotland, talking to people along the way about their experiences of the outdoors. To find our more about Kelly visit: Website: https://kellysmithonthego.comInstagram: @kellysmith.onthegoLinkedin: @Kelly Smith Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/67891600Black Girls Hike: https://www.bghuk.comSwim EnglandVOTE FOR US IN THE SPORTS PODCAST AWARDS!https://www.sportspodcastawards.com/categories/11/entries/59WATCH NICKI's TEDx Talk:TEDx Moseley: The Life Changing Power of Everyday AdventuresTo contact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or Resilience & Leadership  Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodTwitter: @resilience_worxI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Kitty Dimbleby is a writer, editor and best-selling author with over 20 years experience of writing for national newspapers and magazines.  I first came across Kitty's work on her Instagram account and was immediately captured by her wonderful poems and the photos of her everyday adventures, wild swimming and paddleboarding. She is a proud feminist and having battled with serious illnesses throughout her life, she uses writing as a way of opening conversations and covering topics that are sometimes taboo, but always with honesty and authenticity. In this conversation, Kitty shares the motivation behind her everyday adventures and how wild swimming in particular has given her courage in other areas of her life. We talk about identity, finding the space to be creative and the power that can be found in giving voice to subjects that are difficult to address. This is the last episode in Season 4 of The Everyday Adventure Podcast- thank you so much for listening! Season 5 will be back in early 2022, but in the meantime please check out previous episodes to hear more inspiring tales of everyday adventurers. https://www.kittydimbleby.com/Instagram: @kittydimblebyTo contact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or Resilience & Leadership  Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodTwitter: @resilience_worxI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Jocelyn (Floss) Cockle is the founder and CEO of Freefloski. She started skiing at nine years old as a recreational skier and went on to become an internationally recognised ski teacher and race coach by the time she was 30. She is a fitness, mindset and adventure coach and as one of the few British female ski coaches in France, she has helped hundreds of people to build their skiing confidence and skills. In June 2021, she took on the challenge of skiing Mont Blanc and her incredible videos of her adventure can be seen on her You Tube channel. In this conversation, Floss shares the challenges and benefits she experienced taking on an adventure that was outside of her comfort zone. She shares her own moments of self-doubt and the techniques she employed to reinforce her own self-belief and that of those she works with as well. Find out more about Floss:  https://www.freefloski.comCoaching: http://www.freeflocoaching.com/Ski Touring online course: http://www.skitouringkickstarter.com/You tube: FreeFLoFlossInstagram: @freeflo_coachingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/freefloskiTo contact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or "Resilience & Adventure" Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodFacebook: The Everyday Adventure ClubTwitter: @resilience_worxI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Gina Allsop is a military veteran and adventurer who was supported by the charity SSAFA following a series of traumatic events including the death of her brother to cancer. Inspired to  give back, she undertook a challenge to complete 100 miles for each week of the year, raising over £10000 for the charity in the process. As a way of navigating her grief, Gina also sought solace in writing poetry.  She subsequently came up with the idea of curating a book of poems written by those connected to the Services, as a way to raise funds and awareness of their experiences. Military Memories is a collection of poetry by veterans, serving personnel and their families telling the stories of their lives in the Services and raising money for SSAFA and Sporting Force. In this conversation, Gina shares the motivation behind the project, the challenges she has faced along the way and personal benefits she has experienced through her connections  with the contributors and supporters of the book. To find out more about Military Memories visit: www.military-memories.comTwitter: @militarymemosInstagram: @militarymemories2021Email: gina@military-memories.comTo contact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or "Resilience & Adventure" Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodFacebook: The Everyday Adventure ClubTwitter: @resilience_worxI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Keri Wallace is the co-founder of Girls on Hills, the UK's only guided trail, fell and skyrunning running company, designed specifically for women. Their guided runs take place in the Glencoe area of the Scottish Highlands and are aimed at women who want to break free from the road and take their running into the mountains. Girls on Hills also recently supported Black Trail Runners in their Ramsay Round Challenge. Keri is a fell runner, skyrunner, rock climber and writer. She is Summer Mountain Leader (SML) and Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI) qualified and mother of two toddlers. She has been running and racing in the Scottish mountains for 12 years and lives in Glencoe. Keri completed her first mountain marathon in 2007 and has since gone on to win several of these events in various categories. In this conversation, Keri shares her motivation for starting Girls on Hills, the key challenges that her clients' experience when it comes to taking up hill running and the benefits they experience. She also shares her passion for driving greater inclusivity in the outdoor running community and helping to dismantle the physical and psychological barriers that exist in this space. Find out more about Girls on Hills: Website: www.girlsonhills.comInstagram: @girlsonhillsukTo contact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or "Resilience & Adventure" Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodFacebook: The Everyday Adventure ClubTwitter: @resilience_worxI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Frit Tam is an award winning adventure filmmaker and founder of Passionfruit Pictures and between May and July 2021, he travelled 1000 miles across England by rollerblade and bicycle.  The aim of the journey was to experience and showcase LGBTQIA+ stories and narratives through interviews and visits to historical places of significance for the community.  Frit was accompanied throughout the journey by his partner, Frankie Dewar (some of you may remember Frankie from S1 Ep23 when I spoke to her about her 3000km cycle around the UK!). Frankie was responsible for much of the filming on the trip as well providing much needed logistical and emotional support for Frit as he set out on this endeavour.  Frit and Frankie have recently launched a Crowdfunder with the aim of financing the film which aims to be the first adventure film with a transgender, East Asian protagonist showcasing the wealth of LGBTQIA+ stories that England has to offer.In this conversation, Frit and Frankie share their experience of the journey as both protagonist and support crew. They talk candidly about the  challenges they both faced along the way as well as the unexpected benefits that arose from hearing and sharing these stories. This is a raw and personal conversation about the realities of taking on a large adventure, the importance of supportive relationships and allyship and how it is in confronting our real emotions that we find the strength and the courage to shape the direction of our lives. Support the Glide for Pride Crowdfunder here: CrowdfunderFind out more about Glide for Pride here: https://www.fritandhealthy.co/glide-for-prideFind out more about Passionfruit Pictures, Frit and Frankie at the following links: Websites: https://www.passionfruitpictures.cohttps://www.frankiedewar.coInstagram: @frankie_dewar@frit_tam@passionfruitpicturesTo contact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or "Resilience & Adventure" Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodFacebook: The Everyday Adventure ClubTwitter: @resilience_worx. I hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Tom Hewitt, a lifelong surfer, first went to South Africa in 1990 on an anti-apartheid fact finding trip with local activists. He also spent time with peace activists in Maputo, Mozambique during Mozambique’s civil war. It was here that he met street children for the first time. Inspired by the movement against apartheid, Tom stayed on in South Africa to volunteer further. Shocked at the plight of street children in Mozambique, upon his return to South Africa, he noticed and befriended a group of street children in East London, a town in the Eastern Cape. In 1992 he started working with street children in that town as a way of supporting, in a small way, the transition of the country into the new South Africa and in 1994 he was a peace monitor at South Africa’s first free and fair elections.In 1997, he relocated to Durban and a year later, set up the Durban Street Team which introduced surfing as an activity. This was so popular among the street children that they soon pioneered a new model for working with homeless street children which fused surfing with mentorship and care. This organisation would go on to be renamed Surfers Not Street Children. The charity  has gone from strength to strength and now works with both street children and children at risk in the downtown Point area of Durban. Surfers Not Street Children also operates in  Mozambique and in 2017 launched Girls Surf Too, specifically targeting girls living in difficult circumstances. In this episode, Tom shares more of the backstory to Surfers Not Street Children and how it has evolved and developed over the last 20+ years. We discuss the challenges he has faced along the way and the unexpected benefits that have come from his work with the children and those who support them. We also discuss the  growing body of evidence around the power of "blue health" initiatives and his plans for the future of the charity. Find out more about Surfers Not Street Children: website: https://www.surfnotstreets.orgInstagram: @surfersnotstreetchildrenTwitter: @surfnotstreetsFind out more about Tom's work: Instagram: @tomhewittmbeTwitter: @tomhewittmbeTo contact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, Coaching or "Resilience & Adventure" Workshops for Leaders, Teams and Individuals:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodFacebook: The Everyday Adventure ClubTwitter: @resilience_worxI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures

Annabel Abbs is an award winning author whose fiction and non-fiction has been translated into over 15 languages. Her recent book "Windswept - Walking in the Footsteps of Remarkable Women" is a part wild walk, part memoir that follows Annabel's own walking experiences, interwoven with the stories of six incredible women whose lives were partly defined by their love of walking too.  Annabel decided to write the book when searching for stories of other women who walked and finding that they were missing from a predominantly male genre of writing. She set out on a mission to raise the visibility of these women and the role that walking has played for women throughout history as well as the many visible and invisible barriers they have encountered. In this episode, Annabel shares more about her motivation for writing the book and her own relationship with walking and the outdoors. We talk about the challenges that these women - and women in general - face when seeking to undertake an activity outside of that which is considered acceptable and explore the very relevant issues around safety when walking alone. We also discuss the very many benefits that walking can bring and the difference that this has made to Annabel's own story as well. To find out more about Annabel, visit: https://www.annabelabbs.comInstagram: @annabelabbsTo contact Nicki about The Everyday Adventure Podcast, 1-1 Coaching or "Resilience & Adventure" Workshops:Email: nicki@resiliencework.co.ukWebsite: https://www.resiliencework.co.ukInstagram: @resilienceatwork ,  @everydayadventurepodFacebook: The Everyday Adventure ClubTwitter: @resilience_worxI hope you have enjoyed this episode of The Everyday Adventure Podcast! To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: Instagram: @everydayadventurepod @resilienceatworkFacebook: @resilienceatworkLinkedin: @Nicki-bassWebsite: www.resiliencework.co.ukTEDx: The Life Changing Power of Everyday Adventures