My story
In August 2022 my life changed forever following situations I faced in my workplace, which after an exceptionally long battle to clear my name, changed my life and destroyed my career. Three years later I still hugely struggle with the trauma from it all. Therefore I decided on the third year tramaversary (trauma anniversary) to try and do something to turn my pain into something positive. A decision to do a number of treks and trails over the next at least year, in manageable bites to raise money for charity.
The charities I’ve chosen are PTSD UK which is a given with my own PTSD and trauma, it is the only charity in the UK dedicated to raising awareness of PTSD and c-PTSD. The other charity is 52 Lives, which is a less well known charity that every week, helps to change someone's life. Their aim is to inspire people to be kind. They believe kindness has the power to change lives and change the world, while improving our own well-being at the same time.
The current planned trails are
- Taff trail, 55 miles (currently in progress) Cardiff Barrage to Merthyr Tydfil completed!
- Cardiff Bay trail, 6 miles
- Essex Way, 81 miles. (Plan to walk this in summer 2026)
- Stour Valley Nature Path, Suffolk 60 miles.
- Gipping Valley Nature Path, Suffolk. 17 miles.
- East Suffolk Lines Walk. 71 miles.
With more to add to the list as I find them.
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