Inspirational Journeys
Digging deep to find the strength to enable meaningful change. Inspirational women sharing their life journeys.
Emily Hambleton – The Power of Personal Strength & Determination
Talk about personal strength and determination! It never ceases to fill me with inspiration to read about people who feel low, lost, and overwhelmed and fight back against those feelings. Here’s my scenario: I picture them as a boxer in a corner of a boxing ring,...
An inspirational interview with Omaima Mohammad discussing the challenges, stigma & cultural hurdles she faced when losing weight
OMAIMA MOHAMMAD'S JOURNEY: In this interview with Omaima Mohammad (47 at the time of the interview) talks inspirationally about the challenges, stigmas, social constructs and cultural hurdles she faced when she decided to lose weight in April 2016. She explains how...
Chasing The Dolphins!
Pam’s story: After suffering months and months of bullying behaviour at the hands of my boss, I was feeling very low, fragile, and mentally exhausted. No one, including myself, would stand up to this bully and eventually, having decided I could not stay in such a...
Moving to England from New York when I was 23 brought huge change
The Long Walk (Windsor, England) Photo Credit: Rochelle Bell Leaving New York for England in 1985, I only saw the excitement in everything that could be. For someone who loves to jump in at the deep end of experiences, I was in my element. I would get to learn about...
Alice Morrison – BBC Breakfast Interview on her Sahara Expedition
Alice Morrison - Adventurer, TV Presenter, Journalist and Author, who has written for RunBodyRun about her interesting and inspiring story to change her life, has given an interview on BBC breakfast to talk about exploring and in particular her expedition to the...
The Wisdom of Corporate Athletes: Becoming Your Own Best Self in Business & in Life
Becoming your own best self in business & in life? We all want to be our best selves and our happiest selves don't we? When I learned about Dr.Jim Loehr, a world-renowned performance psychologist who has more than 30 years of experience and applied research, and...
3 marathons in 3 days with new wheelchair skills, read Melanie’s inspiring story
When I'm participating in an event alongside wheelchair athletes, I think about all the obstacles and challenges they have had to overcome to be able to participate; and I recognise, I don't even know the half of it! Being involved with The BackUp charity has allowed...
TV Presenter, Alice Morrison ‘A New Life’
In this Exclusive for RunBodyRun, Adventurer and TV Presenter, Alice Morrison tells us about how she changed the direction of her life as she hit her landmark fiftieth birthday. She took a big risk, embarking on something that was above her reach when she started...
My Ongoing Journey to Triathlon Superstardom!
Try things: I am 55 years old. I thought I had seemingly done it all. I started a family. Raised two beautiful kids, and have a cosy home in Windsor. But, as such things happen, a new life of mine would begin in 2015, when my youngest was preparing to leave home and...
Kylie’s Story: Keeping sporty after spinal cord injury
Before her injury, Kylie was really into sport and keeping active. She played football, rugby, and took part in show jumping too. When she was 18, she sustained a C5/C6 spinal cord injury. Despite this high-level injury, Kylie was absolutely determined to get back...
