Rachel Brown (Live Show Part 1)

The Proper Mental Live Show was recorded in front of an audience on 9th November 2021 to raise money for The Open Door Centre, a local young person’s support service.

You can learn more about them here Open Door Charity - Shaping Change

In total we raised enough money to fund 103 hours of their peer-to-peer support programme!

My first guest for the evening was Rachel Brown!

Also know an ‘The Forrest Gump of Merseyside’, Rachel is the founder of the Mums to Marathon running community. 

Rachel is diagnosed with ADHD and has lived experience of depression and mental ill health.  After her life took a very dark turn she started running as a way to cope and improve her situation.  Rachel takes me through her journey, starting as a teenage dancer to being trapped in an abusive marriage in Japan and back to Bebington where she discovered the joy of running. 

It led her to start a running community that has changed the lives of hundreds of local women and between them, they have raised over half a million pounds for charity!

She wrote about this journey in her book ‘Marathon Mum’ which was published earlier this year.

Rachels story is has to be heard to be believed!  She is an incredible person who was an absolute joy (and a challenge) to chat to on stage!

You can find out more about Rachel here Welcome to Mums to Marathons - Mums to Marathons and her book is available wherever you get your books!

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Thanks for listening!  Enjoy!