by Mental Health Swims | May 24, 2021 | Blog, My First Mental Health Swim
My First Mental Health Swim – Sally I am 53 and was always an absolute dud at exercise through school. Overweight for most of my life which brought with it a lack of body confidence or any desire to try physical activity apart from the odd burst of jogging. I...
by Mental Health Swims | May 18, 2021 | Blog, My First Mental Health Swim
My First Mental Health Swim – Liz Wild swimming is something that I have wanted to try for a while now and quite literally didn’t know how to take the plunge. I came across MHS on instagram as one of the ladies that I follow is a MHS host. Tina was absolutely...
by Mental Health Swims | May 10, 2021 | Blog, My First Mental Health Swim
My First Mental Health Swim – Ellie Cain This time last year, in the middle of the first lockdown, I was 5 days away from giving birth to my third baby. I’d had anxiety and depression throughout the pregnancy and was being closely monitored by the perinatal...
by Mental Health Swims | Mar 30, 2021 | Blog
When COVID hit, none of us really envisaged how much grief we’d experience, how much we’d lose, or how our lives would change irreversibly. For many of us, dealing with anxiety is nothing new, but the changes we’re all experiencing and the ways in which we are responding to this crisis are unprecedented. So much so, that even those normally unscathed by mental illness find themselves shaken to the core.
by Nina Abeysuriya | Mar 21, 2021 | Blog, Diversity & Inclusivity
Swim4Akhirah Nina Abeysuriya (@beingontheinside) – our inclusivity advocate – chats to Ola Alghazzouli. America based Ola is a certified personal trainer, functional fitness specialist, swim instructor, podcast host and biology & health...
by Mental Health Swims | Mar 19, 2021 | Blog
The Healing Madness of Sea Swimming by Dr Mark Harper When his local pool was closed, a friend suggested to Dr. Mark Harper that he try swimming in the chilly sea off Brighton (UK). 13 years on, and Harper dives in, year round, even on Christmas Day (without a...