Brooke Miners

Support My Walk for Mental Health Research

This October, I’m taking part in the One Step Forward Challenge and walking 150km to raise funds for mental health🤍

Mental health is something that is incredibly personal to me because I know what it feels like to genuinely struggle with it.

I know what it feels like to have days where getting through the day feels like an achievement in itself. I know what it’s like to feel completely overwhelmed by your own mind, to shut down, to feel exhausted from fighting yourself, and to wonder how you’re meant to keep doing it all when everything already feels so heavy.

I’ve had some really dark periods in my life, and there have been times where I haven’t known how I was going to get through them. But I’m still here, still trying, still learning how to look after myself, and still choosing to keep moving forward. Even when that progress is messy, slow, or looks completely different from what I thought it would.

That’s why this challenge means more to me than simply walking 150km.

To me, “one step forward” is such a fitting reminder of what living with mental health struggles can actually look like. You don’t always wake up one day and suddenly feel better. Sometimes it’s getting out of bed. Sometimes it’s eating something. Sometimes it’s asking for help, going for a walk, showing up to an appointment, or simply making the decision to try again tomorrow.

I’m raising money because nobody should feel like they have to go through those moments alone. Support, understanding and access to mental health services genuinely matter, and I want to use something that has affected my own life so deeply to hopefully help somebody else.

Throughout October, I’ll be sharing my progress towards the 150km goal. If you’re in a position to donate, no matter how small, I would be incredibly grateful. If you can’t donate, sharing the fundraiser or supporting me along the way would mean just as much to me🤍