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Emily

I’m walking in solidarity this October to raise awareness around mental health and encourage people to connect with each other and start vulnerable conversations.

Total Raised

$117

Total Distance

362km

Distance Goal

200km

Support My Walk for Mental Health Research

Did you know that 1 in 5 Australians experience symptoms of mental illness each year?

Mental illness can be debilitating and can have a devastating impact on not only those living with it, but those around them.

This October, I’m taking part in One Foot Forward to help reduce the impact of mental illness and suicide.

I'm walking to raise funds for Black Dog Institute to put ground-breaking new mental health treatment, education, and digital services into the hands of the people who need them most.

It would mean so much to me if you donated to support my walk.

Together, we can create better mental health for all Australians.

My Updates

What I’ve learnt

This challenge, by all means, was not the easiest to complete. There were so many moments throughout this month where I struggled with consistency, felt overwhelmed about hitting 200km, and had waves of self-doubt. But two things kept me going.

1. Understanding that imperfect action is still action.

I kept getting stuck in the idea that if I didn’t hit 10k steps every day, it wasn’t worth logging on the app. If it wasn’t a monumental effort, then it felt like nothing. I think a lot of us feel this way with our mental health too. We put so much pressure on the big moments, but it’s the small ones that actually carry us forward.

There were days where I only managed 1–2km. I felt ashamed, like if I didn’t hit the goal as fast as possible, then what was the point? But the truth is: life was burning me out. I had to work with what I had. If I couldn’t hit 10k, I aimed for 7k. If an hour on the treadmill was too long, I did 30 minutes instead. If I wanted to scroll TikTok instead of walking, I walked while scrolling TikTok.

Meeting myself where I was became my biggest lesson. It reminded me to appreciate every step literally haha. It all counted, and it all got me here.

2. The people who cheered me on.

I truly couldn’t have achieved this goal without the people who donated, supported, messaged, encouraged, or simply believed in me. They were the constant reminder to keep going. I don’t think I could’ve done it without them, and I’m so grateful for every single person who walked a little bit of this journey with me.