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Support the steps I never thought I'd be able to take

There was a time when walking to my letterbox felt impossible.

Nine years ago, I was diagnosed with agoraphobia, social anxiety, generalized anxiety and depression. For years, fear took away my freedom to work, leave the house and show up for the people I loved. I missed milestones, lost much of who I thought I was, time I can never get back, and came frighteningly close to taking my own life.

I know how defeating it can be to hear “you’re not alone” and still feel surrounded by silence.

Years of being unable to leave my home affected my body too, and I’m still rebuilding the strength and freedom to move through the world.

So when I say I’m walking for One Foot Forward, I mean more than putting one foot in front of the other. I mean walking outside because I can. Walking for the person I was when the letterbox was too far. Walking for the people still living inside a world that has become painfully small.

I’m walking to honor how far I’ve come, to prove to myself that I can keep going, and to stand beside people who are still in the hardest part of their own journey.

My sister will be joining me on this challenge - if you can donate to our walk, you’ll be helping Black Dog Institute support people facing mental illness. Every step we take is a piece of freedom I fought to get back. 💙