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Penny Steele-Brown

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$1,360

My Goal

$1,000

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Total Raised

$1,360

Total Distance

300km

Distance Goal

300km

Support My Walk for Mental Health Research

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

This October, I’m taking part in One Foot Forward to help Australians impacted by 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

Day 2. hrt

I almost bought a meerkat dressed as superman from Aldi tonight. Long story short - I'd walked to my local pharmacy to fill a script for estrodial. In my experience it's a life changing gel that I put on my arms each evening after I shower. I only started this treatment, and a pill, and a cream, in the last couple of months. I can't quite find the words to tell you how much it has improved my mental wellbeing. The most noticable difference is in my capacity. I have greater capacity. It hasn't cured me. I still have daily challenges, but it has helped me so much. Getting the treatment was a challenge in itself, and I did have to find another doctor and pay quite a bit but ladies, if you can, start that conversation with your doctor about perimenopause, because it's not all in our heads! Much love, and thank you all for your generous donations. xx

A somewhat impulsive decision.

I hadn't planned on signing up for this fundraiser. Appart from selling a shit load of chocolates in highschool so I could go on an excursion to melbourne, my fundraising was limited to jump rope for heart, and MS readathons in high school. There was that one 60km walk a couple of years ago, and the feeling of acomplishment I got from walking 30km two days in a row is still there for me when I feel like I have acheived nothing. That's probably led me here, tbh. It's been an interesting couple of years. Many good things and nothing terrible happening, but at fairly regular intervals I have been immobilised by overwhelm. Daily tasks just do me in. So, I made my life smaller, more managable. My capacity to go, to do, to connect... it's interemitent. And so much smaller than I remember not that long ago. But, I do a lot of steps in my daily life, so I hope it's not considered cheating, but I'm going to include my steps at work in my daily total. I average about 8.5km per day currently, so I think increasing it to 10km a day is reasonable and acheivable. Already, I regret my decision. Recently my decisions have been pretty... well... shit. Shit decisions, not so much the little ones, just the big ones. So, here I am, commiting to 10km a day, an evening facebook post with my steps, and to continue pursuing good mental health. Wish me luck!

My Achievements

Thank you to my Sponsors

$158.25

Vic & Co.

Good luck Pen, big hugs from the river family.

$106.12

Team Wallace

$70.56

Anonymous

$70.41

Cecily & Dick

Well done Pen! A great effort!

$69.92

Brett Williams

$69.92

Glynis Best

You are amazing and good on you for looking after yourself. You really are loved and cherished

$69.92

Alex May

From Alex and Dan and Eric and Walter

$69.92

Jan Christensen

Jan Christensen Nikki and Gavs mum from Menangle had been watching your progress. Well done. Hope you are proud of yourself for the work and the honesty.

$54.12

Jacques Lambert

$54.12

Anonymous

$54.12

Roslyn Strange

Well done 💕

$53.87

Steph Bennett

$52.92

Kari Nikku

$52

Amy & Mark

What an amazing achievement Penny! Your efforts have been really inspiring, congratulations for pushing through and achieving your goals. We love you.

$43.89

Denise Bool

Good on you Pen

$43.60

Ulla Nikku-wimmer

Well done Penny❣️

$43.60

Pia

Keep walking Penny, supporting you all the way <3

$43.60

Nicole Atkins

Go Penn!! 🤩🤩🤩

$38.33

Jemma Harrison

$33.43

Gabby

Good luck beautiful ❤️

$33.15

Penny Steele-brown

$27.81

Vicki

I know its not much but I hope it will help. X

$23.23

Tenita

You Go Pen!

$11.65

Roman Isaenkov

Good work and hello from Roma :)

$11.65

Sharon

You’re doing such an amazing job!

Thank you to my supporters

$70.41

Cecily & Dick

Well done Pen! A great effort!

$69.92

Brett Williams

$69.92

Glynis Best

You are amazing and good on you for looking after yourself. You really are loved and cherished

$69.92

Alex May

From Alex and Dan and Eric and Walter

$69.92

Jan Christensen

Jan Christensen Nikki and Gavs mum from Menangle had been watching your progress. Well done. Hope you are proud of yourself for the work and the honesty.

$54.12

Jacques Lambert

$54.12

Anonymous

$54.12

Roslyn Strange

Well done 💕

$53.87

Steph Bennett

$52.92

Kari Nikku

$52

Amy & Mark

What an amazing achievement Penny! Your efforts have been really inspiring, congratulations for pushing through and achieving your goals. We love you.

$43.89

Denise Bool

Good on you Pen

$43.60

Ulla Nikku-wimmer

Well done Penny❣️

$43.60

Pia

Keep walking Penny, supporting you all the way <3

$43.60

Nicole Atkins

Go Penn!! 🤩🤩🤩

$38.33

Jemma Harrison

$33.43

Gabby

Good luck beautiful ❤️

$33.15

Penny Steele-brown

$27.81

Vicki

I know its not much but I hope it will help. X

$23.23

Tenita

You Go Pen!

$11.65

Roman Isaenkov

Good work and hello from Roma :)

$11.65

Sharon

You’re doing such an amazing job!