Episode 9 - Dr. Ally Field on general practice, endurance and mental and physical strength JACKed Radio

This week I had the joy of interviewing my mum, Dr. Ally Field. 

For those who haven't followed me for very long, me and my mum both went through a pretty transformative weight loss journey nearly 11 years ago now which led us down a path that today we are still exploring (albeit in very different ways!). 

My mum has also spent her career to date working as a General Practitioner (and a bloody good one at that!) in various NHS practices as well as other positions and continues to work in the field during the coronavirus pandemic. 

We discussed what it is like to work as a GP at this time, how work has changed and perhaps may well change for good and how this has impacted on her personal life too. It is a time of reflection for many of us, so we couldn't help but talk about where we may well find ourselves coming out the other side of this whole experience and how life in general might change too. 

After we got the Covid stuff out of the way, we decided to talk about what I mostly wanted to share with you all which is my mums amazing journey into improving her health and ultimately changing her life. After a tough few years for us all, mum made some big changes in her life and found herself pursuing a healthier way of living through mindfulness, taking care of her mental health and exercise. Me and my mum share a common trait when it comes to things like exercise though, in that once we get our teeth into it the cogs begin to turn and we begin to think about what the next level might be. For mum, that was her first marathon 2 days before her 50th birthday as well as more recently her first triathlon - both of which were to raise money for fantastic causes very close to her heart. (you can follow her friend Martin Hibbert who was a victim of the manchester bombings here: https://twitter.com/MartinHibbert?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor and I would highly recommend you do so as he is a fantastic, inspiring human being!) 

It was also a chance for me to ask my mum the big question that I have wondered on occasion, seeing her with tears of pain in her eyes at mile 19 of the London Marathon and lap 3 of Leeds city centre at the triathlon....why and how do you keep doing it?

This was a real pleasure for me and I feel very privileged to be able to share my mums story with you, as she was a massive rock for me going through my own life changing journey into fitness. 

Enjoy! 

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