Episode 15 | Carla Statham & Ryan Oldfield from TOTALMTB | Anxiety and Mountain Biking

I was thrilled to be able to speak with Carlos Statham, a big supporter of the Mountain bike community that is TotalMTB, and Ryan Oldfield, the founder of TotalMTB.

Carla has been suffering from terrible anxiety since a mountain bike crash in 2019, and she very courageously opens up about how difficult it was for her, and how mountain biking and total MTB have helped her. 

There are several amazing things in the story, not least how difficult it was for her to have her concussion recognised by medical professionals, and to get the support that she needed. It's also a very important message that there is a hidden element of injury that often can get overlooked i.e. stress and anxiety.

Bear in mind that both Ryan and Carla suffer from terrible anxiety and so it was hugely brave of them to commit to doing the podcast and I think they did an awesome job. 

Please listen in, and if you get the opportunity, please join the total MTB community. www.totalmtb.co.uk