One Wild Life Podcast with Abbie Barnes Abbie Barnes | Spend More Time In The WILD

Mental health conditions can hold us back from accessing nature and the outdoors, OR they can empower us onto a journey of self discovery and healing, and in this episode I chat with Mark Valentine from The White Fox Talking podcast and Your Mountain Adventure about how through getting out into the hills he found ways to work through PTSD.
Please note that in this episode we do discuss various mental health conditions including PTSD and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.

When you're out on your adventures, do you ever carry raw ingredients with you to cook up a feast? Or is it generally jam sandwiches and squashed bananas for lunch? Well, Harrison Ward is a pro when it comes to whipping up delicious meals when out and about in the hills, and in this episode I chat with Harrison about where this passion began and how we can all improve the quality and enjoyment of what we are eating when on our various ventures.

Where is your favourite wild place? What would you do if you know that space was under threat? In this episode I chat with Exmoor Ranger Charlotte Wray about all things national parks and natural spaces; we discuss what these designations actually offer in terms of protection, and what we can do as users of the outdoors to step up our game to minimise our impact on the wild world around us.

What does Adventure mean to you? In this episode I chat with explorer and expedition leader Chaz Powell about his epic travels and world firsts, breaking down the ins and outs of planning and expedition and how to start having adventures with a purpose.

Bex Band is the founder and director of Love Her Wild, a registered non-profit Female Adventure Company, established in 2017. It has since grown into the largest of its kind in the UK with over 25,000 members. Bex is an author, adventurer and environmental advocate too, boasting an impressive array of previous explorations and stewardship actions. In this podcast we discuss what it was like hiking in the full Israel National Trail, how to go about setting up a non-profit company, and what adventuring has been like with a young family.

Rory Southworth is what most people would call superhuman. He spends much of his time undertaking interesting challenges across the hills and mountains of UK, often involving cold water swimming, free-diving, skiing, hiking, trail running, cycling, or, really, anything outdoors. In this episode we dive in deep to Rorys aquatic achievements, learning about how he pushes through challenges, about the kit he uses, and how anyone interesting in wild swimming can get started.