by Mental Health Swims | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog
60 Full Moons 5 years ago, Mercè and me, Joan, decided that we would swim in the sea all year round, every day and without a wetsuit, regardless of whether it was too cold, too warm, raining or snowing; regardless of jellyfish (who despite their stings, could be...
by Mental Health Swims | Feb 3, 2022 | Blog
Amber Fillary – Free Diver & Record Holder I’m Amber Fillary. I swim, I free-dive and I ice-dive. My life is messy. I struggle. I have severe depression and will battle my life long with addictions and eating disorders. I have good days, I have bad days,...
by Mental Health Swims | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog, My First Mental Health Swim
My First Mental Health Swim – Katie I did my first Mental Health Swim on a Sunday in Whitstable with Hayley. (@hayley_yoga). I was nervous 😬 but excited to meet new likeminded people. It was well organised: I spotted the pink pirate flag straight away and the...
by Mental Health Swims | May 24, 2021 | Blog, My First Mental Health Swim
My First Mental Health Swim – Sally I am 53 and was always an absolute dud at exercise through school. Overweight for most of my life which brought with it a lack of body confidence or any desire to try physical activity apart from the odd burst of jogging. I...
by Mental Health Swims | May 18, 2021 | Blog, My First Mental Health Swim
My First Mental Health Swim – Liz Wild swimming is something that I have wanted to try for a while now and quite literally didn’t know how to take the plunge. I came across MHS on instagram as one of the ladies that I follow is a MHS host. Tina was absolutely...
by Mental Health Swims | May 10, 2021 | Blog, My First Mental Health Swim
My First Mental Health Swim – Ellie Cain This time last year, in the middle of the first lockdown, I was 5 days away from giving birth to my third baby. I’d had anxiety and depression throughout the pregnancy and was being closely monitored by the perinatal...
