My Couch to 30 minutes in Nine Weeks by Rachel Smallbone

So let’s start with a little bit about me. My name is Rachel and I am a Mental Health Occupational Therapist working for a new team recently started to support people on discharge from hospital. I’ve been working as an OT for ten years now and it’s a job I absolutely love and feel so passionate about, a big part of my job involves motivating and encouraging people to achieve their goals and helping them to re-gain self belief and confidence in themselves, the people I work with often face challenges on a daily basis so graded exposure is an approach we use regularly to increase resilience and enhance their recovery. I’m a positive person and I always see the good in everything, so empowering people is a skill that comes naturally to me and equally one that brings complete job satisfaction!  Anyway that’s enough about me let’s talk running, so where do I start? click here to read more about Rachel's journey