After having Noah 6 years ago, I lost my sense of identity. I was a career driven vet nurse. I came back from Maternity leave to find the job as a head nurse that I was employed as was gone. I was promised role back and within a week I was told they didn’t need a part time head nurse. My sense of identity was even more lost, I was just a tired, feeding machine to a baby. I then struggled to walk and move so underwent investigations over a few years to find I had early-onset arthritis and dehydrated discs. The pain was debilitating and I remember having to hold my baby and slide down the stairs as I couldn’t walk. We were trying for a 2nd baby for a few years after that and it never happened and we again underwent investigations to find I have adenomyosis which could have contributed to the back pain so a coil was put in. So since then, my adventure has been trying to live my life to the fullest and basically be a yes person. Since then to find peace and sort my mental health I started wild swimming which then lead to meeting groups of adventurous women. I then started paddleboarding and am now a ShePaddles ambassador for Paddles UK. I run the biggest online Paddlesports groups affiliated with Paddle UK /British Canoeing in the UK and have started Wingfoiling and started attending women only winging events. So my adventures have all been water-related and I’m thriving in this environment. I’ve met some adventurous ladies along the way and now we go on girls weekends to chase waterfalls!