Ep 31 - Belinda Kirk - How Adventure Builds Resilience

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Ep 31 - Belinda Kirk - How Adventure Builds Resilience

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Episode Synopsis

How does choosing to challenge ourselves and face adversity in the outdoors help us build resilience?
Belinda Kirk is the leading voice promoting the benefits of adventure on wellbeing and author of the best-selling, award-nominated book Adventure Revolution: The life-changing power of choosing challenge
She also hosts Adventure Mind, a ground-breaking conference series that explores the link between adventure, wellbeing and mental health. Belinda has run Explorers Connect, a non-profit organisation connecting people to adventures for 15 years, encouraging over 30,000 ordinary people to engage in outdoor challenges.
An explorer in her own right, Belinda has walked across Nicaragua, searched for camels in China's Desert of Death, discovered ancient rock paintings in Lesotho, pioneered inclusive expeditions for people with disabilities, lead dozens of youth development expeditions around the world and gained a Guinness World Record for rowing unsupported around Britain.  Belinda has managed remote trips for, amongst others, Bear Grylls, Ray Mears & Chris Ryan and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and British Exploring Society. She is also an Ambassador for The Youth Adventure Trust.

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You can find out more about Belinda Kirk and her work:


Website: http://www.belindakirk.com


Instagram: @explorerbelinda


Twitter: @ExplorerBelinda


Buy her Book: Adventure Revolution


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