A Journey to Conquer: Recent Episodes
Emma
Conquer the Corrugations is Cape York's walk for mental health awareness. Here, you can listen to life changing stories of those who have taken part in the walk. Participants will share heartening stories of their world and how Conquer the Corrugations has helped them through some challenging times.
2019 participant Diane, shares her personal story around why she took part in the walk and how the weekend helped her to work with continuing challenges. Diane touches on how losing her brother affected her, but then coming close to losing her son, all to the claws of the black dog.
Emma chats with Jos Middleton our RDFS Mental Health Team Leader across Cape York but who has also taken part in Conquer the Corrugations for reasons close to her heart. Jos shares a little of her story but also provides useful tips and tools for everyone to use, whether it is because of personal challenges, struggles from isolation and COVID-19 or for other reasons. The suggested strategies are well worth giving thought to, for either yourself or perhaps so you consider yourself in a stronger position to help a loved one or a friend.
This week Marita Hird-Nicholson shares her story around personal trauma, determination and how she worked through the very personal challenges she faced, but continues to face every single day of her life.
Emma takes us into the personal stories of those who have taken part in Cape York's mental health awareness walk, Conquer the Corrugations. Every year people come from near and far to walk over 40km, of combined dirt and bitumen to support those affected and honour loved ones lost, to mental health challenges.
In this episode, Emma talks to another Emma around her life-long struggles with mental health challenges, her reasons for doing Conquer the Corrugations and the journey which has led her to a place of resilience and strength. Emma has taken part in three out of the five Conquer the Corrugations walks in Cape York, and this episode not only takes you into her world, but offers tips, tools and techniques that have worked for her, to build a strong and positive approach.
Emma takes us into the personal stories of those who have taken part in Cape York's mental health awareness walk, Conquer the Corrugations. Every year people come from near and far to walk over 40km, of combined dirt and bitumen to support those affected and honour loved ones lost, to mental health challenges.
This episode is a conversation with local Craig Fletcher who has participated in the walk every year since it's inauguration in 2015. Craig shares why he took part in that first walk back then and opens up around personal tragedy that has given the walk a whole new meaning to him.