About this episode

Martha discusses her recent job loss and its impact on her running and life, emphasizing resilience through challenges.

Send us Fan Mail #394 - Our lives are never a nice straight line. It will take lots of turns, lots of uphills and downhills. There will be surprising U-turns and sharp corners. I found myself in one of these when I lost my job this past June. Things haven't been going so well. So, my running hasn't been the best. I talk about it this week and how not everything in our lives is going to be rainbows and lollipops all the time. But, we can get through it. I also talk about what keeps me smiling,...

People in this episode

Host: Martha Hughes

Topics covered

• job loss
• running
• life challenges
• mental health
• resilience

Keywords

• job loss
• running
• resilience
• mental health
• life challenges

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