Ep 51 - Abbie Barnes - Filmmaker, Mental Health Advocate and Founder of Spend More Time In The WILD

Content warning: This episode contains discussions around suicide, self harm and eating disorders.

'Resilience is Growth'

Abbie Barnes is an award-winning presenter, filmmaker, and mountain leader with a passion for tying wellbeing to expeditions and adventures. They are also the founder of the organisation Spend More Time In The WILD and host one of the longest-running adventure YouTube Channels under the same name.

Abbie has been making films since the age of 13. They earned international recognition for their work in the field of wildlife and conservation, winning awards hosted by Sir David Attenborough and speaking in the European Parliament, all before the age of 16. Since then Abbie has worked as a personal trainer, instructor, and walk leader, and has undertaken an impressive list of solo long-distance walks in remote places, and mountaineering challenges, all shared on their YouTube Channel which has over 10 million viewers. Abbie also vulnerably shares about their mental health and chronic pain challenges and uses nature as a metaphor in order to inspire us all to work through life's obstacles and thrive in life.

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You can find out more about Abbie Barnes and their work

Website: https://www.spendmoretimeinthewild.co.uk

Instagram: @abbiebarneswild

YouTube: Abbie Barnes | Spend More Time In The WILD

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