Abbie Barnes - Founder of Spend More Time In The WILD, an organisation that seeks to inspire and empower individuals to get outside for the benefit of mental and physical health.

<div>Abbie Barnes is the founder and director of Spend More Time In The WILD, an organisation that seeks to inspire and empower individuals to get outside for the benefit of mental and physical health, whilst building meaningful connections with the natural world and each other.</div> <div> </div> <div>Through the project she produces weekly videos on YouTube following her adventures and challenges all around the world.</div> <div> </div> <div>Abbie offers walks and events, talks and workshops, runs the One WILD Life podcast, manages a thriving online community space, and is currently in the throws of preparing to ski solo across Greenland in the spring of 2021. </div> <div> </div> <div>By sharing her story - Abbie hopes to raise awareness about mental health and chronic pain in the adventure world. </div> <div> </div> <div>Abbie has hiked many of the worlds greatest trails, loves frothy coffee, wildflowers, and dogs.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>*CONTENT WARNING - During this episode, mental health and suicidal feeling are talked about. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Make sure you hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out. </div> <div> </div> <div>The Tough Girl Podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons. To find out more about supporting your favourite podcast and becoming a patron please check out <a href="http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast&source=gmail&ust=1627951522181000&usg=AFQjCNEEI0SjX4NayTwOAGzWpOD8N9u50w">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Meeting Abbie </li> <li>The goal of Spend more time in the Wild</li> <li>Sharing more bout her mental health journey and dealing with chronic pain</li> <li>Wanting to change lives</li> <li>Introducing Little Bobby