No matter the challenges we face in life, there'll always be a run waiting for us. For a lot of us it can be a way to work through what we’re feeling, not just to escape it, but to process those emotions. But it’s not always easy to tell the difference between running to process and running to escape.

In this episode, runners share:

• Stories of difficult moments in their lives and how they’ve used to running to help them process the emotions associated with that
• Their opinion on the difference between running to process vs running to escape
• How running has helped them express and experience emotions in their day to day life.

Scroll down if you want to find out the runners featured on this episode or wait until the end of the episode.

Runners on this episode:

• Madeline Eastwood (@madshalffull)
• Freddie (@f_oscar_r)
• Emma Joy (@lipstick.and.trainers)
• Tommy (@tommycov)
• James Thomas (@instafudgie)

Running can be a powerful space to process emotions — but it can also become a way to avoid them. In this episode, we explore the difference.

I share a personal experience of using running during a difficult period in my life, and how the miles became a place to sit with what I was feeling rather than push it down. We unpack how to recognise whether you’re running to process or running to escape, the subtle signs that tell you which one it is, and why that distinction matters.

We also look at how running can change your relationship with emotions more broadly — building emotional awareness, resilience, and a greater capacity to feel without being overwhelmed.

If you’ve ever laced up because you needed “headspace,” this episode will help you understand what’s really happening when you do — and how to use your runs in a way that supports, rather than numbs, what you’re carrying.