I hope you enjoy this beautiful poem, which, to me, unfurls an atmospheric story, placed in the woods near my house and perfectly heralds in, the stunning season of Winter itself ❄

This chat is with the delightful Denise Cadd. Denise is a school friend of mine and an all round lovely lady. I particularly love her laugh, her sheer determination and her staying power.

We spoke about her struggle with rheumatoid arthritis and other feet issues and how walking with her mum has become such an important part of her life.

She also shares her love of singing and entering walking challenges, whilst bringing up 3 children. Her rock of a husband was one of our topics, along with balancing a full time job as a CFO with down time and therefore her mental health.

We also talked a bit about being at school and her time in the Air Training Corp, as well as, of course hot chocolate chat about who she'd like to walk with the most.

If you stick around right to the end, you'll hear a crazy clip of us singing and playing the ukelele. We were videoing it at the time and during the percussion part of the song, the phone fell over and it caused hysteria for some reason, as we filmed the sky and tried to get some semblance of a performance back. Anyway, it always makes me giggle, so I've stuck it on the end to make you smile too. It was a real pleasure to chat to Denise and I hope you enjoy her story. Here is a link to a useful PTSD page https://www.ptsduk.org/

I interviewed the lovely Laura Hobson.

Laura is a friend of mine and she is also my trail buddy, so I thought, who better to interview, than her??

What I love about Laura, is her appreciation of nature and she absorbs it in a way that I can really understand. Sport walking with her dog, Henry, she loves to photograph the beautiful landscape as she goes.

I talked to Laura about her super interesting jobs as a stained glass window restorer AND fitness instructor and her take on mental health in today's crazy world.

We spoke about a really inspirational lady called Anne Lister, as well as Laura's current exercise project called MAF. So, stay tuned right to the end and you'll hear about all of that as well as why she walks, where she walks and how it affects her mentally and physically.

Apologies to Roger Burlinson, whose name I pronounced incorrectly. Here is the link to the Anne Lister podcast, I mention in the outro:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4d2l5UMphsIl66ErfteAv0?si=FlmBexhbSGWWVfmWWXAV-A MAF RUNNING PLAN: https://www.midliferunning.com/MAF-training.html ASHRIDGE WOODS: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/ashridge-estate-ashridge-park/

Today, I spoke to Tess Barfield. We met at stunning Tring park in Hertfordshire, one of my fave places to walk and where her and I sometimes meet for a good old catch up.

We spoke all about her growing up in Tring, being one of six siblings and how she got into open swimming, a growing activity and sport in this country.

She also talked about running, sibling competetiveness and the challenges of having a vegan daughter, along with her goals for the future.

You'll notice she had a very shushy coat on, whilst walking up the first hill, but this does subside after about 6 minutes, so apologies and please let me off the nylon friction noises. And don't forget to stay tuned for post hot chocolate chat about who Tess would most like to walk with.

Enjoy! https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/tring-park/ https://www.douglasbaderfoundation.com/

Today, I spoke to the divine Dharshini Rajaratnan. She has such a great voice and her kind spirit seems to jump out, as soon as she opens her mouth. I'll let HER tell you her story about growing up in Sri Lanka, but just to say, that every time I hear something about it, I'm sort of left with my mouth gaping open, whilst my mind wanders there.

We also talked about the role of a busy mother these days and how to fit in peaceful 'you' time and what she does to relax and unwind.

And of course, I asked her why she walks, where she walks and how it affects her boh mentally and physically.

This is where we met for our walk https://www.bbowt.org.uk/nature-reserves/college-lake

Hi there – you’ve landed on this podcast either through a recommendation, thank you very much that person or quite by chance. Maybe you searched for a walking podcast or maybe the universe knew that you needed some more conversation in your life. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. Stepping Out – Talking for Walking, pretty much does what it says on the tin….a talking podcast designed for when you decide to step out for a walk.  But not necessarily, I mean you may fancy a run or a bit of gardening  or perhaps you just want to lie on your sofa. Whatever you’re doing, I, Kaz Pritchard will be your host. I chat with people from different backgrounds, jobs and interests and find out how walking or other activities benefit them both mentally and physically. We’ll also find out who they would walk with given the chance , where they’d go and what they’d talk about. So, I invite you to pick a cast, plug your headphones in and we’ll get going. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy what you hear. If you or someone else you know would like to be on the show or have any feedback or requests, don’t hesitate to contact me on [email protected].  See you soon.

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