Pip Delamere-Wright is a retired Army Officer turned Therapeutic Forest Practitioner and founder of Knockiehill Woodland Centre in the Scottish Highlands.  During her 17 years in the British Army she served around the world and was the first female Army commando. On returning home to Scotland she suffered from severe postnatal depression which led to her retraining as an outdoor leader working with children with additional support needs.  Pip and her husband recently established Operation Cairngorms with the aim of supporting veterans and members of the emergency services by providin ..read more

Megan Hine is a survival consultant, expedition leader, producer and author. She has gained a wealth of knowledge and expertise through countless expeditions, consulting for TV survival and adventure shows and working and living with indigenous communities. As one of the few high profile women working in the industry, she has carved a reputation not only for her commitment and attention to detail, but also for her reflective approach and psychological insight, as seen in her 2017 book "Mind of a Survivor". In this episode, Megan shares what drives her in her work,  reflects on why adrena ..read more

Welcome to Season 6 of the Everyday Adventure Podcast! During this season, Nicki will explore some of the enduring psychological themes of the podcast in addition to guest interviews. In this first episode she delves into some of the research on comfort zones, performance and resilience and the benefits of doing this. Key points include:  What is a comfort zone?  How does stepping outside your comfort zone increase performance? How does stepping outside your comfort zone increase resilience? Why is building your psychological core important? How does it relate to adventure? How do y ..read more

Pammy Johal is the founder of Backbone CIC which she set up to celebrate diversity through adventure connecting underrepresented groups with nature and the outdoors. Through their work, Backbone provides opportunities for Black, Asian and minority ethnic and marginalised communities to form relationships with the outdoor and environmental sectors. Born in the 60’s in inner city Coventry to a Sikh immigrant family, Pammy was introduced to the mountains at the age of 16 when a school trip changed her life. Pammy has been an outdoor/environmental practioner since 1979 and in 1995 it struck her h ..read more

Kate Mackay is a performance coach, management consultant and the author of Take It All On Board; a self-development book where she uses her journey learning to snowboard to help others step out of their comfort zone. She is also the author of mummysnowboarder, the only UK blog to focus on snowboarding for women and families. She has ridden a camel in the Sahara, an elephant in Rajasthan and a horse in the Rockies before she ever rode snowboard. In this episode, Kate shares her journey of learning to snowboard in her 30s, the lessons she took from this and how she has applied these in her life ..read more

Aleema Noormohamed is a mindfulness coach and TEDx speaker who helps people to let go of emotions and beliefs that are holding them back. She is a passionate advocate for the power and possibility of nature and the outdoors and regularly works with her clients in outdoor spaces.  In this podcast, Aleema shares her story of how she came to embrace mindfulness to navigate her own grief, how she has used it to support her clients and the therapeutic powers of spending time in  nature. To find out more about Aleema's work visit: website: http://idaretoexplore.com instagram: @aleemano ..read more

Sam Bleakley is a writer, academic, presenter, filmmaker, producer and multiple European Longboard Champion. First learning to surf in the early 1980s, Sam has successfully navigated a multifaceted career, combining his interest in the intersection between geography, community and culture with his passion for surfing and emerging surf communities around the globe. He has produced the Surfing Brilliant Corners documentary series for the World Surf League and is the author of several books including Mindful Thoughts for Surfers (2020) , Mindfulness and Surfing (2016) and The Longboard Travel Gui ..read more

In January 2022, Preet Chandi made history becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition in Antartica. Covering a distance of 700 miles, she took just 40 days to reach the South Pole. I first spoke to Preet back in January of 2020 when she had just returned from a self-funded training expedition to Greenland. At that point she was relatively unknown, had no sponsorship and was trying to convince the polar gatekeepers that she really did have what it takes to complete an Antarctic expedition, despite her lack of experience. Fast forward a year and she has proved to everyone ..read more

Maggie Fennel works in environmental R&D, specialising in green roofing and innovative planning techniques for aesthetic and environmental impact. She is a founding member of GRO, the UKs first green roof trade association and has recently worked with the West Midlands Combined Authority setting up their natural environment plan. Maggie recently spoke at TEDx Moseley delivering a talk focused on how we value the natural world.  This is a wide ranging conversation considering some of the challenges facing sustainability, environmental impact and town planning whilst focusing on the be ..read more

Moose has over 30 years of traditional and alternative education experience around the globe. His experiences include course directing 58-day Outward Bound instructor trainings in Appalachia, working as a deputy headmaster in the Kalahari Desert and juggling as a street performer in too many cities to mention. He has more than 2000 days of field instruction in a wilderness setting and has recently returned from teaching a canoe program for Veterans on the Gulf of Mexico. Since 2002 Moose has been a member and senior trainer of Yosemite Search and Rescue, working as a technician and within Inci ..read more