Welcome back to the podcast folks and thank you for joining us once again. Once again, if you enjoy the podcast and the theme behind it then the best way to help is by following and leaving a review on your favourite podcast platform and follow the Remember Resilience Instagram page where you can view more footage from the guests.

Now on to todays episode...Supremely hard working, humility, inspiration, resilience, determined and dedicated - just some of the words that come to mind when thinking of the winner of the title Fittest in the UK 2023….Jennifer Muir

In 2 years Jennifer went from 246th fitted in the UK in 2021 to fittest in the UK in 2023. She placed 16th across the whole of Europe and setting a new world record in one of the workouts. She was aged 23.

But we dive deeper into Jennifer’s mindset, we discover what drives her, her plans for the future and when times get tough she calls on heart breaking personal experiences to pull her through.

A true role model for both males and females of any age and sport, her strength, determination, resilience and humility shine through.

Welcome back to the podcast folks and thank you for joining us once again. The podcast continues to grow and the feedback from the last few episodes have been amazing. Once again, if you enjoy the podcast and the theme behind it then the best way to help is by following and leaving a review on your favouirte podcast patform and follow the Remember Resilience Instagram page where you can view more footage from the guests.

Now on to todays episode,

Supremely hard working, humility, inspiration, resilience, determined and dedicated - just some of the words that come to mind when thinking of the winner of the title Fittest in the UK 2023….Jennifer Muir

Some people are inspired to pursue fitness through attending a sporting event, some through witnessing a feat of mastery, others because they started young and found something special. Jen first found her drive for physical activity when she was 8 years old and she fell off her bike. She was dumped from her bike into the canal, unable to swim and saved by a jogger who happened to be passing. Soon after, she started swimming lessons. Soon after that, her innate talent was spotted and rewarded with a spot on the swimming team. During swim training they often undertook some ‘land training’ and, sure enough, during land training, she realised something. She wasn’t just a good swimmer, she had triathlete potential. That potential led to her representing Scotland in under 18s at 15 years old.

After falling out of love with triathlons, Jennifer found herself doing some weight training, something to do. For anyone else, the next step would seem unlikely, for Jen, it’s about right. Unaware of what weights she was lifting and just, well, lifting, Jen surprised onlookers with her strength, especially considering her Triathlete frame. On hearing that there was powerlifting competitions, Jen signed up, eager to have something to train towards.

She entered five competitions. She podiumed at all five, she didn’t tell me that. Humility.

After discovering CrossFit and realising she enjoyed the competitive nature of the methodology and the plentiful opportunities to compete outside of her own gym, she was hooked In 2 years Jennifer went from 246th fitted in the uk in 2021 to fittest in the uk in 2023. She placed 16th across the whole of Europe and setting a new world record in one of the workouts. She was aged 23.

But we dive deeper into jennifer’s mindset, we discover what drives her, her plans for the future and when times get tough she calls on heartbreaking personal experiences to pull her through.

A true role model for both males and females of any age and sport, her strength, determination, resilience and humility shine through.

I hope you enjoy.

Welcome back to episode 4 of the new season and thanks for joining us once again. The podcast continues to grow week on week and I am genuinely delighted that many of you out there are feeling the better of listening to real stories from real people, all of

whom have shown incredible resilience to overcome huge obstacles in their lives. Whether that is a self inflicted physical

challenge or a life event forced upon them such as trauma, abuse, injury and ill health. Each time I sit down with my guests I

learn so much about my own life and hope you do too. As always, this is a self supported podcast which aims to provide a platform for those to share their story and for you, the listener to enjoy and learn from. The biggest way you can help is by

following the Remember Resilience page on your favourite podcast platform, leaving a 5 star review and also follow the Instagram page where you can find out more from each guest.

Now onto todays episode, Paul Donnelly is a fire fighter based in Central Scotland. It is accurate to say that Paul has overcame several obstacles in his life, from dealing with the deaths of his grandparents at a young age, the murder of his uncle, his

battles with his own addictions and the every day trauma which a firefighter is forced to face....life has not been easy. However Paul has found the resilience and courage to win these battles, through various methods which we explore Paul has used the pain of

his past to power his future. Not content with turning his own life around....he also founded and runs the Max Kolbe group, a not for profit group who organise and encourage the use of nature to aid and assist those who are recovering from addictions and mental health problem.

A true figure for good in his local community, Paul and his group have raised thousands of pounds and incredible awareness highlighting the issues which many people unfortunately face and help those to rewrite their futures.

Welcome back to episode 3 of our second season and thank you for joining us once again. 

If you are new to the podcast or have yet to follow and subscribe on your favourite podcast platform or YoutTube, leave a 5 star review or follow the Remember Resilience page on Instagram where you can find out more about each guest then please do, it really is the best way to help grow the podcast.

Today I am joined with Paul Harris, otherwise known as the  Warrior Walker. A former Royal Marine commando, he has embarked on a 12,000 mile to be the first person to walk around the circumference of the UK twice….back to back!  An absolutely incredible feat of mental and physical endurance, Paul has put his life on hold to show everyone what the human body can do if the mental strength is prioritised.  He has always raised awareness and thousands of pounds for various charities along the way.  Paul joins us having just walked from the isle of Skye to Glasgow in 2 weeks, he has now earned a well earned day off and is giving up his time to tell us his story.

We dive deep into Paul’s past which is full of trauma and tragedy and how he used the pain of this past to power his feature.  We hear about his time has a Royal Marine Commando, and also of his life as a private security operative in Afghanistan.  We hear of how his life spiralled into one of despair, when a friend sent him a text message and suggested he should walk around the UK and write a book about it…..well 3 weeks later he did just that! Now 8,000 miles of his 12,000 mile journey, Paul is here to tell his story.