I’m taking on this 51-day endurance challenge to raise awareness for mental health and ADHD, while supporting ADHD Jersey, a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping individuals and families living with ADHD.

From 1st May until 20th June, I will be completing this challenge by running 50 half marathons in 50 consecutive days. On the 51st day, I will take on the TMF Island Walk, a 48-mile journey around Jersey, marking the final step of this deeply personal challenge.

This challenge is about far more than physical endurance. It represents the reality of living with invisible struggles, showing up every day, continuing forward despite exhaustion, and pushing through challenges that others may never see.

I’m doing this for myself, and for everyone living with ADHD who feels misunderstood, unseen, or dismissed because their struggles are not always visible. Growing up with ADHD, I learned early that being myself didn’t always feel safe or accepted. Over time, masking became a way to survive, hiding struggles, emotions, and overwhelm just to fit into a world that often didn’t understand how my mind worked.

Alongside ADHD, I also live with trauma and PTSD. Trauma changes how the nervous system responds to the world, keeping the body alert and making emotional regulation harder. When ADHD and trauma exist together, thoughts can feel louder, emotions heavier, and everyday life more exhausting. From the outside, someone may look calm or capable, but internally there can be constant noise, self-doubt, and emotional overload.

I am currently unmedicated, which makes structure and emotional balance even more challenging. I also experience Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), where perceived rejection or criticism can feel deeply painful and long-lasting. These experiences are often invisible, hidden behind years of masking, but their impact is very real.     

For me, movement became medicine.

Running and fitness help regulate dopamine, calm my nervous system, and quiet the chaos in my mind. Movement gives me clarity when thoughts race and grounding when emotions feel overwhelming. Each step helps bring balance back to a system that constantly struggles to slow down.

This challenge is my way of turning pain into purpose.

I run in memory of loved ones lost, for experiences that shaped me, and for every person silently fighting battles nobody else can see. Their stories travel with me through every mile, reminding me why awareness and compassion matter.

Over the past two years, ADHD Jersey has played a life-changing role in my journey. They provided understanding, support, and a safe space when I needed it most,  helping me feel recognised instead of judged. Without continued funding, services like this risk disappearing, leaving many individuals and families without vital support.  

That is why I am committing to this challenge: to raise awareness, encourage open conversations, and help ensure ADHD Jersey can continue supporting our community.

Alongside this journey, I have also written and published my book, ADHD Unmasked: Living Loudly with a Silent Struggle, sharing my lived experience to help others better understand ADHD, trauma, and masking, and to remind people that they are not alone.

This challenge stands for:

Recognition — for struggles that often go unseen. 
Movement — as a path toward regulation and healing. 
Compassion — for every person living with invisible battles.      

Mental health challenges, ADHD, trauma, PTSD, and RSD may not always be visible, but their impact is real.

Thank you for supporting this journey and helping make the invisible visible.

Chasing dopamine — one step at a time.