by Julie Holden | Jun 8, 2025 | Churches and Abbeys, Journaling, mental health, Storytelling, Walking, well-being
It was raining on and off as I drove home through the quiet village of Roos. The sky was shifting between slate grey and sudden brightness, the kind that makes you pause. I thought I might take a picture of the 13th-century church under the dramatic clouds, and maybe...
by Julie Holden | Aug 30, 2024 | Castles, Resilience, Travel, Walking
From Helmsley Castle to Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire History can feel irrelevant nowadays – just interesting stories for entertainment – but we can learn from the resilience of people in the past, There’s no doubt they were a lot like us, faced with...
by Julie Holden | Oct 27, 2023 | Grief Walking, Helping with Grief, Walking, Wellness
Walking Through Grief We were exhausted and emotional when we crossed the finishing line. I couldn’t believe I had just walked nearly 13 miles. I sat, ate cake and genuinely smiled. My husband would have been so proud of me. I was proud of me! In this post we’re...
by Julie Holden | Oct 7, 2023 | Positivity, Resilience, Travel, Uncategorized, Walking, Wellness
How To Build Resilience Through Loss Introducing my sister Kay, who lives in Arizona and undertook a charity walk the same day as mine in Holderness. Although I walked more miles, I would say that hers was more physically demanding with the hilly trails. She came to...
by Julie Holden | Sep 29, 2023 | Grief Walking, Helping with Grief, Walking, Wellness
Ravenscar North Yorkshire LYKE WAKE WALK END Use OS MAP OL27 Walking helps process feelings of grief, and that’s why I decided to do this walk. Sometimes you just need to walk and think, or feel. Ravenscar is an interesting village with such an evocative name....
by Julie Holden | Sep 23, 2023 | Positivity, Resilience, Travel, Walking
The Church Walk Challenge UK Patrington to Hedon Determination and resilience are strong words. They conjure up visions of North Pole walkers, trekkers up great mountains: extraordinary people who do extraordinary deeds. Not like us normal folk. That’s how I used to...
