Running For My Life

How I built a better me one step at a time

Nonfiction, Sports, Running & Jogging, Health & Well Being, Self Help, Mental Health, Depression, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Running For My Life by Rachel Ann Cullen, Blink Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Rachel Ann Cullen ISBN: 9781911274858
Publisher: Blink Publishing Publication: January 11, 2018
Imprint: Blink Publishing Language: English
Author: Rachel Ann Cullen
ISBN: 9781911274858
Publisher: Blink Publishing
Publication: January 11, 2018
Imprint: Blink Publishing
Language: English

For readers who enjoyed Alexandra Heminsley's Running like a Girl and Bryony Gordon's Mad Girl, Running for my Life is a hilarious, heartfelt and inspirational story of one woman's marathon journey through mental illness.

Throughout her life, Rachel Cullen followed a simple yet effective route straight to mental health misery. Suffering from bipolar disorder, and hungry for approval at any price, she settled for flunked relationships, an ill-fitting career, and poor health to match. Whilst mindlessly seeking a utopian vision of 'normality' that she was mis-sold and so desperate to achieve, the solution seemed increasingly illusive.

Stuck in this endless cycle of disappointment with her life, and not knowing how to handle the strain of her mental illness, she put on a pair of old trainers. She'd never been able to think of herself as a 'runner', and the first time she forced herself out the door, she knew it would hurt. Everywhere. She just didn't realise how much it would heal her, too.

Interspersed with Rachel's real diary entries, from tortuous teen years to eventually running the London Marathon,Running for my Life will make you laugh, cry, and question whether you really can outrun your demons.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

For readers who enjoyed Alexandra Heminsley's Running like a Girl and Bryony Gordon's Mad Girl, Running for my Life is a hilarious, heartfelt and inspirational story of one woman's marathon journey through mental illness.

Throughout her life, Rachel Cullen followed a simple yet effective route straight to mental health misery. Suffering from bipolar disorder, and hungry for approval at any price, she settled for flunked relationships, an ill-fitting career, and poor health to match. Whilst mindlessly seeking a utopian vision of 'normality' that she was mis-sold and so desperate to achieve, the solution seemed increasingly illusive.

Stuck in this endless cycle of disappointment with her life, and not knowing how to handle the strain of her mental illness, she put on a pair of old trainers. She'd never been able to think of herself as a 'runner', and the first time she forced herself out the door, she knew it would hurt. Everywhere. She just didn't realise how much it would heal her, too.

Interspersed with Rachel's real diary entries, from tortuous teen years to eventually running the London Marathon,Running for my Life will make you laugh, cry, and question whether you really can outrun your demons.

More books from Blink Publishing

Cover of the book Eat Greek for a Week by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book F2: World Class by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book Edith Bowman's Great British Music Festivals by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book The Real Greek by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book Boris Becker's Wimbledon by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book Alain Prost by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book Girl on the Net by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book Frankly Kellie by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book Go F*ck Yourself, Cian! by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book Perfect Eyes by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book Max's Sandwich Book by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book Eye Can Write by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book In The Zone by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book Love Food by Rachel Ann Cullen
Cover of the book The Winning Formula by Rachel Ann Cullen
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy