Hi, for those of you who don't know me, my name is Jennie Crowley, I'm 37 years old. A mother of 3 children, aged 14, 7 and 2 (almost 3)!!
Following the birth of my third child and shortly after that the sudden death of my father-in-law, plus the uncertainty of possible redundancy from my job (as a special needs classroom assistant)... I suffered with post natal depression which unfortunately, I found extremely difficult to admit or talk to anyone about which led to my break down in January 2014!
I have been very fortunate in that, my GP was very understanding, I was immediately referred to the Mental Health Team in the SWAH, followed by one-to-one counselling & psychotherapy. This has made such a tremendous difference to the person I am today,
Then in October 2014, my good friend, Karen Green, introduced me to our local running club, Maguiresbridge Running Club (MRC) which soon became my new passion & the most natural medication/treatment available!! I fell in love with running, even though I had never ran before & it wasn't always easy, I just loved getting outside with the group (of lovely people, I must add) & running!!
This is where my new journey began....I am still in therapy which will continue for the foreseeable future, but for me, running has become my buzz, my healthy addiction, my drug!
So I thought, what better way to pay something back to my local community, than fundraise for the local charity who provides counselling, Psychotherapy and well-being service for people in my local area!
Therefore, my good friend Karen & I, are running the Walled City Marathon (that is the full 26.2 miles) in Derry, which takes place on Sunday 5th June 2016 & we hope to raise as much money as we can for the Aisling Centre, in Enniskillen. They are reliant on funding to keep these services available for anyone that needs it.
We really hope you can sponsor us for this very worthy cause!! Every penny helps!!
Thanking you in advance,
Jennie and Karen
