Helen Thorn: Discovering her husband's affair, rebuilding from the ground up after divorce and going from Monster Munch to marathon runner
Not Another Mummy PodcastShow Notes
This week's guest is Helen Thorn - comedian, one half of the Scummy Mummies duo, author and marathon runner. Six years ago, Helen's life changed overnight when she discovered her husband of 22 years had been having an affair. What followed was divorce but then, eventually, a complete rebuilding of herself.
Helen's new book, How to Face Big Change and Come Back Stronger tells that story, and weaves in the experiences of 50 other women who have faced their own life-altering moments.
We chat about the whole journey, from the darker moments of her "rebellious explosion" phase to completing all six of the World Marathon Majors and finding peace and happiness on the other side.
We also discuss: Why lockdown, as brutal as it was, became an unexpected "sad boot camp" that forced her to actually face her grief The difference between the false confidence of her post-divorce rebellion and the much deeper confidence she has now How she went from size 18, smoking behind her house and sobbing, to running marathons on every continent Why becoming a stronger, happier version of yourself can be really confronting for the people around you What her kids have learned from watching her rebuild her life Why the goal after big change isn't to be happy all the time - it's to be OK with being sad
You can follow Helen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsmehelenthorn/ You can follow the Scummy Mummies: https://www.instagram.com/scummymummies/ And you can pre-order Helen's book How to Face Big Change and Come Back Stronger : https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Face-Big-Change-Stronger/dp/1785045180
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