The Food Medic

S10 EP3 Hiking, cold water swimming, and mental health with Zanna Van Dijk

The Food Medic

Show Notes

In this episode Dr Hazel is joined by Zanna Van Dijk - she’s a co-founder of Stay Wild, a sustainable swimwear brand, a Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur and a lifestyle blogger with a passion for active travel and the outdoors. This episode covers: Zanna’s evolution on social media and on her blog over the years

Her passion for hiking and advice for those looking to start

Open water swimming and how its transformed her mental health

The societial pressures of being a woman in her 30’s

Fertility, egg freezing and having children

Maintaining and making new friends as an adult

Zanna’s struggles with mental health and what she’s doing now to support herself

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