Zahrah Mahmood - @the_hillwalking_hijabi

In this episode I chat to Zahrah Mahmood aka The Hillwalking Hijabi.

Zahrah is a new mum to baby Harris and a keen hillwalker.  She took up hill walking around 7 years ago to help her manage work stress and despite not enjoying her first trip up a Munro, that walk inspired her to take up walking and to come back into the hills as her confidence and ability grew.

Zahrah was extremely sick throughout her pregnancy with an aversion to food which meant she  could barely walk which she found frustrating.  Once she had her son via emergency C-Section she was so keen to get moving that her stitches reopened and her recovery was delayed.  Thankfully she is now back in the hills with her son.

Zahrah said that initially it would have been easier to walk without her son as knowing what to pack to take him out felt overwhelming but she is glad she did as now he is awake and enjoying it, they are both getting a lot out of it and she is keen to carry him for as long as she can.  Her goal is to climb a Munro with him before he gets too big for her to carry.

This feels like a brief episode as both our baby sons decided to start crying mid-recording but I really enjoyed our quick chat and I hope you do too.  As ever,  please help the Podcast grow by sharing the episode on your social media and with any women you know.  Please also take the time to leave a quick review on apple of Spotify.

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