With Sally Orange MBE.....Public Speaker...Mental Health Campaigner & Adventure Athlete

* TRIGGER WARNING*

In this episode we discuss mental health issues, suicide and a cancer diagnosis.

Sally Orange MBE is a former British Army Major and physiotherapist turned fruit dressing adventure athlete, mental health campaigner and charity fundraiser, who believes deeply in the power of hope, honesty, and human connection. Her life’s work has been shaped by service, lived experience, mental illness and resilience. She shares her story as a reminder to others that they are never alone.

In 2025, Sally was diagnosed with breast cancer. Faced with uncertainty, she chose to respond in the way she knows best, by moving forward, openly and unapologetically. Shortly after her diagnosis, she ran the London Marathon dressed as a giant boob to raise awareness and start conversations, trekked to Everest Base Camp in the same costume, and straight after completed the Everest Marathon, the highest marathon in the world. For Sally, these challenges were not about bravado, but about hope, proving that even in the midst of treatment and fear, purpose and joy can still be found.

Alongside her cancer journey, Sally is internationally recognised for using extreme endurance challenges and humour to change the narrative around mental health. She has completed over 85 marathons, including 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days, set multiple Guinness World Records, won Invictus Games medals, and raised almost £1 million for more than 50 charities. She is also the first and only female National Ambassador for the Army Cadet Force and was awarded an MBE for services to charity and mental health.  She also received an Honorary Doctorate for services to physiotherapy and mental health from the university that she was rejected from six years in a row when applying to study physiotherapy.

Sally speaks with warmth, vulnerability, and optimism, offering a message of reassurance rather than pressure, you don’t have to be fearless to be hopeful, you just have to keep going, one step at a time."

You can connect with Sally here:-

LinkedIn: Sally Orange MBE

Insta: @sallyorangembe

Facebook: Sally Orange

Website: www.sallyorange.com

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