Air lifted out of the Arctic: why humans love adversity with adventurer Anna Blackwell

Hello and welcome back to STAE OF MIND with Nutritional Therapist, Grace Kingswell.   My guest today is Anna Blackwell. Anna is an adventurer, which I feel like is one of those things you decide to be when you’re a child but that realistically you never end up being. As Anna explains in the episode, she never had grand ideas from an early age to be an adventurer, she sort of fell into it and realised that the physical endurance and mental resilience needed to put yourself through gruelling experiences was something she really enjoyed.    I was personally really intrigued to find out what she eats on long expeditions, and I was quite horrified at one of the answers, and what it’s like not seeing another human for days on end.    Whether you’re into hiking and adventure or not, this episode is an enlightening exploration into the human psyche and what it is about some of us that makes us enjoy and seek out adversity.    I also want to apologise now for one instance in this episode where, due to the zoom connection being a bit slow, I basically interrupt Anna multiple times - podcasting long distance via Zoom is hard, so I hope you can forgive me on that one!    I also mention a trek I did in New Zealand and couldn’t remember the name at the time, it’s called The Banks Peninsula and it was some of the best, and hardest, days of my life!    This episode is sponsored by Davy J Waterwear, sustainable swimwear for women made in Devon. Davy Js are giving listeners of this podcast 10% off with the code STATEOFMIND.    davyj.org @davyjs @annablackwell @gracekingswell