Katy O’Neill Gutierrez is Blazing a Trail

In 2017 Katy O'Neill Gutierrez was keen to get outdoors with her newborn daughter. When she searched for local mum and baby groups that combined a love of the outdoors with meeting other new parents, she couldn't find anything that fit the bill, so she decided to start her own. What started as a few friends meeting in North London for a walk with their babies turned into Blaze Trails, which now has more than 60 groups across the UK meeting regularly. Jen chats to Katy about the significant impact of the organisation on the mental health of its members, combatting loneliness in new parents, barriers to getting active, and why equality can be so hard to come by in family life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices