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Ididn’t really know much about mental health issues,” says TV presenter Sean Fletcher.
“Then my son got ill with obsessive compulsive disorder. He missed a year of school and it really affected our family. What I’ve come to learn is that mental illness can be just as debilitating as a physical problem.”
It was at this time that Fletcher began running outdoors.
“Running felt like a real outlet,” he says. “So I carried on and ended up doing four London marathons.” At the same time, Fletcher’s work on BBC’s Countryfile and ITV Wales’ Coast to Country gave him a growing appreciation of how the outdoors could ease mental health struggles.
While filming in Wales’ Gower peninsula,
