Media

From winning VicHealth Innovation Challenges and joining their Active Women & Girls Program, winning the 2018 VicSport VIctorian Active Recreation Initiative of the Year, speaking about the importance of community building on VicSport panels, presenting on This Girl Can webinars for local councils, referenced as hiking experts by ABC News, appearing in local newspapers, and invited as a guest on a range of diverse, and international podcasts, Richelle and the team at Escaping Your Comfort Zone are passionate and persistent when it comes to spreading the word about body positive walking and adventures.

Richelle can be contacted at richelle@escapingyourcomfortzone.com for any media enquiries.

 

ABC Life Matters Broadcast

ABC Life Matters producer, Emma Nobel, joined us on a hike in the You Yangs, near Geelong, in 2021. This broadcast does a wonderful job of capturing the feeling of being on a trail with us.

 

Body Positive Hiking Group setting out to shift prejudices

Published on the ABC Australia website on May, 2021, this article shares the story of one of our participants, Justine, as she faced judgement at a local swimming pool. And how important it is to provide judgement-free spaces.