What does it take to turn your darkest moments into a change for yourself and the wider community?

Chloe sits down with Brooke McIntosh, record-breaker, mental fitness advocate, and the fastest and youngest woman to run 14,200 kilometers around Australia. 

From the outside, Brooke had the picture-perfect life. high-earning FIFO work, holidays, and good times. But behind the scenes, she was drowning in a storm of trauma, PTSD, severe anxiety, and suicidal ideation.

 It took a near-fatal, high-speed T-bone truck crash to shatter the mask, waking up without a scratch on her body, but with a soul forever marked by a newfound purpose. 

Brooke shares her journey from sending a raw 2 a.m. cry-for-help text message to executing one of the most grueling physical feats on the planet. She averaged 60–111km every single day, pushed through 40°C heatwaves, survived flooded trails, and shredded through 16 pairs of shoes, all while raising over $280,000 for the Blue Tree Project.

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What does it take to turn your darkest moments into a change for yourself and the wider community?
Chloe sits down with Brooke McIntosh, record-breaker, mental fitness advocate, and the fastest and youngest woman to run 14,200 kilometers around Australia. 
From the outside, Brooke had the picture-perfect life. high-earning FIFO work, holidays, and good times. But behind the scenes, she was drowning in a storm of trauma, PTSD, severe anxiety, and suicidal ideation.
&nbsp;It took a near-fatal, high-speed T-bone truck crash to shatter the mask, waking up without a scratch on her body, but with a soul forever marked by a newfound purpose. 
Brooke shares her journey from sending a raw 2 a.m. cry-for-help text message to executing one of the most grueling physical feats on the planet.&nbsp;She averaged 60&ndash;111km every single day, pushed through 40&deg;C heatwaves, survived flooded trails, and shredded through 16 pairs of shoes, all while raising over $280,000 for the&nbsp;<a href="https://bluetreeproject.com.au/">Blue Tree Project.</a>
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Follow and support us do we what do on our Substack for more stories, athlete Q&amp;As and resources for our audience: <a href="https://bit.ly/4ifGL4r">https://bit.ly/4ifGL4r</a>

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brooke mcintosh from hitting rock bottom to running 14,200km around australia

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