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Faye Smith: Founder & Guide

Faye ran a communications consultancy for 15 years, but every chance she got she was out walking. Growing up on the edge of the Peak District before moving to Kent just as the pandemic hit, Faye was climbing hills early days. She is a committed Rambler, led a women’s weekend walking group for many years and founded NetWalking for Yorkshire businesses back in 2015.

Faye has also endured a series of losses and bereavements she has been interviewed about extensively in the national media, which have caused her to explore the deeply therapeutic healing power of walking as part of her recovery journey and to write a book called Life After Love, to be published shortly.

She has walked and swum her way down Australia’s East Coast solo and covered over a quarter of the England Coast Path... so far. Faye is a person of faith who loves daily sea swimming, being in nature, cooking for people, visiting historic properties, drinking tea and talking to others about their journeys.

Despite all life has thrown at her, she is determined to continue her mission to encourage others into lives of purpose, healing and freedom, sharing the hope she has found to face life again- hence the name of her new business, Hope Walking.

In recognition of her inspirational support for others in business and life, Faye has won a host of business awards. She is a regular guest on BBC radio, speaking on wellbeing, women, family and faith issues and her story and business have been featured throughout the media. Described as a motivational and inspirational speaker, she tells her story and imparts skills at workplace, education, women’s and faith-based events nationally.

Available To speak about

Faye is available for interview, comment and comment on the following topics:

• Her powerful story of overcoming adversity

• Finding hope and healing at the darkest of times

• Surviving marriage breakdown, separation and divorce

• Becoming a single parent

• Coping with children’s mental illness and trauma

• Bereavement- being widowed young and losing a child

• Faith and moral issues

• Mental illness and breakdown

• Trauma recovery journeys and helpful psychotherapeutic techniques

• Solo travelling

• Thriving after ‘empty nest’

• All aspects of self-employment

• Building confidence and becoming resilient