My dear reader,

Last week, I wrote about why walking and talking is so powerful and how it’s been at the heart of Connected You Community since our beginning back in 2021.

If you missed it, you can read it here.

Last Saturday, we held our very first Men’s Walk and Talk led by my wonderful friend and Coach Alex Whitton. (Welcome to the Connected You team officially! He is the one in the middle in the photo below!)

Today, when Alex and I caught up, he told me that of all the topics that came up, you know what connected the group?

Baking.

Yep. A group of men spoke about their love for baking!

This is exactly what we need more of.

Spaces where men (and all humans) can just be and speak what is close to their hearts.

When we share, we don’t just light ourselves up, but others around us, as well!

The next Men’s walk and Talk Club will be held
on Saturday, August 16th in St. James’s Park.

Speaking of lighting the world up: in September we will be back with a special joint Walk and Talk Club Edition for a cause:

I will walk for my little brother who I lost back in 2017 to suicide, and I want to invite you to come along and walk with me in Hyde Park.

Tickets are donation based - you choose the amount.
Everything helps.
All profits will go to charity.

Come walk and talk with me to honour and remember those we’ve lost.
To walk for community, togetherness and hope.
Come walk for you and your own mental health.
Come to meet like-hearted individuals and give forward.
Let’s keep building a world where no one feels like they have to carry it all alone.

If you know someone who might want to join — please forward the link to them.
Or hit reply if you’d like to get involved or contribute to the day somehow! I am open to ideas. 🙂 

Thank you for being part of this community, making meaningful connection easier to find and battling against the epidemic of loneliness and depression in this world.

One step at a time - we are in this together.

With love,
Essi x