SoulKind 2.
Issue 2 explores how people reconnect with themselves, others and the world around them. These stories follow individuals stepping away from certainty into the unknown—through travel, recovery, challenge or quiet reflection. Some rebuilt their lives, others found purpose in simplicity or community. Together they show how adventure, openness and human connection can shift perspective and spark transformation.
Anoushe Husain
Fiercely independent
Born with a limb difference and living with complex health conditions, Anoushé has spent her life navigating challenge with honesty and fierce independence.
Her story shares how climbing offered both community and empowerment, helping her confront discrimination, redefine her capabilities, and advocate for others with limb difference. Through resilience, advocacy and grit, she demonstrates what it means to build a life without limits.
Hezron Brown
Second chances
After a traumatic childhood, gang involvement and spiralling violence, Hezron turned his life around to become an award-winning youth advocate earning him the Pride of Britain award.
His work focuses on early intervention—tackling bullying, supporting vulnerable young people, and challenging the systems that fail them. Honest, energetic and deeply committed, Hezron’s story shows how lived experience can become a powerful force for change.
Niall McCann
Adventure should be fun
Niall’s life has taken him from remote jungles to frontline conservation work across the globe. He reflects on the interconnectedness of planetary, animal and human health, and why bold action is needed to protect the natural world.
Through practical solutions and unshakable optimism, he encourages us all to become everyday conservationists—proving that meaningful change often begins with simple choices.
Jacqui Ferneaux
Kindness of strangers
At 50, Jacqui left the UK to travel the world on a Royal Enfield—an intended one-year trip that became a nine-year journey across 20 countries.
Her story is filled with warmth, wit, and the surprising kindness of strangers. Through moments of fear, solitude, joy and discovery, Jacqui reveals how travel reshaped her sense of worth, independence and self-belief.
Everyone can have a positive impact on the world – no matter who you are.”
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Ed Jackson
Practice gratitude
After a devastating accident left him paralysed, Ed redefined his life through recovery, mindset and mountain challenges. His story explores vulnerability, gratitude, and the rediscovery of identity beyond sport.
Open, reflective and deeply inspiring, Ed shows how progress—physical and emotional—often begins with acceptance and a belief that the future can still be extraordinary.
Empowering the world to swim
Keri-anne Payne
A two-time open water world champion and Olympic medallist, Keri-anne shares how swimming shaped her childhood, her career, and her purpose. Now a coach and mentor, she is committed to empowering others to experience the joy of outdoor swimming safely and confidently.
Her story reveals how passion, discipline and community can create long-lasting impact.
Saying ‘Yes’ more
Dave Cornthwaite
Dave has built a life around saying “yes”—from long-distance skateboarding world records to forming the YesTribe, a global community grounded in friendship, adventure and positive action.
His story charts how curiosity, creativity and a willingness to experiment reshaped his direction, helping him build a life filled with meaning, connection, and purpose-driven adventure.
Comfortable with the uncomfortable
Andrew Cotton (Cotty)
Andrew Cotton’s (Cotty) life revolves around chasing some of the world’s biggest waves—and confronting risk, injury and physical limits along the way.
His story explores perseverance, self-belief, and the mindset required to push into the unknown. Honest and grounded, Cotty encourages us to follow our passions, embrace discomfort, and keep moving towards whatever makes us feel alive.