630 MILES • 3 YEARS • 1 EVOLVING PROJECT
What happens when we give ourselves space to think about the path we’re on?
A three-year, 630-mile exploration of purpose, identity and change along the South West Coast Path.
I’m walking the path in stages, meeting people along the way and exploring the stories, choices and turning points that shape who we are — and where we go next.
630 MILES • 3 YEARS • 1 EVOLVING PROJECT
What happens when we give ourselves space to think about the path we’re on?
A three-year, 630-mile exploration of purpose, identity and change along the South West Coast Path.
I’m walking the path in stages, meeting people along the way and exploring the stories, choices and turning points that shape who we are — and where we go next.
630 MILES • 3 YEARS • 1 EVOLVING PROJECT
What happens when we give ourselves space to think about the path we’re on?
A three-year, 630-mile exploration of purpose, identity and change along the South West Coast Path.
I’m walking the path in stages, meeting people along the way and exploring the stories, choices and turning points that shape who we are — and where we go next.
WHERE THIS STARTED
I was lost.
It took me nearly 15 years to realise I’d lost my path.
In my twenties, my career was a huge part of who I was. Deloitte. BP. London 2012. Work gave me ambition, friendships, travel, achievement — and a very clear way of answering the question: “What do you do?”
Then I became a mum. I returned to work when my first child was four months old because I didn’t want to miss the London 2012 Games. Two months later, I was made redundant.
What followed was years of trying to reconcile different parts of myself. Motherhood mattered enormously to me. But I’d spent so long using work to tell me who I was, whether I was successful and, if I’m truthful, whether I had value.
I did a PhD. I returned to corporate work. I took contracts. I explored building something of my own. And even after completing a doctorate — something I’d worked towards for years — another question appeared:
What now?
Over time, I’ve realised that question isn’t uniquely mine. So many of the transitions we experience can unsettle not just what we do, but who we understand ourselves to be.
That has left me increasingly curious about the relationship between:
Purpose · Meaning · Identity
Especially in a world in which work itself is changing.
Three years before I turn 50, I’ve decided to give myself three years to explore it. On foot.
This is The Path Project.
WHAT IS THE PATH PROJECT?
630 miles.
Three years.
Four parts of the journey.
From Minehead in Somerset, around Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset, I’m walking the South West Coast Path in stages.
But completing the miles isn’t really the point.
The Path Project is creating a place to explore what it means to find our way through change.
WALK
I’ll walk the entire South West Coast Path in stages, completing the 630 miles by the time I turn 50.
LISTEN
Along the way I’ll meet and ask people about their experiences of walking, work, transition, purpose, meaning and identity.
EXPLORE
I’ll invite individuals and teams to walk sections with me — creating space to think, talk, connect and explore what might be changing for them.
WRITE
I’ll bring together the conversations, research and experiences from the path into a book exploring purpose, meaning and identity in a world where work may no longer be able to give us all three.
And while I’m walking, we’ll raise money to help protect the South West Coast Path and support charities connected with the journey.
WHAT IS THE PATH PROJECT?
630 miles.
Three years.
Four parts of the journey.
From Minehead in Somerset, around Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset, I’m walking the South West Coast Path in stages.
But completing the miles isn’t really the point.
The Path Project is creating a place to explore what it means to find our way through change.
WALK
I’ll walk the entire South West Coast Path in stages, completing the 630 miles by the time I turn 50.
LISTEN
Along the way I’ll meet and ask people about their experiences of walking, work, transition, purpose, meaning and identity.
EXPLORE
I’ll invite individuals and teams to walk sections with me — creating space to think, talk, connect and explore what might be changing for them.
WRITE
I’ll bring together the conversations, research and experiences from the path into a book exploring purpose, meaning and identity in a world where work may no longer be able to give us all three.
And while I’m walking, we’ll raise money to help protect the South West Coast Path and support charities connected with the journey.
JOIN THE PATH
You don’t have to walk 630 miles. Just join me for part of it.
You don’t need a problem to solve. Each Path Project walk creates space away from everyday life for walking, conversation, reflection and connection.
Come with a question.
Come with a friend.
Come as a team.
Come on your own.
Or just come because spending a day walking a beautiful stretch of coastline sounds like a good idea.
Lynmouth to Croyde | 20-22 Nov 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00
Croyde to Bude | 22-25 Jan 2027 | 9:00 - 17:00
Bude to Tintagel | 3-5 May 2027 | 9:00 - 17:00
Tintagel to Padstow | 11-13 June 2027 | 9:00 - 17:00
JOIN THE PATH
You don’t have to walk 630 miles. Just join me for part of it.
You don’t need a problem to solve. Each Path Project walk creates space away from everyday life for walking, conversation, reflection and connection.
Come with a question.
Come with a friend.
Come as a team.
Come on your own.
Or just come because spending a day walking a beautiful stretch of coastline sounds like a good idea.
Lynmouth to Croyde | 20-22 Nov 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00
Croyde to Bude | 22-25 Jan 2027 | 9:00 - 17:00
Bude to Tintagel | 3-5 May 2027 | 9:00 - 17:00
Tintagel to Padstow | 11-13 June 2027 | 9:00 - 17:00
JOIN THE PATH
You don’t have to walk 630 miles. Just join me for part of it.
You don’t need a problem to solve. Each Path Project walk creates space away from everyday life for walking, conversation, reflection and connection.
Come with a question.
Come with a friend.
Come as a team.
Come on your own.
Or just come because spending a day walking a beautiful stretch of coastline sounds like a good idea.
Lynmouth to Croyde | 20-22 Nov 2026 | 9:00 - 17:00
Croyde to Bude | 22-25 Jan 2027 | 9:00 - 17:00
Bude to Tintagel | 3-5 May 2027 | 9:00 - 17:00
Tintagel to Padstow | 11-13 June 2027 | 9:00 - 17:00
PEOPLE OF THE PATH
Everyone has a path story.
Along the way, I’m inviting people to walk with me. Some know exactly where they’re going. Some are at a crossroads. Some have deliberately changed direction. Others are discovering that the path they expected to follow no longer exists.
We walk. We talk. And I ask questions about purpose, identity, work, change, success and what matters.
PEOPLE OF THE PATH
Everyone has a path story.
Along the way, I’m inviting people to walk with me. Some know exactly where they’re going. Some are at a crossroads. Some have deliberately changed direction. Others are discovering that the path they expected to follow no longer exists.
We walk. We talk. And I ask questions about purpose, identity, work, change, success and what matters.
