SMART LIVING EAC founder Calum Morrison
“I realised I was much more capable than I thought” One Extraordinary Adventure Club client shares his thoughts on the unique programme “I grew up very privileged financially. My parents came from modest backgrounds but had achieved incredible success through hard work. I grew up lacking the same confidence and ambition and began drinking heavily and behaving recklessly from an early age. When I reached my twenties, I wanted to change but didn’t know how. Conventional therapy hadn’t worked for me so I realised needed to do something different. I’d heard about the Extraordinary Adventure Club through a friend whose father had gone on their programme and he talked about the time he’d spent disconnected from the material world and immersed in nature. That resonated – I too wanted to experience a deep connection to nature and to test myself. The Scottish retreat was set up so that I lived nearby the team and the outdoors element gave me the opportunity to test my survival skills and confront my fears. Coaching and mentoring sessions followed and then I took things a step further and went on the expedition – a remarkable experience which taught me how to isolate and release incidents from my past. I realised I was much more capable than I thought and less fearful than I imagined and that change has been fundamental. I’m now determined to get out into the wild far more and since I’ve been back I’ve spent far more time climbing mountains and open water swimming. This more active lifestyle and ongoing mentoring from the EAC has given me clarity and has helped build my confidence and release negative thought and behaviour patterns. I’d advise anyone who feels at a crossroads in their life to look into an EAC programme. It is a unique experience away from conventional therapy and it’s changed my life.”
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