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Audience Choice 2026
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Winner 2026We won the Audience Choice Award at the Outsider Awards 2026!Voted for by the Irish outdoor community at the Sport Ireland Outsider Awards, held at The Helix, Dublin, in February 2026. Thank you to every single one of you who voted — this one belongs to the whole community. See the Audience Choice Award on Outsider.ie.
John — the advocate
Speaking openly about his own journey, John brings lived experience to every stage, studio and summit.
Lived experiencePublic speakingCommunity buildingMental health advocacy
Cara — the psychotherapist
An accredited psychotherapist since 2011 and founder of Hike Psych, Ireland's first hiking psychotherapy practice.
After eight weeks on our hiking programme, John is leading a group of Traveller men on the Camino de Santiago this September — men in recovery, walking together, keeping fit, staying sober and looking out for one another. The journey is being recorded and documented, with support from GreatOutdoors.ie.
Cara on the panel at WellFest, Ireland's biggest health and wellness festival — talking hiking, mental health and getting people moving outdoors. Press play to watch.
Newstalk · Alive and Kicking · Jun 2025
The dangers of online wellness claims
Cara on separating real, evidence-based mental health support from wellness noise online.