rich 1.0 In this special episode, Wendy Lloyd is joined by David Pott, pilgrimage consultant, founder of pilgrimage routes, and one of the Walks4Life Collective, to explore the extraordinary healing potential of pilgrimage, and to introduce GoHealth's exciting new partnership with Walks4Life. David shares his remarkable journey: from devising the Two Saints Way and six Northern Saints Trails in the northeast of England (two of which featured in the recent BBC Two pilgrimage series), to a personal experience of depression healed through a single day's walk, to a profound and moving encounter that became the catalyst for Walks4Life. At the heart of the conversation is the story of Joshua, an eighteen-year-old who died by suicide after being blackmailed online, and how his father's grief, and David's walking alongside him, ignited the vision for Walks4Life as a structured, embodied response to the mental health crisis. David introduces the four Cs that underpin Walks4Life, Creation, Community, Creativity, and Creator,  and reflects on how pilgrimage uniquely holds all four together, offering something that a walk alone cannot: intention, meaning, and encounter. As David prepares to set out on a 135 mile sponsored pilgrimage along the North Wales Pilgrims Way to mark his eightieth birthday, raising funds to get Walks4Life properly underway, this conversation captures both the personal and the prophetic dimensions of what it means to walk with God. In this episode: How David became a pilgrimage consultant (and what one actually does) The Northern Saints Trails and the BBC Two pilgrimage series Walking as healing: solvitur ambulando — it is solved by walking The story of Joshua, and how it catalysed Walks4Life The four Cs of mental health and pilgrimage The GoHealth and Walks4Life partnership David's 138-mile birthday pilgrimage on the North Wales Pilgrims Way A note before listening: This episode contains David's own story of depression and healing through pilgrimage, and also a story related to suicide. Please take care of yourself as you listen. Timestamps for these sections are included in the episode. There is no suggestion in this conversation that pilgrimage should replace medication or professional medical advice. BBC Two Pilgrimage programme:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09w7lc0 To follow David's pilgrimage journey and support Walks4Life, visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/walks4life-pilgrimage To find out more about GoHealth, visit gohealth.org.uk (https://www.gohealth.org.uk/) GoHealth Podcast https://audioboom.com/channels/5028411-gohealth-podcast Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43697241/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8916490/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>