It’s never too late to try something new.
That’s the message from polar adventurer Wendy Searle, Compeed’s new brand ambassador and the face of our #EmbraceLife campaign.
As recently as six years ago, the 45-year-old, in her own words, lived “a very ordinary life” juggling her responsibilities as a mother of four with her job as a civil servant. Then things changed.
After managing the media campaign of a polar expedition by Army Reservists, she became hooked on the idea of a “big adventure” and testing whether someone with no experience could attempt something similarly daring.
Two years ago, Wendy fulfilled her aim by becoming only the seventh woman in history to ski unassisted from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole.
In December, she returns to Antarctica with the aim of completing the 715-mile journey faster than any woman has done before. To break the world record, she must finish in fewer than 38 days; five days quicker than last time.
Her message: “I’m dead-set on reminding women, and mothers, in particular, of the huge benefits of saying ‘yes’ to things outside their comfort zone and of doing things they might have put off because a career or family came first. I started setting myself smaller challenges and soon came to realise I could do more than I thought, then the momentum really built and I ended up at the start line of this extraordinary journey.”
‘She Who Dares’ is the name of the expedition and it’s certainly a fitting title. We can’t wait to follow Wendy’s progress, she’ll have Compeed’s support every step of the way.
To learn more visit – https://www.compeed.co.uk/compeed-wendy-searle-embrace-life/
