Happy New Year to you all! I hope you had a restful, peaceful and safe festive break and are feeing energised and excited for the year ahead.

Have you made any resolutions? Discarded them already? As 2026 starts, it's easy to be swept away in the whole 'new year, new you' idea. But is it realistic? Is it nourishing? Isn't the current you just fine?

I like to think about possibilities at new year and one of the possibilities I think of often is the limitless possibility within women. No matter who we are, what we've been through, what we've been told about ourselves, what we do or have, we're all capable of more than we imagine - including surprising ourselves.

I'm sure a lot of women feel like there's more out there, somewhere, or perhaps that there’s more inside that's not getting seen, heard or acknowledged. My wish for women would be that we could all find and feel our power, find and feel the joy in who we are, what we bring to this world and what we're capable of.

If you're feeling like there's an itch you need to scratch, and you want to do something big this year, why not check out our series of Challenge events?

Love a wild open path ahead? You could Trek the Sahara or - a little closer to home - The Jurassic Coast.

Prefer to be on two wheels? Cycle from London to Paris or Bruges

Want a bit of everything? Cycle, trek and kayak across North Wales with our Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) - Sea to Summit Challenge.

Or if you're a veteran of our 8K Run for Women how about signing up to the Brighton Half to run for RISE?

Whatever energy you're bringing into 2026, I hope you have a good one, that you are, and remain, safe, well and happy. And if you decide to support RISE, I will be cheering you on from the sidelines.

Happy New Year!