Young rider who overcame ‘darkest days’ aims to inspire others

A young event rider who overcame mental health struggles wants to use her experience to inspire and mentor teenage riders going through similar issues.

21-year-old Claire Drey-Brown, who is based in Eynsford, Kent, started suffering with mental health issues as a teenager having been diagnosed with chronic fatigue and depression. When she was 19, she lost her 24-year-old brother Jamie to Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

“At school around my GCSEs my attendance dropped massively,” she told H&H. “I really did love school but I just physically couldn’t concentrate. I was on sleeping medication and having panic attacks before school.”

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Article written by: Becky Murray