Gardening, fitter. Part One.

New year, stronger you, better gardener? This is my journey from a mentally ill, physically weak, very overweight and beleaguered 40-something, to a happy and contented, fit and strong 50-something.

Around 30 months ago I was completely and utterly spent. My mind was injured and my physical health was at rock-bottom, crushed by years of self-abuse and neglect. Battling mental illness for over a …