Running for Your Life - Lisa Byrne - MisFit Fitness

“It’s not about money, it’s about finding your passion!”.

In this episode of Corporate to Calm we speak with Lisa Byrne. Lisa chats about her passion for fitness and the outdoors. She is open about her mental health struggles and how running has literally saved her life.

Lisa took her leap from Corporate to Calm when she left her well paid, pensionable career in the bank. Lisa founded MisFit (with a heart between the s&f). MisFit is an amazing community Lisa has created in Gorey as well as a thriving online community too. Lisa says her honesty draws people in and she is committed to teaching people to love themselves.

“Running saves my soul on a regular basis”

Lisa like Forrest is always running but this passion has taught her discipline, integrity and she wants to spread this love of running to others. She has taught over 200 women to run 5k plus in the past eighteen months.

Lisa is open about her struggles with alcohol, drugs, and the pressures of being a single parent. This does not hold her back; she is constantly seeking the next challenge and every day is a learning day.

Recently Lisa went back to college to pursue one of her biggest passions, the outdoors where the course directors were so eager to have her on the course, they allowed her to break the hours down to suit her family and business.

“Follow you passion, and the rest will follow” – this is exactly what Lisa is doing.

I’ve known Lisa since I was four years old and literal years will pass between our coffees, but old friends are the best and let’s face it know too much. I had such a fun experience recording Lisa’s journey from Corporate to Calm. It brought me joy. I dare you not to smile. I dare you not to admire.

Enjoy x