Jessica Hepburn - Jessica Hepburn

author / arts producer /
adventure activist

Unlikely Everest Summiteer |
Channel Swimmer | Marathon Runner

Inspiring people to #livebigandbrave when life doesn’t go to plan.

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Books

New book coming soon

21 Miles

Swimming in search of the meaning of motherhood

The Pursuit of Motherhood

Adventures

‘Unlikely Athlete’ becomes the first woman in the world to complete ‘The Sea, Street, Summit Challenge’ –
swim the English Channel; run a road marathon (London); and summit Mount Everest

Sea

English Channel Swimmer, 2015

Street

London Marathon Runner, 2017

Summit

Everest | Chomolungma Summiteer, 2022

Arts

The Arts Adventure Retreat - coming soon!

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Co-Founder and Director, 2016 – 2019

Lyric Theatre Hammersmith exterior

Executive Director, 2005-2015

The Arts Adventure Retreat - coming soon!

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Fertility Fest: the world's first arts festival dedicated to fertility, infertility, the science of making babies and modern families

Co-Founder and Director, 2016 – 2019

Lyric Theatre Hammersmith exterior

Executive Director, 2005-2015

NOMINATIONS & AWARDS

Jessica Hepburn receives the Fertility Foundation's Fertility Hero Award

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Jessica Hepburn in press and media appearances

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Jessica Hepburn speaking at event

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Tales from the Cleveland Way. Ps. I was born to w

Tales from the Cleveland Way.

Ps. I was born to walk not to run is a line from my new book - preorder link in my bio linktree 🙂 - with apologies to Bruce Springsteen xxx

#clevelandway #uknationaltrails #walk #adventure #livebigandbrave

Hello October! After the busiest of summers and Se

Hello October! After the busiest of summers and Septembers - I am now continuing on the same trajectory and one day into walking the Cleveland Way in north Yorkshire - one of the UK’s national trails. It’s 109 miles from Filey to Helmsley (but as my dear friend Ella who I’m walking with said yesterday that doesn’t include us getting lost - which we surely will!). We’re waking up in the seaside town of Scarborough this morning - and heading to Robin Hood’s Bay today!

#clevelandway #uknationaltrails #walk #adventure #livebigandbrave

Apparently today is World Gratitude Day. So, I’d

Apparently today is World Gratitude Day. So, I’d just like to say how grateful I am for the amazing publisher of my new book @quartobooksuk I love working with them. They’ve been brilliant throughout the edit process; and are already being superb on the marketing. They suggested I make a playlist for the book which - note to everyone - is NOT MY DESERT ISLAND DISCS list - it’s a playlist that tells the story of the book. Have a listen through the QR code and see what you think. I call it my #8songsthatsavedmefromthewaves playlist. I’d love to know the songs that saved you from the waves - hashtag them please!

#worldgratitudeday #savemefromthewaves #newbook #bookplaylist #music #playlist #desertislanddiscs #livebigandbrave

The uncorrected (!) proofs of my new book are star

The uncorrected (!) proofs of my new book are starting to reach their destinations… Thank you for all the mentions on insta-land already. They are arriving with a very special biscuit baked by my dear friend @thekitschhen - which arrived in my own letterbox after I got down from my mountain. It simply had to make an appearance in the book because @morganharpernichols words are so beautiful and true - you’ll find it in the Coda to the book - officially out next March, pre-order link in my bio linktree - I hope it’s the sort of read you can curl up on the sofa with - with a biscuit and a cup of tea!

#savemefromthewaves #newbook #bookstagram #biscuit #mountain #everestsummit #livebigandbrave

The ‘Uncorrected Proofs’ of my new book have a

The ‘Uncorrected Proofs’ of my new book have arrived. That’s an official publishing term and I’m keen for the world to know it because although it looks like a ‘real book’ it isn’t yet. But this week they will start landing on the doormats of reviewers, influencers, and a few famous faces who I hope might give me a quote to help with the publicity push. Because marketing and selling a book is as big a task as writing and producing it.

I loved putting the package together at my publisher @quartobooksuk to send out and I feel a tiny bit excited. But mainly I feel massively terrified. I’ve already spotted several typos and things that need to be changed for the hardback which gets printed at the end of the year. I wanted to write in all of them: THIS IS NOT THE REAL THING - THE REAL THING WILL BE BETTER. Which is nuts, I know, because I’m probably the only person who will spot the difference.

This book is like a baby to me - and it’s been over six years in gestation. And like all mothers I guess I want it to be perfect. However, this week I’ve gone into labour - and my new baby will be saying hello to the world for the first time very soon. And like all mothers l’ll have to accept that she (or he - but I think she’s a she) is going to be whoever she wants to be. And if you want to meet my (nearly) perfect baby next March - pre-order her now (link in my bio linktree).

#newbook #bookstagram #savemefromthewaves #steviewonderisntshelovely #music #mountains #ttc #cnbc #livebigandbrave

Happy #worldchildlessweek I’m convening a sessi

Happy #worldchildlessweek

I’m convening a session on Wednesday morning at 9.30am - it’s going to be special (even if I say so myself). More details in my bio linktree. Tickets are FREE and if you can’t join us live, sign up and you’ll get the replay.

#worldchildlessweek2023 #cnbc #infetilty #letterwriting #livebigandbrave

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This is me – september 2023

Dear Friends WHOA (if that’s a word and how you spell it) - what a month I’ve had and what a month I’ve got coming up.Firstly, massive thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered my new book – Save...

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