Hear about a Winnipeg mother who left her regular life behind to take an extraordinary adventure with her teenage son — and stop the bullying he'd been facing at school.

Shelley Martin's 17-year-old son, Justin, had been tormented by bullies since Grade 1. In October 2010, he attempted suicide as a way out.

With Justin starting another year of school and encountering the same torment in 2011, Martin took drastic action. She sold her home, put everything into storage and took her son on an excursion through Europe.

"I felt like if I didn't do anything then I would lose him," she said.

"He needed to change his life, his mindset. This was the way to do it."

They're back in Winnipeg now and Martin shared her story with Information Radio on Wednesday.