What if fear wasn’t the stop sign, but the signal?

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Despite spending my life in careers that constantly pushed me to find courage, such as Outdoor Adventure Instructor, Police Officer, Pro World Champion Skydiver/Instructor, Hollywood Stuntwoman, and now, Public Speaker, nerves have always been a familiar companion. 

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Through each of these roles, I have been teaching, witnessing, and mentoring others through their apprehensions as I learned to navigate mine. In hindsight, it’s what I’ve been doing my whole life.  I've spent decades observing fear in myself and others, and it's become clear that more often than not,  fear doesn’t mean freeze; it simply means pay attention. 

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I've had the privilege of witnessing firsthand bravery in others throughout each of my careers, whether it's the teenager who hiked his first mountain trail, having never left his city, the woman who faced her abuser in court, the 70-year-old who learned to skydive despite their fear of heights, or the actress I trained to do underwater breath holds, despite being terrifed at first. Over time, I began to notice something quietly consistent beneath all these stories, a common thread that reappeared again and again. And it’s this observation that I’ve become most passionate about sharing. 

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My approach comes from 25 years of practice and observation, not theory or clichés. I've identified patterns and habits that helped me, and others, to move beyond the initial overwhelm; to shift from the instinct of wanting to retreat, to sitting with fear long enough to understand it, and, dare I say, embrace it. 

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The courage I care about most, however, isn’t physical; it’s emotional. What I learned from the high-stakes, physical side of my work became the foundation for how I now encourage people to handle the emotional side of fear.

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