Sarah Outen is an adventurer by land and sea, bestselling author and motivational speaker. Keen to encourage people outside and enable young people to access adventure, she is a proud ambassador and patron of a number of charities.
Candid about her own mental health struggles and journey, Sarah is keen to encourage others to seek help and share their vulnerabilities.
In November 2015 Sarah completed her London2London:Via the World expedition, a mammoth attempt to row, cycle and kayak 25, 000 miles around the Northern Hemisphere. The journey took 4.5 years and was all the richer for not turning out exactly as planned.
'Home', the feature film of that journey releases across the UK in October 2019.
*Please be aware that during this podcast we discuss, grief, trauma, and going to dark places. Before you listen to this episode please just make sure that you are in a good space.
Listen to share as she shares more about her life since the challenge and the film Home
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Listen to the first episode with Sarah where she shares more about the London2London Adventure!
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Show notes
Who is Sarah
Starting on big expeditions after university
Rowing across the Indian Ocean
Loving the outdoors
What we covered in the first episode
What happened in 2016
Why it’s been a messy few years
Coming back from solitude
Agreeing to write a book in 3 months….
Having a breakdown in 2016
Getting married to Lucy
Why it’s taken a long time to feel at home
How Sarah got through 2016
Losing confidence in herself
Coming back with huge amounts of debt
Having dark thoughts
Dealing with un-resolved trauma
Finding the right therapies and support
Being reunited with her boat after many years
Becoming paranoid and not able to trust many people
EMDR Therapy
Working with her body and releasing it from her body
Taking care of herself and leaning to rest
Why the movie is called ‘Home’
Having clear boundaries about what she talks about
Why she no longer watches her film
Making the film
Filming the challenge
Wanting to find the right film maker for the project
Wanting to create a brave film
Connecting with Jen Randall
The sheer volume of footage!!!
Raising money via a Kickstarter campaign!
Spending £90K on the film
18 months spend on the film and why it was a difficult process
Winning award for the film!
The creative process of making a film
Money and making money!
Training as a child psychotherapist part time in London
Wanting to write children books
Doing smaller challenges and having balance in her life
Quick Fire Questions
Website - www.sarahouten.com
Instagram @sarah_outen_home
Facebook @sarahoutenhome
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