1KHO 531: What Happens When You Don’t Give Up | Bethany Hamilton, Soul Surfer

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

What does it look like to live a life anchored in passion, purpose, and presence—even when everything changes in an instant? In this unforgettable episode, world-renowned surfer Bethany Hamilton shares the story behind the headlines: the wild love her parents had for surfing and for nature, how she passed that passion to her own kids, and how the ocean became both playground and healer. From losing her arm at age 13 to becoming a bestselling author, mother of four, and voice of hope for millions, Bethany opens up about what truly sustains her—faith, family, and the willingness to keep showing up. Bethany and Ginny dive deep into the power of outdoor legacy, what it means to live aligned with your calling, and how we can help our kids find joy beyond screens. They talk resilience, motherhood, body surfing aunties, and why adults need passions too. You’ll walk away ready to fight for what matters most—and to keep going, even when it’s hard. 🌊 Explore Bethany’s work: bethanyhamilton.com 🎙️ Check out her new podcast: All Things Possible with Bethany Hamilton Read Soul Surfer ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.2	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Ginny Urich and the founder of
0:34.3	1000 Hours Outside. And I have today someone who epitomizes
0:38.1	being outside for our whole life, childhood all the way through adulthood. Bethany Hamilton,
0:44.7	world-renowned surfer. Welcome. Thank you. Aloha. I'm so glad to be here, though. I might
0:50.4	prefer to be outside right now. I know. Well, this is kind of part of your life, right?
0:55.0	Like you have this balance.
0:56.3	And I feel the same way.
0:57.6	There's a balance of interviews and different media opportunities and writing books and things that take you inside when your heart is drawing you outside.
1:05.8	But I would love to kick off.
1:07.1	I mean, so first of all, I didn't realize that surfing, and this is going to sound really dumb,
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