242 - Big Waves, Shark Attacks, & Facing Your Fears with Bethany Hamilton
The Marie Forleo Podcast
Marie Forleo
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2021
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Are you letting fear hold you back? Learn how Bethany Hamilton got the courage to surf again just 4 weeks after losing her arm to a tiger shark — then went on to win a national title.
https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/bethany-hamilton
"You don't need easy, you just need possible." @bethanyhamilton via @MarieForleo
None of the beautiful things happen overnight. @bethanyhamilton via @MarieForleo
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| 0:00.0 | There is more to my life than I could understand in that moment and as painful and as upside-down |
| 0:07.6 | as it felt, I also knew that there was good to come. |
| 0:12.6 | Hey, it's Marie Forleo and welcome to another episode of MarieTV and the Marie Forleo |
| 0:19.9 | podcast. |
| 0:20.9 | Now, if you are someone who has been knocked down by some big waves in this life, I think |
| 0:27.5 | you're going to love today's show. |
| 0:29.0 | My guest is here to show us how faith and joy and determination can help make any of |
| 0:34.7 | us unstoppable. |
| 0:36.7 | Bethany Hamilton is an inspiration to millions. |
| 0:40.5 | After losing her arm to a 14-foot tiger shark at the age of 13, she went on to become a professional |
| 0:46.6 | surfer, winning a national title only two years later. |
| 0:50.9 | From chasing big waves to chasing her kids, Bethany continues to use her faith, hope, and |
| 0:56.4 | determination to rewrite the rules of being a modern role model. |
| 1:01.2 | Bethany, thank you so much for making time to come on MarieTV and the Marie Forleo podcast. |
| 1:06.6 | Glad to be here. |
| 1:08.0 | Thank you for having me. |
| 1:10.3 | So you are such a force of nature. |
| 1:13.4 | Most people know your story. |
| 1:15.1 | Hopefully, our audience does because I wrote about you and everything is figure outable |
| 1:18.8 | because you are so incredibly inspiring to me. |
| 1:22.7 | So I want to dive right in. |
| 1:24.0 | In your book, in Body and Soul, you wrote that two weeks prior to the event, you and your |
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