Episode 418: Transforming fear and pain into purpose with Kerra Bolton

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Andrea Owen

Education, How To, Self-improvement

4.8 • 516 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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This week, Kerra Bolton joins me to discuss her intriguing story to learn to swim, dive, and map sunken slave ships and overcome her fear of swimming in open water. As she shares her story, you’ll hear her explain the process of working through her fears and learning to respect the water and trust herself. We also dive into the layers and history of epigenetics and mtDNA and how our past can help us to understand our current state of being. Kerra is a writer, filmmaker, and CEO of Woodbine Films. She specializes in first-person, personal narratives that excavate joy from trauma. Currently, she is directing her first feature documentary, Return of the Black Madonna, and writing a book, Water in My Bones, about her epic quest. In this episode you’ll hear: Kerra shares her experience of learning to swim, dive, and map sunken slave ships; as someone who is fearful of water and swimming. (9:14) Kerra’s passion with diving for sunken slave ships. (15:31) Restorative practices: what they are and how they can help strengthen relationships within communities. Plus, how Kerra became a filmmaker in her 40s and the challenges of bringing stories to screen (31:50) http://andreaowen.com/418 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	With 2020 happening, life kind of blew up around us, and we each have an opportunity to create
0:36.9	the life that we want want and it takes hard work
0:39.9	and sometimes it takes breaks and a touch from the universe. When I first moved, there was like
0:45.5	this whole like jump and the net will catch you and I'm like, that's so wrong. It's more like jump
0:49.8	and the net may or may not catch you, but you have to learn how to get up and walk.
0:57.2	You're listening to Make Some Noise Podcast episode number 418 with guest Kara Bolton.
1:10.7	Welcome to Make Some Noise Podcast, your guide for strategies, tools, and insight to empower yourself.
1:18.2	I'm your host, Andrea Owen, global speaker, entrepreneur, life coach since 2007,
1:23.3	an author of three books that have been translated into 18 languages and are available in 22
1:29.2	countries. Each week, I'll bring you a guest or a lesson that will help you maximize
1:34.5	unshakable confidence, master resilience, and make some noise in your life. You ready? Let's go.
1:44.6	Hello, everyone. I am so excited to have you here. I feel like I haven't talked to you in so long
1:51.1	because I was gone for almost two weeks at home. I missed my dog so much. Oh my gosh,
1:57.0	I went straight from a speaking event in Florida, flew to San Diego for, unfortunately,
2:01.3	a funeral, spent some time with my family there, and then drove in a rental car to Las Vegas
2:06.3	to spend it with my mom and my stepfather. And we were just gone for a long time. And it feels
2:11.6	good to be back at work. Today is my first day back in my office chair talking to you all and I'm excited that you're here.
2:19.8	One thing I'm really, really pumped about is next year. Next year, 2022, I am going to switch
2:27.7	things up a little bit on the podcast and I think it might be better. I'm hoping.
2:36.8	I tend to have a lot of ideas and just run with it,
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