Mind Body Green Story Jill Heinerth shares her thoughts about facing fear and preparing for taking risks during cave diving expeditions.
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A magazine from New Zealand reached out to ask some personal questions about what makes me tick. I offered these answers to give readers a look into my world. Q: Jill, tell me a bit about yourself, where did you grow up, school, family life etc? I grew up near Toronto, Canada in a small town called Cooksville. That village of apple orchards and farms quickly grew into the town, then city of Mississauga. My Dad worked really hard to allow my Mom to stay home and raise the kids. As the youngest of three, I had a lot of…
My parents are going to cringe when they read my book. They will have to put it down and take a deep breath. When my Mother first learned about the risks that were involved in my career of exploring and filming underwater caves, the color drained from her face. It terrifies her to imagine me squeezing through tiny spaces in submerged caves deep with the planet. One day she asked me, “are you afraid of dying?” I get that question all the time. Why would anyone want to lead a life with so many perceived risks? But, I genuinely believe…
In this podcast, I weigh in on how I handle fear while on cutting edge adventures and cave diving expeditions. If we don't embrace fear we will spend the rest...
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American Whitewater kayaker and journalist Tom Legere describes how listening to an interview of Jill Heinerth lead him to better understand the risks and rewards of whitewater kayaking. Read the article here. AmericaWhitewater The original interview of Jill Heinerth on CBC Radio program “Q” can be heard here.
My New Dead Friends Ron. Mark. Horst. Carl. Tim. Wes. Agnes. Xavier. These are my newest dead friends. My wife, Jill, worked with, trained, or was a colleague to them. She is not a cop, fire fighter, or soldier. She is a cave diver. So were they. Recently, I produced a documentary about a scuba diver who went missing in a Florida cave. I narrated the film, and said “Cave diving is sometimes referred to as the world’s most dangerous sport.” This simple statement created a shit storm of controversy among the cave diving community, and I was challenged and vilified on the Internet diving forums…