EP 109: Iris Gardner - Building The Strength To Emerge From The Darkness

<div>Iris Gardner spent her childhood off the grid, an ideal life in the woods for a kid, totally off grid, heading out on horse back, confronting mountain lions, reading books, growing and hunting their food..until the day a sexual predator moved into the house, a family friend who would throw the life of a young 5 year old child into unspeakable darkness. Hear a remarkable story from a truly remarkable lady who has emerged from that darkness with a message that will change how we view life and the life of our children.</div> <div> </div> <ul> <li>When people ask Iris what she does, how does she like to reply?</li> <li>“Why this cult of wilderness?..because we like the taste of freedom; because we like the smell of danger.” —Edward Abbey. How much of Iris is in this quote?</li> <li>From a young age Iris was drawn to the wild. What did nature bring to Iris?</li> <li>Why did Iris credit nature a lot for her resilience.</li> <li>What character traits have their kids taken from Iris, and what character traits have they adopted from Jason?</li> <li>Iris does not fret about what might happen. What was her mindset to cope?</li> <li>The day before her 10th birthday, there was a serious family incident. What happened?</li> <li>That night, with her sister….emotionally what was the impact?</li> <li>Many would hide from her story, let alone share… why is Iris sharing her story?</li> <li>Iris has actual physical scars from where in the following years she started to self harm. When Iris feels or looks at these scars today, what emotions does she feel?</li> <li>"It’s your darkness that has shown you your light, your damage is something you use" … does Iris feel damaged? </li> <li>Has Iris forgiven her predator?</li> <li>Iris dated a 30-year-old man when 15 because he paid Iris attention. What can we take from that?</li> <li>Iris said to Jocko...“you have to teach yourself to think and feel, to have the RIGHT feelings about things” How has Iris done that specifically?</li> <li>Does Iris still experience Imposter syndrome and h