From “rather be dead than paralysed” to paralympic champion - Karen Darke | EP62

Her life is all about Gold: a kind of modern-day ‘Alchemist’: from studying geology of gold, to a Paralympic gold medal and explorer of both the inner world as much as the outer. Karen started her working life as a geologist in the Bolivian Andes, researching gold, but a life-changing accident left her paralysed from the chest down. She moved away from being a ‘rock-doctor’ to exploring both outside and within. She loved to discover and to find ways to align mind, body and spirit to do extraordinary things. This has led her to ski across icecaps, kayak at extreme latitudes of the planet, and handcycle the world’s biggest mountain ranges and longest rivers. Karen believes we create results and happiness from the inside out. Utilising our thoughts – the language of our mind, and our emotions – the language of our body, we can create health and freedom. She believes that with desire, awareness and resources, and permission to unleash who we truly want to be, anything is possible.Today she is the author of 3 books, and her purpose is about helping individuals and organisations ‘Find Inner Gold’: turning challenge into opportunity, through the process of digging deep to find the essence of presence, performance, possibility and inner calm.Notable moments in this episode:👀 (06:15) - the moment Karen became a paraplegic❓ (27:00) - this mechanism will get you curious in fearful situations🛡️ (38:39) - avoid these because they’re giving you limiting beliefs***Follow Karen:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/karenquest79 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/handbikedarke/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-darke-317b0a7/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/kdarke Website - https://www.karendarke.com/ Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Darke YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUmsZ7LrAEdURv19M1QlpqQ/videos ***Follow & Subscribe to the Ultrahabits Journey:Apple - podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-ultra-habits-podcast/id1551339373Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/0eWBOT8L1ShaRy5aoPxOHpFacebook - facebook.com/ultrahabits Instagram - instagram.com/ultra.habits/ LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/rj-singh-801a0436/ Oberit - https://gr3f.co/c/50833/JYgMG Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/32692468 YouTube - youtube.com/channel/UC6Wx-9NQ81K_4mZYCmoNGvQWebsite - ultrahabits.co/Rate the podcast - https://ratethispodcast.com/ultrahabits