Jillian A. Brown's guest appearances

Jillian A. Brown

Tough Girl Podcast

FLY Travel Radio with Melissa Rodway

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Jillian A. Brown is a Canadian born Explorer, Photographer, Writer, Mental Health &amp; PTSD Educator, and Public Speaker. After being diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome a few short years ago, and after discovering ways to cope, Jillian wants to share her experience to help connect people to nature, adventure and themselves as a path to healing their own PTSD. One of her main tools to deal with mental health struggles is doing hard things. She shares her adventures with stunning photography and detailed accounts through her writing.Her endeavors include paddling a Tandem sea kayak down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and becoming the first Canadian to paddle across the United States. Both, world first achievements. Jillian knows no boundaries.In this conversation, she shares the life events that led to her escape from a toxic relationship, where she found herself living in a tent with her dog. On the verge of taking her own life, it was an adventure with her canine friend that turned things around and opened doors to a new life and finding love again.Follow Jillian:LinkedInFacebookInstagramSave 25% off a consultation at Cycling 101 when you use the code MB40 at checkout.Save 25% at Dynamic Cyclist when you use the promo code MB40 at checkout.Visit Rollingdale CycleThanks to Ottalaus Inc. for their support.Thanks to Spandex Panda for their support.Thanks to Lakeside Bikes in Invermere for supporting me!

Jillian A. Brown is a Canadian born Explorer, Photographer, Writer, Mental Health &amp; PTSD Educator, and Public Speaker. After being diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome a few short years ago, and after discovering ways to cope, Jillian wants to share her experience to help connect people to nature, adventure and themselves as a path to healing their own PTSD. One of her main tools to deal with mental health struggles is doing hard things. She shares her adventures with stunning photography and detailed accounts through her writing.Her endeavors include paddling a Tandem sea kayak down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and becoming the first Canadian to paddle across the United States. Both, world first achievements. Jillian knows no boundaries.In this conversation, she shares the life events that led to her escape from a toxic relationship, where she found herself living in a tent with her dog. On the verge of taking her own life, it was an adventure with her canine friend that turned things around and opened doors to a new life and finding love again.Follow Jillian: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillian-a-brown-14927261/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jill.brown.pv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillianabrownphotography/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>Save 25% off a consultation at<a href="https://cycling-101.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cycling 101</a> when you use the code MB40 at checkout.Save 25% at<a href="https://new.dynamiccyclist.com/mobility-training" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dynamic Cyclist</a> when you use the promo code MB40 at checkout.Visit<a href="https://rdcycle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rollingdale Cycle</a>Thanks to<a href="https://ottalausinc.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ottalaus Inc</a>. for their support.Thanks to<a href="https://www.thespandexpanda.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spandex Panda</a> for their support.Thanks to<a href="http://www.lakesidebikeco.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Lakeside Bikes</a> in Invermere for supporting me!

112. Jillian A. Brown on the Healing Powers of Movement Through Nature

Paddle

After leaving her entire life behind to escape an abusive relationship, Jillian found herself living in a tent in the woods.    Confused, depressed and feeling a lack of control over emotions and herself, she learned of her diagnosis of PTSD.    Refusing medication, she shifted PTSD to fuel her drive to connecting back to fitness, health, nature, adventure and herself.    She is now particularly known for her niche of integrating her imagery and story telling in powerful presentations, offering healing and connection for others.    She has also reframed her definition of PTSD  to  - Perseverance - Trust - Strength - Determination   In the past few years Jillian has pushed herself to achieve a world first: Paddling a tandem sea kayak down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and becoming the first Canadian to paddle across America; a journey of  over 6,500km completed in 150 days. This involved going through 16 states with 23 portages (carrying the kayak), including 675kms over the Great Divide, which she did on a broken foot.   “Nothing is placed in front of us, that we don’t have the strength to overcome. It’s just believing in ourselves enough.”   * Content Warning - Abusive relationships are discussed as well as PTSD - we don’t go into specific but it is mentioned and talked about.    New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out.    You can support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media by signing up as patron Visit www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast Thank you.   Show notes   Who is Jillian What does she do Growing up and spending half of her life in Winnipeg How did her love for the outdoors and nature start Growing up in an island with her entire family Discovering and finding their own hobbies and activities in the woods Wanting to be a naturalist and being creative as a kid Taking photos and having camera in hand since 10 years old Making plans of going to specific school or university to study photography Struggling in university studying fine arts Getting into Prairieview School of Photography Feeling stuck again after finishing the program Returning to the island in northwestern Ontario to reconnect with nature Falling inlove with the mountains and oceans Packing up and driving to the west coast with her dog Landing a photography job Becoming a live-in nanny Getting fitness while doing photography Having a musher partner and friends Starting their own team and a dog sledding company Having an abusive relationship and leaving everything behind Living in a tent in the woods with her dog for seven months Living in the best home she could ever have that moment Dealing with trauma Becoming concerned about her negative thoughts Meeting a counselor and being diagnosed with PTSD Believing a counselor is not for her Discovering her own healing tool out in nature Having a supportive family Doing  a solo roadtrip across Canada Wanting to reconnect with her passions and family Not opening up about her abusive relationship to her family Writing an article published in the Canadian Women's Foundation Talking about her solo travel experience Having others inspired by her article and her story Shifting her mindset around PTSD "I've been able to basically utilise that kind of diagnosis and what we affiliate as a negative to be my fuel to accomplish goals and allow me to accept saying yes to things, new experiences, and push myself. I believe wholeheartedly that nothing is placed in front of us that we don't have the strength to overcome." Perseverance, Trust, Strength, and Determination Being a CEO and lead guide of a camp Being able to share all of her knowledge to help others get through life's challenges Becoming the first Canadian to paddle across America How she started the journey with Jaime Sharp @jaimesharp_adventures Her journey on paddling a tandem sea kayak through the Grand Canyon Getting into more detail about paddling across America Ending up paddling up solo on a trip Needing a break... Being mentally broken back then Getting support from people and her sponsors Why she decided to keep going Sharing more experiences about her journey Getting injured and how she recovered Most valuable lessons she learned on her journey Doing a 75-day expedition flipping a 400lbs. tire up to mountains with 60 lbs. of steel chains in 2021 to raise awareness to PTSD Being stationed as Ecoguardian at Race Rocks Final words of advice    Social Media   Instagram: @jillianabrownphotography

After leaving her entire life behind to escape an abusive relationship, Jillian found herself living in a tent in the woods.    Confused, depressed and feeling a lack of control over emotions and herself, she learned of her diagnosis of PTSD.    Refusing medication, she shifted PTSD to fuel her drive to connecting back to fitness, health, nature, adventure and herself.    She is now particularly known for her niche of integrating her imagery and story telling in powerful presentations, offering healing and connection for others.    She has also reframed her definition of PTSD  to  - Perseverance - Trust - Strength - Determination   In the past few years Jillian has pushed herself to achieve a world first: Paddling a tandem sea kayak down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and becoming the first Canadian to paddle across America; a journey of  over 6,500km completed in 150 days. This involved going through 16 states with 23 portages (carrying the kayak), including 675kms over the Great Divide, which she did on a broken foot.   “Nothing is placed in front of us, that we don’t have the strength to overcome. It’s just believing in ourselves enough.”   * Content Warning - Abusive relationships are discussed as well as PTSD - we don’t go into specific but it is mentioned and talked about.    New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out.    You can support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media by signing up as patron Visit <a href="http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast</a> Thank you.   Show notes <ul> <li>Who is Jillian</li> <li>What does she do</li> <li>Growing up and spending half of her life in Winnipeg</li> <li>How did her love for the outdoors and nature start</li> <li>Growing up in an island with her entire family</li> <li>Discovering and finding their own hobbies and activities in the woods</li> <li>Wanting to be a naturalist and being creative as a kid</li> <li>Taking photos and having camera in hand since 10 years old</li> <li>Making plans of going to specific school or university to study photography</li> <li>Struggling in university studying fine arts</li> <li>Getting into <a href="https://prairieview.ca/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Prairieview School of Photography</a></li> <li>Feeling stuck again after finishing the program</li> <li>Returning to the island in northwestern Ontario to reconnect with nature</li> <li>Falling inlove with the mountains and oceans</li> <li>Packing up and driving to the west coast with her dog</li> <li>Landing a photography job</li> <li>Becoming a live-in nanny</li> <li>Getting fitness while doing photography</li> <li>Having a musher partner and friends</li> <li>Starting their own team and a dog sledding company</li> <li>Having an abusive relationship and leaving everything behind</li> <li>Living in a tent in the woods with her dog for seven months</li> <li>Living in the best home she could ever have that moment</li> <li>Dealing with trauma</li> <li>Becoming concerned about her negative thoughts</li> <li>Meeting a counselor and being diagnosed with PTSD</li> <li>Believing a counselor is not for her</li> <li>Discovering her own healing tool out in nature</li> <li>Having a supportive family</li> <li>Doing  a solo roadtrip across Canada</li> <li>Wanting to reconnect with her passions and family</li> <li>Not opening up about her abusive relationship to her family</li> <li>Writing an article published in the <a href="https://canadianwomen.org/blog/passion-exploration-and-rediscovery/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Canadian Women's Foundation</a></li> <li>Talking about her solo travel experience</li> <li>Having others inspired by her article and her story</li> <li>Shifting her mindset around PTSD</li> <li>"I've been able to basically utilise that kind of diagnosis and what we affiliate as a negative to be my fuel to accomplish goals and allow me to accept saying yes to things, new experiences, and push myself. I believe wholeheartedly that nothing is placed in front of us that we don't have the strength to overcome."</li> <li>Perseverance, Trust, Strength, and Determination</li> <li>Being a CEO and lead guide of a camp</li> <li>Being able to share all of her knowledge to help others get through life's challenges</li> <li>Becoming the first Canadian to paddle across America</li> <li>How she started the journey with Jaime Sharp <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaimesharp_adventures/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@jaimesharp_adventures</a></li> <li>Her journey on paddling a tandem sea kayak through the Grand Canyon</li> <li>Getting into more detail about paddling across America</li> <li>Ending up paddling up solo on a trip</li> <li>Needing a break...</li> <li>Being mentally broken back then</li> <li>Getting support from people and her sponsors</li> <li>Why she decided to keep going</li> <li>Sharing more experiences about her journey</li> <li>Getting injured and how she recovered</li> <li>Most valuable lessons she learned on her journey</li> <li>Doing a 75-day expedition flipping a 400lbs. tire up to mountains with 60 lbs. of steel chains in 2021 to raise awareness to PTSD</li> <li>Being stationed as Ecoguardian at <a href="https://racerocks.ca/welcome-to-the-rock/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Race Rocks</a></li> <li>Final words of advice</li> </ul>   Social Media   Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillianabrownphotography/?hl=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@jillianabrownphotography</a>

Jillian A. Brown - Paddling a tandem sea kayak down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and becoming the first Canadian to paddle across America; 6,500km in 150 days.

Jillian A. Brown takes her spin on FLY this week. Jillian is so many things. Photographer. Artist. Adventurer. Mental health advocate. Tune in to hear about Jillian's adventures kayaking the Grand Canyon, travelling solo around Canada, and paddling the Great Lakes. Jillian will also talk about how she overcame a very dark time in her life through physical activity in the outdoors. Tune in to learn about Camp My Way, a non-profit outdoor retreat in BC that was created to help those suffering from PTSD. It won't surprise you that Jillian is the CEO and Lead Guide of this inspiring and worthy operation.  https://flyrodway.com/  Original broadcast on CIUT 89.5FM and www.ciut.fm. FLY Travel Radio also airs of CKUW 95.9FM. Complete FLY Travel Radio collection can be found on https://bit.ly/3sdUFHO.

Jillian A. Brown takes her spin on FLY this week. Jillian is so many things. Photographer. Artist. Adventurer. Mental health advocate. Tune in to hear about Jillian's adventures kayaking the Grand Canyon, travelling solo around Canada, and paddling the Great Lakes. Jillian will also talk about how she overcame a very dark time in her life through physical activity in the outdoors. Tune in to learn about Camp My Way, a non-profit outdoor retreat in BC that was created to help those suffering from PTSD. It won't surprise you that Jillian is the CEO and Lead Guide of this inspiring and worthy operation. <a href="https://flyrodway.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://flyrodway.com/</a> Original broadcast on CIUT 89.5FM and <a href="http://www.ciut.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ciut.fm</a>. FLY Travel Radio also airs of CKUW 95.9FM. Complete FLY Travel Radio collection can be found on <a href="https://bit.ly/3sdUFHO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3sdUFHO</a>.