EP 109: Iris Gardner - Building The Strength To Emerge From The Darkness
- Author
- Gary Bertwistle / Iris Gardner
- Published
- Thu 26 Nov 2020
- Episode Link
- https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/themojosessions/Ep2011020_mixdown2028129.mp3
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.
- When people ask Iris what she does, how does she like to reply?
- “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?
- From a young age Iris was drawn to the wild. What did nature bring to Iris?
- Why did Iris credit nature a lot for her resilience.
- What character traits have their kids taken from Iris, and what character traits have they adopted from Jason?
- Iris does not fret about what might happen. What was her mindset to cope?
- The day before her 10th birthday, there was a serious family incident. What happened?
- That night, with her sister….emotionally what was the impact?
- Many would hide from her story, let alone share… why is Iris sharing her story?
- 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?
- "It’s your darkness that has shown you your light, your damage is something you use" … does Iris feel damaged?
- Has Iris forgiven her predator?
- Iris dated a 30-year-old man when 15 because he paid Iris attention. What can we take from that?
- 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?
- Does Iris still experience Imposter syndrome and have to deal with that inner voice?
- Iris has always dreamed of horses. How far back can she remember the dream of being with a horse?
