In this episode, Jessica Buchanan opens up about the most horrific and terrifying experience that forever changed her life. Join us as she takes us through the heart-wrenching details of her 93 days in captivity, revealing a story of unimaginable resilience and unwavering courage in the face of despair. Resilience doesn't even begin to describe the fortitude she displayed during her captivity. Jessica's journey goes beyond survival - she exemplifies the true meaning of sharing one's story. Instead of healing in hiding, Jessica has learned that openly and vulnerably sharing her experience led her to a path of freedom. This is her story.

Jessica Buchanan is a teacher, best selling author, humanitarian, speaker, and a kidnapping survivor. On October 25, 2011, while on a routine field mission in Somalia, working as the Education Advisor for her non-governmental organization, Jessica was abducted at gunpoint and held for ransom by a group of Somali pirates for 93 days. Forced to live outdoors in deplorable conditions, starved, and terrorized by more than two dozen gangsters, Jessica’s health steadily deteriorated until, by order of President Obama, she was rescued by the elite SEAL Team VI on January 25, 2012. Jessica’s ordeal is detailed in her New York Times bestselling book, Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six. Jessica has been named one of the ‘150 Women Who Will Shake the World’ by Newsweek, and her story has been one of the most highly viewed 60 Minutes episodes to air, to date. Jessica has shared her story of overcoming impossible odds on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, Stephen Colbert, The Unbeatable Mind with Navy SEAL Mark Divine, and All the Wiser with Kimi Culp, just to name a few. Jessica’s story was the subject of Wondery’s Season 2 Against The Odds, and her TEDx Pearl Street talk, ‘Change is Your Proof of Life’ has been the foundation for which she travels the world, inspiring audiences to access their resilience by identifying their own autonomy and choice in the middle of their own life changing event, even when they feel they are out of options.

In this episode, Jessica also talks about:

• The instant life regrets she felt as she fully realized the gravity of what was happening to her;
• Her emotional journey throughout her 93 days in captivity;
• The moment she realized the depth of her own tenacity & felt empowered with the opportunity in front of her;
• The difference between options and choices & how we all have a choice;
• How she intentionally & mindfully took the opportunity to relive moments and process feelings & emotions that had long been left unprocessed;
• The connection she found with her deceased Mom out in the desert & how she became her beacon of light in the darkness;
• How her kidnapping exposed deep self-abandonment.

For more about Jessica & to connect with her:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicacbuchanan/?igshid=MTk0NTkyODZkYg%3D%3D

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-buchanan-05ba7364/

Soul Speak Press Publishing: https://www.soulspeakpress.com/

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