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001: Trusting Your Gut: Lessons from a Kidnapping Survivor - Jessica Buchanan

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The Power of Self-Trust: A Survivor's Journey to Success

Lessons from a Kidnapping Survivor - Jessica Buchanan on The Other Side of Success

Jessica Buchanan survived captivity in Somalia for 93 days


Jessica Buchanan, teacher, author, humanitarian, shares her incredible story of survival and resilience after being kidnapped in Somalia. There's so much insight in the harrowing details of Jessica's 93 days in captivity, her mental strength, and the pivotal moment that led to her rescue by Navy SEALs. This is a story of survival, courage, and the will to thrive against all odds. Jessica's experience sheds light on the power of trusting your gut and never abandoning your truth.


"One last time, we walked out that door. And I will always describe that moment as one of the most important moments of my life, because I walked out that door and my life changed."

Jessica Buchanan Teacher, Author, Humanitarian, Speaker, Founder, and Survivor.

Jessica Buchanan

Jessica Buchanan is a Teacher, Author, Humanitarian, Speaker, Founder, and Survivor.


In her NYT Bestselling memoir Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six, Jessica details her experience as she 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 is now a highly sought-after inspirational speaker, TEDx Speaker, and is also the founder of Soul Speak Press. Her second book is an anthology, “Deserts to Mountaintops: Our Collective Journey to (re)Claiming Our Voice.” She is married to a native Swede, has two children, and now resides in the DC Metro area.


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That event changed my life in so many ways, but I wouldn't be here, doing what I am doing, if I hadn't gone through it. I also learned the hard lesson of what happens when we don't listen to our own truth- I will never abandon myself again, and that has led me to speaking, writing and publishing other women's stories.

 

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