202 {Claire Torkington} Facing near death experiences and walking away
Challenges That Change Us · Ali Flynn
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Show Notes
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Claire Torkington has lived a life. That means there have been big highs, as well as some big challenges.
Besides dealing with burnout, and fighting fires as a firefighter, Claire has lived through numerous other close calls and just avoiding multiple deadly incidents, including 3 terror attacks.
Her career spans the globe as she has moved and adjusted to whatever life has thrown at her.
Now she works with Ability Enterprises, a not-for-profit, social enterprise providing meaningful employment opportunities to marginalised individuals living in regional Queensland.
In this episode she shares:
- Her childhood experience moving around the world
- The major attacks and disasters she happened to live through
- What she learnt from living through these incidents
- How she ended up looking after her dads mum in the UK and how that changed er life
- Her time as a firefighter
- the moment she collapsed
- The realisation she made about her mental health
- What she does when she realises she is going down the path of her health getting bad
- The mantras and lessons she has taken from her challenges
Key Quotes
"By the time I got to the gate of the complex, I was physically ill."
"I was actually on a plane on September 11th flying to New York, and we were pulled out of the air..."
"I refused to accept initially that this fall over moment was anything to do with my mental health whatsoever or stress."
More about Claire
Find out more about Ability Enterprises here.
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