How to Breathe Out Fear with freediver Li Karlsen | A Bit of Optimism Podcast

Courage isn’t about bravado. It’s about staying calm.

Li Karlsen knows a lot about staying calm under the most inhospitable conditions. One of the most accomplished freedivers in the world, Li is a record-holding champion at holding her breath and diving hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface.

I wanted to ask Li what freediving has taught her about managing stress and fear. It turns out the lessons she’s learned in the ocean work just as well above the water. Something as simple as changing the way we breathe can have a huge impact on our own fear and stress.

This…is A Bit of Optimism.

To learn more about Li, check out:
https://www.aidainternational.org/Athletes/Profile-5341c4e7-6423-42e4-8b90-af58f4db26a0
https://www.instagram.com/li_karlsen/

For more on Li’s latest venture: https://bkm.health/

⏰ Timestamps
0:00 How Li got into free diving
7:12 Swimming with sperm whales
11:41 Diving under ice
20:50 Facing fear of the ocean
26:05 How to exhale stress and fear
36:49 Why Li sleeps with her mouth taped shut

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