{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/630ce08ec00459001433a346?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Megan Hine: A Survival Expert On Being Your Own Hero","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/1644580499620-79eaa3c21b6898f3a17b9cddaedd1472.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Described by close friend Bear Grylls as ‘stronger than 99% of the men I know’, Megan Hine is a survival expert and TV presenter who works on and off camera to make some of the most extreme adventure shows on television happen. She also holds a degree in psychology – just another string to her already-very-loaded bow. I managed to catch Megan during one of the rare occasions she wasn’t on location for her day job, wrestling tigers, escaping tribal warfare or climbing a mountain (I’m not even exaggerating…). During this podcast interview, she chats to me via Zoom from her home in Wales – with the gorgeous sound of birdsong and clucking chickens.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We discuss, among other things:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Megan’s incredible, self-designed career as a survival expert – and how it began with her taking solo mountain expeditions at the tender age of nine</li><li>Being a ‘survivalist’ –&nbsp;and how we can apply those skills to our everyday lives</li><li>Why taking a ‘pause’ is an essential survival skill&nbsp;</li><li>What happened when Megan experienced burn-out</li><li>What ‘going bushy’ means – and how it applies to lockdown</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can learn more about Megan Hine on her website, <a href=\"https://meganhine.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Meganhine.com</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can order my book, <em>Alonement: How To Be Alone and Absolutely Own It, </em>which is based on this very podcast, now from<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alonement-Francesca-Specter/dp/1529412617\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Amazon</a>,<a href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/book/alonement/francesca-specter//9781529412611\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Waterstones</a> and <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3598/9781529412611\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bookshop.org</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thank you so much to Flash Pack for sponsoring this season of the podcast. Flash Pack is a travel company that offers boutique group adventures for solo travellers in their 30s and 40s. Visit<a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/episodes/flashpack.com/alonement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> flashpack.com/alonement</a> to learn more and quote ALONEMENT at check-out for £100 off your first trip.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter:</p><p>*&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ChezSpecter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ChezSpecter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/meg_hine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@meg_hine</a></p><p>*</p><p>Instagram:</p><p>&nbsp;*</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chezspecter/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ChezSpecter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/megan_hine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@megan_hine</a></p><p>*</p><p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:press@alonement.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">press@alonement.com</a></p>","author_name":"Francesca Specter"}