On this weeks episode I spoke to Zac Hoffman- a former national mogul skier for Canada and now film maker at The Grove Films who worked alongside Gordie Rogers and Casey Dubois to produce the short film “Reflection” with Tori Wood from a previous episode here. As an athlete, Zac wanted to show some of the realness behind an athletes experience, especially as he had felt in his athletic career he had to put up a front of bravery as he thought that was expected of him.

Zac’s films follow the journey of climbers, riders and athletes as they delve into and share some of their vulnerabilites and their human side. The process of filming shaped the way Zac saw vulnerability and he begun to reframe it in a healthy way for himself.In the episode he shares about a near death experience while shooting overseas for a guiding company where he fell into a crevasse. He was lucky his friends helped him make it out alive but he thought after an experience like that he would be grateful for everything he got to live for, that he would see the world in a brighter light… but it was the opposite. It was a traumtic event that he had to learn to heal through and that was a slow and hard process. I dont want to share too much of the story, I’ll leave it for you to listen in the episode but it shows a realness that sometimes it gets hard and you have to say you’re not okay. As an national mogul skier he became inspired to capture the realness behind everyones journey and the mental battle that can occur behind the scenes of the sport. It was a powerful conversation and one that needed to be spoken about.

You can check out his film work with The Grove Films here, his socials here and listen to his recent TEDx talk here.

Until next episode!-Explore Your Core

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