#66 Walkyria Whitlock (Re-Release) - Author / Yoga Instructor / Coping with Depression / Yachting / "Don't lose Hope"

I'm your host Gary Nowak and I have a conversation with a young lady Walkyria Whitlock who shares amazing stories about her life and time in Idaho, Fiji, Rio, The Hamptons, Florida, Australia and working on Yachts while traveling.  

Career Background:

• Author of the book "I love what I've forgotten"
• Self Employed as President of Global MVP
• Yoga Instructor on Private Yachts and Villas
• Attended Boise State University

Highlights 

• Scooping ice cream and losing weight at age 14
• Tremendous high school career across the board
• Getting burned out first 2 years of college at Boise State
   
  • Did way too much 
  • Felt depressed and not knowing why 
  • Reconciling childhood trauma 
• Finding writing and mindfulness to process her upbringing
• Going to Fiji and living with the Prime Minister
   
  • Modeling 
  • Diving 
  • Surfing 
  • Working for tips 
  • Getting picked up on a Yacht 
• Learning from her Grandfather who is a nuclear engineer
• Leaving Fiji for home then to Ft Lauderdale to yacht some more
• Getting a job opportunity within 2 hours
• First job as a crew chef on a yacht
• Moving to the Hamptons and taking care of a family
• Started writing a lot
• Decided to move to Australia for music
• Discussing compassion
• Changing your environment when things are not going well
• Feeling and being present with your feelings
• Don't lose HOPE
• Super adaptive and optimistic
• Introduction to Deepak Chopra by Arthur Blank
• Compiling a book in 20 hours
• Rainbow vegetarian cake

Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!