Episode 09 - Heart of a Hero Part 3

What if hitting rock bottom isn’t the end, but the turning point?

In part three of the Heart of the Hero series, Sanna and Scott dive into the middle stage of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, known as the “innermost cave.” This stage—often marked by despair, setbacks, or rock bottom moments—is also where the deepest growth and personal transformation can take place.

Through powerful personal stories, including Scott’s career-ending football injury and Sanna’s struggles with perfectionism, they reveal how rock bottom transformation is possible when challenges are reframed as teachers, opportunities, and springboards into resilience.

This conversation helps listeners see hardship not as the end, but as the pivotal turning point toward becoming stronger, more grounded, and bigger than the challenge itself.

What you will learn:

• The meaning of the “innermost cave” and why it is both the hardest and most beautiful stage of the Hero’s Journey.

• How rock bottom moments can spark transformation and growth.

• The choice between staying in victimhood or opening to a more resilient self.

• Practical ways to stay calm and centered when life feels overwhelming.

• Why acceptance and patience often lead to breakthroughs that overthinking cannot.

• How shifting beliefs can change how you feel and reclaim your power.

• Four key lessons from Sanna’s “cave work.”

• Why hardship builds resilience and confidence over time.

• The role of supportive relationships in making the journey more rewarding.

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