{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"In At The Deep End","title":"Rowing an ocean with a fear of open water - with adventurer Vicki Anstey","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3311,"description":"Ocean rower. World record-breaker.  Deep water phobic.\nAt six years old, a jetty gave way beneath Vicki Anstey and her sister, plunging them into deep water. Both survived, but the fear followed her for the next three decades: no diving into the deep end, no jumping off boats, a quiet, lifelong avoidance of anything past her depth. Then, in her forties, she said yes to rowing the Pacific, unsupported and with two crew-mates whose safety depended on her fear staying in check. In this fascinating episode, Vicki talks to Salim about the panic that surfaced when she agreed to take part in SAS: Who Dares Wins, the cognitive behavioural therapy that finally named what she was really afraid of, and the open water coaching - with Salim - that got her calm enough to cross one of the deepest stretches of ocean on the planet, and set a world record doing it.\nTogether, Salim and Vicki explore:\nThe near-drowning at six years old that shaped her relationship with water for 30 years\nWhat actually happened when a childhood fear resurfaced on SAS: Who Dares Wins\nHow CBT uncovered the real fear underneath the fear, and why it wasn't about the water at all\nThe open water coaching process used to prepare her, physically and mentally, for an unsupported ocean crossing\nWhy 60 days at sea taught her more about people than about swimming\nThe toxic team dynamics on board, and the coping mechanisms she built to survive them\nWhat the title of her book - Other people are like the weather - means, and how it changed the way she handles conflict\nWhy she's about to do it all again, rowing the Atlantic this December\nUseful Links\nVicki's website: vickianstey.co.uk\nVicki on Instagram: @vickianstey\nVicki's book, Other People Are Like the Weather: Buy here\nSwim with Salim\nSwimLab — Learn to swim with Salim\nFollow Salim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salimswimlab/\nBe a part of the show: Here's how to get in touch...\nEmail us: inatthedeependpod@gmail.com\nUse the get in touch form HERE -...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FpnWipFnX7j-_6lV_aI5Q9A6Au1CU8O6osUzKr79alA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYzU5/ZjY1N2QxNGQxZjZk/MTcwZTRiYmIyZDhk/NWVkYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}