JILL HEINERTH is an underwater explorer, writer, photographer, speaker, and filmmaker. A pioneer of technical rebreather diving, she has led expeditions into icebergs in Antarctica, volcanic lava tubes, and submerged caves worldwide. Jill is the first Explorer-in-Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
Her memoir, INTO THE PLANET, has been lauded by the Wall Street Journal, Oprah Magazine, and the New York Times. Her children’s book THE AQUANAUT is a Blue Ribbon Selection for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Jill is a Fellow of the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame, Underwater Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Explorers Club, which awarded her with the William Beebe Award for ocean exploration.
Timestamp for talk:
- 1:35 – Jill talks about her diving background
- 3:18 – Jill talks about where her interest in diving may have come from
- 5:32 – Jill talks about how children are more free
- 6:47 – Jill talks about how she goes about her expeditions
- 9:25 – Jill talks about failure and how she deals with it
- 11:04 – Jill shares her incredible near death experience
- 14:53 – Jill talks about how she and her husband processed her diving incident
- 16:56 – Jill talks about how she has dived in lava tubes
- 18:56 – Jill talks about perceived fearlessness
- 22:16 – Jill talks about the community aspect of COVID
- 27:11 – Jill and Kate reflect on their sexist experiences
- 31:20 – Jill reflects on socialmedia
- 32:26 – Jill talks about her husband supporting her diving
Any links discussed:
Into The Planet Book: The Aquanaut
