Riding the Wind: Adrenajen Jennie Milton’s Journey from Scaredy Cat to Superhero

🎙️ Episode Title: Riding the Wind: Adrenajen Jennie Milton’s Journey from Scaredy Cat to Superhero

Episode Summary: In this episode, Adrenajen Jennie Milton takes us on her remarkable journey from a fearful child to a fearless athlete, entrepreneur, and mentor. A snow kite and kite surfing coach, keynote speaker, photographer, drone pilot, and wilderness first responder, Jennie has built her career around helping others reframe their relationship with fear.

Her story is rooted in resilience- drawing inspiration from her brother, who lost his leg to cancer yet became a Paralympic skier. Jennie shares how step-by-step confidence building, mindset shifts, and adrenaline-fueled adventures helped her transform fear into empowerment. From learning to ski black diamond runs to surviving a polar bear charge in Alaska, Jennie’s stories illustrate that courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision to embrace it.

The conversation unpacks how fear shows up in both extreme sports and everyday life- whether public speaking, entrepreneurship, or taking personal risks- and how reframing it as a challenge rather than a threat can change everything. Through retreats, coaching, and storytelling, Jennie now empowers women to trust their bodies, embrace challenges, and unlock the superhero within.

Whether you’re facing fear on a mountain slope or behind a microphone, Jennie’s wisdom will inspire you to rise to the challenge and live uncaged.

Key Takeaways

• Fear is natural- acknowledge it, then reframe it as a challenge rather than a threat.
• Confidence is built step by step, much like progressing from green runs to black diamonds.
• Resilience can come from reframing setbacks as opportunities for creativity and adaptability.
• Facing primal fear expands our tolerance for everyday challenges.
• Physical courage and mental courage are deeply connected—growth in one empowers the other.

Related Links

• Australian Institute of Sport Hall of Fame (celebrating her brother’s achievements)
• Follow Adrenajen Jennie Milton (for coaching, retreats, and adventures)

Calls to Action

• Follow Jennie on Instagram for coaching, retreats, and fearless inspiration.
• Try Jennie’s step-by-step approach: take one small action that scares you and build from there.
• Reframe fear in your own life—view it as a sign of growth and a call to rise.
• Consider joining one of Jennie’s retreats or programs to deepen your confidence journey.

Promotional Quotes

“I called myself a scaredy cat… I was the last kid on the street, and I wasn’t the youngest.” (01:00)

“My brother had cancer… and it had eaten through the bone in his leg.” (08:00)

“It is so valid [fear]… It is a natural thing that we have inside our bodies that we can’t get rid of.” (12:08)

“I got charged by a polar bear… and I thought for a second, oh my gosh, this could be it, Jen.” (16:00)

“If we see it as a threat [that thing] we are going to want to run away. But what if we saw it as a challenge?” (20:55)

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