Episode 73: Passions of a Thunderstruck Storm Chaser with Sarah Dillingham
“You can have such gentleness and beauty from mother nature and from the weather and then also this ferocity on the other end.”
In this episode, Sarah Dillingham, Senior Director at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, former Weather Producer, and Meteorologist at CNN and The Weather Channel, joins us to share her story of how following your passion can turn into a purpose that can change the world. Sarah also discusses:
2:55 - Her background
5:20 - How she got into this line of work
7:00 - How scary turns into fascination
9:40 - Her early days chasing storms
14:30 - How it feels to follow your passion
20:25 - Her journey chasing storms compared to the movie Twister
24:00 - What it feels like to be in the field
30:00 - How fast-paced it is compared to the movies
32:30 - Close calls while in the field
35:15 - What it feels like to her to experience a storm in person
37:35 - What is it about the weather that causes us to feel awe
41:40 - What is resilience
44:30 - How lives are being made better by the work she does
51:30 - What IBHS wants people to know
54:20 - Advice for those worried about the weather preventing them from their next adventure
56:30 - Closing remarks
You can learn more about Sarah on LinkedIn and Facebook as well as on her website IBHS.org.
See below for photos Sarah shared from her adventures.
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