Welcome to Lunch and Talks with Karina Hollekim

Karina Hollekim is the co-founder of Young Happy Minds and a mental coach. For over ten years, she lived the dream as a professional athlete for Red Bull – until everything changed in an instant in 2006.

It was supposed to be yet another day full of adventure, but just seconds after jumping, her parachute got tangled. Karina hit a rock during free fall and shattered both her legs. She hovered between life and death for several days, but miraculously survived. That moment marked the beginning of a long and challenging journey to walk again – involving countless surgeries, relentless training, and sheer willpower.

Today, she walks, skis, and climbs again. But what makes someone willingly throw themselves off great heights? And how do you overcome the fear that things might go wrong?

In this talk, Karina shares her journey from top athlete to learning how to walk again. She talks about how she found her way back to the life she wanted, how she stayed motivated – and how she dared to dream big once more.

The talk will be held in Norwegian.