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Finding Courage

Tuesday, 16 Sep 08

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What is courage? What makes some people go where others won't, or come to the rescue while others stand by?

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Have you ever wondered what you would do in a situation that required courage? How do you think you would act?

 

INSIGHT brings together some amazing people who have had the chance to find out.

 

Host Jenny Brockie talks to the courageous and the not-so-brave about why they reacted the way they did in some extreme situations. 

 

So what exactly is courage? Can it be learnt? Are some people just reckless or perhaps addicted to risk? And is there a downside to being courageous?

  

INSIGHT takes a good look at the pros and cons of being brave.


Meet the Guests

  • Jonathan Koenig

    Jonathan was 12 when he was hit by a car. He suffered major brain damage and doctors said he would never eat, walk or dress himself again. Now 23, Jonathan has proved the doctors wrong; he says it took determination and courage to live a normal life.

  • Natalie Gullace

    Natalie Gullace witnessed the Williams Street shooting in Melbourne’s CBD last year. Three people were shot by the gunman, and one man who tried to step in died at the scene. Natalie froze and was unable to help – she feels she has lost her courage.

  • Zoe Potts

    Zoe Potts was working as a hairdresser in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney when armed robbers stormed into the salon where she worked. Zoe speaks about her experience of being held at gunpoint and her inability to act.

  • Keith Fennell

    Keith Fennell is a former SAS soldier who has served in war zones across the world, including, Iraq, Timor and Afghanistan. Keith talks about learning to deal with fear in order to remain calm under fire.

  • Dr Bill McNeil

    After finishing his internship as a doctor Bill was on holiday in Bali in 2002 when the bombs went off. Bill volunteered at the hospital where he says he had to muster his courage to make difficult life and death decisions.

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