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Sep 2021
23m 15s

Kevin Hines on his Story of Hope, Healin...

Rahaf Raef Kobeissi
About this episode
My Guest's Motto is #BeHereTomorrow and every day after that. Kevin Hines, a storyteller at heart, a best-selling author, global public speaker, and award-winning documentary filmmaker, attempted to take his life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in 2000. Many factors contributed to his miraculous survival including a sea lion which kept him afloat unti ... Show More
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