OH! Magazine - Australian Version February 2016 | Page 18

(Women’s Health)

5 LIFE LESSONS
FROM AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE

Nardia Norman takes time out from her serious research, to share
some profound life lessons, learned from reality TV.
magine being paired with a
stranger, on a remote island, and
both of you have access to absolutely no
clothing whatsoever. For 21-days! Crazy
right? Well for the contestants of the
Discovery Channel’s hit reality TV series
Naked and Afraid this was their reality.

I

I have been intrigued (ahem, obsessed)
with this show since it first went to air,
because I am fascinated by the dynamics
between the couples. It is glaringly
obvious from the start who is most likely
to succeed on the island, and who isn’t,
because those who succeed tend to
share common traits and attitudes. This
got me thinking about what life lessons
we could take from these survivalists.
Here