My Breaktrough Story · New Earth Community

My Breaktrough Story

When I first wrote down my whole breaktroug story it was way too long to share here, so finally I have a shorter version to share. An Insta version of it will be posted in a few days if you want to follow it there at «@sivharstad»

I grew up on a small sheep farm on the west coast of Norway and did everything “right.”

MSc in Business. Corporate career. Management roles. Good salary. Traveling, skiing, partying, concerts. A fast-paced life that looked successful from the outside.

But my body and soul had a different plan.

🔥 The first crack came when I asked for time off to climb Cho Oyu (8,201m) 6th highest Mountain in the world and was told:

“You have to decide if you’re going to do business or climb mountains.”

I climbed anyway. I summited. And I lost respect for the system that only valued me when I played by its rules.

Then came the real breakdown: a severe burnout in a Head of HR role where I was doing 1.5–2 jobs with no real support. I couldn’t sleep, lost my short-term memory, and my doctor warned that even a jog could be dangerous.

My body said: Enough.

Leaving that job with no “safe” plan was terrifying. Healing took years. Financially, I was stretched. Emotionally, I often felt alone. But it was also the beginning of me choosing myself.

I started my own path. I led expeditions. I summited Everest (and temporarily went blind on the summit). I completed the Seven Summits. I faced earthquakes, whiteouts, betrayal, fraud, and some of the darkest spiritual nights of my life. Old childhood trauma surfaced. My body felt like a prison. I honestly didn’t know if it mattered whether I came back or not.

And still—I didn’t give up.

Recently, after a deep detox retreat and powerful inner work, I had a clear realization:

✨ I can heal myself.

✨ We all carry a piece of God within us.

✨ Health and boundaries are the true foundation for everything.

Today, I’m rebuilding from a different place. I’m selling what I need to sell, releasing what no longer fits, and dedicating myself to my real work:

Helping others see that they are capable of so much more than they believe.

Using mountains, nature, and honest storytelling to show that life isn’t a straight line—

it’s peaks and valleys, and the hard parts are often where we meet our true power.

If you’re in your own “valley” right now, this is what I want you to know:

Life is happening for you, not to you.

You are allowed to choose yourself.