Episode 9: Facing the fear factor and trusting yourself with survivalist Laura Zerra

In this inspiring episode, Naked and Afraid star Laura Zerra talks about facing the fear factor, trusting yourself and finding the learning moment.

Laura Zerra is a primitive survivalist, hunter and nomad. Born in Western Massachusetts, Laura spent her childhood exploring abandoned coyote dens, stalking deer and crawling through swamps. Her love of the wild led her to study Ethnobiology at Connecticut College, and work at Great Hollow Wilderness School in Connecticut, where she taught primitive survival.

In 2013, Laura was able to put her skills to the test, spending 21 days in full survival in Bocas del Toro, Panama, as a cast member of the Discovery show Naked and Afraid. As an all-star cast member, she was asked to return to complete another 21-day challenge in the Peruvian Amazon, and again to complete 40 days in the Colombian savanna in Season 1 of Naked and Afraid XL.

She is also the author of A Modern Guide to Knifemaking. You can learn more about Laura here.