Sean grew up in a religious household in the United States, and things weren’t always easy.

“I grew up in a religious household,” he said, “and it was quite clear to me that I was a showman, and that I was bold and I was flamboyant, and I just hid that”.

Ready to embrace his true self, we invited Sean to take part in a tandem skydive over the beautiful city of Newcastle. “You spend your entire adult life trying to figure out who you are, but the world is waking up,” he said, “you can walk a different walk.”

Marking the experience as a pride jump, Sean was ready to challenge everything he’d experienced growing up and truly embrace who he is. With his adorable twins in tow, he was ready to show them what it looked like to be proud of who you are, and to channel the confidence you need to do so.

After landing from his jump, we asked Sean how he felt. His response? Jumping in the air and screaming with pure joy.

“That word, being proud, just kept coming back to me. I was proud that I did it, proud that I got in the plane, proud that I jumped,” he said.

Becoming a mother is a beautiful thing, but it comes with a lot of sacrifices too. For Rachel, she put everything into raising her two sons, and didn’t make much time for herself in the process.

“I am a mum with two boys, and I definitely didn’t shy away from adventure when I was younger,” she said. “I found an old filofax from 1996, in that list was parachute jump and I didn’t cross it off.”

Rachel realised that it was time to no longer allow being a mum to hold her back. “My role as a mum is changing,” she said. “I can no longer feel guilty about doing something just for me.”

Ready to finally tick off parachute jump from the 25-year old bucket list, Rachel only had one thing to say before she got into the Skydive Australia plane. Speaking of her boys, she said, “When they see the footage, I think they’ll both be proud – I hope so!”

After free falling at over 200km/hr for nearly a minute, Rachel’s parachute opened and she cried, “I did it!”

Landing on the ground, Rachel could hardly contain her happiness.

“Why did you wait 25 years to do this?” she asked herself.

Unable to wipe the smile from her face, Rachel felt a wave of accomplishment, and she was finally able to tick the parachute jump from her bucket list.

After hitting rock bottom with his health, Sean realised that he needed to make some changes in his lifestyle. 

“We saw doctors after doctors,” he said when discussing his health. “We hit rock bottom.”

After getting his health back on track, Sean was inspired to help and motivate others, so he decided to become a life and health coach. “I want to set an example, that we can overcome our fears,” he said.

Sean’s wife also played a big role in his decision to take part in a tandem skydive. 

“You’ve always wanted to do it, you have to do it,” she said.

With his wife’s encouragement and his dog Jacques by their side, Sean got in our plane and jumped over the city of Newcastle.

After landing, Sean ran to his wife and Jacques and greeted them with a huge embrace. 

“I’m alive!” he said. “This is what it’s all about – living.”