Is surfing or skating or snowboarding your source of joy? Are they the thing that keeps you going & mentally happy? Have they helped you overcome something big?
On Thursday 15 May 2025, we brought a brilliant panel of women together to discuss just this, as part of Mental Health Awareness week:
@ram_scorchskateschool - skate coach who credits skateboarding for giving her mental space
@fortyandpushing - jacquie is a skater who took it up later in life & believes the sensory side helps regulate our systems
@lisabaxter_ part of the leadership of @theboardmumsclub and has used skateboarding to navigate life working in trauma and safeguarding, as well as dealing with family illness
@India from @resurfaceuk - psychologist who runs surf retreats that combine surfing + therapy
@surfconfidencecoach Danni who helps surfers find their joy
This was the second of our Confidence Sessions, and the conversation included:
Join the Board Women movement:
Host: Caroline Keylock
Producer: Selma Chalabi
Photography - Clare Keylock
Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli
Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON
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