Esther Sayers is a role model to us all. Her name comes up in so many conversations in this community; it seems all roads lead to her. She took up skateboarding at the age of 47, and continues to enjoy the sport to this day, despite a substantial injury to her fingers. She runs the MA Arts and Learning program at Goldsmiths and brings her experience of skateboarding in to her academic work. 

In this conversation, Esther touches on coming back to skateboarding after her injury and overcoming fear to do so; what a drop in is; skating without pads; ageing and menopause, and subverting the narrative of decline; and how skateboarding has changed her relationship with her children. 

Episode highlights:

• The battle scars of falling
• The feeling of skating without pads (when it’s safe to do so)
• Bowl skating, dropping in, and gaining confidence 
• Strategies on overcoming fear (especially after an injury)
• Skating as a family
• Menopause, ageing and skateboarding

More about Esther:

@esthersayers

Dr Esther Sayers

Places Esther mentions:

House of Vans Skatepark

Join the Board Women movement:

boardwomen.co

@boardwomen

Host - Caroline Keylock

Producer - Selma Chalabi

Photography - Clare Keylock

Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli 

Music - Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON

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