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:

• personal stories

• how we can feel addicted to this new source of joy

• why community is the unlock to trauma

• how we are all seeking mental escape

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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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