Tanasia Swift, Community Reef Manager with Billion Oyster Project joins us to talk about a very vibrant and active water community in the heart of New York City. With a lofty goal to restore the shore with a billion oysters and rebuild this ecosystem, Tanasia is connecting with kids and local communities to educate and inspire beyond words. We often don't associate NYC with being a water community, especially a clean one, but the City and advocates like Tanasia are working tirelessly to share their love for water and change that. 

This is a recording from our weekly virtual 'wild swim' chats, where we connect with waterwomen every single Thursday from all over the world creating and activating for our waterways! 

In this 12 minute "breadcrumb" video, I share my views on politics, specifically not growing up in a political family, how I found my voice, and my personal challenge to you in 2021 and beyond.

I decided to bite the bullet and be totally transparent about my day to day finances. In this breadcrumb episode, I share an intimate look into my personal finances, the top 8 categories for spending the past 6+ months, allocated dollars for each category, and where I've fallen short. 

This episode was created to inspire you to become more intimate with your own personal finances, get courageous and set the judgement aside. Today is a great day for a fresh start!

When was the last time you chatted up a stranger? We already live in a society where we barely acknowledge one another on the street, and we selectively choose our friends online. In Joe Keohane's new book 'The Power of Strangers,' he talks about our fear of strangers, our quick decisions to judge them, and as a result, why we may be missing out on the social and psychological benefits. 

In my quick 'breadcrumb' podcast, I share a quick story of meeting Helen, and talk about my 5 reasons for chatting it up with strangers! 

Raised on the banks of the Campbell River, a coastal community on Vancouver Island, April is passionate about keeping an eye on the wild faces and places in her expansive backyard (the BC coast). She spends her time exploring the relationship between humans and wilderness via wildlife photography, conservation storytelling, and through writing and poetry. April’s love of diving (scuba, rebreather, freediving) led her to pick up a camera and take it 80ft underwater where her passion for photography was first sparked.

As a surfer and lover of the ocean, ironically I'm rarely off my surfboard. I was recently introduced to something called 'Wild Swimming' from Sophie in the U.K., and I haven't looked back since.

This is an entirely different way to get connected with water, and reap the mental and physical benefits for your mind and body. From increasing circulation to lowering inflammation, not to mention all of the mental health benefits.

You just FEEL better, and it can be as little as 10 minutes a day.

Water has been a form of therapy for as long as history has been documented. Listen to this quick 'short wave' podcast and learn what wild swimming is, and how you can join me from wherever you are in the world! Find me on Instagram to join my Wild Swims every Friday morning!

COVID has shortened our attention spans by an insurmountable amount, not to mention we're no longer commuting or listening to lengthy podcasts. This is why I'm excited to introduce you to my 'short swell' podcast episodes, or wellness breadcrumbs! Tune into this quick 5 minute video from me to learn what this means for you going forward, and how you can stay engaged with our podcast community from afar! 

Courtney Condy is the quintessential young, vibrant 20-something embracing adventure around the world. On any given day you can find her surfing, hiking a 14er, or shooting exotic photography around the world. She started her own adventure travel brand called Occupation Wild in 2018, and is a successful podcast host. The idea for this episode started with a simple Instagram DM where I asked for mocktail recipes, and Courtney energetically responded. She shared she has been “sober-curious” for a year, and this sparked a few key questions. “What’s it like to be sober at 29? How do your friendships and pastimes change? What can we learn about alcohol earlier in life? Should I be sober?”

So Courtney and I recorded a podcast and had a very intimate chat about something that touches all of our lives in some way, shape or form. Courtney shares her very personal mental health journey with anxiety and PTSD, the benefits of being sober, establishing boundaries with alcohol and a place to start today. We talk about sober dating and no longer leaning into liquid courage, how friendships change and how overall health and vitality improves.

Jordan is what I would describe as an "introverted extrovert." She's a citizen of the Kul Wicasa Oyate (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe), and a passionate advocate for Indian Country and all people. You may recognize her for the red handprint on her face, a symbol that she's running and speaking up for MMIW, an epidemic being ignored involving missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW). She leverages her running platform to help raise awareness and bring justice to MMIW and their families. The result of this courageous act comes with consequences; unexpected grief and anxiety. Imagine learning violent stories of hundreds of your relatives, and carrying that burden on you mentally and physically. We go deep into how Jordan has worked through this mentally, and how she's had to refine her strategy to keep going.

Jordan says the natural element she connects with most is mní, water. "It’s our first medicine. It’s powerful. It’s healing. It’s rejuvenating and nourishing.”

Zandile Ndhlovu is known as the Black Mermaid, and is South Africa's first black PADI Freediving Instructor. Her mission is to diversify watersports for people of color.