Healing power of the ocean & importance of women's communities

For our first episode, we're delving deep into the healing power of the ocean and the importance of women's communities in conversation with four incredible women who have successfully turned their passion into their profession.

Guests:
Natalie Small, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of the Nonprofit Groundswell Community Project
Natalie developed the Groundswell Surf Therapy curriculum and programs, combining her expertise in somatic, trauma-informed, eco, and community therapy models.  She believes that our mental and physical health goes hand in hand with the health of the sea and incorporates ocean conservation practices into her therapy approach. Over the last five years, Natalie has trained over 300 community leaders and organizations worldwide in trauma-informed techniques and tools to support safer and braver surf therapy spaces for local communities.
@groundswellcommunityproject 

Dr. Amelia Rachel Hokuleʻa Borofsky,  Psychologist, founder of Bluemindsurftherapy, and co-founder of Surfing Moms
Amelia grew up in the Cook Islands and Hawaiʻi. As an island girl, she felt more at home in the ocean than on land. She works at the intersection of culture, psychology, and modern motherhood in community health centers, hospitals, schools, and private practice. In 2018, she became a solo mom of two under two. She personally experienced the importance of mothering the mother and how connecting to the Mother Ocean helps us all heal. During this time, she helped found Surfing Moms, a nonprofit that helps moms get back in the water after having kids. She also runs surf therapy workshops for moms who would not otherwise access surfing. She advocates for ocean access, democratizing the line-up, and surfing the waves of life.
@bluemindsurftherapy

Sophie Pyne,  licensed clinical social worker, holistic therapist, and founder of Waves of Recovery
Waves of Recovery is a nonprofit dedicated to helping heal addiction and mental health through surfing and the ocean. Sophie has combined her clinical background with the ocean's healing powers to support clients worldwide in experiencing deep and meaningful transformation. She was most recently featured for her nonprofit work on The Kelly Clarkson Show and The Today Show and has inspired audiences as the keynote speaker for Unite for Change and Mental Health for the US and as an inspirational speaker for the Alcoholism Center for Women's 13th Annual Bring Hope Home event and New Directions for Women's Annual Breakfast. She also works with clients one-on-one and in groups to help them rise above addiction and other mental health conditions through ocean healing and therapy.
@oceangoddesstherapy

Candace Stalder, Artist and co-founder of Surfing Moms
Candace has over twenty years of experience as an artist encompassing digital media, visual design, graphic design, film director, writer, cinematographer, editor, arts manager, and more. She is a founding member and current Communications Director at Surfing Moms. She also mentors work-study students in digital media. Her passion lies in powerful storytelling and offering new perspectives on social and mental health issues. Candace is an avid surfer. Growing up in the ocean, she appreciates the ocean's connection to our lives and draws that energy to her passions and creativity. Outside of creating and surfing, she volunteers for various children’s cancer organizations.  
@joinsurfingmoms

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