SurfGirl – Surfing Saved Me
SurfGirl – Surfing Saved Me
I’d always wanted to learn to surf, but life always got in the way. I say ‘life’, but really it was alcohol, lack of fitness and zero self-confidence that crushed my attempts, leaving me flailing in the whitewater for the first decade of my surfing life. But when my husband left me with a baby and toddler, I turned my grief towards the sea and finally dedicated myself to the mission of learning to surf.
This story about how I learned to surf when I became a single parent resonated with readers around the world. It’s an honest account of why I started surfing, and how connection to the ocean can change lives.