01/05/2026
I didn’t start surfing to become a surfer. I started surfing after a severe burnout—when my body finally said no more. No more pressure and push. In 2021 I had a lot of symptoms that prompted my GP to send me for a brain MRI. It indicated lesions and flares. I waited 8 months for a neurologist to tell me that my spots were not the demyelinating type. Those 8 months changed my life forever. I learned few things that I love to share with others now. 1. Burnout is real and sucks big time. It can feel like many types of illnesses but the root is too much stress for too long. Our nervous systems are not designed for this prolonged stress. 2. A life led by fear is not a full life. Learning this helped me to start doing the things I told myself I couldn’t because of fears and “what ifs”. Like surf 🏄♀️! and open a retreat centre. 3. Nature heals. By the time I did finally see that neurologist my symptoms were gone. Taking time to slow down and intentionally spend time in nature healed my nervous system.
On a wave, fear throws you off balance. So does fear in life. You need to stay focussed on where you want to go, not where you don’t want to go.
Surfing asks me to trust, to rest between sets, to fall and get back up—without judgment. To trust my body again. This is why my women’s wellness retreats are rooted in nature and nervous-system healing.
Because burnout is real.
Because nature heals.
And because women don’t need to be fixed—they need space to remember themselves.
