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This local nonprofit offers postpartum support through surfing and community

Hawaii Public Radio | By Russell Subiono

Published January 11, 2022 at 3:11 PM HST

Surfing Moms 1.jpg — Surfing Moms

If your New Year's resolution is to be more active, you’re certainly not alone. For mothers with young children, finding the time to focus on their physical, mental and spiritual well-being can be a challenge.

Local nonprofit Surfing Moms is helping to overcome that. Started on Oʻahu last September, it helps moms and other caretakers connect for what is essentially a beach day.

Surfing Moms 3.png — Surfing Moms out on the water

It’s modeled after the popular Surfing Mums organization in Australia. In the months since its inception in our islands, it’s expanded to California, adding new chapters in San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Redondo Beach. Surfing Moms welcomes dads and other caretakers to the group.

The Conversation sat down with Founder and President Elizabeth Madin to talk about how surfing helps with the postpartum experience.

This interview aired on The Conversation on Jan. 11, 2022. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.

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Russell Subiono

Russell Subiono has been with Hawai‘i Public Radio since 2019. Born in Honolulu and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, he’s spent the last decade working in local film, TV, and radio. He got his start at HPR as a Production Assistant on The Conversation from 2016-2017. Prior to his return, he spent two years as a producer at KITV4 Island News, where he oversaw Hawai‘i’s only hour-long evening broadcast. He also served as HPR’s Fund Drive Producer for two years before returning to The Conversation as Executive Producer. In the moments when he’s not working at the station, you can find him visiting donut shops, making top-5 lists, and developing comedy videos that never get made.

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