Sustainable Well-Being with Sophie Hellyer—Cold Water, Clean Oceans & Rise Fierce
Sustainable Well-Being is a special 5-episode series of Into the Well with host Ryan Willms, in collaboration with Allbirds and their community initiative, Allgood Collective. The episodes cover a variety of topics from regenerative farming and running, to cleaning up the oceans and dream interpretation. We dive in with deep with inspiring individuals that are co-creating a world of connection, growth and sustainable well-being for themselves, their community and for our planet.
On this episode Ryan speaks with professional surfer and activist Sophie Hellyer, about her early days as a teenage professional surfer from the United Kingdom and navigating the industry as a young women. We get into the power of cold water, a theme that’s become central to her lifestyle and to her community, Rise Fierce, that brings women together to push their boundaries, face their fears and grow as human beings in connection.
“It’s not about body positivity, it’s about body neutrality. It needs to be about having fun and doing the thing, not what we look like doing it... go to the gym because you appreciate that your body moves and how cool is it that you can pick up your kids without getting hurt!”