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Re-writing the narrative of midlife through the world of board sports.
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I’m 48 this weekend (not sure how that happened) And whilst I’m incredibly thankful for my life, my family, I’m also pondering why so many women my age are feeling this sense of being dissatisfied. I think it’s because we were taught to aspire to the wrong things, and now we are left with a big ‘WTAF IS IT ALL ABOUT?’ And board sports are stepping in nicely. Turning our brains off from the life Jenga and helping us experience joy again. I’ve written about it on substack (link in profile and on stories) - I’d love to hear what you think! Happy weekend all xx #48yearsyoung #midlife #midlifeblogger #podcast #over40women #over40skateboarding #over40surfer #boardsports #freedom by @boardwomen
WANT TO COME TO OUR MEET UPS? We're going to be doing more meet ups, initially in Sussex and London, but then visiting other women's groups in skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding across the UK. JOIN OUR NEW WHATSAPP GROUP! Want to join? Just give us a DM with your details & we'll add you to the new group. Some upcoming dates to save in your diary: 🛹 Friday 10th October: Our Birthday! We're looking at doing a skate meet up in London heading to some different parks 🛹 Thursday 20th November: We're off to Kendal Mountain Festival, come join us! 🛹 Saturday 29th November: Culture Skate is back! Private skate + lunch + exhibition in London And lots more ad hoc meet ups - so get yourself involved - sign up! Women, anyone who identifies as female, and all gender minorities welcome - we just want it to be a lovely space for all as we learn and hang out together xxx #whatsappgroup #meetup #event #womensevent #womenseevent #skateday #skatesession #boardwomen #over40skateboarding #over40skater #over40sfitness #womenmotivation #womenempowerment #womenempowermentquotes #over30skateboarding #trysomethingnew #trysomethingnewtoday by @boardwomen
ARE YOU CRAVING THE MOUNTAINS? ALWAYS WANTED TO GIVE SNOWBOARDING A GO? Now is your chance. Friday 4th December. Come join us for a snow & stretch day at The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead (easy to get to from London or other locations). - 1 hour board friendly yoga class overlooking the slopes - 2 hour lesson if you’re a beginner - 6 hour pass if you can already snowboard - We’ll all meet for lunch - Cafe to work / chat in between your slope time Come on your own, come with a friend, it doesn’t matter because it will be a fab group of women to come and get your snow fix in. And I know what you’re thinking - I’m too busy before Christmas to make it work - but YOU DESERVE THIS!!! These have been some of my favourite events to run - either women rediscovering their love of the snowboard, or finding it for the first time - the stoke is super high. Link to book is in the profile - get booking, or please do share with your mates - I can’t wait for this one xxx #snowboarding #girlswhoshred #snowtime by @boardwomen
WE NEED A NEW WAY TO TALK ABOUT AGEING This week’s @boardwomen newsletter is live, and we are celebrating the different voices who are changing how we think about our next era. From the women showing us that are bodies are capable of more than we ever thought we could be in our 70’s and 80’s. To those who are showing that new beginnings are available to us, no matter how old we are. The brands who are suddenly waking up to the beauty and authenticity of older faces. The women who are showing mid life pivots in the workplace and beyond. And the celebration of experience & a life well lived in new exhibitions like ‘She Punks’ in London. This week’s list is a celebration of everything we believe in at @boardwomen, that our next era is for the taking, and age is nothing but a number. Enjoy - link in the profile to read or subscribe. Have a fabulous week all Caroline x Photos of @sandy.bleakley from @marfastance @staceyduguid from @stylistmagazine @judioyama @laughlinesproject #ageingwell #liveyoung #newsletter by @boardwomen
FRIDAY MOOD: BRAVERY FOR THE WIN I am increasingly convinced that being brave keeps you feeling young. I’m not talking about chucking yourself out of a plane brave (although maybe that works for you). I’m talking about small, continuous acts of bravery. Small steps that challenge you, keep you moving forward, and transform your perception of what you’re capable of. It’s why board sports work so perfectly for this goal. Constant learning. New tricks and techniques. Things that might scare the hell out of you, but can be broken down, and over time, achieved. And it’s not just that - it’s bravery in numbers. Finding your people in these sports who encourage you to attack things with bravery. Who whoop for you in the line up, hold your hand for the drop in, and enable you to make that free fall solo eventually. Here’s to celebrating brave women, women who are feeling younger than they ever felt possible, not because they are wrinkle free (a weird goal in my mind) or ‘look good for their age’, but because they are living their best lives, and there’s no end to that in sight. Have a good weekend all x 

Thanks as ever to this week’s inspiration givers: 
@unflitereditgirl @theselfloverevolution @katejeboult @lemonlaneclub @frenchies @iammichellegifford @sophiabrayphotography @phaedrapeer @bossbabe.inc @womenceosayings @notetosoul_ @navucko #quotes #quotestoinspire by @boardwomen
COME ON A SNOW DAY WITH US!! Our Snow & Stretch day is live! Friday December 4th at @thesnowcentre in Hemel Hempstead - booking link in the @boardwomen profile Don’t sleep on getting tickets for this one, they always go fast! If you’re a beginner or have never snowboarded before you get: 🏂 An hour yoga overlooking the slopes 🏂 2 hour lesson 🏂 We all grab lunch together (lunch itself not included) If you’ve done snowboarding before & can go on the main slope you get: 🏂 An hour yoga overlooking the slopes 🏂 6 hour pass 🏂 We all grab lunch together (lunch not included) These events are always a vibe! Lots of people come alone, we’ve had people have their first every snowboarding experience, people who have come back to snowboarding after a 10 year gap, and regulars - and all of them have loved it. Shout if you have any questions, but hope to see you there - and if snowboarding isn’t for you, our next skateboarding event is also in the profile to book now, in November x #snowboarding #snowboarders #womensnowboarding by @boardwomen
NEXT WEEK’S PODCAST EPISODE IS WITH RHONDA HARPER, FOUNDER OF @blackgirlssurf I am so excited for this one because Rhonda is a LEGEND. We talk about: - How Black Girls Surf came to life - Rhonda’s journey into surfing and skating - Why the work is still not done - Rhonda’s protest time out of the water - Her next phase beyond Black Girls Surf This is a seminal interview at a time when Rhonda is coming to the end of her journey leading the organisation, but is also keen to voice her views on where support is lacking, and calling out many people in the industry in the process. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast & newsletter (links in the profile) so you don’t miss this one. #podcast #podcastinterview #podcastsofinstagram #surfing by @boardwomen
THE BOARD LIST: ACCEPTING OUR FALLS This week’s newsletter is live! And this week we’re talking about making mistakes, owning them, and moving on from them. We were supposed to have a Culture Skate this weekend. And normally these events pretty much sell out. But this time, I made the (ridiculous in hindsight) mistake of scheduling it as half term began for most schools. And I should know as a mum that scheduling something at this time is either super stressful, or if you’re lucky you’re away. But I was so keen to get our pre Christmas events in the diary I went ahead anyway. Big Fail. 3 people booked on (apologies again to these guys for having to cancel), and we couldn’t go ahead. Lately I’ve seen far more people giving the reality of their journey of building something, and I think it’s really important. It’s important for your audience to know the effort it takes to build a community and a business, and for people to know that it doesn’t always go to plan. I’m learning all the time, this is a business on the side of my (mortgage-paying) business, on the side of bringing up two small people, on the side of life jenga - and sometimes it doesn’t go to plan. But if the metaphors of board sports & falling, failing, but getting up again aren’t relevant here, then where are they? So expect me to give it to you, warts and all! And if you haven’t booked onto our November and December events yet (two skate ones and one snowboard one) - get booking! Links in the profile and if you search Board Women on eventbrite. There’s tons more in the newsletter, this week and every week - new things in the board sports world, new things for women in mid life, new things that I find inspirational, and I hope you do too. Have a good week all Caroline x #newsletter #boardsports #midlife #podcast by @boardwomen
FRIDAY MOOD: RELEASE It’s officially Autumn, and everyone I’ve met or spoken to this week is a bit down because of the weather, stressed about money, and burnt out because of work (and for some work + the juggle of half term). IT’S A LOT. But you know what ladies? We have magic medicine! Our boards!!! This is the season to hit up your mates & get to one of the many brilliant UK indoor parks (join our WhatsApp to find pals to go with) This is the season where the waves get good! BIG storms this week, and then hopefully a lovely period of swell that follows (baby waves please!) This is the season where we can start to plan snowboarding trips!! (Check out our event in December - link in the profile). This is indeed the season. Forget the stress. Forget the to do list. Forget your worries ladies, grab that board and get your medicine xxx Have a good weekend all x Thankyou as ever to this week’s inspiration givers: @itgirlmovement @adamspartyofsix @iceskatingmalaysia @Alex.abrandt @laughlinesproject @billabongwomens @cathy.heller @tresch1c @andhorses_ @becomingunbusy @carolinetolmanpadel @froth.biscuit #quotes #quotestoinspire #friday #skating #surfing by @boardwomen
“I’m 57 now, nothing in my life has been such a complete head over heels identifying change as learning to surf in midlife. It has been so empowering and it colours everything about my identity which is why I refuse to give it up” It’s amazing how something can become your whole identity, even though you’ve only discovered it in your 50’s. That’s what happened with @Danielle.cass and surfing (I’m sure we can all relate). So imagine being told you might not be able to do that thing that has come to define you. Imagine telling your medical team you refuse to give up the thing you love, and that they need to find a way to make it work. Danielle’s story is a phenomenal one (to be honest, even just her story of diving head long into surfing at 52 would be inspiring enough). Make sure you make the time to listen to this one! Links in the profile or comment POD for me to send to you direct x #podcastersofinstagram #podcastsofiinstagram #instagram #surfing #breastcancerawarenessmonth by @boardwomen
“It reminded me to just accept things that are bigger than you that you have no control over. Isn’t that what surfing is? You can’t control the waves, you have to work with them. Such a metaphor for cancer.” THIS WEEK’S PODCAST EPISODE IS LIVE!!!! We interview ever inspiring @Danielle.cass about her journey surfing through cancer. Danielle started surfing at 52, became utterly obsessed, and then a year ago got an advanced breast cancer diagnosis. Her first statement to the team caring for her? I want to surf through my treatment. This is an interview that will put your life into perspective. We talk about: - Danielle’s journey into surfing at 52 - Her crew of surf sisters & organising life around her passion - Receiving her diagnosis and how surfing helped her - Why she started to document her journey - Finding a community of women also surfing through cancer It’s a wonderful story, and Danielle continues to help other women who are navigating the same challenges. Let me know what you think x #surfing #over40surfing #breastcancer #podcast #podcastersofinstagram Photo credit @a_greener_hue by @boardwomen
LAST TICKETS FOR OUR SATURDAY LONDON SKATE EVENT! PRIVATE SKATE + LUNCH + EXHIBITION = PERFECT DAY OUT You need this day in your life. You deserve this day. You will LOVE this day. Our Culture Skates are some of our most popular events, because you get to skate for the day with a group of epic women: - 2 hours private skate park @skatehublondon - Instructor on hand for hints & tips @yellowhatskateschool - We all head for lunch - Off to an exhibition together - We grab a quick drink and head off home (super happy) This week’s exhibition is @es.devlin and it’s super immersive and full of scale and imagination - at the design museum. What better way to spend a day? Tickets in the profile - come on, sign up, you deserve this!! Looking forward to meeting the ladies who have already grabbed a ticket - get yours before they go! Xxx #womenskateboarding #over40skating #skateevent #dayout by @boardwomen

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