The Joy of SUP - The Paddleboarding Sunshine Podcast

I am so thrilled to welcome Natasha Lovegrove onto The Joy of SUP Podcast. Natasha is the founder of The Kind Store and I discovered her on Instagram when I was looking for a great plastic free shampoo + conditioner. She recommended Kind 2 (which I now use) and I realised she was a paddleboarder! She is also a big fan of hugging trees which is something I love doing too!
Natasha discovered paddleboarding by chance in Slovakia in 2015. She has always loved board sports, including high adrenaline wakeboarding and snowboarding.
She thought SUP was just something she could do on holiday, but was reintroduced to the sport through her interest in plastic pollution and the work of Lizzie Carr and On Planet Patrol paddleboarding litter picks. She realised it was a wonderful way to marry her two interests - board sports and caring for the planet.
Based in Essex, Natasha created The Kind Store over 2 years ago as she struggled to find products that met all of her principles and thought there must be more people like her wanting to reduce their single use plastic consumption. She's been vegetarian, now vegan, for nearly seven years and this is what kick-started her journey into sustainability.
She also has a successful career as a Chartered Building Surveyor and runs The Kind Store at night. She and her husband married in summer 2020 in Cornwall.
Like many of us, SUP offers Natasha the chance to escape the demands of a busy working life and gives her a space, place and time to unwind and relax.
I am keen to show all the possibilities of SUP on the podcast and share the important role it can have on our physical and mental wellbeing. I think many of us will relate to Natasha's story.
Topics we also cover:

• The Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation requires an extra license in addition to the Waterways License available from British Canoeing. Always check the waterways to know where you are allowed.
• Stopping to reflect and celebrate how far we have come either in business or our paddleboarding journey.
• Natasha didn't grow up as a 'water baby' but found water sports a little later in life. We all find our way to SUP on different paths.

You can find Natasha on Instagram @thekindstoreuk + The Kind Store. Photo credit Natasha Lovegrove.

Thank you for listening! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it.
If you have any questions, please do get in touch on [email protected].
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Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x
Please always put safety first and get the right advice for your training + body. Episode recorded December 2020 before Lockdown 3 in the UK.

I am thrilled to welcome Camilla Todd to The Joy of SUP Podcast. I met Cami on Instagram and loved her energy and passion for wellbeing of people and the planet. I was really keen to find out more about SUP & Soul, her wellness and water retreats.
In this episode Cami talks about making a big decision at a turning point in her life to become a SUP instructor, following a difficult few years. It is really inspiring to hear how she took that leap of faith to back her herself and how the support of life coaching and her partner helped her see the opportunities before her and go for them. She really helped me understand the value of life coaching and why she is now combining it on her wellness and water retreats.
Cami discovered the power of SUP in 2015 on a trip to Canada - a story I think you will love although a little hair raising!
She was immediately in love with the sport. In 2019 she trained as an ASI SUP Instructor in Portugal and officially launched SUP & Soul in 2020. Here is her vision for it:
“My vision is to create SUP experiences and retreats that combine the power of paddleboarding, nature and blue space with mindful practices to help enable people to care for themselves, each other and our planet. I strongly believe in the benefits of self care, compassion and finding calm in this chaotic world. I believe we can find this through reconnecting with nature and in turn we can use this connection to become nature ambassadors who will move mountains to protect what we love. That’s the purpose behind SUP & Soul.”
In this episode we talk about:

• The power of life coaching
• Following your dreams and backing yourself
• Feeling the fear and doing it anyway
• The kindness of strangers in encouraging us to believe in ourselves
• Building self confidence
• Becoming a SUP instructor with ASI and what that entails
• SUP in Canada
• Blue health and blue mind
• How paddleboarding allows you to see a different perspective on life + your thoughts
• Water and wellness retreats
• Pivoting your paddleboarding business in a pandemic
• Rediscovering the joy of play as we get older
• Using an anchor to enjoy a quiet moment on the water
• Being kind to yourself and body confidence

You can find out more about Cami at:
www.supandsoul.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/supandsouluk
https://www.instagram.com/supandsouluk/
Cami talks about using an anchor on her paddleboard. Here is a link to what she uses: (not an affiliate link!) Boatworld SUP Anchor
Thank you for listening! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it. I love Cami's commitment to water and wellness and how she bravely decided to follow her dreams and bring her unique paddleboarding ideas to the world and help others.
I would love to hear what you enjoyed the most! Please do get in touch on [email protected].
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Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x
Please always put safety first and get the right advice for your training + body. Episode recorded December 2020 before Lockdown 3 in the UK.

I am so thrilled to welcome Clare Rutter to The Joy of SUP Podcast!

Clare, a graduate with a working background in Youth Work and Justice, is an Outdoor Activities &+ Paddlesports Instructor at Adventure Beyond & Cardigan Bay Active based on the beautiful West Wales coastline and a keen volunteer.
She holds roles within both the UK Scout Association and Canoe Wales, is an Emergency Responder for the British Red Cross, a paddlesports Event Leader for the mental health in the outdoors charity ‘Black Dog Outdoors’, a Brand Ambassador for Moose Paddle Clothing + a national community champion for LGBTQ+ matters.

Clare is most widely known in the UK as the British Canoeing #ShePaddles Ambassador for Canoe Wales, writes for paddle and non-paddle magazines + her weekly online #ShePaddlesSaturday posts,

In 2020, despite the global pandemic, Clare was the driving force behind the launch + rise of #ShePaddles Cymru, in its 1st year, onto the Welsh women’s paddling scene.
Together with Canoe Wales she had a very successful Wales-wide ‘On Tour’ programme that resulted in over 250 new & beginner women + girls hitting the water, gaining their British Canoeing Paddle Start Award. 1 in 2 becoming full ‘On the Water’ members of Canoe Wales. Clare won the Volunteer of the Year Award.

Clare’s lifelong passion for paddlesports + now SUP has proved vital in her recovery and contributed towards her positive mental health after sustaining a lifechanging Traumatic Brain Injury just four years ago. She loves camping, travelling, hiking, geocaching, photography and videography.

Email: [email protected]

Social Media:

Facebook: clarerutter.DBA

Twitter: clare_rutter

Instagram: clare_rutter.ba.hons

Organisations:

British Canoeing – https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/news/2019/shepaddles-spread-the-love

Canoe Wales – https://www.canoewales.com/shepaddlescymru

#ShePaddlesCymru: #ShePaddlesCymru Facebook group

Brand Ambassador: Moose Paddle Clothing – www.moosepaddleclothing.co.uk

SUP: iRocker All-round 10’ 6’’, 2019 edition – www.irockersup.co.uk

Camera: GoPro Hero 8 – www.gopro.com

Adventure Beyond – www.adventurebeyond.co.uk

Headway – www.headway.org.uk

Scouts – www.scouts.org.uk

British Red Cross – www.redcross.org.uk

Black Dog Outdoors – www.blackdogoutdoors.co.uk
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do! I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback.
If you have any questions, please get in touch on [email protected].
Instagram is @thejoyofsuppodcast_
Follow #thejoyofsuppodcast on Twitter and Instagram
Facebook The Joy of SUP Podcast
Website www.jomoseley.com
It would be fantastic if you could also rate and review us on Apple as it will help more people find our paddleboarding SUP sunshine!
Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x
Please always put safety first + get the right advice for your training + body.

I'm thrilled to welcome Cath Knight to The Joy of SUP Podcast today!
Cath is a very inspiring woman whose recent river paddleboarding and fundraising adventure on the River Wye with her friend Ginny Cooper really moved me.
Cath lives in a village called Taplow close to the River Thames and Maidenhead. She has a busy life with two sons Jack 15 and is a Forest School Leader as well as being part of and volunteering at a plastic free Refill Shop.

In May 2021 Cath and a childhood friend, Ginny embarked upon a 100 miles, 5 day adventure on the River Wye to raise money for a charity - The Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group in memory of Ruby Fuller and her fund. They were supported by Ginny's partner Fillip.
If you wish to make a donation to help them reach their £10,000.00 goal you can find their fundraising page here. How wonderful it would be if we could help them as a community!
Here are some links to places and people we talk about in the podcast:
A link to Ruby's Fund.
Ruby's message to the world that Cath talks about is Live Kindly, Live Loudly.
Cath's local friends at Paddleboarding Maidenhead
Cath is part of Maidenhead Sailing Club
Beautiful Taplow Lakeside
Cath talks about Jamie at YOFI Paddlesports who generously guided Ginny and Cath through Symonds Yat when the river was so high.
You can find Wye SUP - the page she shares with Ginny here. It is @wyesup.

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do. I found Cath
If you have any questions, please get in touch on [email protected].
Instagram is @thejoyofsuppodcast_
Follow #thejoyofsuppodcast on Twitter and Instagram
Facebook The Joy of SUP Podcast
Website www.jomoseley.com
It would be fantastic if you could also rate and review us on Apple as it will help more people find our paddleboarding SUP sunshine!
Wishing you sunshine, thank you for listening, Jo x
Please always put safety first + get the right advice for your training + body.

I am so thrilled to welcome Nicky Green to the podcast today!

Nicky is Chief Operating Officer at The 2 Minute Foundation.
She is 42 and lives in Croyde, North Devon with her 2 girls, husband Graham and her dog Pixie.

In 2019 I fundraised for The 2 Minute Foundation with my C2C SUP adventure from Liverpool to Goole, creating 4 beach clean stations. I am a very proud Ambassador.

After graduating with a BA degree in 2000, Nicky travelled to Mexico + New Zealand. She worked in Australia with one job overlooking Sydney Harbour bridge and the blue mountains and loved every minute!

On her return, she worked in financial PR, then project management but jumped at the opportunity to join Graham in India for 6 months where she travelled and volunteered for a Women’s empowerment charity.

After working in London, the pull back to North Devon and the Atlantic coast was magnetic.
At the end of her maternity leave for her firstborn, she started working with Martin Dorey, founder of The 2 Minute Foundation for his writing business 1 day a week.

As traction on the 2 minute beach clean hashtag grew, she listened intently into the conversations between Martin and Dolly, the social media manager and wanted ‘in’! Starting out with the bookkeeping, online shop and station sales, she soon picked up more hours to work with corporate relations, new campaigns, recruiting the wider 2 minute team and being instrumental to transition into charity status.

She now helps to drive The 2 Minute Foundation forwards with the growing and awe inspiring team and adores working for a charity that aligns with her values. She is 2 Minute through and through, always on the look out for new 2 Minute opportunities and litter (!), continually learning and seeking out new adventures.

In addition to the love of SUP, her hobbies include running, Pilates, singing and dipping in the sea!

In this episode we also hear how Nicky's Grandfather was enjoying paddleboarding in the 1940s!
Nicky talks about:

www.facebook.com/2minutecharityshop

The App:

‘BEACHCLEAN’

You can donate here:

https://www.justgiving.com/2minute

Find out about stations from: [email protected]

Learn about being a Guardian Angel from [email protected]
2 Minute Supporters : Surfdome and Fjallraven

Martin Dorey's books: http://martindorey.com/
The #s: #2minutebeachclean, #2minutesolution, #2minutestreetclean #2minutelitterpick
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do! I'd love to hear your thoughts and do follow Nicky on Instagram.
If you have any questions, please get in touch on [email protected].
Instagram is @thejoyofsuppodcast_
Follow #thejoyofsuppodcast on Twitter and Instagram
Facebook The Joy of SUP Podcast
Website www.jomoseley.com
It would be fantastic if you could also rate and review us on Apple as it will help more people find our paddleboarding SUP sunshine!
Wishing you sunshine, thank you for listening, Jo x
Please always put safety first + get the right advice for your training + body.