046 Highlights with Patagonia Surf Ambassador Belinda Baggs on Motherhood, Climate Activism, and Surfing

Today, we highlight Belinda Baggs in the eighth installment of our Summer Series. As a world-renowned Australian longboard surfer, mother, and surf ambassador for Patagonia, Belinda leverages her platform to fight for climate justice.
In this episode, Belinda and Sylvia discuss the immediacy of the climate crisis. Belinda shares how her nonprofit Save Our Coast is working to inform, inspire, and empower local communities to care for the coastal ecosystem. Belinda provides listeners with insight into how we can play our part in the battle against climate change.
Topics Include:

• Longboard surfing and flying like a pelican
• Climate activism
• Motherhood
• Surfing as an art form and a lifestyle
• Harnessing feminine energy as a surfer
• Toxic wetsuits and better ecological alternatives
• How having a child influences Belinda as an athlete
• And other topics...

Aussie native Belinda Baggs is a surfer known for her elegant, technical longboard style. Formerly third in the world at the Women’s World Longboard Championship, the Patagonia ambassador and mother-of-one retired from competing after finding it at odds with her enjoyment and connection with the water.
You can follow Belinda on social media (get ready for some stunning surf and ocean shots) via www.instagram.com/belindabaggs
She is also in surf films “Sprout”, “Dear and Yonder” and “Come Hell or High Water”. Belinda (or Bindy, as she’s often referred to) gained notoriety in the early aughts for her fancy footwork and her ability to make just about anything she did on a log look inimitably elegant. But as of late, the stylish Australian has been using her platform as a pro surfer and an ambassador for Patagonia to create more than just beautiful surf clips. Belinda has been busy raising awareness about environmental issues through the nonprofit Surfers For Climate.

Resourced Mentioned:
https://www.saveourcoast.org.au
https://www.patagonia.com
https://www.instagram.com/belindabaggs/
@surfersforclimate
#patagoniaaus
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