Breaking the Stigma: The tranquility of surf therapy
TODAY WE’RE BREAKING THE STIGMA AND TALKING ABOUT A UNIQUE APPROACH TO DEALING WITH SOME MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH SURF THERAPY. >> CINDY HSU HAS MORE FROM THE ROCKAWAYS. WITH THE RIDE THE TIDE SURF THERAPY PROGRAM. >> I REALLY HAD THIS LIKE MENTAL LIKE CLARITY THAT I HADN’T HAD IN A VERY LONG TIME. >> I STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION. I DON’T ALWAYS GET A CHANCE TO GET OUT THE DOOR. RIGHT. I FEEL LIKE IT’S IN A SAFE SPACE IN A COMMUNITY THAT’S NOT JUDGMENTAL. >> IT JUST KIND OF HELPS WASH AWAY, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE ALL THESE OTHER EMOTIONS. >> FOR SHARON LOU MC, ARIETTA, NERISSA SHANNON, IT WAS A DAY OF WARM SAND, SOFT ROLLING WAVES, RESTORATIVE MOVEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE AFFIRMATIONS. >> YOU GUYS REPEAT AFTER ME. I CHOOSE TO BE PRESENT. >> THIS IS THE SETTING FOR SURF THERAPY. >> THERE’S A LOT OF GREAT TOOLS THAT YOU CAN USE EVERY DAY, NOT JUST IN THE WATER. I HAVE BEEN A SURFER MY WHOLE LIFE. I’VE BEEN IN AND OUT OF TRADITIONAL THERAPY MY WHOLE LIFE. >> GINA ORLANDO IS THE FOUNDER OF RIDE THE TIDE. >> AND SOMETIMES I FELT LIKE I JUST DIDN’T WANT TO TALK. I JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS CALMING. OR, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT THINGS IN THE LENS OF SURFING. >> SHE SAYS SURF THERAPY CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. PTSD, THOSE WHO’VE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL TRAUMA, AND EVEN CHILDREN WHO’VE EXPERIENCED LOSS. SESSIONS INCLUDE A LAND COMPONENT THAT ENCOMPASSES ART DISCUSSIONS AND A YOGA LIKE WARM UP BEFORE HITTING THE WAVES. >> EVEN GETTING TO THE BEACH SOMETIMES CAN BE A CHALLENGE FOR PEOPLE DEALING WITH CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. >> SURF THERAPY FACILITATOR ASHLEY FALLON. >> WE TALK ABOUT CHALLENGING YOURSELF WHEN YOU’RE IN THIS PROGRAM AS YOU’RE COMFORTABLE, AND THAT’S WHAT THESE PROGRAMS CAN BE, IS A WAY TO KIND OF MOVE PAST ANY BLOCKS THAT YOU MIGHT BE HAVING. >> THERAPISTS SAY SURF THERAPY SHOULD NOT BE A FIRST LINE OF TREATMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, BUT ADDS RESEARCH SUPPORTS THAT BEING IN AND AROUND WATER DOES PROVIDE POSITIVE CHANGES IN SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS. >> AT THE END OF THE SESSION, I FEEL LIKE JUST MORE CALM. IT’S JUST LIKE A SWITCH THAT TURNS ON. >> I THINK IT’S PART OF A HEALTHY SELF-CARE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, DOESN’T GET TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH. >> IT SOUNDS CORNY, BUT FEEL ONE WITH IT. THERE IS JUST A SENSE OF PEACE THAT HAPPENS. >> IN THE ROCKAWAYS. CINDY HSU CBS NEWS, NEW YORK. >> AND THERE ARE MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, SURF THERAPY FACILITATORS, AND SAFETY VOLUNTEERS AT ALL SESSIONS. RIDE THE TIDE SURF THERAPY HAS LOCATIONS IN ROCKAWAY AND ASBURY PARK, AND THERE’S A SLIDING SCALE OF FEES RANGING FROM A PAY WHAT YOU CAN TO $75 FOR A PRIVATE TWO HOUR SESSION. CINDY HSU COVERS MENTAL HEALTH FOR
Some people are taking a unique approach to dealing with mental health issues. CBS News New York’s Cindy Hsu has more from the Rockaways with the “Ride the Tide” therapy program.
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