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Chapter 5 - Mental Health
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Chapter 5 - Mental Health

These aren't tales of survival, but blueprints for living
Chapter 5 is an unflinching look at mental health in the world of professional surfing and beyond.

Chapter 5 rips open the veneer of pro surfing to expose the mental battles waged beneath.Kassia Meador ditches her sponsors and the limelight, realizing success isn't measured by contract figures.

Beyrick de Vries doesn't sugarcoat his spiral into addiction or the strength it took to claw his way out.

Beyrick De Vries and Filipe Toledo

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Shaun Tomson, facing every parent's worst nightmare, shows us how to keep moving when life serves up its heaviest.

Shaun Tomson at Off the Wall in 1975 - captured by Lance Trout

And Mark Hanley, the founder of the Fallen Watermen's Foundation, tells us that sometimes, all it takes is one hand reaching out to help someone stay afloat when life tries to pull them under.

Sometimes, true victory is simply facing another day, but these aren't tales of survival but blueprints for living - of finding hope when all seems lost and of the raw, unfiltered human experience that unites us all.

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