Fear, healing and finding calm – how the ocean can change you

The ocean calms us. It terrifies us. It heals us. Sometimes all at once. We explore the sea's complex hold on your mental health — from the fear of shark attacks and the medicine of a morning swim to how immersive ocean soundscapes work on the nervous system and ocean grief as part of climate change anxiety.

Presented at the Ocean Lovers Festival

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Speakers

Dr Brianna Le BusqueProgram Director of Environmental Sciences and Geospatial Sciences at Adelaide University

Anika CraneyFreediver, ocean guide and citizen science research assistant

Kate MontagueWorking with somatic therapy and performance arts, creator of the Audiocraft podcasts

Kal GlanznigYouth ocean and climate champion, creator of the documentary RISING UP, co-founded Plastic Free Cronulla, and founder of the project Blue Minds

John Ireland (Host)Breath and somatic educator, Founder of Breathwork HQ