Surf Therapy: The Renegade Science Behind the New Wave of Treatment for Mental Health, Drug Abuse & Trauma

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A deep look into the surf therapy movement, the therapists at the forefront of this radical new treatment, and its many applications for treating anxiety, PTSD, and more. Surf therapy is producing better results than traditional therapies today for certain mental health issues, PTSD and related traumas, and autism, for example. And a dedicated group of therapists are leading the way with this radical new approach. It examines today's current form of therapy for each population and compares it to the growing body of evidence for surfing as a form of therapy. With these stories serving as the current state of therapy, the book also details the first ever written history of surf therapy and examines how in the near future, wave pools will provide this kind of therapy to those living inland. You'll read about how surfing helps the following populations- At-risk children in inner-city in San FranciscoPolice officers in England with PTSDNew Zealanders trapped in the cycle of drug abuse and imprisonmentChildren living in the radiation zone of ChernobylYoung adults across the US living with cystic fibrosisChildren in poverty-stricken townships in South AfricaAnd more. With interviews from today's leading neurologists, doctors, and scientists, Surf Therapy is a story of renegade science, resilience, and the lengths that humans will go to help one another in need.

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Cash Lambert is the author Waves of Healing- How Surfing Changes the Lives of Children with Autism. He is the Founder and Director of Editorial for American Surf Magazine. A former Editor for Hawaii's Freesurf Magazine, his articles have been featured in ESPN Outdoors, Surfing Magazine, Eastern Surf Magazine, the Outdoor Channel, Surfline, Stab Magazine, Flux, Patagonia and more. A graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic University, he served as a volunteer surf instructor with Surfers for Autism for 4 years. Cash lives with his wife in Florida.