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

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.

Surfing? As a form of therapy? It’s not just possible--it’s powerful.

Surf therapy is an emerging field with promising results which aims to address the mental, physical and emotional epidemics of the modern age. In Surf Therapy, author Cash Lambert paddles out with today’s leading surf therapy practitioners and surf therapy organizations to discover how surfing is changing lives for the better.

See how much surf therapy can help in treating:
- Drug addiction and addiction recovery
- Children and adults diagnosed with autism
- Social development of at-risk inner-city children
- Physical disabilities like spinal cord injuries
- PTSD in active-duty police officers
- Terminal illnesses like cystic fibrosis
- Women recovering from abusive living situations

With interviews from today’s leading surf therapy practitioners and data from groundbreaking studies, Surf Therapy is a story of science, resilience, and the lengths that humans will go to help one another in need.

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.