30. Knees Up Buttercup - Brittany Traish and Karyn Bennett

Learning to skate with your mum tends to be something that applies when you’re a kid, but in the case of Britt and Kaz it happened when they were 30 and 56.Two years have now gone by and they are both hooked. They now have a considerable following on instagram as @2girlssk8 Britt says of her mum Kaz:“I got my first kick flip because of my mum, and I still tell myself something she tells me. The phrase she said to me was ‘knees up buttercup’ because I just wasn’t bringing my knees up. So now in my head I’ve just got ‘knees up buttercup, knees up buttercup’.”The conversation is full of energy and a commitment to help each other learn, which is really magical and beautiful to listen in on.  Episode highlights:Getting in to skating together as adults and as a mum and daughter duo.Overcoming fear of judgment.Skating and mental health: Kaz on the life saving effect of skating on her levels of anxiety.Learning together - the ups and downs.Groups mentioned in the podcast:Foenix CruisersJoin the Board Women movement:boardwomen.co@boardwomenHost: Caroline KeylockProducer: Selma ChalabiPhotography: Clare KeylockArtwork: Rozi Wan Rimli Music: Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Board Women at www.boardwomen.co/subscribe