60. Breaking Barriers: Surfing, Gear, and Body Neutrality with Move Fat Girl

Confessions of a Surf Lady | The First Women's Surfing Podcast™ - A podcast by Laura Day at The Surf Société - Tuesdays

Categories:

"What would 10-year-old me do?” That exact question led Kim Merrikin, founder of @movefatgirl, to reconnect with the hobbies she’d tucked away as a young girl. After feeling fat-shamed out of sports, Kim ignored her interest in physical activities for decades, believing there wasn’t a place for her in these spaces. But today, she's rewriting that story—pursuing surfing, hockey, and advocating for inclusivity in sports despite the severe lack of size diversity in available gear. Her journey is...