Changing Tides with Surf Therapy
An Interview with A Walk on Water’s Steven Lippman
Bob Marley once sang, “In high seas or in low seas/ I’m gonna be your friend/ I’m gonna be your friend/ In high seas or in low seas/ I’ll be by your side/ I’ll be by your side.” No other organization gives life to these lyrics better than A Walk on Water, which provides ocean and surf therapy to unique children with special needs and their families. In celebrating its 10th anniversary, we caught up with its co-founder and director, Steve Lippman, to learn about his personal experience in the water and what makes AWOW stand out amongst other organizations.
Whalebone: What makes A Walk On Water so special to the children and the families you work with?
Steve Lippman: We are about ocean therapy. Introducing families and children with special needs through surf therapy based around the ocean, creating a bond, creating trust, engaging with them, to give them an experience that they’ll hold forever…
