Episode 071: Lea Brassy - The Art of Simplicity

Full episode info and Show Notes - www.wearelookingsideways.com A real reflective treat of an episode this week, as I am joined by surfer and waterwoman Léa Brassy in a conversation recorded in August 2018 down in Newquay. A lovely, light and artful chat, this, as Léa talks me through her life and passions. As a surfer, free-diver, spearfisher, film-maker, ocean advocate and writer, Léa has been courageous enough to follow her own path in life and is deeply thoughtful about her relationship with her environment. I mean that in the broadest sense of the word; both in how her actions affect the environment, and how her relationship with the environment affects her own mood and sense of fulfilment. As I discovered, this gently questing approach is something that Léa brings to every aspect of her life, whether its the food she eats, the possessions she owns, the journey she takes, or her constantly evolving relationship with the sea and the rawness of nature. To hear Léa’s story, you realise that the small decisions of life are actually the basis of an ongoing dialogue with ourselves about the type of person we want to be. There’s an honesty and a courage to this approach that is really inspiring and infectious. Thanks as usual to Matt Ward for the theme tune, and to my new editor Fina Charleson.