Coastal Sanctuaries: Interviews with Three Women Who Healed by the Sea

Sometimes, the most powerful healing stories don’t come from clinics or experts — they come from real people who listened to the sea. In this post, we sit down with three women from different walks of life who found restoration, clarity, and self-love through time spent by the ocean.

1. Mia – The Burnout Survivor (Iceland)
Mia shares how a breakdown led her to a solo trip to Iceland. The North Atlantic’s icy winds and geothermal seawater helped her reconnect with her body and redefine her purpose. Includes her sea-breathing ritual and photography practice.

2. Lara – The Grieving Mother (Cornwall, UK)
Lara found solace walking the cliffs after losing her son. Her daily sea ritual became a space to cry, scream, and remember. She now volunteers for coastal conservation. Her story is one of raw pain and deep peace.

3. Amira – The New Beginning (Tunisia)
After a difficult divorce, Amira returned to her coastal hometown in Tunisia. Sea swimming, storytelling with elders, and salt rituals helped her release guilt and rediscover joy. Her grandmother’s thalasso traditions live on through her.

4. Themes That Emerge

• Emotional honesty
• Nature as witness
• Ritual as healing
• Ocean as mother, mirror, mentor

5. How You Can Begin Your Own Healing Journey
Reflections and journal prompts inspired by these women. Invitations to find your own coastal sanctuary — internal or external.