“I had a difficult birth, and that healing connection to water helped me in hospital’ – Champion surfer Easkey Britton opens up about life as a new mum to twins
The athlete, scientist, activist, filmmaker and artist has added two new strings to her bow – mother and published author
Surfer Easkey Britton literally has her hands full with twins. Picture by James Connolly
Emily Hourican
‘A lot has changed since we last spoke…” Easkey Britton says with a laugh. She and I last met in June 2019 – so yes, a lot has changed.
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