Jun 3, 2022
Do you do fun things often? Do you take risks? Are you connected to a community that makes you feel good about who you are?
These are essential elements of a healthy life, according to Dr. Indigo Willing, who started skateboarding in her 40s, after finishing her PhD and becoming a “mum.” It was something she always wanted to do but never thought it was open to her – and now she’s not only great on the board, she’s a global role model for creating access for all who want to hop on.
In the latest episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, host Lynne Golodner interviews Indigo Willing about growing up as an “outsider,” as a Vietnamese orphan adopted into an Australian family, fulfilling her grandmother’s advice (community before cliques and people before popularity), and creating access for all.
In this episode, Lynne and Indigo discuss:
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Coming up next on the
Make Meaning
Podcast: Lynne interviews Ly
Tran, author of the
memoir
House of
Sticks, about being
a Vietnamese refugee and American immigrant, working in a sweatshop
as a child, and making it to Columbia University while trying to
preserve her family’s honor.