207. Professional Surfing & Motherhood: Danielle Zirkelbach on Building a New Path for Moms in Sports

<p><strong>Teaching Textbooks Free Trial: </strong><a href="https://www.teachingtextbooks.com/?cid=LORIBETH  " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Today’s topic is a little bit different but I’m very excited to share this conversation I had with Danielle Zierkelbach because Danielle and I share a Hawaiʻi connection. I spent nearly 20 years on Maui, and Danielle lives on Oahu and is a professional surfer and three-time Hawaiʻi State Champion who grew up in the world of surfing.</p><p><br></p><p>But this conversation isn’t really about surfing. It is…but it isn’t. </p><p><br></p><p>Danielle became a mother while pursuing her athletic career and quickly realized that there was almost no roadmap for women trying to navigate motherhood and high-level sport. So instead of waiting for someone else to create what she needed, she built it herself.</p><p><br></p><p>Danielle founded Imua Moms and created the first surf competition specifically honoring mothers, while also spending six years documenting her own journey through pregnancy, postpartum, and returning to the ocean.</p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation, we talk about motherhood, ambition, faith, generational cycles, and what it looks like to follow anassignment from God when there really isn’t a roadmap for where you’re going.</p><p><br></p><p>And as someone who loves talking with other moms from Hawaiʻi, I especially loved hearing Danielle’s perspective and getting a glimpse into her story.</p><p><br></p><p>I think you’re going to find there’s a lot more here than surfing.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Danielle’s Links: </strong></p><p><strong> Website: </strong><a href="www.imuamoms.com " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>www.imuamoms.com </strong></a></p><p><strong>Instagram: </strong>@imuamoms</p><p> </p><p><strong>Lori Beth’s Links: </strong></p><p><strong>Website: </strong><a href="http://www.elevatingmotherhood.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.elevatingmotherhood.com</a> </p><p><strong>Lori Beth’s IG: @loribethauldridge @elevatingmotherhood </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Please Visit Our Sponsors: </strong><a href="http://www.elevatingmotherhood.com/sponsors" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>www.elevatingmotherhood.com/sponsors</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Teaching Textbooks Free Trial: </strong><a href="https://www.teachingtextbooks.com/?cid=LORIBE