The Beach Speaks
The Beach Speaks is a podcast that shares stories about the beach and our connection to it. I’m your host and beach lover, Paige Friend, helping YOU reconnect with the beach, return to your soul and re-imagine your life!
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 109
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
From One Year to Live to Life and Healing - at the Beach! Jen Hardy’s Fabulous Over 50 Journey
Jen Hardy is a true beach girl - so much so that after receiving a life-threatening health diagnosis, she instinctively knew that she - and her family - needed the healing power of the …
Searching for Seashells: An Artist’s Guide to Treasures on the Beach with Jessie King Regunberg
Today’s episode is a conversation I had recently with Jessie King Regunberg, author of the book SEARCHING FOR SEASHELLS: An Artist’s Guide to Treasures on the Beach
It’s all about the e…
Visiting the Shark Tooth Capital of the World and Collecting Shells
I recently had the opportunity to visit one of the beaches on my bucket list—Venice Beach. Venice is on the Gulf Coast of Florida and is often called the “shark tooth capital of the wor…
What Happens When Your Dream Vacation Ends? How to Ease Back into "Reality" with Travel Agents Judi Dunlap and Cathi Taucher
In early October 2021, when the post-pandemic world was beginning to open up for travel, we had just discovered that Ernie only had a month's vacation before starting a new job; we deci…
Plein Air Painting on the Beach with Annora Lemieux
Capturing the essence of the beach with my phone is one thing, but in a painting - in real-time - it is a whole other thing. I’m in awe of anyone who can paint in the moment - no photo…
Be Water, My Friend: My Relationship with the Ocean and How Water Has Shaped My Life
I was a guest on an Instagram live with Amanda from Northern TIdes Studio and Wallace J. Nichols, author of Blue Mind - talking about water, the Blue Mind movement, and the healing prop…
Ocean Love, Embracing the Blue Mind, and the Art of Creating Ocean-Inspired Jewelry with Amanda Esposito
When I started thinking seriously about moving from land-locked Orlando to the beach, the first three questions people would ask were, “What beach?” “Where will you live?” and “What wil…
Beach Love and Beach Stories: Celebrating Love Month with My Soulmate
It’s February, so in the spirit of this Month of Love, I asked my soulmate, Ernie, to join me on the podcast because it’s a very special month for us.
Although I’ve talked about how we m…
How to Live Wild and Free on a Beach in Greece! with Alise Saunders
I love quotes, especially the ones that when I hear them, I think, " Oooh, I can relate to that - or that is so inspiring! I need to write that one down before I forget it! " I’ll rush …
Finding My Voice: How the Beach Led Me to Podcasting
Imagine, you’re about to do what might be the craziest thing you’ve ever done.
And you’re thinking this could be crazy good or crazy stupid.
Then the “what ifs” start to creep into your …
Service with a Side of Stand Up Comedy with Rabiah Coon
Recently on The Beach Speaks, I posted an episode sharing my beach story as a guest on Rabiah Coon’s podcast More Than Work.
Today, I’m bringing Rabiah back - this time as my guest - to…
More Than Just The Beach: Paige Speaks on the More Than Work podcast with Host, Rabiah Coon
Hey Beach lover, How is the beach speaking to you today?
I’m sure you have noticed that I’ve been doing a lot of solo episodes: like, how I met my soulmate - on the beach, watching figh…
Learning To Fly: My Fear Of The Unknown And Trusting My Inner Knowing
Many of you have asked me how I found the nerve to leave my job - to move to the beach - and not have a job to go to, and what beach? Where was I going to live?
I would laugh and say, I…
Blue Angels and the Beach
You know I love the beach, but I also love airplanes!
This fact is especially poignant because aviation and learning to fly was one of the (many) surprising characteristics that attract…
How I Met My Soulmate - On The Beach!
If you are a regular listener to the podcast, you’ll know that I often talk about how I met my soulmate, quit my nine to five and moved to the beach - it almost always comes up in conve…
Listener Voicemails and Exciting News for the Podcast!
Listening to your voicemails is like going on a beach walk, picking up the messages like seashells and adding them to my collection. The voices and stories are different - but what th…
Overcoming a Love/Hate Relationship with the Beach: Pam Uzzell
Today’s guest is Pam Uzzell, the creator and host of Art Heals All Wounds - a podcast that’s changing the world - one artist at a time.
Pam and I met as members of the “pod squad,” - th…
Jamaican Beach Lifeguard Vibes: Stories of Heroic Rescues, Coconut Climbing, and Scuba Adventures with Oneike Jackson
My guest today is Oneike Jackson, the beach manager at the Boardwalk Beach Resort in Negril, Jamaica. I have to say, after editing this episode, I couldn’t stop smiling! His high-vibe …
5 Beach Reads For Your Perfect Beach Escape - Anytime, Anywhere!
I have a slight obsession with books. My house is filled with stacks of unread novels, coffee table books, and hidden gems waiting to be explored. But today, I want to focus on a specif…
My Beach Collection: Stories of Shells, Memories, and Trash on the Beach
Take a walk with me on the beach while I share some stories about what I collect there. It’s a personal journey through my experiences of collecting shells on my beach walks and the odd…