Sunset Profile: The Moms Who Find Community by Taking a Cold Ocean Plunge

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Meet the group of Outer Sunset moms who started the Ocean Beach Plunge Club. They bond over early morning walks and a dip in the Pacific.

“This is my gift to myself — time and connection with like-minded women who empower each other,” Lauren Robertson says.

“We are more than friends and this is more than walking and plunging,” Bonniebell Olive says. “We’re lifelines encouraging each other to show up for ourselves and fill our cups before we fill others.”

After each plunge, the women share cups of hot coffee.

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