“What I’m so struck by about Sue is her commitment to finding her power in all these different situations.”
~ Women Today podcast host, Emma Teitel
~ Women Today podcast host, Emma Teitel
Sue challenges the myth of grief's "five stages", and offers that accepting that unpredictability of grief is one of the hardest parts. They also discuss connecting with nature, building resilience, and the possibility of not just surviving loss but thriving because of it.
Sue shares about her path of learning to process rather than bury feelings. They also explore the empowerment of acknowledging what we've overcome, as well as slowing down enough to actually enjoy our lives.
Sue opens up about navigating grief as a working mother after her husband's sudden death at 50. She discusses creating space to grieve while managing career and kids, the healing power of friendship and memoir, and the spiritual opening that followed her loss.
Sue, a corporate veteran turned writer, shares about her grief transformed the way she related to life, and helped her find more joy and purpose. They explore how loss reshaped her life's mission and the power of storytelling in changing how we talk about grief.
Sue shares how she balanced decisions around career, children, and marriage through competing priorities—and what carried her through her darkest hours after her husband's sudden death. The conversation digs into friendship as medicine, memoir as healing, and the unexpected spiritual opening that emerged from grief.