#001 Suzy Reading - Personal Trainer to Psychologist & Self-Care Author
Liz Ward speaks to Suzy Reading, Self-care expert, psychologist and author. She shares her personal story of when motherhood collided with the terminal illness of her father and how this inspired her career pivot to become an author and build her self-care business.
There have been many pivot points in Suzy’s career. From Personal trainer to health coach to chartered psychologist to yoga teacher to author and wellbeing expert.
Her 3 books, The Self-Care Revolution, Stand Tall Like A Mountain: Mindfulness and Self-care for children and parents. The Little Book of Self-care: 30 practices to soothe the body, mind and soul are amazing guides for using self care to build your strength. Suzy is also the Co-Founder of the Nourish app and all round zen and wellbeing superhero.
We dive deep into Suzy’s pivot journey in this interview. Bringing you loads of gems of insight around career change, getting a book deal, believing in yourself and finding your purpose.
As Suzy says herself, “Self-care is health care”. It is essential for us to top up our energetic bank balances to be able to make changes from a place of strength. Suzy did just that and shares how you can use self care to do it too.
More about Suzy Reading
Suzy is a mother of two, an author, Chartered Psychologist and Coach. She specialises in self-care, helping people manage their stress, emotions, and energetic bank balance. It was her life experience of motherhood colliding with the terminal illness of her father that sparked her passion for self-care which she now teaches to her clients, young and old, to cope during periods of stress, loss and change and to boost their resilience in the face of future challenges. Suzy is on the editorial board for Motherdom Magazine, the Psychology Expert for wellbeing brand Neom Organics and is a founding member of the ‘Nourish’ app. She figure-skated her way through her childhood, growing up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, and now makes her home in hills of Hertfordshire, UK. Her first book ‘The Self-Care Revolution’ published by Aster came out in 2017, 'Stand Tall Like a Mountain: Mindfulness & Self-Care for Children and Parents' and 'The Little Book of Self-Care’ are both hot off the press.
Join Suzy’s Wellbeing Community at:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/suzyreading/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuzyReading
Topics We Cover
(3.00) Suzy’s career journey
(7.30) When real-life and work collide
(13.46) Motherhood & navigating a career pivot
(16.30) What comes from saying YES & putting yourself out there
(22.00) The importance of self-care
(27.08) Self-care for children - a parents guide
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Resources Mentioned
The Self-Care Revolution - Suzy Reading
Stand Tall Like A Mountain: Mindfulness & Self Care for Children and Parents - Suzy Reading
The Little Book Of Self Care - Suzy Reading
Take Five - Hand breathing technique. Good for you and for your kiddies to do
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