In this episode, I’m talking to Susan Quilliam about a life shaped by courage, curiosity and a deep interest in people. We explore the threads that have run through her journey from childhood, writing, psychology and teaching, through to publishing, coaching and relationship work.

What I love about this conversation is how thoughtful and wide-ranging it is. Susan shares the reinventions that took her from educational publishing into self-development and relationship coaching, the unexpected path that led to rewriting The Joy of Sex, and why her work now is centred on helping us better understand inner conflict and what it means to be human.

Highlights:

(02:53) - Susan reflects on the childhood beginnings of writing and curiosity

(07:25) - Losing her parents and stepping into a completely new life in London

(12:12) - Why starting her own publishing company changed everything

(17:56) - How relationship writing and coaching became her true calling

(22:27) - The surprising path that led her to rewrite The Joy of Sex

(26:48) - How the pandemic sparked the idea behind The Torn Project

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