About

Meet Susan Living BHSc…

My name is Susan Living, writer, speaker, health and wellness coach with a difference and yes, I’m a person who thinks too much. WAY too much!

I fell madly and passionately in love with all things health and happiness related about 14 years ago. I studied like mad and learned everything I could about our magnificent bodies. I took course after course, absorbed book after book and got a degree and numerous certificates. I devoured every piece of information that came my way that even vaguely promised anything to do with lasting health and happiness. I crammed my head full of knowledge.

I experimented with a buffet of diets looking for the best and most perfect one of all. Blood type, gluten free, dairy-free, sugar-free, ayurvedic, fat free, lacto-ovo vegetarian, vegequarian, veganism, fruitarianism, raw food, macrobiotics etc etc… I was strict. I was spartan. I was an extremist. I ate only organic food or I didn’t eat at all. I never drank alcohol or coffee or tea or soft drinks. I fasted. I meditated for 10 hours a day, I took vile tasting herbs and supplements. I choked down seaweed drinks and juices. I had acupuncture and deep tissue and lymphatic drainage and Hawaiian and oriental massage. I went to see homeopaths and naturopaths and spiritual healers and aromatherapists and kinesiologists and counsellors and physios and chiropractors and herbalists and osteopaths and psychologists and Feldenkrais practitioners, theta healers, palm readers and many, many more.

But despite ALL this, 4 years ago I found myself in a rather dark place, feeling alone and disconnected from others, using caffeine to make myself feel better, avoiding exercise wherever possible and binging on sugar and crappy food. I was tense. I was uptight. I was unhealthy, I felt bad about my behaviour – ashamed, embarrassed and guilty. Here I was, supposed health practitioner and living a life of someone who was anything but the epitome of vibrant health and wellness. I had the knowledge, I had the clinical experience, I knew precisely what needed to change in my health but I just couldn’t seem to get it together and every new failing simply became another rod to beat myself up with, another thing I “should” do more of or “shouldn’t” do at all.

But then, something changed…

I finally realised that I was being WAY too hard on myself and overly critical and judgmental. My perfectionist tendencies were not actually helping me live a life of vibrant health and boundless energy – they were actually destroying and undermining my ability to do so. In fact, I realised that most of the time, my high standards and my over-thinking and over-analysing were often the only thing standing between me and having the health and vitality I wanted.

I learned how to relax a bit, how to laugh at myself and how to let go (no small task for any perfectionist!). I learned that it’s not actually about the end result – it’s about the journey and how we feel on a moment to moment basis. It’s about knowing that yes, health does look like eating well every day and moving your body regularly but it also looks like having fun, letting your hair down a bit, laughing out loud and loving every aspect of your life, your relationships and yourself.

I hope you’ll join me on this journey and enter your details to receive your copy of “How To UN-Complicate Health – An Essential Guide For Anyone With A Body.” This way, we can stay connected and you’ll learn about any upcoming classes and programs. If you’re ready to get started now on our work together, visit the Health Coaching page.