Keeping Your Voice
Not speaking up, not having boundaries, and not listening to what our guts are telling us is unwise at best and dangerous at worst. The new episode of Flaws Are The New Black is about the importance of Keeping Your Voice and was inspired by an “ah ha!”...
Did you see the one where Susan actually references “He Whose Name Must Not Be Spoken”?
Such a hottie. And no, I’m not talking about Voldemort. The new episode of Flaws Are The New Black brought back a memory I thought I should share. Because the memory is attached to what’s-his-name, it might have given me pause but, you know me, almost...
TED Talk Research Results, Part I
I won the golden ticket! A few weeks ago I won the opportunity to give a TED Talk this fall. At the time, the awesome folks at TEDx Tysons told me they’d be in touch to work with me on expanding my talk to 18-minutes in length. In touch when, I wondered. The...
Love yourself anyway
Can’t parallel park your car, balance your checkbook, or squeeze into your clothes from last summer? Welcome to the club! Join me for “Loving Yourself Anyway” on this week’s episode of Flaws Are the New Black and please, take a moment to...About Susan
Susan McCorkindale is a motivational TEDx Speaker, author of two amazon bestselling memoirs, and host of the online series, “Flaws Are the New Black.”
Her first book, Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl, chronicles her move – with her husband and two sons – from suburban New Jersey to a 500-acre beef cattle farm in the wilds of Virginia. Her follow-up, 500 Acres and No Place to Hide: More Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl, is both heartbreaking and side-splittingly funny as our favorite fake farm girl navigates her husband’s very real cancer diagnosis.
A popular keynote speaker known for her high-energy, humorous, and captivating presentations, Susan speaks frequently on the topics of resilience, grief, and the role of humor in helping people bounce back and stay back.