Addictions That’ll Put You in the Poorhouse
Are you “addicted” to something because – rumor is – it will improve your health or memory or the little patch of athlete’s foot that pops up between your toes during sandal season (of course it does!) and yet no matter how long you use,...
How I Learned to Love My Bubblegum Machine Mouth
Me: You’re going to wear that? Don’t you think it’s a little tight? My sweetheart: Really? But I thought… Oh wow. I love this suit. Dear God, I have no filter. Everything I think comes right out of my mouth like a piece of bubblegum shooting straight out of the...
Start with self-acceptance
I think a lot about flaws, and I talk to lots of people, mostly women, who are stuck on what they perceive as their flaws. Even yesterday, a very dear friend who’s also a super successful businesswoman called me to go over a list (a list!) she’d made of...
Celebrate the Small Stuff
We celebrate the big stuff. We land the big client, get to the 5am exercise class four-months straight, finish the project ahead of schedule so we celebrate. Of course we should! But on the way to those things there are other things that transpire; mini milestones...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.