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Long Story Short, the Upshot of My Piece About My Son’s Facebook Post

Long Story Short, the Upshot of My Piece About My Son’s Facebook Post

by Susan McCorkindale | Sep 16, 2021 | Confessions

When last we met, I’d written a piece about a hurtful post my son put on Facebook. The response to that piece was overwhelming. It received dozens upon dozens of comments on Facebook and LinkedIn, all supportive and, sadly, many sharing the fact that they’re in a very...
No Guilt

No Guilt

by Susan McCorkindale | Nov 22, 2019 | Bounce, Confessions, Death, Resilience, Thought of the Day, Vulnerability

A wise woman once told me, “Guilt is a wasted emotion.” It’s like sitting in a rocking chair; it’ll give you something to do, but it’s not going to get you anywhere. In fact, the only place guilt takes us is down a deep, dark rabbit hole...
Trust your gut

Trust your gut

by Susan McCorkindale | Nov 21, 2019 | Bounce, Good Stuff, Resilience, Thought of the Day

We know the truth by the way it feels. Trust your gut is one of those expressions it took me a long time to embrace. Why? Because I have a great gut and lots of times it tells me things I don’t want to hear. A few years ago, though after another of those life-defining...
You Can’t Pour From An Empty Vessel

You Can’t Pour From An Empty Vessel

by Susan McCorkindale | Nov 20, 2019 | Bounce, Good Stuff, Resilience, Thought of the Day, YouTube

We all need time to refuel and recharge. You can’t pour from an empty vessel. In good times and especially during tough times, we need to take time to refuel. Read a book. Take a walk. Call a friend and, if you need to, ask that friend for help. Ask that friend...

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.

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