Healing Out Loud

01/23/2026

The Orange Arc ebook — book two in my Rainbow of Self-Awareness series — is now available on Amazon.

I’ve been working on this project since June, and it feels really good to have it across the finish line.

The Orange Arc is about noticing patterns before you try to tame them, fix them, or outgrow them.

Because change doesn’t happen through force.
It happens when you can see clearly what’s actually happening.

Growth doesn’t start with action.
It starts with awareness.

This book lives in the in-between space:
not stuck in reactivity,
not yet choosing differently,
but seeing with new eyes.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the “right” things and still repeating the same cycles, this work is for you.

I’ll share the link in the comments for anyone curious.

01/21/2026

This week, I’m running a free Kindle promotion for my first book
How to Manage Your Calendar Like a CEO.

This is a short, practical guide for anyone who feels:

• Always busy, but rarely in control
• Pulled by everyone else’s priorities
• Running their days instead of leading them

It’s not about squeezing more in.

It’s about protecting your energy, making clearer decisions, and using your calendar as a leadership tool.

If your time has felt crowded lately, this is a good place to reset.

Free today on Amazon. https://a.co/d/4ruwfpR

01/07/2026

I opened Instagram with no plan this morning.
An idea found me anyway.

I finally named a pattern I’ve lived inside for years: jump and switch.

Jump when something feels alive.
Return later to deepen and build on what you couldn’t see before.

I wrote about it today.
Link in bio.

01/01/2026

Some things don’t need to be changed.
They need to be tamed.

It’s New Year’s Day, and everywhere I look I see resolutions about becoming someone different.

Change your habits.
Change your body.
Change your mindset.
Change yourself.

I don't believe in that because for me, the real work was never about changing.

It was about control.

For decades, control kept me functioning.
If everything was organized, it felt safe.
If something broke, I already had a backup plan (or three).

Control wasn’t a flaw.
It was protection.

In 2025, I finally understood that.
I stopped fighting it.
I stopped judging it.
I made peace with why it existed.

And in that space, balance showed up.

Heading into 2026, my focus is simple:

• I control my own choices
• I show up as who I am
• I let others find their own way

No overhaul.
No reinvention.

Just some fine-tuning that brings more peace and contentment.

It may not look like dramatic growth from the outside.
But inside, it changed everything.

Today, I’m taking a moment to notice what I released in 2025—
not to measure it, but to honor it.

If you’re doing the same, you’re not behind.
You might be right on time.

Happy New Year!

12/23/2025

Newest article out on

From story to belief — how adaptation hardens into rules, and what changes when we notice

12/19/2025

There comes a point when the life you’re living no longer reflects who you’ve become.

Nothing is wrong.
But something is asking to be understood.

I’ve created a space for that moment.
A place to explore your inner wiring, the patterns you’re ready to outgrow, and the clarity that comes from self-understanding.

If this resonates, you’ll know.

Link in first comment.

12/10/2025

Most high achievers don’t realize they’re operating from an internal system they didn’t choose to build.

On the surface, they’re capable and polished.
Inside, something feels off — pressure that won’t rest, energy and motivation that comes and goes, or emotional loops that keep them in a maze.

I know that experience.
It’s what led me to rebuild the internal architecture behind how I think, feel, respond, and lead.

That work became The Full You™ and The Inner Architecture™ — this is built around 9 pillars that shape your entire inner world.

If you’ve ever sensed you’re living from outdated instructions, or you’re curious about the deeper patterns driving your reactions, this is the work I explore.

I write about:

• emotional wiring and survival patterns
• internal steadiness vs. internal pressure
• rebuilding the foundation beneath your decisions
• leading your life from clarity rather than conditioning

For deeper reflections and the frameworks behind this work, you can join me on Substack (link in comments).

Real change begins when you strengthen the structure within.

11/18/2025

Quick celebration today...

I was invited to write for Female Entrepreneur Magazine!

My article goes live next week.

For years, I only shared the pain.
Now I’m letting the wins be seen too.

Yeah me! 💃

11/18/2025

Newest post is up.

What it feels like to live from your truest self instead of your oldest role.

11/14/2025

I woke up this morning with pure joy.

A soothing buzz in my chest that I recognize as pride, ambition, and happiness.

The Red Arc found two new readers this week — one on Amazon.com, one on Gumroad

It’s not the number that gets me.

It’s the idea that something I created in a hard season…
something that once lived only in my notes and voice memos…
is now sitting in someone else’s hands, helping them untangle their own reactions.

That’s the part that puts a smile on my face.

I spent so many years holding everything in, powering through, being “the strong one.”

Writing this book was the opposite of all that. It asked me to slow down, pay attention, and be honest in a way I never had to be for anyone else.

So today I’m just sitting in that feeling.
Grateful.
Encouraged.
Hella Motivated (as the kids say)

If The Red Arc finds more readers, wonderful.
If it helps even one person see themselves with a little more clarity, that’s everything.

THANK YOU! ❤️‍🔥

10/27/2025

In a world learning to engineer emotions, the boldest act is to feel them

10/25/2025

I started a new venture in case youd rather listen than read

For years, I’ve poured my heart into writing — words that helped me make sense of healing, change, and growth. But recently, a few people said something that stayed with me: "Susan, I needed to hear your voice.” So, I listened. 🎙️ Healing Out Loud: A Guided Self-Discovery Podcast is where...