#97 My Body My Story 45 Over 45 - Susan

In this episode, you will learn 10 FACTS about Susan, what age she would like to go back to, and what advice she would give herself at that age! We also talk about the main causes of body image issues, how they come up, and how she overcomes them. And we discuss what aging means to her and to her body. ----more---- 10 Facts About Susan (at the time of the project) 56 years old.Susan was born and raised in Timaru, New Zealand.She moved over to Australia in 2014, to be close to her sister who lives in Sydney, and her brother, who's now in Perth.Susan has two adult children, a son who is 30 and a daughter who is 27. And she has a four-year-old grandchild. They still live in New Zealand.Susan was married at 22 and for 20 years. Her ex-husband worked for a bank and they went to Papua New Guinea for five years. So they lived an expat life there. Then they went to the Solomon Islands for three years. And then they came back to New Zealand.Susan traveled quite a bit. Her favourite place so far, is Santorini.I have a cat called Archie. That's a British blue cat. And he's very fat.Susan just loves being active and going to the beach. She loves reformer Pilates.Susan doesn't rush through life, but she definitely has always been a forward-thinking person.Susan is working at Redlands School. She is now PA to the head of secondary school, and she also manages the Student Services Centre. And that feels like a family to me. So that's what I really love about working at the school.----more----INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT (auto-generated) Hi, you're listening to the My Body, My Story podcast. And um, you know, I do wear makeup to make my face look better. I do get my hair coloured so that I look better. You know, I moisturize. I don't think there's anything wrong with a woman doing any of those things. And we've got all these things available to us now. And if it makes you feel better, I'm all for it. This is the 45 over 45 chapter where we celebrate Rule Breakers and role models, the women who inspire us to live life our way and to show their sensuality beauty, soul, and true essence. Here we talk about what it's like to be 45 Plus, adjusting to the changes that come with time, and we listened to the stories about participants. If you have an interesting story, we'd love for you to participate. You can email us at [e-mail] That's Aleksandra spelled with a K S. Or visit our website aleksandrawalker.com Hello, everyone, and welcome to the My Body My Story project. And today with us in the studio, Susan. And I'll be asking her a few questions. Hi, Susan. Welcome to the studio. Thank you. It's lovely to be here. And let's start and tell us 10 facts about yourself. Okay, I'm 56 years old. I was born and raised in Timaru, New Zealand. I moved over to Australia in 2014, to be close to my sister who lives in Sydney and my brother, who's now in Perth. I have two adult children, their boy that's 30 and a daughter that's 27. And I have a four year old grandchild. And it's actually his birthday today, which is quite exciting to be doing this on his birthday. They do still live in New Zealand. I sort of left because they were older and they were doing their own thing. And I'd been in Christchurch all through the earthquake. And that was quite challenging. And it's cold and it wasn't my home anyway, and I really don't have any other family there except my two children. And my daughter had moved to Auckland to swim because she was quite a good swimmer in New Zealand. So I just took the opportunity to come over here. I never had a backup plan. I sold everything and just came over. And I've been lucky, very brave. Yeah, didn't have a job or anything. So I came over here, I had friends because you have friends everywhere, you know. And they helped me my sister helped me and then I ended up buying a little place and Dee-Why living by the beach and everyday is feels like a holiday to me living here. It's beautiful. And then I got a job working at Redlands school and comon. And that's been a wonderful experience for me. I just absolutely love my job. I'm now PA to the head of secondary school and I also manage the Student Services Centre. And that feels like a family to me. So that's what I really love about working at the school. What did you do in New Zealand? In New Zealand I was when I left school, I started in the accountants office and then I went into insurance. So the office work the office work generally, I was married at 22. I had my first child when I was 26. My second when I was 28. But me and I'm since divorced. I was married for 20 years. But me and my ex husband, he worked for a bank and we went to Papua New Guinea for five years. So we lived an expat life there. And then went to Solomon Islands for three years. And then we came back to New Zealand. So you travelled quite a lot. I did travel quite a bit. And I have since travelled a little bit. I've been to Europe and I...