Talking wisdom and experience, and becoming a powerful older woman with Sue Reed, Author

Sue Reed is my first guest on the Sage + Siren podcast.

Author of The Rewilding of Molly McFlynn, Substack writer at Down Clarty Lonnen, Sue’s writing and shared life experiences resonated with me from the start.

I first came across Sue when I read Still juggling lightbulbs forty years on. I read and re-read this post - it kept me reading and wanting to come back for more.

Still juggling lightbulbs forty years on.

Just as I was about to contact Sue to ask if she might be a podcast guest, she messaged me. I was delighted!

I loved our conversation - we talked about being 60+ and post-menopausal, and some of the ways this impacts us, especially through writing and expressing our truth; Sue’s complicated relationship with her Mum; using writing to process life experiences; how therapy led Sue to start writing seriously; sustainability, gardening and family; and Sue shared her writing routine.

Where To Find Sue

• Sue Reed Writes (website)

• Down Clarty Lonnen (Substack)

• The Rewilding of Molly McFlynn

• Instagram

• Facebook

• Bluesky

• Twitter

We mentioned …

• Germaine Greer, The Change

• Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal

• Gabor Maté, The Myth of Normal

• Siobhan Daniels, Retirement Rebel

• Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way

• Jo Sutton, Yoga for Tired People

• Suzy Walker, Writing Hour

• Matthew Dicks, Storyworthy

• The Open-Toed Sandal Approach by Sue

The Open-Toed Sandal Approach.

• Sue’s new writing room

Be My Guest

If you would like to join me on the podcast as a guest, please get in touch.

Sage + Siren is about the shifts that take place for us in our late 50s/early 60s. I’m interested in hearing positive personal stories and how life can change in ways we might not have envisaged.