Hi! I’m Susie, the creator of Resilience for the Resistance.

I’ve spent my career helping some of the world’s largest companies implement transformational change initiatives. Through this work, it became obvious to me that we had a serious mental health problem in corporate America. I started studying the science of resilience, which led me to obtain a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Since then, I’ve taught resilience to hundreds of people, from teachers to executives to police officers. I’m passionate about these practices and their potential to keep us mentally and emotionally whole, especially in times of prolonged stress.

I’ve never been that political

For most of my adult life, I didn’t pay attention to politics. It was just too stressful and the predictable pendulum swing of power made me thing that my engagement was not that important. That changed in 2024. As it became clear that Trump may be elected again, I decided it was time to be a lot more aware and engaged in politics. I knew that democracy itself could be imperiled if he won.

Being politically engaged for the last two years has proven to be exactly why I avoided it so long: freaking exhausting. But I’m committed to staying in the game, and I’ve relied on my resilience skills every single day. I’m still exhausted a lot of the time, but I have practices that are helping me stay whole.

Let’s be resilience together

I have faith that we can make it through this period with our democracy intact, but it’s going to take a lot of people and a lot of work. And this work is hard and draining. I see the toll this is taking on all of us: we feel overwhelmed with rage and grief, we’re scared, we’re exhausted, our relationships are suffering, our mental health is suffering. While it’s so important to stay awake to this moment, it’s equally important that we take care of ourselves so we can stay whole and stay in the fight. Let’s do it together.