Her message is a powerful one: we must have hope and recognize that the key to recovery is a society that seeks to understand and tries to engage individuals by meeting them where they are in their illness. Thank you, Suzy!
Lindsay Wallace from Executive Director – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Dane County
At first blush, not many people would say they are impacted by mental illness but after hearing Suzy’s message, you can’t help but realize that family members, colleagues and children in our schools need and deserve support and services to manage, just like any other illness. Suzy is humble, relatable and certainly genuine in how she talks about the impact her illness has had on those she loves.
She compels us all to not ignore the signs and to be a partner with those who are suffering so they get the services they need. Our audience was captivated by Suzy!
Tammy Gibbons from Director of Professional Development at Association of Wisconsin School Administrators
She quickly breaks down barriers between her and her audience, taking that audience through both the highs and lows of her life’s story – including the challenges she faced as a youngster that helped lead to her career in running, as one of the world’s top competitive runners, and as a woman coming to terms with her mental health challenges while being outed for her secret life as a Las Vegas call girl.
She doesn’t ever flinch from the tough questions that arise from her narrative. Instead, she addresses them in a straightforward and engaging way, with doses of both humor and good spirit when appropriate. As a result, she is ultimately someone to whom a general audience can relate and for whom it can root – because she offers a real, ongoing, and believable narrative of recovery and achievement that is especially meaningful for those who face their own mental health challenges.
Paul Gionfriddo from President & CEO Mental Health America
Paul E Keck, Jr., MD from President-CEO, Lindner Center of HOPE & Lindner Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Steve Lyons from President at Wisconsin Growth Capital Coalition
When she spoke, you found have heard a pin drop as everyone stopped talking to their guests to hear her unbelievable story. Suzy is beautiful, both inside and out. Her presence at an event will make the evening spectatulat. Five stars for Suzy!!
Patricia Rodbro – President NAMI CCNS from President at NAMI CCNS