Let’s Fly is for anyone who wants to feel better, rediscover joy, and bring light back into their life. These are stories of people who showed up as themselves — sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t — but they kept going anyway.
Real stories. Honest conversations. The courage to keep going.
Where Hope Meets the Hard Stuff
Let’s Fly is about being human. The moments that test you, shape you, and ultimately help you grow.
Each episode dives into the real stories behind life’s hardest experiences: caregiving, loss, transitions, and the quiet work of finding yourself again. You’ll hear from people who’ve faced the unimaginable and still found a way forward. Not by pretending everything’s fine, but by learning to meet life as it is.
Sometimes it’s a live coaching session. Sometimes it’s a conversation with someone who’s walked through deep grief, led with integrity in impossible situations, or found courage where they didn’t know it existed.
Every story is an invitation to see yourself in a new light: to recognize that healing doesn’t mean having it all figured out. It means finding hope, strength, and peace right in the middle of the mess.
If you’re tired of perfect success stories and want to hear real people navigating real life with honesty and heart, this podcast is for you.
Not sure where to start? These episodes offer a glimpse into the honesty, depth, and healing this space was built for.
Real Conversations That Change You
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What if the feeling of “this doesn’t fit anymore” isn’t a problem to solve, but a signal to listen to? In this episode of Let’s Fly, Karen Dendy Smith joins me to unpack what really happens when your work, relationships, or identity start to feel misaligned-and why you’re not wrong for outgrowing what once worked.
When life doesn't fit anymore
After the unthinkable, what does it look like to choose yourself? In this episode, Erin opens up about dating after loss, the judgment arround that choice, and what changed when she finally allowed herself to feel the anger and heartbreak she’d been carrying.
doing grief her way: Part 2 Dating After Loss & inner healing
In today’s episode, we explore the profound and personal story of Erin, a woman who became a widow in an instant, and how she chose to navigate her grief in a way that honored her late husband while also allowing her to find joy in life again.
In this episode, I dive into the heart of why this podcast exists and what I hope you'll take away from every story we explore.
The story of the day I completely lost it at work and what it taught me about triggers, ego, and what happens when even the person who's supposed to have it together doesn't.
What Happens When the HR Manager Gets Hooked Too
Cortez opens up about carrying everyone else's weight and how his childhood shaped the way he shows up in work and love. This live coaching session gets to the heart of what control really costs us.
When Control Is a Trauma Response – A Coaching Session That Hits Deep
In this episode I sit down with HR leader Seantea Stewart for a raw, real, and inspiring conversation on leadership, integrity and the importance of bringing the "human" to Human Resources.
Redefining Leadership in HR — A Conversation with Seantea Stewart
The idea for Let’s Fly came from a season of life that demanded honesty. After years of holding it all together for everyone else, I realized what I really needed was space to talk about the parts of life that don’t fit neatly into a success story.
This podcast grew out of that desire: to have real conversations about what it means to be human, to lose your footing, and to find your way back again.
Through coaching and candid dialogue, I’ve learned that healing happens when we stop performing and start telling the truth. Let’s Fly is an extension of that belief; a space for reflection, laughter, and the kind of stories that remind us we’re all still learning.
If you’ve ever felt like life handed you a plot twist you didn’t ask for, but you’re determined to keep going anyway, this show was made for you.
Susie Schumacher: Life Coach, Host, and Human Being Figuring It Out Too
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If you’d like to be a guest or receive live coaching on an upcoming episode, I’d love to hear from you. Just send an email to coachwithsusie@gmail.com and tell me a little about yourself. Your story could be exactly what someone else needs to hear.
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Every story on Let’s Fly is an invitation to slow down, reflect, and remember your own capacity for courage and joy.
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