Susannah Ludwig was born in the 1970s without an esophagus, a condition that almost no children survived at the time. But, by what some would call a miracle, her family had recently moved to Washington DC for her father’s residency in the one Children's Hospital in the nation where there were surgeons who knew how to handle her condition.  

There was no blueprint for her treatment, so every day that she survived was unprecedented. It would be understandable if surviving against these terrible odds made Susannah want to play small and stay safe. But, not Suz. She chose to believe it was all a sign that she had to live and love extra big. 

“I had been given the gift of still being here. And I realized that if I was gonna still be here, I wanted it to be the best life it could possibly be.”

After an esophageal transplant, she boldly left her marriage and her career as an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and set to work envisioning exactly what she needed for her richest life. There were two non-negotiables: “A true partner who met me exactly where I am, who could help me balance life, co-parent with me, be a financial partner, and who could share the same vision for how we wanted to spend our time and how we wanted to raise our kids. I also wanted financial freedom.”

The little girl who barely survived has become a woman who truly thrives and uses her life to help others do the same, and though she’s spent much of her life in hospitals as a patient, she is better known as a healer. 

“The life that I have now is far greater than even what I could ever envision.”

In the last four years, she has changed careers; moved from Brooklyn to suburban Long Island; and transitioned from being a divorced mom of one child to being remarried to her ideal partner with a blended family of four kids. In this episode, you’ll hear Susannah’s extraordinary, and yet totally relatable, story of how she dreamed a life of great big love into being. 

If you’re ready to turn up the volume on your life, head over to www.theuplifterspodcast.com to access the tools and techniques Susannah and Aransas used to clarify and create their dreams.

Guest Bio

Susannah Ludwig is a life coach and expert on transitions. As a coach, she loves helping her clients learn about resilience and get from where they are to where they want to be – moving steadily toward the life they long for. 

www.susannahludwig.com