Episodes

Welcome to The Story Beneath

What happens when the life you worked so hard to build looks successful from the outside, but something inside you is asking you to stop? In the first episode of The Story Beneath, host Susanne Cookson shares the moment that changed the way she began to understand her life: a panic attack that seemed to come out of nowhere. By every external measure, Susanne had built a life she could be proud of. A successful career. A thriving business. A family she loved. Decades spent working hard, solving...

Host Susanne Cookson takes us back to the little girl who learned how to survive amidst childhood trauma, domestic violence, and the panic attack that made her stop in her tracks.

Susanne explores the habits and patterns that made her 'the strong one' in her marriages.

After her 18-year marriage ended, Susanne Cookson found herself with more room in her life. But, instead of slowing down, she gave even more to everyone around her; organizing elaborate family visits, anticipating what people needed, solving problems, and saying, “I’ve got this.” But beneath her generosity, resentment began to grow. Why was she always the one doing everything? And why didn’t anyone notice she was overwhelmed? Susanne reflects on the people-pleasing and exhausting and unspoken e...