The Athlete and Writer Inside: An Interview with Sue Reynolds

WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz · May 28, 2020 · 1h 19m

EPISODE 199I

Today's guest is first-time author, Sue Reynolds. In her debut book, The Athlete Inside, Sue tells how at age 60 she lost 200 pounds and began her journey toward finishing sixth at the World Triathlon Championship.

She tells us how one day her "why" changed - that she stopped thinking about her weight in terms of others' expectations of her, but in terms of her changing expectations of herself. And that was the beginning of a new life.

We talk together about her insecurity in calling herself an athlete, and later a writer, and how that mirrors what many of us feel. She talks…