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Paoli
Mother of five children becomes passionate
teacher and writer
 Susan
Jennings was born in England, the only child of a Canadian/English
mother and English father; her childhood was that of a
normal suburban family. After high school she studied
Home Economics before marrying a medical doctor and settling
down to her dream life of keeping house, raising children
and living 'happily ever after'. This was not to be; abuse,
drugs and alcohol would shatter that dream on many occasions.
The family would move from place to place searching for
a solution and finally in 1970 settling in Ottawa, Canada
where the dream turned into a nightmare. By 1977 Susan
was abandoned by her husband and was faced with raising
five children alone, in a time when divorce and single
parenthood was unusual and not accepted by society in
general. Having not worked out of the home for 16 years
finding suitable work was a challenge. Susan rose to this
challenge and over the years worked as a real estate agent
followed by customer service and sales representative
positions, selling everything from 'soup to nuts', just
to keep food on the table. After experiencing being 'laid
off' from a large multinational corporation, (as many
good people did in the mid '90's) Susan decided to pursue
her PASSION for teaching adults.
She studied for and achieved the Certificate for Teaching
Adults and now conducts seminars and workshops where she
found her second passion for writing.
Today Susan still lives in Ottawa with her small dog Trixie,
the children are all adults with their own families, and
at last count there were seven grandchildren, five boys
and two girls. Susan is now a published author spending
most of her time promoting her book Save Some for Me,
Inspiration for single mothers and the people who love
them, as well as speaking to various groups. By telling
her very personal story Susan hopes she can be an inspiration
to all women young or not so young, single moms, abused
women and to those children who were raised in single
parent homes. Susan's goal is to be an inspiration and
to make a difference in all of their lives.
What can we learn from Susan's story?
Despite one's challenges and background, it is possible
to find the strength to rebound with courage and passion
and the drive to make a difference in the world.
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