Susy Flory

Susy Flory is a New York Times bestselling writer, speaker, and journalist who inspires and challenges people to embrace a life of passion, boldness, and adventure. She helps women and men to grow in courage and confidence, and to know that in their own unique way, they too can change the world, starting in their own backyard. She is the daughter of a Texas cowboy and grew up on the back of a quarter horse in Northern California. She took degrees from UCLA in English and psychology and has a background in journalism, education, and communications. She taught high school English and journalism, then quit in 2004 to write full time for publications such as Focus on the Family, Guideposts Books, In Touch, Praise & Coffee, Today’s Christian, and Today’s Christian Woman. Susy is the author or co-author of four books, including So Long Status Quo: What I Learned From the Women Who Changed the World, as well as the much-anticipated 2011 memoir she co-wrote with blind 9-11 survivor Michael Hingson, called Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero. Susy is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), and a CLASS certified speaker. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two children.