Living Your Best Life With Suzanne Wachtel

About Living Your Best Life With Suzanne Wachtel

Suzanne is an experienced mental health professional with expertise in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life's challenges. She holds a Master's Degree in Social Work from Adelphi University and is a licensed certified social worker who provides both individual and group therapy to clients of all ages. Suzanne has authored three books on topics like grief, parenting, and personal empowerment, and she leads workshops on self-awareness, relationships, and healing.

Publisher

Suzanne Wachtel LCSW

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Nov 2024

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

118 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Loving An Adult With Mental Illness

   In this special introductory episode of Living Your Best Life with Suzanne Wachtel, LCSW, Suzanne introduces a new mini-series, “Loving an Adult with Mental Illness,” dedicated to the complex and often emotional experience of loving someone who struggles with their mental health. When someone we love is living with mental illness, we may find ourselves navigating a world of worry, confusion, helplessness, guilt, and unanswered questions. We want to help, but we may not know how. We want to offer support, but we may struggle with where to draw the line. And sometimes, despite our best intentions, we can lose ourselves while trying to help someone else. Suzanne opens the door to an honest and compassionate conversation about the challenges families and loved ones face, reminding listeners that caring for someone does not mean having all the answers, fixing every problem, or sacrificing their own well-being. Throughout this series, she will explore the importance of boundaries, communication, self-care, acceptance, and learning how to support someone without losing yourself in the process. This first episode is an invitation to feel less alone, let go of the expectation that you must have everything figured out, and begin exploring what it means to love someone through their struggles while honoring your own needs. Because you can love someone deeply, offer compassion and support, and still take care of yourself. Disclaimer: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental illness, please know that help is available. This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care, diagnosis, or treatment. We encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional or qualified healthcare provider for guidance and support. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis or is in immediate danger, call or text 988 in the United States to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or call 911 for an immediate emergency. Want to know more about Suzanne? Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.suzannewachtel.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/suzannewachtel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/suzannewachtellcsw

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Are You Altruistic?

   In this thought-provoking episode of Living Your Best Life, titled “Are You Altruistic?”, Suzanne Wachtel, LCSW, explores what it really means to put others first. Is altruism simply being kind and generous, or is there more to it? Suzanne looks at the motivations behind our giving and invites listeners to consider whether we help others because we genuinely want to, because we feel responsible, or because we are looking for appreciation, acceptance, or validation. Suzanne also explores the important balance between caring for others and caring for ourselves. Being generous with our time, energy, compassion, and resources can be deeply rewarding—but giving too much can leave us depleted or resentful. With her signature warmth and insight, Suzanne encourages listeners to examine their own patterns of giving and ask: Can I be there for others without abandoning myself? This episode is an invitation to embrace generosity while remembering that healthy giving includes knowing when to give—and when to give yourself permission to receive. Reflection Questions When you help others, are you doing it because you genuinely want to—or because you feel you should? Have you ever given so much of your time, energy, or attention to others that you neglected your own needs? What did you learn from that experience? What would healthy generosity look like for you if you could give freely without expecting anything in return? Want to know more about Suzanne? Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.suzannewachtel.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/suzannewachtel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/suzannewachtellcsw

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Acceptance & Letting Go

   In this thoughtful episode of Living Your Best Life, titled “Acceptance and Letting Go,” Suzanne Wachtel, LCSW, explores the powerful connection between accepting what we cannot change and finding the freedom to let go. She discusses how holding onto past hurts, disappointments, relationships, expectations, or the way we wish things should have been can keep us emotionally stuck and prevent us from fully experiencing the present. Suzanne reminds listeners that acceptance doesn't mean approving of something, giving up, or saying that what happened was okay. Instead, it means acknowledging reality as it is so we can stop fighting what we cannot control and begin deciding what comes next. With warmth, compassion, and practical insight, Suzanne encourages listeners to release the need to control every outcome, make peace with what cannot be changed, and create room for new possibilities. Sometimes letting go isn't about losing something—it's about making space for something new. Reflection Questions What is something in your life that you may be holding onto that you cannot change or control? What would acceptance look like for you—not necessarily approving of what happened, but acknowledging that it happened? What might you have more room for in your life if you allowed yourself to let go of something from the past? Want to know more about Suzanne? Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.suzannewachtel.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/suzannewachtel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/suzannewachtellcsw

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

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Quality

99

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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