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The Podcast for Real-Life HeroinesAuthor: Susanna Liller
Welcome to The Podcast for Real-Life Heroines. I'm your host Susanna Liller, and I'll be your guide as you take your journey from ordinary to extraordinary, as the true heroine in your own life. Language: en Genres: Education, How To, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Season 6 Episode 8 - Interview with Creighton Taylor
Monday, 18 August, 2025
In this moving episode, Susanna sits down with Creighton Taylor to explore her deeply personal journey through decades of depression, healing, and self-discovery. From navigating the early signs of mental illness in her youth to undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as an adult, Creighton offers a brave and honest account of what it means to live with chronic depression while still showing up for family, for joy, and for herself. Her story is one of vulnerability and quiet strength, reminding us that the Heroine’s Journey doesn’t always look like adventure, it often looks like survival, resilience, and learning to ask for help. Episode Highlights 00:44 – Introducing Creighton Taylor05:34 – Creighton reflects on her lifelong struggles with severe treatment-resistant depression, her decision to try ECT (electroconvulsive therapy), and how her experience through that journey was different than previous expectations.22:58 – Susanna and Chreighton discuss the importance of speaking your truth, finding the right support, and talking about the difficult topics no one else wants to talk about.30:18 – Creighton opens up about her writing journey, including her aspiration to turn her lived experience into a book that could help others navigating depression.40:15 – Creighton shares her advice for the listeners. Get To Know Creighton Taylor Creighton Taylor is a mother, thinker, and truth-teller living in Maine. In this powerful conversation, she shares her decades-long journey with depression and the healing path that’s included both struggle and strength. By speaking openly about her experience with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), Creighton challenges stigma and creates space for others to feel less alone. Her wisdom, humor, and willingness to be seen make her story a moving reflection of what it means to walk the Heroine’s Journey...one that includes pain, resilience, and deep inner transformation. Resources:If anyone has a question about ECT, Electroconvulsive Therapy, contact the National Alliance for Mental Illness to be directed to where you can find information about the treatment near you.National Alliance on Mental Illness Connect With Susanna Here: Heroine's Journey Map Book A Free Discovery Call With Susanna Learn How To Get What You Want With Just A Circle Follow On Facebook Follow On Instagram Follow On Twitter Start Your Own Heroine's Journey
