Life, Love and Legacy

Sue Revell
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Life, Love and Legacy is a thoughtful podcast about the moments that shape us, the milestones that define us, and the meaning we make along the way. Hosted by Sue Revell, coach, celebrant and story lover, this show invites you into honest, heartfelt conversations about life, love, purpose and the legacy we are creating every day. Through reflective solo episodes and meaningful guest conversations, Sue explores the turning points, quiet realisations and ceremonies that stay with us. If you’ve ever found yourself asking what really matters and how you want to live, this podcast is for you.

  1. 8h ago

    Celebrancy: Not just a job, it's my life - with Penny Boycott

    Have you ever found yourself in a life or career that looked perfectly fine from the outside, but somewhere inside you knew it no longer quite fitted? Penny Boycott remembers sitting in the registrar’s office she’d worked so hard to reach, looking at a window she couldn’t actually see out of and wondering whether she really wanted to spend the next 20 years there. She loved the work. She loved people’s stories. But she also knew there had to be another way. More than 20 years later, Penny is one of the original pioneers of independent celebrancy, Head of Learning at the Academy of Modern Celebrancy and a passionate advocate for a profession built around individuality, connection and giving people the freedom to mark life in ways that genuinely reflect who they are. Our conversation explores what happens when you stop trying to fit beneath an awkward-shaped lid and start becoming more fully yourself. We talk about taking up space, letting go of expectation, resisting comparison and why authenticity matters way more than perfection. In this episode, we explore: Leaving something good when it no longer feels rightFinding work that fits who you areTaking up space and using your voiceWhy authenticity creates connectionCollaboration, community and raising standardsHow ceremony might evolve to honour more of modern life Penny’s parting message is simple: be unapologetically yourself. To connect with Penny: Website: https://www.penelopejayne.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penelopejayne.co.uk/ Academy of Modern Celebrancy: https://www.academyofmoderncelebrancy.com Celebrant Guild: https://thecelebrantguild.com For more information about my new programme - Celebrate YOU! https://bookme.name/MissionUnstoppable/lite/celebrate-you-tell-me-more Connect with Sue: Website: https://www.suerevell.com Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifelovelegacy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suerevell_lifelovelegacy/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/suerevell.bsky.social LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/suerevell

  2. Aug 11

    Writing my eulogy: living my legacy - with Sue Revell

    This one is personal. My conversation with Monica Douglas prompted me to listen back to the eulogy I wrote for myself around ten years ago. It was less than three minutes long, but it contains some of the harder parts of my story, alongside the values, relationships and hopes that I wanted to shape the life still ahead of me. And, thankfully, there's also a somewhat lighter reminder that five-year-old Sue was already “annoyingly helping” people she thought were a little slow! In this Insights episode, I’m reflecting on what happens when we ask: Who am I here to be? And am I living in a way that makes that true? From writing our own eulogy to the invisible contracts we create in relationships, I look at how Monica’s thoughts about consciousness, growth and “becoming part of the solution” invite us to look more closely at how we’re living now. In this episode: Writing your own eulogy as a way of looking forwardThe gap between imagined legacy and lived legacyThe invisible contracts within our relationshipsWhy becoming part of the solution may start much closer to home For more information about my new programme - Celebrate YOU! https://bookme.name/MissionUnstoppable/lite/celebrate-you-tell-me-more Connect with Sue: Website: https://www.suerevell.com Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifelovelegacy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suerevell_lifelovelegacy/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/suerevell.bsky.social LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/suerevell

  3. Aug 5

    Emotional heart surgery: What happens when love changes shape? - with Monica Douglas

    What happens when the relationship you thought would last forever can no longer remain as it is? And is it possible to end a relationship without dismissing, destroying or denying everything it once meant? Monica Douglas is a conscious relationship mentor and minister who helps successful men navigate marriage crisis, separation and the question of who they want to become on the other side. Interestingly, many of those men don’t find Monica themselves. Their wives send them. Monica’s work is rooted in a deep belief that healthy, loving relationships aren’t a luxury. They shape our families, businesses and communities, and their impact reaches far beyond the two people at the centre. In our conversation, Monica shares the story of her own 27-year relationship and the work she and her former husband did to separate with as much compassion and as little harm as possible. She describes a break-up as “emotional heart surgery”, and explains why ending a relationship well requires more than simply deciding to move on. We explore what Monica calls our “relationship ecosystem”: the web of bonds, commitments and energetic contracts connecting us to the people around us. Those relationships cannot remain static while we change, particularly during midlife, menopause, loss or major personal growth. Monica also speaks about kindness that is willing to hold up a clear mirror, her commitment to becoming part of the solution, and the wider question at the heart of her ministry: how do we sustain our humanity in an increasingly challenging world? In this episode, we explore: Why every relationship needs to evolveWhat it means to end a relationship consciouslyThe ripple effect of our most intimate relationshipsWhy former lovers cannot simply “be friends” without closing what came beforeHow to examine your own relationship ecosystemLove as a daily practice, responsibility and legacy Monica’s invitation is simple but powerful: pause and ask yourself, who am I connected to, and how am I showing up in those relationships? To connect with Monica: Website: https://monicadouglas.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicaedouglas/ The Reach Approach: https://www.thereachapproach.co.uk For more information about my new programme - Celebrate YOU! https://bookme.name/MissionUnstoppable/lite/celebrate-you-tell-me-more Connect with Sue: Website: https://www.suerevell.com Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifelovelegacy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suerevell_lifelovelegacy/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/suerevell.bsky.social LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/suerevell

  4. Jul 28

    From bro state to bliss state: letting love change how you live - with Sue Revell

    What if the experiences that change us aren't the ones we push through and conquer, but the ones we allow to transform how we live and love? In this Insights episode, I’m reflecting on my conversation with Lottie Moore and the very different way she approaches challenge, ceremony and transformation. Lottie spoke about the contrast between “bro state” and “bliss state”. One treats the fire as something to defeat, the fear as something to break through and the experience as proof of individual strength. The other invites us into relationship with the fire, the land, the people around us and the experience itself. It's a powerful distinction. Because an experience doesn't automatically become wisdom simply because we lived through it. We have to stop long enough to integrate what happened and ask what it has changed within us. For Lottie, that question is: “How does this affect how I love?” In this episode, I explore: why the experience itself is not the transformationthe difference between conquering life and entering into relationship with ithow loving hard becomes an antidote to performance, individualism and “bro state”what it means to stay present when love cannot fix the outcomewhy the most important measure of an experience may be how it changes the way we live Perhaps living our legacy is not about collecting extraordinary experiences: but allowing the experiences that matter to deepen our relationship with life, change how we stand beside others and shape what we are brave enough to love. For more information about my new programme - Celebrate YOU! https://bookme.name/MissionUnstoppable/lite/celebrate-you-tell-me-more Connect with Sue: Website: https://www.suerevell.com Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifelovelegacy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suerevell_lifelovelegacy/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/suerevell.bsky.social LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/suerevell

  5. Jul 21

    Love hard, live true: risk, ritual & wild soul wisdom - with Lottie Moore

    What might become possible if you stopped asking whether your life looked normal, and started asking whether it felt true? Lottie Moore has lived a life shaped by adventure, ceremony, risk and a remarkable willingness to say yes. She has lived without electricity and running water in both Burkina Faso and Ireland, travelled across Turtle Island and been welcomed into indigenous ceremonies. Yet the heart of this conversation isn’t the unusual shape of Lottie’s life. It’s what those experiences have taught her about choice, connection and living in a way that feels true.It’s about the choices beneath it. Lottie talks about meeting experiences as they are, rather than immediately asking what we can take from them. We explore the importance of pausing long enough to let meaningful moments become part of us, instead of always rushing towards the next experience. We also talk about ceremony as something communal and alive. From dancing on hot coals to finding joy through music, movement and celebration, Lottie invites us to see ritual not as performance, but as relationship. There is laughter here, but also honesty about what an unconventional life can cost. Lottie reflects on letting go of security, expectation and the need for other people’s approval, while learning to love hard and live more fully. In this conversation, we explore: Why meaningful experiences need time to settleWhat ceremony can teach us about joy and connectionThe cost of living outside traditional expectationsWhy firewalking can be about relationship, not conquestHow small risks can lead to a richer life To connect with Lottie: Website: https://the-wild-soul-tribe.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LottieMooreOfficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wild.soul.tribe/ For more information about my new programme - Celebrate YOU! https://bookme.name/MissionUnstoppable/lite/celebrate-you-tell-me-more Connect with Sue: Website: https://www.suerevell.com Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifelovelegacy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suerevell_lifelovelegacy/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/suerevell.bsky.social LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/suerevell

  6. Jul 14

    How talking about death helps us live a richer, fuller life - with Sue Revell

    We often avoid talking about death because it can feel like inviting darkness in, especially when life is challenging or even ebbing away. But what if the opposite is true? In this latest Insights episode, I reflect on my conversation with Katie Costello and the idea that talking more honestly about death can help us live a richer, fuller life. It's not that talking gives us all the answers. Nor does it makes grief easier, or loss less painful, or life more predictable. But it does bring us closer to what really matters, often at a time when it matters the most. Katie’s work as a soul midwife, funeral celebrant and death educator offers a powerful reminder that some things in life can't be fixed. They can only be witnessed, honoured and met with presence. So this episode isn't simply about death. It's about how we live alongside what is difficult. How we stop running from the conversations that matter. How we resist the urge to rescue, advise or make everything better. And how love sometimes looks like staying beside someone when there's no answer, no agenda and no route out. Because perhaps a richer, fuller life isn't a life where we avoid the darkness. Perhaps it's living in a way that we become less afraid to sit beside it. In this episode, I reflect on: • why talking about death does not diminish life • what Katie’s work teaches us about presence • the difference between helping and fixing • why we often fear saying the wrong thing • how unanswered questions can add pain to grief • why love does not always arrive with answers If Katie’s interview (Ep 19) invited us to talk more openly about death, this episode asks what those conversations might teach us about being more fully alive. For more information about my new programme - Celebrate YOU! https://bookme.name/MissionUnstoppable/lite/celebrate-you-tell-me-more Connect with Sue: Website: https://www.suerevell.com Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifelovelegacy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suerevell_lifelovelegacy/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/suerevell.bsky.social LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/suerevell

  7. Jul 7

    Death, dying and the legacy of love - with Katie Costello

    What does love look like when someone is dying? Not the polished, sentimental version of love. The real, human kind. The kind that sits at the bedside, makes the tea, starts the difficult conversation, writes three things on a Post-it note, or simply stays present when there is nothing to fix. In this episode, I’m joined by Katie Costello, a multi-award-winning soul midwife, funeral celebrant and death educator whose work is rooted in choice, autonomy and love before, during and after death. Together, we talk about death and dying in a way that is honest, practical and deeply human. Katie shares what it means to work alongside people at the end of life, why presence can matter more than perfect words, and how open conversations can spare those we love an unnecessary layer of pain when the time comes. But this is also a conversation about becoming. Katie speaks beautifully about trusting the doors that close, learning to stop apologising for who she is, and recognising the deeper wisdom that guides her work. We explore the difference between fixing and witnessing, between fear and love, and between talking about death as something morbid and talking about it as part of living well. In this episode, we explore: • what a soul midwife or death doula really does • why death is a labour, not a single moment • the courage to stay present when we cannot fix things • how small conversations can become acts of love • the weight of unanswered questions in grief • what it means to live, love and leave legacy with intention Because the legacy of love isn’t only found in what we leave behind. It’s in what we are brave enough to say, share and honour while we’re still here. To connect with Katie: Website: https://www.katiecsoulmidwife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katiecsoulmidwife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiecsoulmidwife/ LInkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-costello-endoflife/ Katie's book: "The Gift" For more information about my new programme - Celebrate YOU! https://bookme.name/MissionUnstoppable/lite/celebrate-you-tell-me-more Connect with Sue: Website: https://www.suerevell.com Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifelovelegacy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suerevell_lifelovelegacy/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/suerevell.bsky.social LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/suerevell

  8. Jun 30

    When did love become so frightening? - with Sue Revell

    What if the thing we're most afraid of losing is also the thing we're most afraid to let ourselves have? In my conversation with Tom Fitzsimons, he spoke with extraordinary honesty about only now beginning to understand love. About learning to say it, receive it and trust it. About the fear that can grow when loving people becomes closely tied to losing them. That stayed with me. Because fear rarely announces itself as fear. Sometimes it sounds like caution. Independence. Self-protection. Sometimes it persuades us to say less, hold back more and keep one foot outside the thing we most want to trust. In this Insights episode, I reflect on what it means to choose love anyway. Not recklessly. Not by abandoning ourselves. But by noticing where fear may be making decisions on our behalf. I explore: why love can become frightening after losshow self-protection can quietly become distancewhat it means to trust someone who sees our potential before we dothe courage of borrowing another person’s beliefZoe’s beautiful phrase about “living around Tom’s edges”whether love can be learned, practised and trusted again Tom’s story reminds us that refusing to name love does not protect us from loss. It only risks leaving the most important things unsaid. This episode is for anyone who has ever confused distance with safety, caution with wisdom, or silence with strength. Because love may be scary. But a life shaped by fear leaves too much love unlived. For more information about my new programme - Celebrate YOU! https://bookme.name/MissionUnstoppable/lite/celebrate-you-tell-me-more Connect with Sue: Website: https://www.suerevell.com Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifelovelegacy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suerevell_lifelovelegacy/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/suerevell.bsky.social LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/suerevell

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Life, Love and Legacy is a thoughtful podcast about the moments that shape us, the milestones that define us, and the meaning we make along the way. Hosted by Sue Revell, coach, celebrant and story lover, this show invites you into honest, heartfelt conversations about life, love, purpose and the legacy we are creating every day. Through reflective solo episodes and meaningful guest conversations, Sue explores the turning points, quiet realisations and ceremonies that stay with us. If you’ve ever found yourself asking what really matters and how you want to live, this podcast is for you.

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  • Creator
    Sue Revell
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2026 Sue Revell
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