Training, Talks, Events & Programs
A year of conversations, gatherings, training and collaborations.
Here you will find upcoming speaking engagements, training and publication news. Each event reflects my ongoing work with reflective reading, wellbeing and the quiet power of story.
Upcoming Events
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Reading Retreat - Online
Saturday 27 June 2026 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
A gentle retreat to slow your pace and rest with story.
Saturday 27 June 2026 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Online
A gentle retreat to slow your pace and rest with story.
Reading Retreats offer a quiet pause from daily life. In these spacious online or in-person gatherings, you slow down, breathe and meet story with gentle attention. No preparation is needed. Simply arrive as you are and let reflective reading, stillness and soft conversation restore clarity and ease.
Story Aloud 2026 Season Podcast
Begins 27 July 2026 every 3 weeks.
A gentle listening space where reflective stories and quiet invitations are offered in an intimate, unhurried way.
Begins 27 July 2026 every 3 weeks.
Story Aloud is a gentle listening space where reflective stories and quiet invitations are offered in an intimate, unhurried way. Each episode invites you to slow your pace, soften your attention and let words meet you with warmth and steadiness.
All pieces in Story Aloud are original works written and read by Dr Susan McLaine, shaped to meet you with presence, tenderness and care.
The first season of Story Aloud is offered freely as a gift.
Gathering Around Story - Online
Sunday 9 August 2026 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
A warm, reflective online circle where readers come together from time to time to pause, breathe and meet story with presence.
A welcoming online space to meet story in community.
Sunday 9 August 2026 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Gathering Around Story offers a warm, reflective online circle where readers come together from time to time to pause, breathe and meet story with presence.
Each gathering is a gentle moment of reconnection—an opportunity to slow your pace, listen inwardly and feel accompanied by others without pressure or expectation.
This is not a discussion group or a book club. It is a spacious, reflective conversation shaped by story. You do not need to prepare anything or read ahead. You simply arrive as you are, and the reading offered in the moment becomes a soft entry into reflection.
Whether you feel drawn to a single session or occasional gatherings over time, you are warmly welcome.
Invitation to Collaborate
I am available for keynote presentations, workshops, panels, in-house training, webinars and tailored conversations for organisations, conferences and communities.
My speaking style is warm, engaging and grounded in more than twenty years of work at the intersection of literature, wellbeing and reflective practice.
If you would like to explore a speaking engagement or a bespoke workshop for your organisation, you are welcome to get in touch.