1KHO 816: Trapped Inside Someone Else's Dream | Suzanne Heywood, Wavewalker

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

At seven years old, Suzanne Heywood left home for what was supposed to be a three-year sailing adventure around the world. She wouldn't return for ten years. In this extraordinary conversation, Suzanne joins Ginny Yurich to share the true story behind her bestselling memoir Wavewalker - a childhood spent crossing oceans, surviving shipwrecks, enduring hunger and isolation, and slowly realizing she was trapped inside someone else's dream. With no school, no stability, and few adults willing to step in, Suzanne became determined to educate herself as a way out. This is a story about resilience, grit, and the life-changing impact of ordinary people who show up at exactly the right moment. It's also a powerful reminder that children are not supporting characters in their parents' stories. This episode will entertain you and stay with you. Learn more about Suzanne Heywood and Wavewalker: A Memoir of Breaking Free at suzanneheywood.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.7	Welcome to 1,000 hours outside podcast.
0:30.5	My name is Ginny Erick to the founder of 1,000 hours outside.
0:33.5	And I had just read one of the most incredible books I've ever read.
0:38.2	Such a page turner.
0:39.5	I could hardly believe it was real.
0:41.6	The book is called Wave Walker, a memoir of Breaking Free, an author Suzanne Haywood, who has
0:47.4	written several other books and a new one coming out as well.
0:50.3	International bestselling author.
0:52.1	Suzanne, welcome.
0:53.0	Thanks for joining us. Thank you so much. Delanted to be here. Suzanne, welcome. Thanks for joining us.
0:54.7	Thank you so much. Delighted to be here. I was wondering, just to kick it off,
0:59.6	you know, this is a memoir of your childhood, of your childhood where you're, you know,
1:04.9	on this sort of never-ending voyage. It is just shocking. You know, I'm a mother. You read the book,
1:12.2	you're just shocked. You know, you just a mother. You read the book and you're just shocked.
1:14.6	You know, you just keep turning the pages, turning the pages.
1:16.2	Is it hard to talk about? Like, you know, we write a book, then people want you to go on all these interviews.
1:21.6	No, actually.
1:22.4	And what was really helpful is having written the book, it enabled me to process what happened when I was a kid.
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