Sue Parris

Susan Parris is an emotional development and welfare professional and the 

founder of Simply Human and The Changing Room. Sue believes waiting to reach a point of emotional crisis before seeking support and understanding is not only counter intuitive but also profoundly limits our ability to live a happier and more peaceful life.

 

Having worked with vulnerable young people and adults for more than 25 years, within formal education and professional football as head of education, welfare and player services for a Premier League club, her work aims to be preventative and proactive through nurturing self awareness and emotional intelligence.

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In addition to this work, as a qualified teacher, Sue also works with Steven Caulker at Behind The White Lines and delivers the welfare and EDI modules for The Player Care Group's certificate in player care alongside contributing to other projects on a consultancy basis. 

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She has co-authored, with Paul Mortimer, research published in 2022, The Boy in the Man's Mask, the duty of care on football academies, which has further endorsed and validated her current work with individuals, groups and organisations in this space.

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Educated to post degree level, and still engaged in formal education, her passion for reading and people constantly informs her own self development and that of nurturing and supporting others.