SUSAN POWTER
Name: Susan Powter
Born: 22 December 1957
Susan Powter (b. December 22, 1957, Sydney, Australia) is a motivational speaker,
dietitian and personal trainer who rose to fame in the 1990s with her mantra "Stop
the Insanity!" She gives few details of her personal life except that she has
always been somewhat estranged from her parents, Colin and Jan Powter, that she
was educated by Dominican nuns, and that she has 3 sons (23, 22 & 9 years old).
Sons Damien and Kiel were born from her first marriage to Nic Villareal (1982-1988).
Although she had a second marriage to Lincoln Apeland from 1989-1995, he is not
the father of her third son.
She is an author with several best-selling books. She was set apart from other
people in her profession because of her loud, aggressive manner of speaking and
her military-style, platinum-white flat-top haircut. Though no longer in the
limelight as she once was, she continues to write and motivate.
In 2003, she returned to writing with The Politics of Stupid, a stream-of-consciousness,
self-published manifesto encouraging women to take control of their brains and
bodies from the food manufacturers, corrupt governments, and fitness/diet
industries. Advocating a whole-foods, organic, low-fat diet, and regular
cardiovascular and strength-training exercise, she describes herself now as a "radical
feminist lesbian woman."
Susan's web site reported that she would be hosting a radio show beginning in
May 2006 and a cooking show entitled Taste My Broth within the year. She also
puts out The Monthly Flow, a subscription-based multi-media e-zine.
Powter was featured in the May 28, 2007, episode of The Simple Life: Goes to
Camp to help motivate campers in a fitness camp.
In November of 2007 Susan re-launched her blog (susanpowteronline.com) focusing
on creating a fitness and wellness universe online. She is working new videos
and books scheduled for release in 2008.
Name: Susan Powter
Born: 22 December 1957
Susan Powter (b. December 22, 1957, Sydney, Australia) is a motivational speaker,
dietitian and personal trainer who rose to fame in the 1990s with her mantra "Stop
the Insanity!" She gives few details of her personal life except that she has
always been somewhat estranged from her parents, Colin and Jan Powter, that she
was educated by Dominican nuns, and that she has 3 sons (23, 22 & 9 years old).
Sons Damien and Kiel were born from her first marriage to Nic Villareal (1982-1988).
Although she had a second marriage to Lincoln Apeland from 1989-1995, he is not
the father of her third son.
She is an author with several best-selling books. She was set apart from other
people in her profession because of her loud, aggressive manner of speaking and
her military-style, platinum-white flat-top haircut. Though no longer in the
limelight as she once was, she continues to write and motivate.
In 2003, she returned to writing with The Politics of Stupid, a stream-of-consciousness,
self-published manifesto encouraging women to take control of their brains and
bodies from the food manufacturers, corrupt governments, and fitness/diet
industries. Advocating a whole-foods, organic, low-fat diet, and regular
cardiovascular and strength-training exercise, she describes herself now as a "radical
feminist lesbian woman."
Susan's web site reported that she would be hosting a radio show beginning in
May 2006 and a cooking show entitled Taste My Broth within the year. She also
puts out The Monthly Flow, a subscription-based multi-media e-zine.
Powter was featured in the May 28, 2007, episode of The Simple Life: Goes to
Camp to help motivate campers in a fitness camp.
In November of 2007 Susan re-launched her blog (susanpowteronline.com) focusing
on creating a fitness and wellness universe online. She is working new videos
and books scheduled for release in 2008.