My name is Suzanne Parker. I am the youngest of five by 14 years and the only adopted child of my white parents.

I was given privileges that my siblings weren’t, simply because of the time frame.

I was lucky enough to turn my childhood passion into a career as a professional dancer and model.

I was charmed again, when that was coming to an end, that I met, fell in love with, and married my Swiss husband.

The obvious thing to do would have been to start a family, but having been told that wasn’t an option for me, I set about finding my second passion, this time one without an age limit.

We lived happily in a beautiful part of Switzerland overlooking the lake, where I was also a part-time step-mum to adorable twin girls who were a year old. A dream I never thought I’d have.

My husband told me not to worry about working, but to enjoy life, which I did by joining a gym to meet people and build new friendships. I filled my days and was lucky enough to visit my parents in the UK several times a year.

I don’t tell you this to impress you, but to paint a picture of how my life was until things started to go wrong. I can’t pinpoint exactly when that was, but far too late, I realised he had all the  financial control.

After the divorce, the fear was crippling. I hadn’t worked for over 20 years and didn’t have any transferable skills or money of my own.

I was starting from scratch in midlife, trying to find a passion and purpose where I would not only survive, but thrive.

Could I do it? I had to.

Initially, I threw money at courses that promised me my own successful business, where they would teach me the tech step-by-step to get there.

Then they didn’t.

My rough and bumpy journey eventually brought me to Belief Coding...