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In one year, Schrott hopes the
Foundation will receive enough
donations to pay for therapy for
one year for one person–but she is
hoping for much more. “It’s a big
dream but I’m not giving up.”
Schrott’s creative talents
extend to the theater.
She studied with Martha
Graham and the School of
American Ballet.
In her 20s she performed
extensively with the Jewish
Repertory Theatre in
NYC. Later on, Schrott
performed eight shows
a week to finish Hunter
College and attend NYU
graduate school, where she
earned a Master’s Degree
in Social Work and became
a Licensed Clinical Social
Worker (LCSW).
Another dream of
Schrott’s is to become a
certified yoga instructor
to help patients in her
psychotherapy practice. In February,
she was scheduled to attend a
month-long intensive program at
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
in Stockbridge, Mass. She said
this is the perfect time in her life
to achieve this goal, as her older
daughter Elizabeth, a junior at
Tufts, is studying abroad in India,
and her younger daughter, Rose,
is a first year student at Johns
Hopkins University.
She is appreciative that her
husband, Jonathan, is extremely
supportive of her efforts. Schrott
says she is proud that both of her
daughters are confident, like the
woman on the pendant, and have
“learned to ride the waves in life.”
Schrott’s shelves are lined with
family photos; her favorite is the
one of her daughters holding
hands, walking on the beach. “All
I wanted was for them to love and
respect each other,” she says. Yet
another dream has been fulfilled.
Lori Sachare is a freelance writer
and public relations consultant living
in Chappaqua.
18 Inside Chappaqua May 2011
Chappaqua mom Susan Schrott hopes that
the pendant she designed, “Behold”, will raise
money for those in need of therapy for eating
disorders. “It’s a great gift to give the woman
in your life. It says ‘I see you as healthy and confident,’”
she says. The pendant comes in sterling
silver ($85), gold plated ($150), and 14K gold
($700). A ruby gemstone adorns each piece.
For more information and to purchase, visit
www.cedarassociates.com.