About Sue | Meet the Heart Behind Over40Connect - Over40CONNECT | Your Dating Comeback Starts Here

Sue McGarvie did not create Over40CONNECT because dating was working.

She created it because, after more than 30 years as a clinical relationship therapist, she kept seeing the same heart breaking pattern again and again: good people — smart, successful, kind people — quietly giving up on connection.

Sue knew the problem was not them.

The problem was the way people had been taught to meet.

Throughout her career, Sue has worked at the intersection of relationships, confidence, communication, and human behaviour. She is a former syndicated radio host, past president of UN Women / UNIFEM Canada, and a Top 40 Under 40 finalist — experiences that shaped her understanding of what people truly need in order to thrive in life and love.

What Sue discovered is simple but powerful: people over 40 do not need more pressure, more games, or more exhausting modern dating experiences.

They need a better way to connect.

So she built one.

Over40CONNECT brings people together in real life through shared experiences, welcoming events, and meaningful opportunities to connect — without pressure, without pretending, and without the burnout of modern dating culture.

The result is about far more than dating.

It is about friendship.
It is about confidence.
It is about chemistry.
It is about belonging.

And for many, it becomes the beginning of a relationship they never thought was possible anymore.

Sue’s work is guided by one simple belief: