by Susan | Jan 14, 2026 | Caregiving, Gestalt, Grief, Horses, Medical, Podcasts
I Used to Be…A Caregiver Podcast episode with Dean James Click on the button below for the podcast Used to Be's Do Count Podcast Let's Talk - Schedule Now CS Bar — my grandfather Charles Socolofsky’s brand. Today, it’s mine too. A legacy carried...
by Susan | Jan 7, 2026 | Awareness, Caregiving, Medical, Relationships
We’re Human–Make a Connection with Us If there’s one thing I’ve learned from being both a patient and a caregiver, it’s this: when a doctor takes a moment to connect with you as a human being, everything changes. We listen differently. We ask better questions. And we...
by Susan | Dec 31, 2025 | Awareness
Listening to the Quiet Signals That Invite Real Change There’s always a moment—sometimes quiet, sometimes unmistakably loud—when you realize you can’t keep living the way you’ve been living. It might arrive as a whisper in the middle of the night, when your mind...
by Susan | Dec 24, 2025 | Awareness
How Reflection Creates a More Hopeful Year Ahead There’s something about late December that makes the whole world feel a little quieter. Maybe it’s the long nights, the soft glow of holiday lights, or the way the year tilts toward its own ending. It’s always been my...
by Susan | Dec 17, 2025 | Awareness
Listening to the Signals That Guide Your Next Chapter The pain woke me again at 2 a.m.—a deep ache in my hips that pulled me straight out of sleep. It had become a familiar pattern. Some nights I could ignore it, but on others, it felt like the pain was asking me to...
