by Susan | Feb 4, 2026 | Awareness, Caregiving, Medical
Presence Matters—Creating Focus Together in the Exam Room Presence Begins at the Door Life is full. For all of us. By the time a doctor walks into an exam room, they may already be carrying the weight of earlier patients, difficult conversations, urgent calls, and...
by Susan | Jan 28, 2026 | Awareness, Caregiving, Communications, Medical
When Clear Language Builds Trust and Better Care Clear Words Help Us Be Better Patients One of the most helpful things a doctor can do for a patient or caregiver is translate medical language into words we can truly understand. You’ve spent years learning the language...
by Susan | Jan 21, 2026 | Awareness, Caregiving, Medical
When Patients Are Heard, Understanding Deepens and Healing Expands Our Bodies Speak—and We’re Willing to Help Translate Over the last few years, I’ve come to deeply appreciate how much information our bodies hold—and how powerful it can be when patients are invited...
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...
