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 14, 2026 | Caregiving, Gestalt, Grief, Horses, Medical
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 CS Bar — my grandfather Charles Socolofsky’s brand. Today, it’s mine too. A legacy carried forward, one story at...
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 | Nov 12, 2025 | Awareness, Caregiving
How Horses Remind Me What Resilience Looks Like Caregiving isn’t something I chose—it’s a role that found me when my husband became ill, and later, when my son needed me too. Some days, it feels like I’ve been holding up the sky with nothing but my bare hands. On...
