by Susan | May 27, 2026 | Caregiving
How horses, grief, and Equine Gestalt helped me realize how much caregiving had changed me There are moments in life when you don’t realize how much something has changed you until you finally have space to look back. For me, that realization came a few months after...
by Susan | May 20, 2026 | Caregiving, Medical, Relationships
The night I learned how quickly life can change—and what carries us through when it does. When the Phone Rang I was eight months pregnant with our second child. Mom, my three-year-old, and I had driven nearly nine hundred miles to a town near Houston to pick up my...
by Susan | Mar 18, 2026 | Awareness, Caregiving
The rhythm of caregiving and the moments that help us stay steady inside the chaos When Life Is on Cruise Sometimes it feels like we’re cruising through life.Sometimes it feels like we are on high alert. If you’ve ever been a caregiver, you know this rhythm well. The...
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...
