Events

These days, I often tell stories (see the videos). 

But I’m also happy to discuss the following issues, from personal experience.

This isn’t self-help—I’m not going to list A, B, C—but let’s talk about:        

• Compassionate health care. Every patient and family member is a “living, human document” (Antoin Bolsen). I’ve shared my experience in workshops with health-services students, and I’ve learned so much.           

• End-of-life issues. Church and community groups face up to these, with a lot of good reading out there to talk about.             

• Bereavement. My essay-as-list, “10 Scary Things I Have Done Since My Husband Died,” ranges from the bittersweet to the funny, from accepting the pain of grieving (#10), to hosting my first solo dinner party (6), from dealing with the snake in the bathroom (2), to selling the home we had shared (1). 

• See you soon!