It's Not Just You
When my youngest was in grade one, he spent a lot of time in the principal's office. I remember the shame of being called to pick him...
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Sue Robins
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
Anger and Joy
I woke up to the outrage that comes with inequity when my youngest son was born with Down syndrome almost two decades ago. I’ve always...
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Sue Robins
- Feb 7, 2022
- 5 min
Where Has the Trust Gone?
There’s been so much trust broken since the pandemic began. Our family no longer trusts that school environments will keep my son safe,...
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Sue Robins
- Jan 17, 2022
- 2 min
The Ducks Have Landed!
Here is a Q + A with author Sue Robins about her newest book, Ducks in a Row: Health Care Reimagined, which is now available on Amazon....
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Sue Robins
- Jan 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Million Dollar Question
In the depths of our current health care disaster, the million-dollar question is how do we change the system? The answer? Unless you...
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Sue Robins
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
Three Lessons from a Little Baby
I am at my daughter’s house, looking after her while she cares for her new baby. I literally can’t leave the house, because of...
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Sue Robins
- Nov 25, 2021
- 6 min
The Dark Side to Advocacy
This essay is not about dissuading people from advocating, either from inside or outside the system. But I want to tell my truth about...
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Sue Robins
- Nov 20, 2021
- 4 min
Be Still
I was a very busy person when we first moved to Vancouver from Edmonton seven years ago. Our little family had to find someplace to live...
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Sue Robins
- Nov 8, 2021
- 5 min
Kindness Around The World
It is no secret that I’m a friend of Dr. Catherine Crock and her Gathering of Kindness and Hush Foundation organizations. I first met...
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Sue Robins
- Nov 6, 2021
- 4 min
A Commentary on the Compassionate Leadership Book
Compassionate Leadership is a new book by Michael A. West that was published in July 2021. The book is so timely and relevant that the...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 31, 2021
- 4 min
The Magnitude of All Things
"Every living thing is us." The great thing about art is that two people can look at the same painting, watch the same film, or read the...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
Happy Birthday, Queering Cancer
Three researchers who were strangers got together at a Hacking Health event and the concept of Queering Cancer was born. The idea of...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min
How to Create Safe Spaces for Patients: Zoom Meeting Version
Here are tips + hints about making video-conference meetings welcoming, friendly and safe for all participants. BEFORE THE MEETING Make...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 16, 2021
- 6 min
Not Telling Your Story
I preach about the importance of telling our stories. But now I want to talk about NOT telling our stories. Sharing our stories publicly...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 14, 2021
- 4 min
A Commentary on Damaged, the Book
I marked up my copy of the book Damaged: Child Trauma, Adult Illness, and the Need for a Health Care Revolution so badly that I had no...
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Sue Robins
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
Communication Fail
As someone who co-owns a health communication company, I’ve watched in horror the public health communications during COVID. It has been...
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Sue Robins
- Sep 29, 2021
- 3 min
A Love Letter to the People of Alberta
I often cite a version of the Serenity Prayer, about what is in my control and what is not. It is my challenge to let go of what is not...
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Sue Robins
- Sep 21, 2021
- 5 min
When Everything is Not Fine
It has been exhausting to pretend that everything is perfectly okay during this pandemic. I can’t do it anymore. I need to start telling...
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Sue Robins
- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
Chicken: The Movie
"After high school was done, my son started living his own life.” -a wise mom Aaron withdrew from his last year of high school on the...
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Sue Robins
- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
Schools are reopening, but disabled children have been forgotten
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 Any parent who has rushed their child to the hospital as they struggled to...
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