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    Simply Thank You
    sue robins
    • Apr 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    Simply Thank You

    This is a letter I wrote to my physician friend Dr. Doreen Rabi. I was to speak at her storytelling event in Calgary on April 3, but of ...
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    small comforts
    sue robins
    • Mar 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    small comforts

    Our little family of three is self-isolating for 12 more days, although I believe that everybody will be on lockdown soon. I am relieved ...
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    Art of Storytelling Workshops
    sue robins
    • Mar 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Art of Storytelling Workshops

    The best sort of people are those who create space for stories. They can sit with an uncomfortable story without minimizing it, interrupt...
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    Try a Little Tenderness
    sue robins
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    Try a Little Tenderness

    When I found out that I was going to Toronto on a week-long speaking tour in early February Aaron said to me: Can you look for Drake Mom?...
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    All my old blog posts
    sue robins
    • Dec 15, 2019
    • 1 min

    All my old blog posts

    Hello, all my old blog posts are still on my old site, but with a new link here. Even better, if it is a post related to health care, it...
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    G'Day Mate: Reflections from Down Under
    sue robins
    • Dec 7, 2019
    • 13 min

    G'Day Mate: Reflections from Down Under

    I wrote a work essay about our trip to Australia here. Now it is time for a more personal piece. I had the good fortune to travel to Aust...
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    A Social Movement Rooted in Love
    sue robins
    • Nov 30, 2019
    • 6 min

    A Social Movement Rooted in Love

    My book, Bird’s Eye View, brought us to Australia on the tip of its wings. I’m writing this on the plane coming home to Canada. Mike, Aar...
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