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Stay Soft Warriors
Recently I was asked how our family deals with the heavy weight of advocacy work. I rabble-rouse in health care for a living and my...

Sue Robins
Jul 11, 20222 min read
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All Teams Need a Deanna Troi
I took a professional communications certificate program a few years ago. The instructors had us take a personality test during the...

Sue Robins
Jun 26, 20223 min read
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a rainy afternoon during the pandemic
It is Cinco de Mayo, so I stopped at the Mexican grocer by the lake with all the ducks. A lady in the shop was wearing her mask under her...

Sue Robins
May 5, 20223 min read
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How COVID is Like Cancer
I’ve been musing on the many parallels between the government’s response to COVID and my own cancer experience. I was diagnosed and...

Sue Robins
Apr 18, 20224 min read
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"Dying is a Big Health Problem"
My son Aaron created this video to be included in a subscription package for the Gathering of Kindness in Australia. (Interested in a...

Sue Robins
Mar 27, 20222 min read
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my offerings
My professional has always been driven by my personal. I wear one hat and it is me. I'm fortunate to work in an area that I feel...

Sue Robins
Mar 21, 20221 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Feb 22, 20223 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Feb 14, 20222 min read
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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,...

Sue Robins
Feb 7, 20225 min read
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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....

Sue Robins
Jan 17, 20222 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Jan 9, 20222 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Dec 15, 20212 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Nov 25, 20216 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Nov 20, 20214 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Nov 8, 20215 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Nov 6, 20214 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Oct 31, 20214 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Oct 27, 20213 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Oct 26, 20214 min read
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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...

Sue Robins
Oct 16, 20216 min read
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