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Here We Are Together
(3/28/2024) 
Thoughts on some of the difficult but courageous conversations we encounter in the face of serious illness.
Here We Are Together

Reflections on Listening, Learning, & Leading: Shaping the Future of Palliative Care
(2/5/2024) 
Reflections on CCCC's 15th Annual Summit "Listening, Learning, & Leading: Shaping the Future of Palliative Care"
Reflections on Listening, Learning, & Leading: Shaping the Future of Palliative Care

Here We Are Together
(3/28/2024) 
Thoughts on some of the difficult but courageous conversations we encounter in the face of serious illness.
Here We Are Together

Reflections on Listening, Learning, & Leading: Shaping the Future of Palliative Care
(2/5/2024) 
Reflections on CCCC's 15th Annual Summit "Listening, Learning, & Leading: Shaping the Future of Palliative Care"
Reflections on Listening, Learning, & Leading: Shaping the Future of Palliative Care

We Can See Clearly Now
(2/1/2024) 
Last month, I wrote about how starting a new year can feel like flying above the fog in a balloon with few visible landmarks. There’s nothing like a little strategic/scenario planning with an invigorated Board of Directors to clear the clouds! We...
We Can See Clearly Now

Reflections on a Flight Through Fog
(1/4/2024) 
During college, I spent a year at the University of Edinburgh. It was a worst-year-of-my-life-and-best-year-of-my-life adventure, the latter being largely due to an impulsive “yes” to an invitation to join the Ballooning Society...
Reflections on a Flight Through Fog