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New Podcast for Caregivers
Bringing resources to caregivers dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and welcoming all who are tasked with caring for loved ones with prolonged diseases.
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Backbone Banter Blog
Welcome! This blog is the product of many years of working with three elements of backbone: competence, confidence, and risk taking, as well as a writer’s compulsion to express. It is a weekly real-time collection of observations, musings, and an occasional rant. There’s no agenda, other than to comment on the world as it appears behind my eyeballs, hoping it
Don’t let systems destroy people
As I sat patiently then impatiently waiting for a company representative to call me with information about a significant repair to a major piece of equipment, I couldn’t help but wonder what was going on. After dropping the equipment at a dealership, I was advised that my advisor would call me soon with information. Just before closing the next day,
Don’t let systems destroy people
As I sat patiently then impatiently waiting for a company representative to call me with information about a significant repair to a major piece of equipment, I couldn’t help but wonder what was going on. After dropping the equipment at a dealership, I was advised that my advisor would call me soon with information. Just before closing the next day,
A Reason to Marvel
Do you know someone who has been through the wringer? Someone who has been mauled by life, pummeled with tragedy after travail after trauma? I had the privilege of spending time with my friend Adele recently. From the time I met her ten or so years ago, Adele has been an absolute rock of stability and quiet class despite deep
Eclipse Reflections
My home was far from the path of totality during the last eclipse, but I have friends who live in or traveled to areas of the country where they witnessed totality. Our experiences were vastly different. I chose to walk my dog while the eclipse was closest to my state (Wisconsin) to experience it and see if the dog displayed
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Books by Susan A. Marshall
Mom’s Gone Missing: When a Parent’s Changing Life Upends Yours
How to Grow a Backbone: 10 Strategies for Gaining Power and Influence at Work
Life. Be In It. Words of Wisdom, Humor and Engagement
Of Beauty and Substance: A Backbone Guide for Women
